Reimagining ACA 122/ Advising The Transfer Advisory Committee (The TAC) and The North Carolina Student Success Center: Reimagining ACA 122/ Advising June 29, 2017

The Transfer Advisory Committee (The TAC) Membership Structure Community College Representatives (4) UNC Representatives (4) NCCC System Office (1) UNC – General Administration (1)

The Transfer Advisory Committee (TAC) Mission SERVES as the policy administrators of the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA) with authority to interpret CAA policy. OVERSEES implementation of the CAA, refinements of the regulations, and minor changes. ENSURES compliance of institutional policies and practices regarding the CAA (TAC Review). ADDRESSES questions about the transferability of the course work under the CAA or any proposed changes to the policies, general education courses, UGETCs, and Baccalaureate Degree Plans.

Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA) Compliance Review Site Visits CAA Review Data Form On Campus Interviews with Transfer Point Person, Transfer Articulation Staff, Transfer and Program Advisors, Transfer Students. CAA Review Feedback Report Site Visits Completed: UNC-Charlotte, UNC-Greensboro, Appalachian State, Winston-Salem State, East Carolina, Elizabeth City State, NCSU, NCCU, UNC-Chapel Hill, Western Carolina, NC A&T, UNC-Asheville. All Institutions are in Compliance*

TAC/ CAA Updates Baccalaureate Degree Plans UNC Math Tour: MAT 143, 152, 161,171 Transfer Credit Evaluation Audit Reverse Transfer Policy Communication

UNC: Best Practices of Transfer Student Success Transfer ACTIVITIES, ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLICATIONS Transfer STUDENT MENTORS/ PEERS Faculty-to-Faculty COLLABORATIONS Mandatory Transfer ORIENTATIONS UNC Transfer WEBINARS for CC Advisors and Students UNC Transfer Transition Advisor Outreach/ DESIGNATED Transfer ADVISORS Early Transfer CREDIT EVALUATION/ DEGREE WORKS

ACA 122/ Advising: Existing Challenges to Successful and Seamless Transfer Early Mandatory ACA 122/ Coordination with Advising Baccalaureate Degree Plans: Not Enough Transfer Students Using! Total Credit Hours to Baccalaureate Degree Completion. Community College Advisor Training CAA Protections: UGETC Courses, BDPs, Grievance Strategies to Encourage/Incentivize Associate Degree Completion

AA/AS Degree Completers: FALL 2015 Transfer Data Total Transfers to UNC: 9,373 2014: 8,864 AA/AS Degree Completers: 2,245 2014: 2,467 AAS Degree: 1,557 2014: 1,620 30+ Hours: 4,415 2014: 3,767 Less than 30 Hours: 1,156 2014: 1,010

FALL 2015 Transfer Performance Data First-Year GPA AA/AS Degree Completers: 3.0 First-Year GPA AAS Degree: 2.9 First-Year GPA 30+ Hours: 2.8 First-year GPA Less than 30 Hours: 2.5 25

30+ Hours: 55% AAS Degree 62% 70% Two-Year Rate Less Than AA/AS Degree 28% Less Than 30 Hours 31% ss 30+ Hours: 55% AAS Degree 62% 70%

Why AA/AS Completion* is Important Satisfies MAR Satisfies TAAP Satisfies university “lower division” GE requirements Ensures “Junior” status AA/AS graduates earn higher GPAs after transfer AA/AS graduates achieve bachelors degrees at a higher rate and faster Almost every CC transfer interviewed as a part of the university compliance visits stated that: 1. Completing the AA/AS before transfer made things easier, or 2. They wish they had completed the AA/AS before transfer.

Wesley’s 2 cents 1. Do not accept grades lower than a C in transfer programs Make ACA 122 mandatory by the second semester In ACA 122, require all students to complete at least four**, 4-year academic plans based on university published BDPs ** 2 at the same university for different majors 2 at a second university for the same two majors Make one of these due very early in the course. ** Require all transfer advisors and ACA 122 instructors to do the same 4. Don’t forget NCICUs

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