Transfer Oversight Committee Meeting Agenda

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Transfer Oversight Committee Meeting
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Friday, January 20, 2006 (Lunch will be served)
Wells Fargo Place, Conference Room 306B, St. Paul, MN

Proposed Agenda

1. Introductions, Agenda

2. Review Transfer Oversight Committee Meeting Notes 10-21-05-J. Simser

3. Workgroup Recommendations -workgroup

a. System Strategic Plan 2006-2010 Draft 1/04/06

b. Proposed Institutional Self Evaluation for the MNTC-revised plan and timeline

4. Guidelines for the Review and Design of a Minnesota Transfer Curriculum

a. Guideline #6 traditional lab course and lab-like experience--D. Japp??

b. U of M General Education Review, FY07 as per Craig Swan, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, Academic Affairs

c. Review Guidelines—FY08??

5. Proposed Policy Revisions and Development

a.      Policy 3.15 Advanced Placement (AP)— Proposed Board submission April, May, 2006 http://www.mnscu.edu/board/policy/315.html --Cyndy Crist

b.      Policy 3.16 International Baccalaureate Credit (IB), Proposed Board submission April, May, 2006 http://www.mnscu.edu/board/policy/316.html—Cyndy Crist

c.      Policy 3.33 and Procedure 3.33.1 College Level Exam Program (CLEP)—Linda Lade

d.      Policy 3.21 Undergraduate Credit Transfer, http://www.mnscu.edu/board/policy/3-21.pdf

i. Proposed Board submission Jan-Mar 2006

ii. Plan for draft development --JoAnn Simser

6. Pending Federal Legislation http://www.aacrao.org/federal_relations/position/Accreditation.pdf (see references)

a.      Requires institutions to have policies that do not base transfer decisions solely on regional accreditation

b.      Katrina near miss—additional requirements institutions must report articulation agreements, % of transfer students

c.      Impact on faculty

d.       Revise system and institutional policies; HLC Policy and Good Practices on Transfer of Credit http://www.ncahlc.org/download/GoodPracticeTransfer.pdf

e.      Contact congressional representatives

7. Other business

8. Future Transfer Oversight Committee agendas

a. April, 2006 Transfer of “D” grades

b. Credit for Prior Learning Survey Results and Policy Recommendations

9. TOC Meeting dates FY07-all

a.      September 1^st-2^nd week , 2006

b.      October, 2006

c.      November-December, 2006

d.      January, 2007

e.      February-March, 2007

f.        April, 2007

FYI :

10. Recommended Transfer Oversight Committee Charge Document Revision

a. Transfer Oversight Committee 2005-2006

11. Transfer Oversight Committee meeting notes revised http://www.mntransfer.org/Councils/minutes/September_8_2005.html

12. Accounting Transfer Project

a.       Accounting Transfer Project Plan 2005-2006, Revised 1-3-06

b.       Accounting Course Review Report 11-5-05

c.       Revised Accounting 2004-2005 Table

13. Inclusion of World Languages in MNTC-Office of Chancellor Review

FY06 Meetings
(TOC Workgroup 1:30-3:30 pm WFP 335b, Feb. 6, 2006)
TOC 10:00 am-3:00 pm, WFP Rm 306B, Friday, April 28, 2006

References:

Pending Federal Legislation

14. Bollag, Burton. “Congress Stops Giving Heartburn to Accreditors” The Chronicle of Higher Education 12/9/2005 Web reference for subscribers: http://chronicle.com/weekly/v52/i16/16a00101.htm

15. Contreras, Alan “Giving Credit Where Credit is Due” The Chronicle of Higher Education 10/14/2005 Web reference for subscribers: http://chronicle.com/weekly/v52/i08/08b01201.htm

Workgroup recommendations:

16.Background for the Minnesota Transfer Agreement, Draft 11/7/05 Steve Whipple with Comments provided by Brian Donovan 11/15/05.

17. Bok, Derek “The Critical Role of Trustees in Enhancing Student Learning”, The Chronicle of Higher Education 12/16/2005 Web reference for subscribers: http://chronicle.com/weekly/v52/i17/17b01201.htm

18. Cronon, William J. “Qualities of the Liberally Educated Person”, Liberal Education , Vol 85:No. 1 Winter, 1999.

19. Commission Statement on General Education, 2003 and Criterion 4, Acquisition, Discovery and Application of Knowledge, The Handbook of Accreditation, 3.2-12—3.2-15., Higher Learning Commission. http://www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Transfer Oversight Committee Meeting 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Friday, January 20, 2006 (Lunch will be served) Wells Fargo Place, Conference Room 306B, St. Paul, MN

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Transfer Oversight Committee Meeting
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Friday, January 20, 2006 (Lunch will be served)
Wells Fargo Place, Conference Room 306B, St. Paul, MN