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Program Collaboration and Transfer Information
DARS/CAS Connection
Presented at the Minnesota Online Summer
Conference
July 29, 2004
2Program Collaboration and Transfer
Chancellor’s Work Plan Action Item
2003-04 Annual Work Plan Action: “Build on the emerging strengths to further enhance transfer [Fully Integrate the System]”
3Program Collaboration and Transfer
Transfer Goals
Encourage a culture of transfer friendliness Focus on quality Create transfer pathways Establish common policies and procedures Collect and report data to evaluate student success Establish structures for faculty and staff communication Improve information given to students>>
Minnesota Course Applicability System (CAS)
4Program Collaboration and Transfer
What is DARS?
Degree Audit Reporting System Computerized report that tells students and advisors
what a student has taken to meet degree/major requirements AND what they have left AND what they can choose from to satisfy graduation requirements.
Includes Transfer Credits.
8Program Collaboration and Transfer
What is CAS?
Course Applicability System Web based “shopping” of transfer credits Reads the Transfer rules written in campus DARS. Student finds out IF their courses transfer and HOW they
apply to a major/program before they register/attend.
9Program Collaboration and Transfer
Navigating CAS
Course Equivalency Guide (CEG)Access course equivalents between two institutions
10Program Collaboration and Transfer
Acceptability of Transfer Credits --Student selects school they’re
transferring to and from…
15Program Collaboration and Transfer
Navigating CAS
Your Courses Student maintains a list of their courses and grades.
16Program Collaboration and Transfer
Applicability of Transfer Credits –Student enters Portfolio of Courses which is stored in their CAS
account
17Program Collaboration and Transfer
Navigating CAS
Planning Guides View planning guides and request new planning guides
18Program Collaboration and Transfer
Student finds out how the courses will apply to a program by running a PLANNING GUIDE for their
chosen transfer school for their chosen major.
20Program Collaboration and Transfer
Students may also ‘cross reference’ an institution when running a Planning Guide
Scenario: Anoka-Ramsey student goes home to Mankato for the summer and wants to know what courses he can take at MSU, Mankato and transfer back to Anoka-Ramsey in the fall.
The Cross Reference Planning Guide shows equivalent courses in brackets { }. The MSUM equivalent courses appear in GREEN font.
24Program Collaboration and Transfer
CAS Project Status as of July 28, 2004
Current Minnesota State Colleges and Universities institutions: Alexandria Technical College Anoka-Ramsey Community College Bemidji State University Central Lakes College Hibbing Community College Inver Hills Community College Minneapolis Community & Tech College Southwest Minnesota State University Winona State University
Current University of Minnesota campuses: Twin Cities Crookston
25Program Collaboration and Transfer
CAS Project Status
Additional Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Institutions: 8 more institutions by September 30, 2004 Remainder December 31, 2004
Additional University of Minnesota Campuses: Morris & Duluth by August 31, 2004