supporting transfer success: u.select for degree completion

PRESENTED BY:

Lois Bishop, DePaul University

Agnes Szemborski, Harper College

Marilyn Marshall, University of Illinois

Dena Lawrence, u.select Illinois

Harper College – a public community college

DePaul University – a private 4-year university

University of Illinois – a public 4-year university and u.select grant recipient

u.select Illinois – an IBHE grant-funded initiative to provide statewide online transfer advising

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Context of Transfer in IL Overview of u.select Illinois Creation of a Partnership Using u.select at Harper College Using u.select at DePaul University Lessons learned

Q&A

“One of the recommendations under Goal 3 of the Illinois Public Agenda is to strengthen articulation through stable funding and expansion of transfer tools such as the Illinois Articulation Initiative and u.select.”

2011 US News & World Report

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AdvisorsAgreementsPolicyInformationToolsWebsites

Course to Course

Transfer Coordinators

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iTransfer

IAI

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Launched in 2002 Illinois Participating Institutions

12 Public Universities 48 Community Colleges 7 Independent Institutions Various levels of implementation

Licensed by IBHE grant Supported by ICCB, iTransfer and

participating institutions Representative Advisory Committee Facilitates ICCB Articulation Process

Allows students to access degree requirements online.

Enables students to run a personalized planning guide and monitor their progress toward degree completion.

Provides a common source for transfer information to counselors, advisors, faculty and students.

Allows 2- and 4-year counselors to access their transfer students information in u.select.

u.select is the statewide system in: Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Oregon, Ohio and

Wisconsin

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“Success” is defined as helping students transfer and graduate.

Eliminate reliance on static, printed transfer agreements.

Transfer agreements should involve the multiple entities impacting students.

Successful transfer programs should benefit all so they will be supported, promoted and sustained.

Community Colleges provide students with the associate degree and the first two years of the bachelor’s degree.

u.select is used to facilitate transfer advising to effectively and efficiently assist students in achieving their educational goals.

Baccalaureate institutions build on that foundation to provide the students a degree in their chosen major.

Student is the beneficiary.

114 years of urban, Catholic, Vincentian tradition

Today, enrollment of 25,000 students

10 colleges and 5 campuses in Chicagoland area

Largest & fastest growing Catholic university in U.S.

9th largest private not-for-profit university

DAPP was created to increase the services and programs for our transfer students by building on our existing relationships, internally and externally.

DAPP is a program for students who choose to begin their DePaul bachelor’s degree at a community college.

External relationships included Harper College and u.select.

Multiple offices and departments within DePaul have active roles in DAPP.

Comprehensive community college serving communities in the northwest suburbs of Chicago

16,000 students enrolled

7 Associate Degrees and various Certificates available

Nearly 50% of students intend to transfer to a 4-year college and complete a baccalaureate degree

u.select provides access to the most up-to-date and accurate information for prospective transfer students

students can see how their courses will transfer, view remaining degree requirements, and get the course numbers to fulfill those remaining requirements

Takes the guesswork out of transfer planning

www.harpercollege.edu/transfer

Harper student working toward DePaul Degree

IAI incorporated Tool used by students and advisors Evaluate coursework for Gen Ed requirements:

Process coursework from multiple institutions Against IAI approved courses

Lois Bishop LBishop5@depaul.edu

Dena Lawrence denalawr@uillinois.edu

Marilyn Marshall mmmurphy@uillinois.edu

Agnes Szemborski aszembor@harpercollege.edu