UC Updates

1. UC Updates Presenters: Dawn Sheibani, Jennifer Forsberg, and Evera Spears

2. 2011-12 UC TCA News • UC TCA (Transfer Course Agreement) update email and schedule sent on 4/6/11 • On the first day of your campus’ scheduled month you will receive detailed instructions • Results will be disseminated within 30 days for all on-time submissions • If you do not intend to submit you must contact UCOP for both the first and second review periods

3. UC TCA Update Reminders • OSCAR (Online Services for Curriculum and Articulation Review) outlines must be marked as “complete” and for “review” or they will not be included in the UC TCA Update • All submissions must be received electronically through OSCAR • Your OSCAR access closes on the 25th of your scheduled month • All on-time submissions are reviewed each month before any late submissions are reviewed

4. UC TCA Review • Each year, UCOP identifies an area of review for UC transferable courses based on faculty recommendations • Further, this process helps to screen for general course requirements agreed upon by all 9 UC campuses • Therefore, we are able to maintain standards in acceptable course content for specific subject categories across the UC system

5. History Review for 2011-12 • Courses articulated in the history major will be reviewed by UCOP this year to verify that the content explicitly states reading and writing outside the textbook. • Courses affected: World, Western, US, European, Asian, Latin, and African/Middle East (no special emphasis areas or government courses) • During the UC TCA update, reviewed courses will be reconciled with courses identified as needing review • Courses not approved will also be included in the notification • Identified courses must be submitted in the 2012-13 cycle or they will be phased out

6. 2011-12 UC TCA Adjustments • Pre-calculus footnotes will be reviewed to remove credit limitations • The following Course Repeatability note has been added to the UC TCA agreements regarding .ea designations: “An "ea" after the unit value of a course on this agreement is meant to indicate that the course may be repeated for credit under CCC campus policies. Since campus policies on repeatability vary, the "ea" indicator does not guarantee that UC will grant credit for every course that appears multiple times on a student's transcript.”

7. UCOP Admissions Evaluation Coordinator Areas of Responsibility: • Senate Regulations and Evaluation Guidelines for both Freshman and Transfer • Re-consider current policies and practices • Respond to evaluation questions submitted by counselors/advisors – and even articulation officers!

8. UC Evaluation Updates • New UC policy for transfer credit of military courses: “Military Service Courses Award, as appropriate, lower division transfer credit for military service courses as recommended by the American Council on Education and as is consistent with University policy on granting transfer credit, including limitations on total transferrable units.” • Announcement was made to UC evaluators, UC veterans coordinators, and to CCC advisors (via TCW and UC Notes) • Information will be added to UCOP and campus web pages, Quick Reference, etc.

9. Sample Military Course Decisions UC would grant transfer credit in these two examples:  1. Microbiology – Version 2 – award 3 semester/4.5 quarter units of lower division credit in biological science  2. Arabic – Version 2 – award 4 semester/6 quarter units of lower division credit in elementary language  UC would not grant credit in these examples:  1. Math – basic technical skills, specific to performance of a task  2. English – grammar and usage, basic working knowledge of a language

10. Implementation Process Outline • Fall 2012 applicants should list courses completed as a part of military service on the admission application; after acceptance, submit official transcript (SMART, AARTS, etc.) • Ultimately, UC hopes to maintain a web-based list of all reviewed military courses • A session detailing the process and outcomes of this policy has been proposed for the 2011 UC Counselor Conferences

11. Answers to FAQs • UC will not grant transfer credit to all courses as recommended by ACE; the recommendation will serve as a starting point for consideration • Transfer credit will be granted for military courses if any UC campus has an equivalent course – this is UC standard practice for transferability of coursework from any institution • Although this new policy may not result in a large amount of transfer credit being granted, UC is committed to providing this opportunity to students with military coursework

12. Changes to Lower Division Major Requirements • The majority of UC campus department have an established practice of allowing two years before changing their major prep • A request to consistently apply this practice across all campuses is under discussion • An update will be provided before the fall term

13. SB 1440, AB 2302, and UC • UC supports the aims of SB 1440 but is not named as a participant in the bill • AB 2302 asks UC to consider a similar associate degree pathway for transfer students • Interim report due on June 30, 2011 • Final report due on December 31, 2011 • UC President Yudof has corresponded with Governor Brown affirming our support and calling attention to other positive things we are doing to facilitate transfer

14. AB 2302 Highlights • Over the past year, UCOP met with discipline faculty to collaborate on subject requirements for the Transfer Preparation Paths (TPPs) • In the fall, five faculty groups met to discuss similarities in lower-division major prep (math, biology, psychology, computer science, and history) • Before the end of spring, two additional meeting are planned (sociology and physics) • It was discovered that a great deal of similarity already exists – a “common core” – a message we want to communicate to students • The faculty groups will also review and comment on the finalized Transfer Model Curricula (TMC) • UC’s Board of Admissions and Relations with Schools (BOARS) is discussing a UC potential guarantee to review TMC applicants for admissions

15. UC Participation in C-ID • UC encourages participation of descriptor and course reviews by faculty • UC faculty members have indicated interest in participating in discussions related to computer science and studio art • UCOP systemwide staff and a designated campus AO attend board meetings and Discipline Input Group (DIG) meetings • C-ID course descriptors are presented to the faculty discipline groups

16. Ensuring Transfer Success (ETS) Update • The ETS conference and wait list are full; contact Julie Moore at the CCC Chancellor's Office if you have questions about this year’s event. • Sessions: • “Tips, Tools, and Transcript Review for New Counselors” • “Understanding UC International Evaluation” • “Next Steps: I’ve Applied, Now What?” • A review of reminders for students and counselors about what to do in the period after submitting the application and before the first term of attendance • “UC TAG” • New policy (1 TAG per student) and online tool changes • “Student Support for UC Success” • Support for current CCC students and what kinds of support are available after matriculation • “Counseling Toward a Pre-Health or Pre-Med Program” • “Advance Review of Transcripts (From Hell)” • “UC Campus Updates”

17. UCOP Contact Information For UC TCA and TPP questions: For CCC admissions/articulation/IGETC questions: Jennifer Forsberg Dawn Sheibani Transfer Articulation Analyst CCC Articulation and Admissions Coordinator jennifer.forsberg@ucop.edudawn.sheibani@ucop.edu (510) 987-0907 (510) 987-9569 For Evaluation/Admissions questions: For UC Transfer Programs/BOARS Policy questions: Evera SpearsShawn Brick Admissions Evaluation Coordinator Associate Director of Transfer Programs evera.spears@ucop.edushawn.brick@ucop.edu (510) 987-9511 (510) 987-9872