The bottom line is that the faculty will approve all of these courses that are included in this index. It will have to be revisited annually. If people want to add courses, we'll have an opportunity for institutions to revise their syllabi and their courses so that they're more in line. |
They can begin planning. If they know they will be transferring eventually, they can look at the required courses and back into the ones that will transfer. There's no guesswork. |
We have spent hundreds of people hours up to this point and without even involving the teacher committees. It has been an expensive endeavor in terms of staff and faculty time. |
We would hope that it would increase the number of transfers who complete baccalaureate degrees. That is always our goal — to increase our retention and graduation rates and to make education more seamless. |
We're getting into several of the sciences that had not been delved into before. |