The Higher Education Core Curriculum Transfer Act

Annual Transfer and Articulation Conference

Jefferson City, MO

February 24, 2017

Rusty Monhollon, Ph.D. Assistant Commissioner for Academic Affairs

Missouri Department of Higher Education

Higher Education Core Curriculum Transfer Act

PRIMARY GOALS (TO BE COMPLETED BY JANUARY 1, 2018) 1. Develop a recommended lower division core curriculum of 42 semester credit hours 2. Approve a common course numbering equivalency matrix. INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Adopt 42 credit hour block, include the equivalency matrix in catalog, implement for 2018-19 AY. STUDENTS’ RIGHTS AND BENEFITS 1. 42-hour block at one IHE transfers to all other public IHEs. 2. Not required to take additional core curriculum courses at the receiving institution. 3. Receive credit from the receiving IHE for each course successfully completed. (May have to satisfy further

course requirements in the core curriculum of the receiving institution)

ADDITIONAL TASKS 1. Evaluate the transfer practices of each public institution 2. Resolve disputes concerning credit transfer. 3. Promulgate rules CAVEATS • Provisions not apply to native students. • Not affect an IHE’s authority to adopt its own admission standards or its own grading policies. • Students in professional programs shall complete the core required for accreditation or licensure.

Core Curriculum Advisory Committee (CCAC)

• One representative from each public IHE

• Majority must be faculty

• Full roster sent to all committee members

• Guide development of core curriculum

• Lead work groups in specific areas

Core Curriculum Defined

• “. . . the basic competencies to be met, which shall include communicating, higher-order thinking, managing information, valuing, and includes the knowledge areas of social and behavioral sciences, humanities and fine arts, mathematics, and life and physical sciences”

COMMUNICATING, HIGHER-ORDER THINKING, MANAGING INFORMATION, VALUING

SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL

SCIENCES

HUMANITIES & FINE ARTS

MATHEMATICS LIFE & PHYSICAL

SCIENCES COMMUNICATIONS

___ CREDIT HOURS ___ CREDIT HOURS ___ CREDIT HOURS ___ CREDIT HOURS ___ CREDIT HOURS

PSCYCHOLOGY SOCIOLOGY POLITICAL SCIENCE ANTHROPOLOGY HISTORY ECONOMICS GEOGRAPHY

LITERATURE ART PHILOSPHY FOREIGN LANGUAGES MUSIC RELIGION

ALGEBRA STATISTICS PRE-CALCULUS CALCULUS TRIGONOMETRY

BIOLOGY BOTANY GEOLOGY CHEMISTRY PHYSICS

COMPOSITION PUBLIC SPEAKING

SAMPLE TEMPLATE FORTY-TWO CREDIT HOUR BLOCK

Seamless Transfer

SHOW-ME COMMUNITY COLLEGE

42-CREDIT HOUR CORE CURRICULUM

SHOW-ME STATE UNIVERSITY

42-CREDIT HOUR CORE CURRICULUM

42-hour block not completed

COURSES COMPLETED AT SHOW-ME COMMUNITY

COLLEGE

COURSE CREDITS U.S. HISTORY TO 1865 3 AMERICAN GOVERNMENT 3 ENGLISH COMPOSITION I 3 ENGLISH COMPOSITION II 3 GENERAL BIOLOGY 4 ART APPRECIATION 3 AMERICAN LITERATURE 3 CHEMISTRY NON-MAJORS 3 COLLEGE ALGEBRA 3 TOTAL CREDITS 28

COURSES ACCEPTED AT SHOW-

ME STATE UNIVERSITY

COURSE CREDITS AMERICAN HISTORY I 3 INTRO TO GOVERNMENT 3 COLLEGE COMPOSITION I 3 COLLEGE COMPOSITION II 3 INTRO TO BIOLOGY 4 ART APPRECIATION 3 AMERICAN LITERATURE 3 INTRO TO CHEMISTRY 3 COLLEGE ALGEBRA 3 TOTAL CREDITS 28

Challenges

• Credit hour discrepancies between lab and non-lab courses • Sequential course transfer issues (e.g. Foreign Language,

Sciences) – science and foreign language, if there is a certain sequence, may

not accept beginning sequence from other institution

• Evaluations for courses other than those listed – accepts another course in transfer as equivalent, but that’s not

the course we asked about...example public speaking vs. oral communication. We asked for public speaking, only transfers at about ½ institutions because other half are oral communication.

• Not all institutions offer all courses, nor do they accept courses from other institutions

Context and Background • Long history of collaborating on transfer

– General Agreement on Transfer and Articulation – 42-hour block generally accepted now – Numerous one-to-one articulation agreements

• Core Transfer Library (HB 1042, 2012) – 26 courses;

• Curriculum Alignment Initiative (CAI, 2008) – Exit competencies

MISSOURI COMMON COURSE NAME AND NUMBER: MOTRAN POSC 101

INSTITUTION COURSE TITLE COURSE NUMBER CREDIT HOURS

Harris-Stowe State University American Government POSC 0200 3 Lincoln University American National Govt. or American Political Institutions PSC 203 or PSC 201 3 Missouri Southern State University Govt: US, State and Local or Intro to Political Science PSC 120 or PSC 201* 3 Missouri State University American Government PLS 101 3 Missouri University of Science & Tech. American Government POL SCI 90 3 Missouri Western State University American National Government PSC 101 3 Northwest Missouri State Univ. American Government POLS 34-102 3 Southeast Missouri State Univ. U.S. Political Systems PS 103 3 Truman State University American Government POL 161 3 University of Central Missouri American Government POLS 1510 3 University of Missouri-Columbia American Government POLS 1100 3 University of Missouri-Kansas City American Government POL-SCI 210 3 University of Missouri-St. Louis American Politics POL SC 1100 3 Crowder College National, State, Local Govt. PLSC 103 or PLSC 104* 3 East Central College US Government 1 (Nat’l & State) PS 1203 3 Jefferson College US & MO Govt & Constitution PSC 102 3 Linn State Technical College American Government PSC 101 3 Metropolitan Community College Intro to American & Nat’l Politics POLS 136 3 Mineral Area College American Political Systems POS 1180 3 Missouri State Univ.-West Plains American Government PLS 101 3 Moberly Area Community College American Government PSC 105 3 North Central Missouri College American Government PL 216 3 Ozarks Technical Comm. College American Government PLS 101 3 St. Charles Community College American Government POL 101 3 St. Louis Community College Introduction to American Politics PSC 101 3 State Fair Community College American & National Government POLS 101 3 Three Rivers Community College National & State Government GOVT 121 3

Sample Template: Core Curriculum Course Matrix

Course Equivalence Matrix MISSOURI COMMON COURSE NAME & NUMBER

American History II, MO HISTORY 102 INSTITUTION NAME COURSE NAME COURSE NUMBER CR. HRS

Harris-Stowe State University U.S. History II HIST 0144 3 Lincoln University U.S. History II HIS 206 3 Missouri Southern State University U.S. History 1877 to Present HIST 0120 3 Missouri State University Survey of US History Since 1877 HST 122 3 Missouri University of Science & Tech. American History Since 1877 HISTORY 176 3 Missouri Western State University American History Since 1865 HIS 150 3 Northwest Missouri State Univ. No exact equivalent course** Southeast Missouri State Univ. American History II US 107 3 Truman State University U.S. History II HIST 105 3 University of Central Missouri History of the US from 1877 HIST 1351 3 University of Missouri-Columbia Survey of Amer. History Since 1865 HIST 1200 3 University of Missouri-Kansas City American History Since 1877 HISTORY 102 or HISTORY 1101 3

University of Missouri-St. Louis American Civilization HIST 1002 3 Crowder College U.S. History II HIST 107 3 East Central College U.S. History 1865-1945 HI 1203 3 Jefferson College U.S. History II from Reconstruction HST 104 3 State Technical College of Missouri American Hist from 1877 to Present HST 110 3 Metropolitan Community College U.S. History Since 1865 HIST 121 3 Mineral Area College American History II HIS 1240/HIS 1380 3

Missouri State Univ.-West Plains Survey of US History Since 1877 HST 122 3 Moberly Area Community College American History from 1865 HST 106 3 North Central Missouri College American History Since 1877 HI 104 3 Ozarks Technical Comm. College Reconstruction to the Present HST 130 3 St. Charles Community College U.S. History Since 1877 HIS 102 3 St. Louis Community College U.S. History from 1865 to Present HST 102 3 State Fair Community College U.S. History Since 1877 HIST102 3 Three Rivers Community College American History Since 1877 HIST 112 3

Proposed Timeline • January 11, 2017 Advisory Committee meeting (Jefferson City) • February 2, 2017 CBHE meeting • February 2017 Work Group meetings • March 2017 Advisory Committee meeting (Jefferson City) • April 6, 2017 CBHE meeting • April 2017 Work Group meetings • May 2017 Advisory Committee meeting (Jefferson City) • June 8, 2017 CBHE meeting • April 2017 Work Group meetings • July 2017 Advisory Committee meeting (Jefferson City) • August 2017 Work Group meetings • September 7, 2017 CBHE meeting • September 2017 Advisory Committee meeting (Jefferson City) • October 2017 Work Group meetings • November 2017 Advisory Committee meeting (Jefferson City) • November 2017 Work Group meetings • December 14, 2017 CBHE meeting. • January 1, 2018 Completion of subsections 1 and 2 of 178.786 • January 2018 MDHE files Administrative Rules for Core Curriculum • August 2018 Full implementation of the Core Curriculum at all public institutions.

Proposed Work Groups

• Mathematics (Math Pathways Taskforce)

• Communications

• Humanities & Fine Arts

• Life & Physical Sciences

• Social & Behavioral Sciences

• Equivalence Matrix

• Transfer Practices and Criteria (COTA)

• Appeal Process (COTA)

Questions?