Presentation at the Kentucky Convergence Conference, Covington, KY by Mike Mullen, UK Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education along with Gary Kuhnhenn (Eastern KY University), Mike Quillen (KCTCS), and, Larry Snyder (Western KY University) - includes summary of KY House Bill 160, enrollment trends for KCTCS transfer students, and the proposed Statewide Transfer Policy to support greater transparency in the transfer process and to encourage academic success for all Kentucky students.

1. KY Statewide General Education Transfer Policy:A LEAP Forward! Gary Kuhnhenn - EKU Mike Mullen - UK Mike Quillen - KCTCS Larry Snyder – WKU KY Convergence Conference May 23, 2011

2. Purpose To 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, 2010 Align KCTCS AA and AS to related bachelors degrees Specify Statewide Gen Ed learning outcomes Establish statewide course classification system to monitoring transfer and crediting of lower-division coursework

4. KCTCS Transfer Trends An Equal Opportunity University

5. Where are they heading from KCTCS?

6. Proposed Statewide Transfer Policy Emphasizes common Student Learning Outcomes in Five Categories at the state level Each institution will map Gen Ed courses to state framework Promotes Gen Ed credit acceptability across institutions Encourages completion of AA/AS before transfer from KCTCS Enhances 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 standing An Equal Opportunity University

8. American Association ofColleges & Universities Liberal Education & America’s Promise (LEAP) The Essential Learning Outcomes Beginning 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 analysis Critical and creative thinking Written and oral communication Quantitative literacy Information literacy Teamwork and problem solving Practiced 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 arts Focused by ENGAGEMENT with big questions, both contemporary and enduring

11. Personal and Social Responsibility, including… Civic knowledge and engagement – local and global Intercultural knowledge and competence Ethical reasoning and action Foundations an skills for lifelong learning Anchored through active involvement with diverse communities and real-world challenges

12. Integrative Learning, including… Synthesis and advanced accomplishment across general and specialized studies Demonstrated 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 framework An Equal Opportunity University

15. Statewide SLO: Written and Oral Com Listen 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 Reasoning Interpret 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 Humanities Utilize 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 Language Demonstrate 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 Sciences Demonstrate 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 Behavioral Demonstrate 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 Transfer Category Certified Completion of one or some, but not all five categories Core Certified Completion of all categories Sum of hours does not necessarily equal receiving institution requirements Same as GETA

22. Certifying Transfer of Gen Ed Category Certifiedin good academic standing; completed some but not all of the 5 categories Core Certifiedgood standing; completed all categories but sum of hours does not = receiving institution Fully Certifiedgood standing; all categories and total hours An Equal Opportunity University

23. Institutional Responsibility for Implementation Preparing students for transfer Advising, accessibility, certification on transcripts Receiving institution Accepts coded course from sending school to assess completion Maximize applicability of transfer work beyond Gen Ed Assessment Expectation 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 Info CPE Policy and HB 160 cpe.ky.gov/policies/academicinit/Transfer U.Select– College Source Transfer Equivalency System www.transfer.org KCTCS Transfer Site www.kctcs.edu/students/transfer UK Transfer Information www.uky.edu/Admission/transfer