Big Changes from UC about A-G

Nina Costales

High School Articulation Coordinator

University of California | Office of the President

California Charter School AssociationMarch 18, 2015

Session Topics

Background and overview

Enhancements to “a-g” course criteria & guidelines

A-G Course Management Portal

Updated new course submission form

NEW “a-g” resources

Articulation & A-G Subject Requirements

Prepare students to participate fully in their first-year program at the University

Provide students with a general knowledge foundation for new and advanced studies

Help students develop critical thinking and analytical skills

A-G Course Lists

High school courses reviewed against “a-g” criteria established by UC faculty

Approved courses on “a-g” course lists used in UC/CSU admission evaluations

New “a-g” courses and revisions submitted via A-G Course Management Portal

Big Changes for A-G!

GOAL = improve overall “a-g” course submission and review process

Major highlights:– Clarifying and revising the “a-g” subject area course criteria– Developing the new A-G Course Management Portal– Streamlining the course submission form to align with the “a-g”

course criteria– Increasing “a-g” resources and Articulation staff.

Revised A-G Course Criteria

Clarification: “a-g” course criteria & guidelines

Collaboration: K-12 & higher education stakeholders

Consistency: align goals of “a-g” & Common Core

More Revised A-G Course Criteria

No changes to the “a-g” subject requirements

Greater focus on skill development

Aligns with new course submission form & UC course review practices

Available on A-G Guide

UC Honors A-G Courses

Major changes for school-created “a-g” honors courses

Changes are effective starting with the 2015-16 academic year

No changes to calculating the UC GPA

No limits on school-created honors courses approved for a school’s “a-g” list

School-created, college-preparatory elective (“g”) honors courses now eligible for UC honors

UC Honors A-G Courses

UC honors courses must have a non-honors equivalent, but simultaneous offerings not required

Allow 10th grade courses to qualify for UC honors

Introducing the A-G CMP

Newly designed A-G Course Management Portal (CMP)– Replacing Doorways Online Update website

Inaugural system launched on February 1, 2015

Register now to set-up your personal account!

REVIEWof “a-g” course submissions

REPOSITORYof “a-g” courses

RESOURCEfor college-preparatory curriculum in

California

User Registration & CMP Access

Former system: registration by institution

A-G CMP: registration by individual user– Personal user name & password– Individual account to track your own submissions– Direct access to “a-g” approved courses

Default Account Settings

Basic User Administrator UserAll basic user features, plus:

Prepare course submissions Submit courses to UC

Save drafts of course submissions Update school demographic information

View status of your course submissions

Edit and archive your institution’s courses

Search for approved courses from other institutions

Manage permissions for your institution’s users

Manage individual account settings

A-G Course Submission Timeline

Submission cycle opens February 1

PHASE 1*

February 1 to

May 31

PHASE 2

June 1 to

July 31

PHASE 3

August 1 to

September 15

Submission cycle closes

September 15

*Phase 1:1st resubmission due by July 312nd resubmission due by September 15

Course Submission Workflow*

*Forwarding ≠ submitting

User prepares course submission: forward or submit?

Primary Administrator user finalizes course

submission

UC receives course

submission

Forward Submit

Submit

New Course Submission Form

Streamlined form– Basic course information

– Course description

– Course materials– Review course summary

Form aligns with “a-g” course criteria & K-12 course design

Same form for all subject areas

Editing Approved Courses

Any changes to an approved course completed using “Edit” icon

– Examples: Changing a course’s title Updating course materials Moving a course from one subject area to another Adding or removing the UC honors designation

Course information will be pre-populated into form

Edits made to a course still require a review by UC

Archiving Courses

What is archiving?– Shelving an approved course that will not be offered for a given year or

years

Archived courses can be reinstated– Within 3 years do not require a full review– More than 3 years requires a full review

View archived courses in Course Search

Demographic Information

No longer required as a first step in a submission cycle– Update information at any time– But, it still needs to be done annually!

Important to keep information accurate!– It’s how UC communicates with you.

New Feature for Charter Schools

NEW A-G Resources

Course search in A-G CMP– Open search field (Google-type search)– Access to full description of approved “a-g” courses

Quick-Start Guide for New Course Submissions (provided)

Coming soon!– Webinars and videos– A-G course evaluation rubrics

Course Search

Open search field (Google-type search)

Search results sorted by relevancy

Access to full description of approved “a-g” courses

Resources

A-G Guide– http://www.ucop.edu/agguide– Comprehensive website for everything “a-g”

A-G Course Management Portal (A-G CMP)– https://hs-articulation.ucop.edu/agcmp/– Submit courses and manage course list information

A-G Course Lists– https://hs-articulation.ucop.edu/agcourselist/– View any school’s or program’s “a-g” course list