JUST THE FACTS: Career-Technical Credit Transfer (CT ²)

1. JUST THE FACTS:Career-Technical Credit Transfer (CT²) A partnership of the Ohio Board of Regents and the Ohio Department of Education

2. H.B. 66 Consultants • Ohio Board of Regents: • Robert Casto • Vicki Melvin • Gayle Ashbridge • Ryan Cupp • Co-Chairs CT2 Advisory Committee: • Charlotte Hatfield • President - Washington State Community College • Marsha Leonard • Superintendent - Green County Career Center • Director, Articulation and Transfer: • Paula Compton CT² Website: http://regents.ohio.gov/careertechtransfer October, 2008

3. Ohio’s Commitment to • Articulation and Transfer • 1990 – Ohio Articulation and Transfer Policy – Ohio Transfer Module • 2003 – H.B. 95 (ORC 3333.16) – Transfer Assurance Guides • 2005 – H.B. 66 (ORC 3333.162) - Career-Technical Credit Transfer (CT2) • 2007 – University System of Ohio October,2008

4. CT2 Rationale and Benefits • Collaborative effort among • Ohio Board of Regents • Office of Career-Technical and Adult Education of the Ohio Department of Education • Public Secondary/Adult Career-Technical Education Institutions • Public Higher Education October, 2008

5. CT2 Rationale and Benefits Continued • Under guidance of the CT2 Advisory Committee • CT2 established • Criteria • Policies • Procedures • Whereby students can college credit for technical knowledge and skills thereby decreasing time to degree completion • Knowledge and skills are based on recognized industry standards such as credentialing or licensing examinations October, 2008

6. CT2 Rationale and Benefits Continued • Major Benefits • More secondary and adult career-technical students will go to college • More will enter with college credit • Time to degree completion will be decreased, thus saving money and time • Business and industry will benefit from a workforce with advanced skills October, 2008

7. 2006-2008 Technical Areas • Practical Nursing to Pre-licensure Associate Degree Nursing • Electrical Engineering Technology • Mechanical Engineering Technology • Medical Assisting • Information Technology-Networking • Automotive Technology October, 2008

8. CT² Five-Step Process Definelearning outcomes based on recognized industry standards Agreeon learning outcomes Match course/program to learning outcomes Submitcourse/program materials based on learning outcomes Reviewcourse/program materials for equivalency October, 2008

9. Concepts • Learning Outcome (LOs) established by faculty panels that were based on recognized industry standards such as credentialing and licensing examinations • Career-Technical Assurance Guide (CTAG), which provides • An overview of equivalent content & learning outcomes • Guidance to students and institutions • Career-Technical Articulation Number (CTAN), which consists of • Outcomes representing the knowledge and skills needed in technical areas to transition from CTAE to public higher education October, 2008

10. “Another” Five Step Process . • Inventory Creation – Performed by content experts at the Institution • Match Creation – Performed by content experts at the Institution • Submission – Executed by CTAG contacts at the Schools • Review– Performed by the Validation Center Coordinator and/or Faculty Review Panels • Posting – Performed by Software Under Control of Validation Center Coordinators October, 2008

11. Validation Centers and Review Panels Established • Five Validation Centers Established • Sinclair Community College – Practical to Pre-licensure associate degree registered nursing. • Marion Technical College – Information Technology Networking • The University of Akron – Medical Assisting • Miami University, Hamilton – Engineering Technology (Mechanical and Electrical) • Owens Community College - Automotive October, 2008

12. People • Validation Center Coordinators • Faculty members from the five Validation Centers manage and coordinate activities • Review Panel Members • Faculty and teachers from public institutions of higher education and CTAE institutions review technical courses and submitted programs • CT2 Contacts and Coordinators • Representatives from public higher education and CTAE institutions serve as primary liaisons between institutions and the Regents October, 2008

13. Tools • CEMS is a web-based tool that supports course/program submission, review and posting of equivalent courses/programs. • Reporting System is a searchable web-based resource that shows students, faculty, registrars, counselors, and others the state-wide equivalent courses/programs for CT2. October, 2008

14. Electronic Integration Backbone Transcript Belongs to the sending institution and cannot be altered Transcript and Supplement Target Institution Source Institution • Articulation and Transfer Clearinghouse • Supplements incoming information and forwards it • Database • Populated with approved, equivalent courses or content data • When course content matches learning outcomes, course is deemed “equivalent” • TAG Electronic Bulletin Board • User resource • Posts equivalent, TAG-approved content Course Management and Tracking System

15. Areas Currently in Development and Soon to be Available • First Responder • Emergency Medical Technician – Basic • Emergency Medical Technical – Intermediate • Emergency Medical Technician – Paramedic • Volunteer Firefighter • Firefighter I • Firefighter II October, 2008

16. Areas for Future Development (in process) • Construction • Information Support • Culinary Arts • Law Enforcement • Interactive Media October, 2008

17. Help!Note: The remaining slides were developed by Robert Speckert, the Validation Center Coordinator for Engineering Technology at Miami-Hamilton • Technical Tool Support • Regional Validation Center Coordinators • Help Desk. Ryan Cupp 614-752-9474 or rcupp@regents.state.oh.us • Direct Access to the Help System • http://ct2.securespsite.com/ • Click on CEMS Help on left side of screen • Access to Help System from Within CEMS • Online tutorial for each page

18. Entering Courses Into the CEMS—Ohio Database • Begin by logging in to CEMS • https://atc.regents.ohio.gov/CEMS • Enter your user name • Enter you password Note that there is also a “practice” site: https://uat.regents.state.oh.us/CEMS User Name Password

19. Entering Courses Into the CEMS—Ohio Database (continued) • This is a two step process • Create an inventory of your courses • Match the inventory you create to the appropriate CTANs • As your school’s CTAG coordinator, you will wear two hats: • Faculty • Coordinator

20. Entering Courses Into the CEMS—Ohio Database (continued) • Start the Process as a Faculty • The two steps listed above are done as a “Faculty” • Once you submit your courses as a “Faculty” the submission comes right back to YOU as Coordinator. • As Coordinator, you can review the submission then approve it and submit it to the OBR.

21. Let’s Begin the Course Creation ProcessSelect “Faculty” Start as a “Faculty”

22. Start with Course/Program Inventory Click on “Create a new Course or Program”

23. Enter School and Course Information Enter your school information

24. Here is an Example Using Miami Numbers

25. Now Enter Course Details Cut and paste from syllabus. Prerequisite info. goes here Course description goes here

26. More on Course Details Best if you have ISBN Textbook info and additional reading Goals and Objectives Assessment of students Additional info also attached syllabus

27. Review before you Submit Once again, prepare a syllabus prior to initiating this process. On this page you can review your work prior to submitting.

28. First Few Screens are Straight Forward Use Fall 2008 as initial term

29. Select CTAG/CTAN

30. Select CTAN to Match your Course Select the Curriculum Field on the Left to Narrow the List on the Right

31. Let’s Match to CTAN CTMET005 CT-Mechanical Eng Tech selected Only two CTANs under Mechanical

32. Match the CTAN to Your Course Select your Course To Match then click the “arrow”

33. Miami Course ENT 135 Selected

34. Now the Work Begins! Describe how your course meets the learning outcomes. This is the tough part. See handouts for examples.

35. Entering Courses Into the CEMS—Ohio Database (continued) • The steps described above are performed as a “Faculty”. • After entering Learning Outcomes, press Submit. • The course comes to YOU as Coordinator. • As Coordinator, review the course. • If all is OK, submit to OBR or return to Faculty for further details.

36. Course Creation Process Complete! • If you follow these steps, you will have entered your courses into the CEMS database. • Once the courses are submitted to OBR, a CTAG staff member reviews the material. If complete, it is forwarded to Validation Center Coordinator-VCC (Rob Speckert is VCC for Engineering Technology)

37. Course Approval Process • Validation Center Coordinator reviews course to make sure all sections are complete. • Special attention is paid to the learning outcomes. (Please describe how the course addresses each learning outcome.) • If all looks good, the course is forwarded to review panel. This is a panel of faculty. • If approved by panel, VCC sends to OBR for publication. • If not approved, it is returned to campus coordinator with explanation of what is needed.