MDC Curriculum Pathways, SLS and FYE

Curriculum Pathways

Student Life Skills

&

First Year Experience

Senior Advisor TrainingDecember 1, 2014

• F O C U S E D A N D I N T E G R A T E D S E T O F C O U R S E S A N D SEQUENCES D E S I G N E D T O I N C R E A S E T R A N S F E R S U C C E S S A N D D E G R E E C O M P L E T I O N .

• A . A . P A T H W A Y ( S ) I N C L U D E A L L PRE-REQUISITESF O R T R A N S F E R A S A J U N I O R T O A B A C C A L A U R E A T E P R O G R A M A T M D C O R A N O T H E R I N S T I T U T I O N .

• A . S . P A T H W A Y ( S ) I N C L U D E A L L R E Q U I R E M E N T S T O E N T E R O C C U P A T I O N O F T R A N S F E R W I T H J U N I O R S T A T U S R E L A T E D B A C C A L A U R E A T E P R O G R A M S .

What is a Curriculum Pathway?

Why Academic Pathways are Important

Map academic goals and progress Connect academic and student services Guide course planning, selection and

sequencing, semester by semester Provide continuity and consistency in

advising, coaching and mentoring Prompt students to complete math,

English, FYE/SLS, and other general education requirements early on—in sequence (ideally in first year at MDC).

Prompt students who fail or withdraw from a course to take it again immediately in the next semester.

Benefits of using Pathways

Students with clear curriculum pathways stay motivated, take fewer excess credits and complete their programs of study quicker and more effectively.

This is even more important as financial aid eligibility is being decreased by federal and state governments.

Pathway Implementation: Fall 2014-1

Updates to original 4 pathways

Biology

Business

Criminal Justice

Psychology

5 new pathways in Social Sciences

International Relations

Political Science

History

Anthropology

Sociology

Pathway Implementation: 2014-1

4 New Pathways in Arts and Humanities

Art

Philosophy

Music

Theater/Drama

10 new additional pathways in

Architecture

Early Childhood (3) and Exceptional Student

Education

Hospitality Administration and Tourism Management

Interior Design

Mass Communications/Journalism

Mathematics

Pathway Implementation: 2014-1

14 new pathways in Allied Health and Nursing Health Information Management

Dental Hygiene Diagnostic Medical Sonography

Nuclear Medicine Physical Therapy Assistant

Radiography Respiratory Care

Opticianry Vet Tech

Physician Assistant Nursing Generic

Nursing Transitional Clinical Lab Sciences Histologic Technology

New for Fall 2014-1: Student Life Skills Requirement

SLS 1106

(FYE):

1 credit course for students with college-level course load; must be satisfied by 16th

college credit benchmark

SLS 1505:1 credit course for students with1

developmental course

SLS 1510:3 credit course for students with 2 or more

developmental courses

Benefits of SLS1106

Exposure to MDC pathways

Career exploration with career experts

Completion of IEP’s explore and declare transfers intitutions

Develop study skills: test-taking, note-taking, learning styles,

etc.

Exposure to support services: tutoring, advisement, ACCESS,

financial aid, scholarships, etc.

Real-time application of college readiness & skills

SLS 1106: First Year Experience

• Students required to complete this course, must be:

• First Time In College students beginning in Fall 2014-1

• College-ready (no developmental courses)

• A.A. (Associate in Arts) degree-seeking

• Take the course in the first semester

SLS 1106: First Year Experience

Students NOT required to complete this course:

Honors College, School for Advanced Studies, Dual Enrollees, NWSA

Previously completed SLS1510, SLS1505, SLS1401, IDS1044, IDS1044, SLS1502, SLS1125

Transfer students who have taken a similar course and are are beyond the 29th college level credit

A.S. (Associate in Science) degree-seeking

Transferability

This course is a transferable one-credit course and may be placed in Area 07 or elective credits of the degree audit.

The student will demonstrate knowledge of college matriculation processes and procedures by:

The student will demonstrate utilization of effective

study skills by:

Demonstrating knowledge of registration procedures, degree requirements, advisement services, financial aid, and the Standards of Academic Progress

Identifying resources available at the College for successful academic progress

Understanding attendance and grading policies, and student rights and responsibilities

Describing and applying the registration procedures including degree audit, adding and dropping courses, official withdrawal policies, transcripts

Assessing his/her personal learning style and study skills

Applying effective study skills

Developing strategies for critical thinking, memory enhancement, and test-taking

Identifying useful time management systems

Applying knowledge of efficient note-taking skills, including active listening, organizing, and recording

Course Competencies

Competency Three: The student will increase self-awareness and improve career decision-making by:

Identifying his/her personal characteristics including interests and abilities

Evaluating and comparing various career options and their requirements

Constructing a career plan that matches personal characteristics to career requirements

Course Competencies

SLS Faculty at MDC

Hialeah: Evelyn Diaz

Homestead: Jessyca Perez

InterAmerican: Miriam Frances Abety

Kendall: Kimberly Coffman, Vellisse Grimes, Deborah Powell

North: Caridad Castro, Valerie De Angelis, Arlen Garcia, Cara Gluskoter, Sheryl Hartman, Nora Hendrix, Lottie McMillan, Ginny Peterson-Tenant

Wolfson: Eric Belokon, Jocelyne Legrand, James Rosado

West: Trinidad Arguelles

Discipline Dean: Dr. Carol Tulikangas, Discipline Chair: Dr. Victor Okafor

What’s New for Fall 2014? (continued)

Foreign language requirement for AA students:

Requirement is 8 credit hours or equivalent

Required for both AA degree AND admission to baccalaureate programs in Florida

Students can satisfy requirement with proof of proficiency via CLEP OR 2 consecutive years of successful foreign language completion in high school

Students who satisfy foreign language requirement choose the next course listed on pathway to complete semester load

What’s New for Fall 2014? (continued)

Some baccalaureate programs require additional course work beyond 60 credits for junior standing

These additional courses are listed in a separate section below the 60 credit hours on the templates

As long as they meet FLVC requirements for baccalaureate admissions

For questions go to:Florida Virtual College, Common Pre-Requisite Manual http://ss.flvc.org/flvc/portal/Home_Page/Student%20Services/College_Transfer_Center/common_Preqrequiste_Manual

http://ss.flvc.org/flvc/portal/Home_Page/Student Services/College_Transfer_Center/common_Preqrequiste_Manual

General Education Requirements

Communications – 6 credits

Oral Communications – 3 credits

Humanities – 6 credits

(Select 3 credits from Group A & 3 credits from Group B)

Behavioral/Social Sciences – 6 credits


3 credits at 1000 level, 3 credits at 2000 level

Natural Sciences – 6 credits


Mathematics – 6 credits

General Elective – 3 credits

How to Use the Pathway Template

All pathways follow the same format

All AA pathways reflect the 60 credits required for completion of degree

Slight differences between the AA and AS pathways

Students SHOULD take the courses listed on the pathways IN THESE SEQUENCES

Best prepare students for further study in transfer major at transfer institution

Important to discuss with students what their academic and professional goals are, and intended transfer programs.

Excerpt from Sample TemplateA.A. Pathway to a Major in [Discipline]

My Academic Plan (MAP) - Two-Year Plan for Full-time Students

Semester 1 - First Year

Course Number Course Title Credit Hours

Notes/Learning Outcomes Interdisciplinary Recommendations

Prerequisites/ Corequisites

Total Credit Hours 0


Course Number Course Title CreditHours

Notes/Learning Outcomes Interdisciplinary Recommendations

Prerequisites/ Corequisites

C ourse # C o urse T it le C redits N o tes/ Learning Outco mes (LOs) Interdisciplinary R eco mmendatio ns P rerequisites/ C o requisites

ENC 1101 ** English Composition 1 3 This inf o rmat ion wil l be updat ed as

soon as possib le . Placement by Scholast ic

Assessment Test (SAT) verbal student score;

American College Test ing (ACT) English subtest

score; Computer Placement Test (CPT) or PERT

English subtestscore; or ENC0025 with a grade

of " S" .

M athematics

(Gen Ed)

[N o te 1]

M at hemat ics- 6 C red it s R equired

M AC* M AP* M AS* M GF*

M AD 2104 Discrete M athematics

M TG 2204 Geometry for Educators

QM B 2100 Basic Business Stat ist ics

STA 2023 Stat ist ical M ethods

* Any course with this pref ix excluding

labs.

3 This course fulf ills 3 of the 6 semester hours of the

M athematics General Educat ion requirement.

(LOs based on course selected)

M AC 1105 - College Algebra

M AC 1140 - Pre-Calculus Algebra

M GF 1106 M ath for Liberal Arts 1

OR Enro ll in t he highest level mat h f o r which you are

elig ib le and / o r f o r which you have complet ed t he

p rerequisit es.

Check catalog based on course chosen

https:/ /sisvsr.mdc.edu/catalog/

SLS 1106

[N o te 2]

First Year Experience Seminar 1 SLS 1106 (1 credit) needs to be taken by the 16th earned credit for AA

degree First Time in College (FTIC) students.

Elect ive 3

Elect ive 3

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ENC 1102 ** English Composition II 3 Prerequisite: ENC1101

M athematics

(Gen Ed)

[N o te 1]

M at hemat ics–6 C red it s R equired

M AC* M AP* M AS* M GF*

M AD 2104 Discrete M athematics

M TG 2204 Geometry for Educators

QM B 2100 Basic Business Stat ist ics

STA 2023 Stat ist ical M ethods

* Any course with this pref ix excluding

labs.

3 This course fulf ills 3 of 6 semester hours of the

M athematics General Educat ion requirement.


M AC 1114 - Trignometry

M AC 1140 - Pre-Calculus Algebra

M AC 1147 - Pre-Calc.Alg. & Trigonometry

M GF 1107 M ath for Liberal Arts 2

STA 2023 - Stat ist ical M ethods

OR Enro ll in t he highest level mat h f o r which you are

elig ib le and / o r f o r which you have complet ed t he

p rerequisit es.

Check catalog based on course chosen

https:/ /sisvsr.mdc.edu/catalog/

Natural

Science

(Gen Ed)

[N o te 3]

Natural Science (Group A or B)

A LL st udent s must complet e bo t h

a Lif e Science ( Group A ) and a

Physical Science ( Group B )

3 This course fulf ills 3 of 6 semester hours of the Natural

Sciences General Educat ion requirement. (LOs based on

course selected)

Any natural sciences general educat ion course may be selected based on

the student 's professional or academic interests. I f t he st udent

select s a Group A course during t his semest er , a course

f rom Group B must be t aken during a subsequent

semest er , and vice versa.

N o t e t o Science M ajo rs: CHM 1025 or

high school chemistry with grade of “ C” or higher

is the pre-requisite for CHM 1045 (start in the

highest CHM for which you are eligible and/or for

which you have completed the prerequisites).

CGS1060 or

CCT

(Computer

Competency

Test)

[N o te 4]

Introduction to M icrocomputer

Usage

4 This course fulf ills the General Educat ion elect ive

requirement. CGS1060 at M DC is equivalent to CGS 2060

in the State University System.

By the 16 t h earned co llege- level cred it , a student must have

attempted CGS1060, an equivalent college credit course, CTS0050

(formerly CGV0010), or the computer competency test.

No prerequisite

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Note 2: SLS 1106 needs to be taken by the 16th earned credit for AA degree First Time in College (FTIC) students. Credits count towards the 24 Hour Elective Block.

AA Degree: Pathway to a Major in (insert major) - effective Fall 2014

My Academic Plan (MAP) - Two-Year Plan for Full-time - COLLEGE READY Students


This course fulf ills 3 of 6 semester hours of the Communicat ions General Educat ion and Gordon Rule Writ ing requirement. (1, 3, 4)

T o tal C redit H o urs


This course fulf ills 3 semester hours of the Communicat ions General Educat ion and Gordon Rule Writ ing requirement. (1, 3, 4, 9).


Note 5: Credits earned by taking a Foreign Language course are split between the General Education Elective and/or the 24 Hour Elective Block.

Note 4: Credits earned by taking CGS 1060 are split between the General Education Elective and/or the 24 Hour Elective Block.

Note 3: Credits for Natural Science Lab courses will count towards the General Education Elective and/or the 24 Hour Elective Block.

Note 1: MAT1033 will count toward the 24 hour elective block (not General Education).


Behavioral/

Social

Science

(Gen Ed)

** Behavioral/Social Science

requirement (Group A or B)

3 This course fulf ills 3 of 6 credits of the Behavioral/Social

Sciences general educat ion requirement. (LOs based on

course selected)

Any Behavioral/Social Science General Educat ion from Group A or B may

be selected based on the student 's professional or academic interests. I f

t he st udent select s a Group A course during t his

semest er , a course f rom Group B must be t aken during a

subsequent semest er , and vice versa.

Foreign

Language

[N o te 5]

Foreign Language Competency

(FLC) or ASL*, CHI*, FRE*, FRW*,

GER*, ITA*, JPN*, POR*, RUS*, SPN*

4

7


Oral Comm.

(Gen Ed) **Oral Communications 3

Humanities

(Gen Ed)

** Humanities (Group A or B) 3 This course fulf ills 3 of 6 credits of the Humanit ies general

educat ion requirement. (LOs based on course selected)

Any Humanit ies General Educat ion from Group A or B may be selected

based on the student 's professional or academic interests. I f t he

st udent select s a Group A course during t his semest er , a

course f rom Group B must be t aken during a subsequent


Foreign

Language

[N o te 5]

Foreign Language Competency

(FLC) or ASL*, CHI*, FRE*, FRW*,

GER*, ITA*, JPN*, POR*, RUS*, SPN*

4

Elect ive 3

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Natural

Science

(Gen Ed)

[N o te 3]

Natural Science (Group A or B)

A LL st udent s must complet e bo t h

a Lif e Science ( Group A ) and a

Physical Science ( Group B )

3 This course fulf ills 3 of 6 semester hours of the Natural

Sciences General Educat ion requirement. (LOs based on

course selected)

Any natural sciences general educat ion course may be selected based on

the student 's professional or academic interests. I f t he st udent

select s a Group A course during t his semest er , a course

f rom Group B must be t aken during a subsequent


N o t e t o Science M ajo rs: CHM 1025 or

high school chemistry with grade of “ C” or higher

is the pre-requisite for CHM 1045 (start in the

highest CHM for which you are eligible and/or for

which you have completed the prerequisites).

Behavioral/

Social

Science

(Gen Ed)

** Behavioral/Social Science

requirement (Group A or B)

3 This course fulf ills 3 of 6 credits of the Behavioral/Social

Sciences general educat ion requirement. (LOs based on

course selected)

Any Behavioral/Social Science General Educat ion from Group A or B may

be selected based on the student 's professional or academic interests. I f

t he st udent select s a Group A course during t his

semest er , a course f rom Group B must be t aken during a

subsequent semest er , and vice versa.

Humanities

(Gen Ed)

** Humanities (Group A or B) 3 This course fulf ills 3 of 6 credits of the Humanit ies general

educat ion requirement. (LOs based on course selected)

Any Humanit ies General Educat ion from Group A or B may be selected

based on the student 's professional or academic interests. I f t he

st udent select s a Group A course during t his semest er , a

course f rom Group B must be t aken during a subsequent


Elect ive 3

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Effect ive Fall 2014 Foreign Language is an AA degree graduat ion requirement A N D for admission to the baccalaureate. (NOTE: The

following content/wording subject to change by FLDOE): Demonstrat ing competence at the: (a) elementary 2 level (i.e., 2 years of

secondary/high school level) in one (1) foreign language pref ix or American Sign Language OR (b) postsecondary/college level

equivalent in one (1) foreign language pref ix or American Sign Language.

Effect ive Fall 2014 Foreign Language is an AA degree graduat ion requirement A N D for admission to the baccalaureate. (NOTE: The

following content/wording subject to change by FLDOE): Demonstrat ing competence at the: (a) elementary 2 level (i.e., 2 years of

secondary/high school level) in one (1) foreign language pref ix or American Sign Language OR (b) postsecondary/college level

equivalent in one (1) foreign language pref ix or American Sign Language.

Summer - First Year

Any Oral Communicat ions General Educat ion and Gordon Rule Writ ing requirement course may be selected based on the student 's

professional or academic interests. Courses that sat isfy the Oral Communicat ion requirement include SPC 1017, ENC2300, or LIT 2480.



Semester 1 - Second Year





Semester 2- Second Year




Elect ive 2

2

GR A N D T OT A L C R ED IT H OUR S 60

List ONLY approved Common Prerequisite courses leading to admission to the baccalaureate.

C o urse

N umber

C o urse T it le C redit

H o urs

N o tes/ Learning Outco mes Interdisciplinary R eco mmendatio ns P rerequisites/ C o requisites

Total Credits

Effective Fall 2014 Foreign Language is an AA degree graduation requirement AND for admission to the baccalaureate.






REMINDER: SLS 1106 needs to be added by the 16th earned credit for AA degree First Time in College (FTIC) students. NOTE: MAT1033 will count toward the 24 hour elective block (not General Education).

** Gordon Rule requires six semester hours of approved English coursework and six semester hours of additional approved coursework in which the student is required to demonstrate college-level writing

skills through multiple assignments in this content area. http://www.mdc.edu/asa/student/guidelines.asp

Students entering a baccalaureate degree program with an AA degree may need additional coursework to provide appropriate background for the baccalaureate program.

OVERALL CREDITS


Summer - Second Year

C redits beyo nd the 60 required fo r the A A sho uld be listed in the sect io n belo w pro vided they suppo rt graduat io n requirements fo r

the A A , and/ o r meet the F LVC requirements ( i.e ., appro ved C o mmo n P rerequisite M anual) fo r admissio n to the B accalaureate.

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NOTE: May be completed as a "Transient" student (Transient students are: Applicants who are enrolled in another college or university and receive permission from the Registrar of that institution to seek

temporary admission to another college or university. Transient students must be in good standing at their home institution. ).

Additional Coursework for Baccalaureate Admission

Common Prerequisite Manual

The Common Prerequisite Manual lists the common prerequisites courses and substitutions for each

university program. All students, both native and transfer, must complete the courses to be admitted

into an upper division program.

As graduates of Miami Dade College, students will be able to:

1. Communicate effectively using listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills.

2. Use quantitative analytical skills to evaluate and process numerical data.

3. Solve problems using critical and creative thinking and scientific reasoning.

4. Formulate strategies to locate, evaluate, and apply information.

5. Demonstrate knowledge of diverse cultures, including global and historical perspectives.

6. Create strategies that can be used to fulfill personal, civic, and social responsibilities.

7. Demonstrate knowledge of ethical thinking and its application to issues in society.

8. Use computer and emerging technologies effectively.

9. Demonstrate an appreciation for aesthetics and creative activities.

10.Describe how natural systems function and recognize the impact of humans on the environment.

MDC’S Ten Learning Outcomes

Questions

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