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Michigan Credit When It’s DueWebinar Series:
Student Eligibility & Degree Requirements
July 29, 2013
A Partnership between:
Overview of CWID Webinar Series
Student eligibility and degree requirements Monday, July 29th – 1:30 to 3:00pm
Communications with students – 8/26
Monday, August 26th – 1:30 to 3:00 pm
University/community college partnerships
In-person meeting – Thursday, September 19th – 9:00 to 11:00am
Topics for today's webinar:
1. Highlights from the recent OCCRL CWID webinar
2. MI CWID Survey Results on Student Eligibility
a) Criteria for eligibility including minimum GPA
b) Minimum number of CC credits required
c) Degree requirements
d) Frequency and timing of student searches
e) Other responses about eligibility
Highlights from the Baseline StudyWebinar on July 23, 2013
Office of Community College Research and Leadership (OCCRL) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
OCCRL Baseline Study Research Questions
1. What was the state policy context and environment for transfer prior to CWID implementation?
2. What were the estimated number of Reverse Transfer-Eligible Students in the Baseline Cohort?
3. What were the characteristics of Baseline Reverse Transfer-Eligible Students?
4. What were the post-transfer outcomes of Baseline Reverse Transfer-Eligible Students?
OCCRL Baseline Study - Reverse Transfer-Related Legislative Policies
State Legislation Summary of Legislation Related to Reverse Transfer
Colorado Senate Bill 12-045 (2012) • Charges the Higher Education Commission to work with 2-year and 4-year boards to develop and coordinate a reverse transfer process• Requires developing a "notification process" for students who accumulate 70 credits at university and who met 2-year residency requirement• Requires implementation by 2013-14 year• Defines key contents of the notification process
Florida Florida Statue 1007.25 (Senate Bill 478 passed in 1971)
• Allows students at state universities to request AA degree from the university if student completes the minimum degree requirements
Maryland House Bill 833 (2013)College Readiness and Completion Act of 2013
• Requires MHEC to work with public institutions to develop statewide reverse transfer agreement
OCCRL Baseline Study - Reverse Transfer-Related Legislative Policies (cont.)
State Legislation Summary of Legislation Related to Reverse Transfer
Michigan House Bill 5372 (H-1) CR-1Higher Education Budget FY12-13
• Charges committee to develop a reverse transfer process• Requires universities to participate in reverse transfer agreements with at least 3 community colleges in order to receive performance funding
Missouri House Bill 1042 (2012) • Charges the coordinating board to develop a policy to foster reverse transfer for students who have met enough hours from a public higher education institution that offers associate degrees and one public four-year institution
Oregon HB 3521 (2011) - "Transfer Students Bill of Rights and Responsibilities"
• Charges agencies to create standards for a reverse transfer process
OCCRL Baseline Study - Quantitative Data
StateNumber of Reverse Transfer-Eligible
Students
Arkansas 1,057Colorado 1,739Florida 2,077Hawaii 1,078Maryland 3,770Michigan 3,148Missouri 2,787New York 3,273*North Carolina 1,223Ohio 3,032Oregon 2,664Total 25,848
*Number excludes approximately 3,400 students with “unreliable credit records”, meaning there was no way of knowing how many credits were received prior to transfer in Fall 2008. Recent dataset provided by NY not yet analyzed.
What were the characteristics of Baseline Reverse Transfer-Eligible Students?
47%53%
Gender
Male Female
6% 10%
6%
67%
11%
Race/Ethnicity
Asian or Pacific Islander Black Hispanic White
Missing/Other
Baseline Reverse Transfer-Eligible Students: n=~25,848
What were the characteristics of Baseline Reverse Transfer-Eligible Students?
74%
26%
Age
18 to 24 25 and Above
24%
49%
28%
Fall 2008 Pell Recipient
Yes No Missing
Baseline Reverse Transfer-Eligible Students: n=~25,848
What were the post-transfer outcomes of Baseline Reverse Transfer-Eligible Students?
53%33%
14%
Completed Bachelor's or Higher
Did Not Complete Bachelor's
Did Not Complete Bachelor's, Enrolled at Receiving Institution Spring 2012
~47% Did NOT Complete Bachelor’s
Baseline Reverse Transfer-Eligible Students: n=~25,848
What were the post-transfer outcomes of Baseline Reverse Transfer-Eligible Students?
48%
3%
49%
Did Not Complete Bachelor's Completed Associate Before Bachelor'sCompleted Bachelor's Only
Baseline Reverse Transfer-Eligible Students: n=24,995
OCCRL Michigan Findings 5 universities: EMU, FSU, GVSU, OU, and WMU Fall 2008 student transfers who had credits accepted at
the 4-year institution from a Michigan CC but no AA/AS or higher prior to transfer
5,354 transferred from CC to 4-year 3,320 transferred without an associates degree 3,148 met residency requirement (earned >=15 credits) 83% are 18 to 24 years old 72% Pell grant recipients 82% Full-time students
OCCRL Michigan Findings (cont.)
Number of credits earned prior to transfer:<= 15: 1915.01-30: 50730.01-45: 68745.01-60: 808>60: 1,127
OCCRL Michigan Findings (cont.) Highest degree earned at receiving institution (n = 3,148): Bachelor’s or higher: 1,499 Associate: 48 Certificate: 2 No Degree: 1,599
Highest degree earned at any institution (n = 3,148): Bachelor’s or higher: 1,511 Associate: 97 Certificate: 12 No Degree: 1,528
Questions?
Michigan Reverse Transfer Institutional Survey Responses on Student Eligibility
Criteria for eligibility 19 colleges and 12 universities use a minimum number of
credits earned at a community college
14 colleges and 9 universities use a minimum number of credits earned at the university
1 college and 1 university use the start date at the community college
9 universities will consider students who have attended multiple CCs and 4 will not
10 universities require students to complete a reverse transfer form
Criteria for eligibility (cont.)17 colleges and 6 universities require a minimum GPA for
credits to transfer (all stated that it was 2.0 or higher except one university that requires a 3.0)
Other eligibility criteria mentioned include: General agreement in place for universities to send names of former
students Has not already earned a degree at the community college Enrolled in undergraduate courses at the university In good academic standing at the university Must be an active student or have been an active student in the last two
years at the university Does not have an outstanding financial obligation at the university Credits being reverse transferred must meet the degree requirements
Criteria for eligibility (cont.)
Key questions:
1. What are the most important criteria for eligibility?
2. Should Michigan establish common criteria?
Minimum CC credits required There is significant variation under the agreements – 12, 15, 17, 18,
24, 25, 30, 32, 35, and 45.
Rationales for these credit thresholds include:
Institutional residency policy for any student to receive a degree
Higher Learning Commission requirement at the home institution
Bulk of work completed before transfer
Represents a percentage of credit toward an associate degree (50%, 60%, and 75% mentioned)
If we are going to issue a credential, we don't want to do it based on all transfer credits
Basic point of demarcation
Encourage students who plan to transfer to earn the current MACRAO stamp
Changes to HLC Assumed PracticesNew Language for Assumed Practice B. 1. b.:
The institution maintains structures or practices that ensure the coherence and quality of the programs for which it awards a degree. Typically institutions will require that at minimum 30 of the 120 credits earned for the bachelor’s degree and 15 of the 60 credits for the associate’s degree be credits earned at the institution itself, through arrangements with other accredited institutions, or through contractual relationships approved by the Commission. Any variation from the typical minima must be explained and justified.
Minimum CC credits required (cont.)
Key questions:
1. What are the implications of the HLC change for the minimum credits required by CCs?
2. What are the impediments for establishing a common requirement ?
Degree requirements There is variation in the degrees the
agreements apply to ranging from only AA/AS to all degrees.
No colleges are waiving any degree requirements (three mentioned waiving the graduation fee)
3 colleges are planning to automatically award the associates degree, 6 are considering, and 15 will not.
Degree requirements (cont.)Key questions:
1. Why limit the degrees eligible for reverse transfer to the AA/AS?
2. For those awarding the associate’s automatically what is your rationale and process for doing so?
Frequency & timing of student searches
7 universities search once each term, 2 search once a year, 1 searches twice each year, 1 three times per year (but not based on terms), 1 was unsure, and 1 said it is defined by the community college
7 universities run searches in Sept., 5 each in April and May, 3 in Nov., and 1 each in Feb. and June
Frequency & timing of student searches
Key questions:
1. What is the rationale for the timing and frequency of these searches?
2. What happens to students who express interest in reverse transfer but are not yet eligible? Are they included in future searches?
Other responses about eligibilityA college encourages students to apply for graduation
prior to leaving so they can identify which credits are needed to complete the degree
A college indicated that one form was used that encompasses the FERPA release, graduation application, etc. to makes it easier for students
A university indicated that their Transfer Student Application will contain a statement that the student can check if they do not want to participate in reverse transfer. This will allow them to run the process and review for eligible students and send the information to the community colleges
Next Steps
Circulate slides/recording of today’s student webinar (as well as OCCRL materials
Communications with Students Webinar – 8/26
Monday, August 26th – 1:30 to 3:00 pm
University/community College Partnerships In-Person Meeting (prior to the 2013 Student Success Summit)
Thursday, September 19th – 9:00 to 11:00am in Lansing
Chris Baldwin
Michigan Center for Student Success
cbaldwin@mcca.org
Patty Farrell-Cole
Presidents Council, State Universities of Michigan
pfarrell@pcsum.org
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