The document outlines Kentucky's statewide general education transfer policy aimed at improving the transferability of general education courses among public institutions, influenced by the AAC&U LEAP initiative. It emphasizes common learning outcomes across five categories and encourages cooperative transfer advising to enhance student success. The policy mandates that Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) aligns its associate degrees with bachelor’s programs and provides a framework for assessing the transferability of lower-division coursework.

1. KY Statewide General Education Transfer Policy:A LEAP Forward!Gary Kuhnhenn - EKUMike Mullen - UKMike Quillen - KCTCSLarry Snyder – WKUKY Convergence Conference May 23, 2011

2. PurposeTo share changes in statewide course transfer policy, with special reference to General Education as influenced by the AAC&U LEAP Initiative.

3. HB 160 – April 12, 2010Align KCTCS AA and AS to related bachelors degreesSpecify Statewide Gen Ed learning outcomesEstablish statewide course classification system to monitoring transfer and crediting of lower-division coursework

4. KCTCS Transfer TrendsAn Equal Opportunity University

5. Where are they heading from KCTCS?

6. Proposed Statewide Transfer PolicyEmphasizes common Student Learning Outcomes in Five Categories at the state levelEach institution will map Gen Ed courses to state frameworkPromotes Gen Ed credit acceptability across institutionsEncourages completion of AA/AS before transfer from KCTCSEnhances cooperation across institutions to improve quality of transfer advising

7. Basic Assumptions Applies to students in KY public institutions Acquisition of competencies in broad areas Student learning outcomes by area assessed for transferability Statewide Gen Ed transfer agreement might not fit all majors’ requirements AA/AS transfer degree = junior level standingAn Equal Opportunity University

8. American Association ofColleges & UniversitiesLiberal Education & America’s Promise (LEAP)The Essential Learning OutcomesBeginning in school, and continuing at successively higher levels across their college studies, students should prepare for twenty-first-century challenges by gaining:

9. Intellectual and Practical Skills, including…Inquiry and analysisCritical and creative thinkingWritten and oral communicationQuantitative literacyInformation literacyTeamwork and problem solvingPracticed extensively across the curriculum, in the context of progressively more challenging problems, projects, and standards for performance

10. Knowledge of Human Cultures and the Physical and Natural World…Through study in the sciences and mathematics, social sciences humanities, histories, languages, and the artsFocused by ENGAGEMENT with big questions, both contemporary and enduring

11. Personal and Social Responsibility, including…Civic knowledge and engagement – local and globalIntercultural knowledge and competenceEthical reasoning and actionFoundations an skills for lifelong learningAnchored through active involvement with diverse communities and real-world challenges

12. Integrative Learning, including…Synthesis and advanced accomplishment across general and specialized studiesDemonstrated through the application of knowledge, skills, and responsibilities to new settings and complex problems

13. Statewide Gen Ed Transfer Categories

14. Authors of Proposed Statewide Transfer Policy Statewide Transfer Committee (registrars and transfer/admissions staff) Statewide Gen Ed Coordinators (faculty) CPE workgroups of Gen Ed area faculty for each category in new frameworkAn Equal Opportunity University

15. Statewide SLO: Written and Oral ComListen and speak competently in a variety of communication contexts, which may include public, interpersonal, and/or small-group settings.Write clear and effective prose in several forms, using conventions appropriate to audience (including academic audiences), purpose, and genre.Find, analyze, evaluate, and cite pertinent primary and secondary sources, including academic databases, to prepare speeches and written texts.Identify, analyze, and evaluate statements, assumptions, and conclusions representing diverse points of view, and construct informed, sustained, and ethical arguments in response.Plan, organize, revise, practice, edit, and proofread to improve the development and clarity of ideas.

16. Statewide SLO: Quantitative ReasoningInterpret information presented in mathematical and/or statistical forms.Illustrate and communicate mathematical and/or statistical information symbolically, visually and/or numerically.Determine when computations are needed and to execute the appropriate computations.Apply an appropriate model to the problem to be solved.Make inferences, evaluate assumptions, and assess limitations in estimation modeling and/or statistical analysis.

17. Statewide SLO: Arts and HumanitiesUtilize basic formal elements, techniques, concepts and vocabulary of specific disciplines within the Arts and Humanities.Distinguish between various kinds of evidence by identifying reliable sources and valid arguments.Demonstrate how social, cultural, and historical contexts influence creative expression in the arts and humanities.Evaluate the significance of human expression and experience in shaping larger social, cultural, and historical contexts.Evaluate enduring and contemporary issues of human experience.

18. Foreign LanguageDemonstrate competency in a foreign language. Foreign language study develops essential skills and cultural awareness critical for success in a multilingual world.

19. Statewide SLO: Natural SciencesDemonstrate an understanding of the methods of science inquiry.Explain basic concepts and principles in one or more of the sciences.Apply scientific principles to interpret and make predictions in one or more of the sciences.Explain how scientific principles relate to issues of personal and/or public importance.Conduct a hands-on project using scientific principles.

20. Statewide SLO: Social and BehavioralDemonstrate knowledge of at least one area of the social and behavioral sciences.Apply knowledge, theories, and research methods, including ethical conduct, to analyze problems pertinent to at least one area of the social and behavioral sciences.Understand and demonstrate how at least one area of the social and behavioral sciences conceptualizes diversity and the ways it shapes human experience.Integrate knowledge of at least one area of the social and behavioral sciences into issues of personal or public importance.Communicate effectively using the language and terminology germane to at least one area of the social and behavioral sciences.

21. Certification of Gen Ed TransferCategory CertifiedCompletion of one or some, but not all five categoriesCore CertifiedCompletion of all categoriesSum of hours does not necessarily equal receiving institution requirementsSame as GETA

22. Certifying Transfer of Gen EdCategory Certifiedin good academic standing; completed some but not all of the 5 categoriesCore Certifiedgood standing; completed all categories but sum of hours does not = receiving institutionFully Certifiedgood standing; all categories and total hoursAn Equal Opportunity University

23. Institutional Responsibility for ImplementationPreparing students for transferAdvising, accessibility, certification on transcriptsReceiving institutionAccepts coded course from sending school to assess completionMaximize applicability of transfer work beyond Gen EdAssessmentExpectation for assessing SLO for Gen Ed, monitor relationship to Statewide Gen Ed SLO. Area faculty meet regularly to monitor

24. Implementation Date: Fall 2012

25. Resources for Transfer InfoCPE Policy and HB 160cpe.ky.gov/policies/academicinit/TransferU.Select– College Source Transfer Equivalency Systemwww.transfer.orgKCTCS Transfer Sitewww.kctcs.edu/students/transferUK Transfer Informationwww.uky.edu/Admission/transfer