INDIANA

GPSSCALE INITIATIVE

PROGRESS TO DATE

DAVIS JENKINS, PH.D.TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

CULTURE OF COMPLETION TOGETHER: BUILDING, BRIDGING,

AND BEYONDJULY 16, 2014

Self-Guided (Status Quo)

Guided Pathways

Clear roadmaps to student goals

Too many choices

Unclear paths to student goals

Default, whole-program maps

Intake designed to sort and schedule students

Intake redesigned as “on-ramp” to program of study

Schedules unpredictable

Students’ progress not tracked

Progress tracking, regular feedback & support

Poor alignment between ccs anduniversities; and w/ high schools

Bridges to college programs from hs, strong transfer pathways

Consistent, consolidated schedules

PATHWAY MODELS COMPARED

GPS: Essential Components

1. Default Academic Degree Maps

2. Meta-Majors

3. Aligned Mathematics

4. Consolidated and Consistent Course Scheduling

5. Proactive Advising

6. Strong Community College Transfer Linkages

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Default Academic Degree Maps

Structure optimizes design elements for success and minimizes mistakes Nursing

Engineering

Honors Programs

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ACADEMIC MAPS: 4 essential components – the narrative, sample schedule, milestones and

employment opportunities

The narrative explains the use of academic maps and any specific information about degree requirements, including admissions requirements

The sample schedule outlines which courses should be taken in which specific term in order to satisfy all requirements

The milestones identify critical courses for timely progress and the last semester in which they can be completed for on-time graduation. Critical grades for Milestone courses may be included.

List of Representative Job Titles and Potential Employers

Meta-Majors

Students who are undecided must choose a meta-major — broad clusters of majors

Students can change fields, but no student is “undecided”

STEMHealth SciencesSocial Sciences

Arts & HumanitiesEducationBusiness

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COMMUNITY COLLEGE RESEARCH CENTER

Math Is Aligned with Meta-Majors

Quantitative Reasoning/

Consolidated and Consistent Course Scheduling

Block schedules of classes

Students choose programs or majors not courses

Attendance required

City University of New York

Proactive Advising

Frequent feedback to students on progress on their plan

Students must see their advisor if:

– they do not complete a milestone course on schedule

– they want to change meta-majors or majors

Strong Community College Transfer Linkages

SEA 182-2012 and SEA 182-2013

–Guarantees that credits will not be lost in transfer

–All public institutions are a part of these efforts

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