TRANSFER SERVICES ROUNDTABLE2018 MDHE Conference on Transfer & Articulation
February 22, 2018
JESSICA FAZIO
Assistant Registrar - Academic Services, Lindenwood University
BENJAMIN HOWARD-WILLIAMS
Undergraduate Curriculum & Articulation Specialist, University of Missouri-Kansas City
WILLIAM “BJ” WHITE
Transfer Services Manager, St. Charles Community College
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• Public 2-year institution, established in
1986 to serve St. Charles County in
the greater St. Louis area.
• SCC offers college transfer programs
in over 24 areas of interest and more
than 45 career/technical programs.
• Fall 2017 Enrollment of 6,755
students.
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SCC STUDENTS AND TRANSFER
• 75-80% OF SCC STUDENTS PLAN TO TRANSFER
• 74% ARE TRADITIONAL AGE STUDENTS
• 51% ARE PART-TIME STUDENTS
• 58% ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
• 5% ASSOCIATE OF ARTS IN TEACHING
• 2% ASSOCIATE OF FINE ARTS
• 12% ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Missouri
UMSL
Lindenwood
Southeast
UCM
Missouri
State
Mizzou
SCC
MS&T
Based on 2013 and 2014 NSC data.4
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Washington
Oregon
Montana
California
Arizona
Wyoming
Nevada
Idaho
Utah
Colorado
New
Mexico
Texas
Oklahoma
North
Dakota
South
Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Louisiana
Arkansas
Missouri
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
IllinoisIndiana
Michigan
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
Florida
MississippiAlabama
Georgia
South
Carolina
North
Carolina
Virginia
West
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
New
York
Maine
Alaska
Hawaii
Delaware
New
Jersey
Vermont
New
Hampshire
Massachusetts
Connecticut Rhode
Island
*Plus students in Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico
WHERE ELSE DO SCC STUDENTS TRANSFER?
Based on 2013 and 2014 NSC data.
0 Students
1-10 Students*
11-20 Students
21-100 Students
More than 100
Students 5
TRANSFER ADVISING
• ALL ACADEMIC ADVISORS
WORK WITH TRANSFER-IN
AND TRANSFER-OUT
STUDENTS IN ALL MAJORS
AND DEGREES
• EVALUATIONS
• TRANSFER GUIDES AND
RESOURCES6
TRANSFER WEBSITE & STUDENT PORTAL
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TRANSFER DISPLAYS
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TRANSFER VISITS & FAIR
• 50-60 Transfer Visits
each semester
• Annual Transfer
College Fair in
October
• 40-50 institutions
attending
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TRANSFER CENTER
• ONE OF SCC’S MOST
IMPORTANT TRANSFER
RESOURCES
• ESTABLISHED IN 1996
• CURRENTLY THREE
INSTITUTIONS
• UMSL
• LINDENWOOD
• CENTRAL METHODIST 10
• Private Institution founded in St.
Charles, MO in 1827.
• Lindenwood has a strong transfer
student population.
• Fall Semester 2017, we welcomed
385 transfer students, 40% of the
total number of new students.
• Spring Semester 2018, we welcomed
190 transfer students, 95% of all
incoming students.11
TRANSFER POPULATION
1. Most transfer students are continuing on from an associate degree at local community
colleges. Our largest number of transfers comes from St. Charles Community
College.
2. Local students who are returning from larger state schools
• Why do they return?
• Save on cost by becoming a commuter student
• Ability to get into their desired degree program – less competition than larger schools.
• Availability of academic assistance ( tutors, writing center, more interaction w/ faculty)
• Smaller class size (maximum 35 student/class)
3. Adult continuing education – Accelerated Degree Program12
TRANSFER STUDENT SERVICES
Transfer Student Orientation
• Free of charge
• Checklist to review with different campus offices (Financial Aid, Business
office, etc.)
• Opportunity to sign up for faculty advising*
• Reps available from university clubs and organizations
• Not required, but highly encouraged 13
TRANSFER STUDENT SERVICES
Transfer Student Advising1) A temporary advisor in each school sets the transfer student schedule for the
first semester.
2) A permanent advisor in the major field is assigned during the first semester
3) Advisors are faculty members
a) Pros? Advisors can be your instructor in class. A stronger relationship
between students and faculty. highly informed in terms of major degree
requirements.
b) Cons? Less time to devote to advising due to teaching load and other
administrative responsibilities. Some faculty members are strong
instructors, but not strong advisors 14
TRANSFER STUDENT SERVICES
Why Lindenwood? Best Practices
1) We offer transfer student scholarships, whereas
many schools do not.
2) We offer merit awards. This rewards students
with a 2.5 or higher GPA. This changed from the
16/17 Academic Year, when 3.0 was the
minimum
3) We’ve updated the scholarship matrix to award
the same amount to commuter students (70% of
transfer students are commuters)
4) We are very flexible with transfer credits,
especially general education classes. Students
want to receive credit for their previous efforts.
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TRANSFER STUDENT SERVICES
Challenges & Setbacks
1) We don’t transfer in associate degrees
2) Getting transfer credits to fulfill major requirements
3) Streamlining the transfer process to get credits posted
faster and equivalencies set in a timely manner. Transition
to a new SIS may help with this process.16
• Urban Public Research University,
founded in 1933 as a private, “Great
Books” institution
• Joined the University of Missouri
System in 1963 along with UMSL
• Fall 2016 Enrollment of 16,963
students, with 11,704 undergraduates
• On average, 54.5% of every incoming
UG class is made up of transfer
students 17
TRANSFER SERVICES & SUPPORT MODEL
Primary Challenge - Decentralized Staffing & Support
• Central Administration
• Transfer & Articulation Officer + One Transfer Recruiter
• Academic Units
• Variety of recruitment, advising, and transcript evaluation
services offered
• Not consistent from AU to AU
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TRANSFER SERVICES & SUPPORT MODEL
Transfer Scholarships
• $2,000/yr + Nonresident Tuition Differential to all transfer students
from any regionally accredited institution bringing at least 40
transferable hours with a cumulative GPA of 3.0
Transfer & Reverse Transfer Agreements
• Accept AA degrees from KS institutions just like we do for MO
• Expanding Reverse Transfer to JCCC in Fall 2018
• Dual-Degree agreements with smaller regional institutions, mostly in
professional programs like engineering19
TRANSFER SERVICES & SUPPORT MODEL
On-site Advising
• AU recruiters regularly provide on-site advising at JCCC and MCC
Transfer Orientation
• At least 2 Transfer-Student specific Orientation dates offered each
spring, plus a FTC+Transfer Late Orientation in August.
• $50 per student + $25 per guest
• Optional
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TRANSFER SERVICE IMPROVEMENT
Efforts Underway
• Redesign of both Transfer Guides & MajorMaps to feature consistent formatting and related information
• Alignment of transfer equivalencies across the institution.
• Standardize Transfer equivalency review and update process.
• Specific Transfer Pathways with area partners
• Cooperative Engineering Program with MCC (active)
• RN-BSN Degree Completion program with MCC (in-progress)
• Urban Journalism & Digital Media partnership with JCCC (proposed)
• Creation of Online Orientation focused on Transfer Students
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TRANSFER SERVICE IMPROVEMENT
Long Term Goals (aka the Pipe Dream)
• Required Transfer Student Orientation (foreseeable future)
• Centralized Transfer Services Team (unknown timeline)
• House TAO, Reverse Transfer Coordinator, & Transfer Recruiters in
a single shared space
• Develop a consistent and formalized unofficial transfer review
service provided by the Transfer Services Team.
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QUESTIONS, COMMENTS & DISCUSSION!
• WHAT ARE TRANSFER SERVICES LIKE AT YOUR
INSTITUTION?
• WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO OFFER?
• WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE OFFERED BY
YOUR PARTNERS?
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