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?