Seeing the Big Picture of Ohio’s Articulation and Transfer Initiative

2/22/20072/22/2007 TAG Point PersonsTAG Point Persons 11

Seeing the Big Picture of Ohio’s Seeing the Big Picture of Ohio’s Articulation and Transfer Articulation and Transfer InitiativeInitiative

TAG Point Person MeetingTAG Point Person Meeting

Columbus State Community Columbus State Community CollegeCollege

February 22, 2007February 22, 2007


The Vision RealizedThe Vision Realized

Through state-wide collaborative Through state-wide collaborative efforts of a broad spectrum of efforts of a broad spectrum of educational partners, student-centered educational partners, student-centered learning pathways are being learning pathways are being developed. Thus, developed. Thus,

Ohio Becomes Smarter and Stronger Ohio Becomes Smarter and Stronger to Compete in Today’s Knowledge to Compete in Today’s Knowledge

EconomyEconomy


Ohio’s VisionOhio’s Vision

Student Information Access and Navigation

System

Electronic Integration - High School Transcripts - CAS Advisory - Electronic College Transcripts - Transfer-guaranteed course catalog

(Bulletin Board)

Articulation and Transfer Clearinghouse

P-16 Traditional Students Associates Degrees Bachelors Degrees

Employment

AdultCentersTransfer

StackableCetificatesTransfer

Returning Workforce

Ohio Student Portalwww.OhioCAP.org

Academic Information P-16College Application

Financial AidEmployment/Career Information

http://www.ohiocap.org/


to this …to this …http://http://pilot.regents.state.oh.us/transfer/tagcourses/index.phppilot.regents.state.oh.us/transfer/tagcourses/index.php

http://pilot.regents.state.oh.us/transfer/tagcourses/index.php



TAGs Educational PathwaysTAGs Educational Pathways

Goal: Better educated Ohio work forceGoal: Better educated Ohio work force

More college-educated citizensMore college-educated citizens Pathways – 38 Transfer Assurance Guides Pathways – 38 Transfer Assurance Guides

have been developedhave been developed ““Herculean” work: 36 Ohio public colleges Herculean” work: 36 Ohio public colleges

and universities (including hundreds of and universities (including hundreds of faculty members)faculty members)

Process: Five steps (Defining, Agreeing, Process: Five steps (Defining, Agreeing, Matching, Submitting, and Reviewing)Matching, Submitting, and Reviewing)


What It All MeansWhat It All Means

Ohio’s largest curriculum reform in Ohio’s largest curriculum reform in higher educationhigher education

For TAGs alone a Course Equivalency For TAGs alone a Course Equivalency System is being built with presently System is being built with presently 3,000 approved TAG courses3,000 approved TAG courses

Guarantee of the transferability and Guarantee of the transferability and application of the TAG courses in application of the TAG courses in student’s major area of studystudent’s major area of study

A true collaborative effortA true collaborative effort


Career-Technical Career-Technical Credit Transfer (CTCredit Transfer (CT22))

Builds on and extends Articulation and Builds on and extends Articulation and Transfer initiatives by:Transfer initiatives by: Recognizing equivalent technical courses Recognizing equivalent technical courses

within the public educational system – within the public educational system – high school, adult and higher education.high school, adult and higher education.

Describing knowledge/skills based on Describing knowledge/skills based on recognized industry standards necessary recognized industry standards necessary for guaranteed credit upon college for guaranteed credit upon college enrollment.enrollment.

2006-2007 Technical Areas: Nursing*, 2006-2007 Technical Areas: Nursing*, Electrical/Mechanical Engineering Electrical/Mechanical Engineering Technology*, IT/Networking, Medical Technology*, IT/Networking, Medical Assisting, Automotive Technology*Assisting, Automotive Technology*


How does this all fit How does this all fit together?together?

InstitutionInstitution– Academic PoliciesAcademic Policies– Schools/DepartmentsSchools/Departments– General Education General Education

RequirementsRequirements– Programs/MajorsPrograms/Majors– Course CatalogsCourse Catalogs– TranscriptsTranscripts

Board of RegentsBoard of Regents– Legislative PoliciesLegislative Policies– Discipline AreasDiscipline Areas– Ohio Transfer ModuleOhio Transfer Module– Transfer Articulation GuidesTransfer Articulation Guides– Learning Outcomes (OANs)Learning Outcomes (OANs)– SupplementsSupplements


Next Phases…Next Phases…

The Journey ContinuesThe Journey Continues– Stackable Certificates (House Bill 699)Stackable Certificates (House Bill 699)– Standardized Advanced Placement Treatment (Senate Standardized Advanced Placement Treatment (Senate

Bill 311 – Core Curriculum)Bill 311 – Core Curriculum) Integrated software support of Ohio’s transfer Integrated software support of Ohio’s transfer

policiespolicies– Electronic Transcript Exchange – College and High SchoolElectronic Transcript Exchange – College and High School– Transcript Supplements for Transfer-Guaranteed CoursesTranscript Supplements for Transfer-Guaranteed Courses– Transfer-Guaranteed Course Bulletin BoardTransfer-Guaranteed Course Bulletin Board– Course Management and Tracking SystemCourse Management and Tracking System– Status and Management ReportingStatus and Management Reporting


Regents Articulation and Regents Articulation and Transfer WebsiteTransfer Website

Revisions to the A&T website in Revisions to the A&T website in progressprogress

Approved Course Listing to Approved Course Listing to become more than a Static become more than a Static Bulletin Board.Bulletin Board.

For now:For now:http://http://regents.ohio.gov/transfer/tags/approved_courses.phpregents.ohio.gov/transfer/tags/approved_courses.php

http://regents.ohio.gov/transfer/tags/approved_courses.php

http://regents.ohio.gov/transfer/tags/approved_courses.php


Approved Course List Web Approved Course List Web SiteSite


Approved Course List Approved Course List ExampleExample

From this …


to this …to this …http://http://pilot.regents.state.oh.us/transfer/tagcourses/index.phppilot.regents.state.oh.us/transfer/tagcourses/index.php




and this …and this …


this…this…


and ultimately thisand ultimately this


What is the Articulation and What is the Articulation and Transfer Clearinghouse Transfer Clearinghouse (ATC)?(ATC)? The ATC establishes a statewide transfer The ATC establishes a statewide transfer

support mechanism tosupport mechanism to– Securely move electronic transcripts between Securely move electronic transcripts between

the state-supported institutions using the state-supported institutions using nationally accepted standardsnationally accepted standards

– Consistently apply the state-wide Articulation Consistently apply the state-wide Articulation and Transfer course equivalencies and Transfer course equivalencies established through TAGs, OANs, and review established through TAGs, OANs, and review processesprocesses

– Flexibly respond to changes in policies, Flexibly respond to changes in policies, curriculum, and technologycurriculum, and technology

Today’s process


Student’s home institution

Transcript requests &

status

Original ElectronicTranscript and Course EquivalencySupplement

Student’s target institution

Thoughtful Student

Target Credit Transfer Process

ElectronicTranscript

Status, advising

Central Clearinghouse

Processes Original Transcript and Creates Equivalency Supplement


The Future – ATC The Future – ATC EvolutionEvolution

What’s will the ATC facilitate?What’s will the ATC facilitate?– Electronic Transcript ExchangeElectronic Transcript Exchange– TAG Course ArticulationTAG Course Articulation– Electronic high school transcript delivery, Electronic high school transcript delivery,

in particular high school to college in particular high school to college transcriptstranscripts

– Advising ToolsAdvising Tools


Coming AttractionsComing Attractions

Bulletin Board live within two weeksBulletin Board live within two weeks ATC live in April for limited rollout to pilot ATC live in April for limited rollout to pilot

institutionsinstitutions Student Portal undergoing testStudent Portal undergoing test Extensions to career/technical agreementsExtensions to career/technical agreements Development of stackable certificatesDevelopment of stackable certificates More TAG coursesMore TAG courses More TAGsMore TAGs Implementation of communication plan with Implementation of communication plan with

educational partnerseducational partners Implementation of marketing plan with Implementation of marketing plan with

students and parents students and parents


Credit Transfer – Credit Transfer – Next Exciting StepsNext Exciting Steps

Implementation of communication plan with Implementation of communication plan with educational partnerseducational partners

Implementation of marketing plan with Implementation of marketing plan with students and parentsstudents and parents

More TAGS and more Course Equivalencies More TAGS and more Course Equivalencies and Extension to CTand Extension to CT22

Production deployment of ATC electronic Production deployment of ATC electronic transcript interchangetranscript interchange

Development of Course Development of Course Management/Tracking SystemManagement/Tracking System

Credit Transfer web site enhancementsCredit Transfer web site enhancements


Questions?Questions?

Presentation will be posted on Regents web site in Presentation will be posted on Regents web site in Articulation and Transfer Campus NewsArticulation and Transfer Campus News

Dr. Paula ComptonDr. Paula Compton– [email protected]@regents.state.oh.us– (614) 466-9994(614) 466-9994

Jim GinzerJim Ginzer– [email protected]@regents.state.oh.us– (614) 752-9486(614) 752-9486

Dr. Barry GowinDr. Barry Gowin– [email protected]@regents.state.oh.us– (614) 728-4706(614) 728-4706

Vicki MelvinVicki Melvin– [email protected]@regents.state.oh.us– (614) 728-2777(614) 728-2777

Thank-you!Thank-you!

Seeing the Big Picture of Ohio’s Articulation and Transfer Initiative

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