guided pathways 101

1. Guided Pathways
101
What EVERYONE at South needs to know about
Guided Pathways
Fall 2016, GuidingTeam

2. ALL Students want to
transform their lives
• 90% at South intend to
earn degree
• Only 22% actually
complete
Historical approach =
CreateACCESS
• Led to 100+
degree/certificate
options at South
• Enrollment grew over
time, however
completions did not
follow
NEW approaches
needed to create
COMPLETIONS
• Clearly designed,
coherent and well-
communicated
PROGRAMS
• Ample support for
CAREER
EXPLORATION and
program selection
• Program Map of
needed courses, a clear
PATH FORWARD
WHY South is ready
for this
• South is made up of
PASSIONATE
professionals who care
about our students
• Our technology and
structure fit who we
USED to be, and now
we must embrace
where we are heading
• We are ready because
ofYOU, your expertise,
effectiveness, your
passion!
WHY?
TheCase forGuided Pathways

3. “GUIDED PATHWAYS ARE
THE INSTITUTIONAL
MECHANISM BYWHICH WE
WILL CREATE EQUITY.”

4. AStudent’s
Experience in
aGP
Environment
EVERY student isAlex
 Alex visits our website and sees clear choices of programs of study
 Alex can easily engage with us through an consistent and equitable
intake/onboarding process that includes Orientation, Financial Aid
and/or planning for funding
 If Alex is firm in his/her plan, then there is a program-specific
orientation process.
If not, there are clear interventions and supports proactively offered
to Alex to explore career options and the programs of study that lead
to those careers including transfer degrees (career discernment)
 Upon “declaring a major,” Alex is given a clear Program Map
 Alex creates an Educational Plan with anAdvisor that is tailored to
that map and Alex’s own needs
 Alex experiences a structured first-year experience, no matter what
program Alex is in
 Alex is proactively “checked up on” throughout enrollment and met
with proactive interventions if s/he exhibits any behaviors or
expresses concerns about persisting
 Alex is provided with support for job search and transfer preparation
 Alex is provided support to completely finish program or degree

5. WHAT?
Four
Elements
ofGuided
Pathways

6. Designing &
Implementing
Pathways at
Scale
CLARIFYTHE PATH
 Mapping programs “with the ends in mind”
 Aligning course content and student learning outcomes
 Identifying milestone courses
 Defining default course sequences
 Build curriculum coherence
• Identify “the right math”
• Select recommended core curriculum/ gen ed courses
• Select recommended elective courses
• Review pathway curriculum for coherence

7. HELP STUDENTS CHOOSE AND
ENTER A PATH
 Strengthen & clarify student-facing information about jobs/careers/
transfer options.
 Augment career exploration in earliest college experiences.
 Redesign advising to align with critical student choices and milestones.
• Embed intrusive advising in pathways.
Designing &
Implementing
Pathways at
Scale

8. HELP STUDENTS STAY ONTHE
PATH
 Ensure continuous, intrusive advising within pathways, noting milestone
achievement, ensuring timely academic alert & support, and required
advising when students go off path.
 Integrate discipline-appropriate academic supports into every pathway –
and in fact into every syllabus.
Designing &
Implementing
Pathways at
Scale

9. ENSURETHAT STUDENTS ARE
LEARNING
 Intentionally design applied/experiential learning experiences throughout
each pathway.
 Promote discipline-appropriate strategies for active & collaborative
learning (e.g., service learning, group projects).
 Align discipline-appropriate co-curricular learning.
 Strengthen assessment & documentation of student learning outcomes
Designing &
Implementing
Pathways at
Scale

10. HOW?
Essential
Elements
of
Guided
Pathways
9/13/2021
From “BuildingGuided
Pathways: Practical Lessons
from Completion By Design
Colleges”

11. How does
Guided
Pathways
redesign
affect us?
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