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Interstate Passport ®: Learning Outcomes Solution to Credit Loss in Transfer Anna T Galas, MS Director, Academic Leadership Initiatives Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education R Joel Farrell II, Ph.D., LPC, NCC Chief of Academic Analytics Air University/Community College of the Air Force Michael Torrens, MPP Director of Analysis, Assessment and Accreditation University State University Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education Today’s Topics  Why Interstate Passport®  Transfer in the U.S Today  What is Interstate Passport and How Does it Work  Who’s Involved Now  What Does the Data Tell Us Interstate Passport | SACSCOC – December 8, 2019 INTERSTATEPASSPORT.WICHE.EDU Why Interstate Passport ® “ there are significant barriers to transfer—the most pressing being the loss of credits that community college students experience when they transition to four-year institutions.” Improving the transfer process and ensuring that students can transfer credits efficiently has the potential to substantially raise college attainment Jenkins, D., & Fink, J (2015) What We Know About Transfer New York, NY: Columbia University, Teachers College, Community College Research Center Interstate Passport | SACSCOC – December 8, 2019 INTERSTATEPASSPORT.WICHE.EDU Interstate Passport® A national program facilitating block transfer of lower-division general education attainment based on student learning outcomes, rather than on specific courses and credits Student Focused Faculty Driven Institutional Autonomy Interstate Passport | SACSCOC – December 8, 2019 INTERSTATEPASSPORT.WICHE.EDU Quality Assurance Student Focused Interstate Passport® Goal: Student Success  Save students’ time and money  Increase persistence & degree completion – & finish on-time  Avoid unnecessary repetition of learning already achieved  Know in advance of transfer that General Education requirements will be met Interstate Passport | SACSCOC – December 8, 2019 INTERSTATEPASSPORT.WICHE.EDU Student Focused Passport Earners 38,886 Interstate Passport | SACSCOC – December 8, 2019 INTERSTATEPASSPORT.WICHE.EDU In Academic Years (2016-2019) Faculty Driven The Framework  Based on 63 Passport Learning Outcomes across nine areas of learning  Each supported by multiple examples of some of the ways faculty members teach and assess learning at the lower division  With built-in quality assurance based on academic progress data Interstate Passport | SACSCOC – December 8, 2019 INTERSTATEPASSPORT.WICHE.EDU Faculty Driven How Does Interstate Passport® Work Nine Knowledge and Skill Areas Natural Sciences Human Cultures Human Society and the Individual Creative Expression Critical Thinking Teamwork and Value Systems  Crosscutting Skills Oral Written Communi- Communication cation Quantita– tive Literacy  Foundational Skills  Knowledge of Concepts Interstate Passport | SACSCOC – December 8, 2019 INTERSTATEPASSPORT.WICHE.EDU Institutional Autonomy The Institution’s Role Determines that its own learning outcomes are congruent with and cover same range of learning as the Passport Learning Outcomes (PLOs) Identifies the courses and lists of choices (Block) by which students can achieve the PLOs Interstate Passport | SACSCOC – December 8, 2019 INTERSTATEPASSPORT.WICHE.EDU Institutional Autonomy Sample Passport Blocks 10 Interstate Passport | SACSCOC – December 8, 2019 INTERSTATEPASSPORT.WICHE.EDU Institutional Autonomy Benefits to Institutions  Simplified transfer process  Curricular flexibility  Faculty ownership  Academic progress reports for continuous improvement  Increased retention and graduation rates  Recruitment strategy 11 Interstate Passport | SACSCOC – December 8, 2019 INTERSTATEPASSPORT.WICHE.EDU Quality Assurance Passport Recorded on Transcript Passport recorded on student transcript, indicating that Lower Division General Education requirements in nine areas have been achieved 12 Interstate Passport | SACSCOC – December 8, 2019 INTERSTATEPASSPORT.WICHE.EDU Quality Assurance Tracking Academic Performance Institutions Report Data to National Student Clearinghouse  Passport Completions  Passport Verify  Academic Progress Tracking Annual Reports for For a tutorial and guides to these services, see: https://studentclearinghouse.info/interstate -passport/ >>>Quality Assurance  Sending Institution  Passport Review Board 13 Interstate Passport | SACSCOC – December 8, 2019 INTERSTATEPASSPORT.WICHE.EDU Interstate Passport Network 32 Institutions In 14 States 14 Interstate Passport | SACSCOC – December 8, 2019 INTERSTATEPASSPORT.WICHE.EDU Interstate Passport Network https://interstatepassport.wiche.edu 15 Interstate Passport | SACSCOC – December 8, 2019 INTERSTATEPASSPORT.WICHE.EDU Military and Veterans Air University & Community College of the Air Force  165,000 students  Prohibited from teaching GE by federal policy  Competency-based degree programs 16 Interstate Passport | SACSCOC – December 8, 2019 INTERSTATEPASSPORT.WICHE.EDU Outreach 17 Interstate Passport | 2019 AASCU Pre-Conference Workshop– July 25, 2019 INTERSTATEPASSPORT.WICHE.EDU Thank You! Anna T Galas, MS Director, Academic Leadership Initiatives Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education Boulder, CO agalas@wiche.edu R Joel Farrell II, Ph.D., LPC, NCC Chief of Academic Analytics Air University Montgomery, AL robert.farrell.16@hqau.af.edu Michael Torrens, MPP Director of Analysis, Assessment and Accreditation Utah State University Logan, UT michael.torrens@usu.edu