Transferring Just Became Easier

Presented by:Marilyn Marshall, u.select Illinois Project

Lisa Marinelli, u.select Illinois Project

Agenda

• Statewide Transfer Tools• What is u.select• u.select Illinois Project• Live Demonstration

Statewide Transfer Tools

• Launched in 1998• Home of Illinois

Articulation Initiative (IAI)o Statewide articulation

agreement

• www.itransfer.org

• Launched in 2002• u.select is a tool to let

users learn how agreements – IAI and any other articulation agreements – effect individual students.

What is u.select?

• Online transfer advising tool• Allows students and advisors to:

– Obtain program requirements– View course-by-course equilvalencies– Monitor progree towards a degree

• It is a free service

Who can use u.select?

• Students– Community College, University and High School

• Advisors– Academic, Transfer, Admissions and Faculty

• School Administrators• Parents

u.select nationwide

u.select is a statewide system in: Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota and Ohio

u.select Illinois Project

• Illinois Participating Institutions– 12 Public Universities– 48 Community Colleges– 7 Independent Institutions

Receiving InstitutionsPlanning Guide, Course Equivalency Guide and Course Listing implemented:

• DePaul University

• Eastern Illinois University

• Illinois State University

• Southern Illinois U at Edwardsville (Fall 2009)

• U of Illinois at Chicago

• U of Illinois at Springfield

• U of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• West Suburban College of Nursing

• Western Illinois University (September 2009)

Course Equivalency Guide and Course Listing implemented:

• Bradley U

• College Of DuPage

• National-Louis U

• Northern Illinois U

• Southern Illinois U at Carbondale

Course Equivalency Guide or Course Listing implemented:

• Chicago State U

• Governors State U

• Loyola U Chicago

• Northeastern Illinois

NIU

Bradley

ISU

UIUC

EIU

UIS

WIU

SIUE

SIUC

CODCSU

DePaulGSU

LoyolaNational-Louis

NEIUUIC

West Suburban

Sending InstitutionsCourse listings implemented:

Black Hawk C. Bradley U. Chicago State U. City Cs. of Chicago C. of DuPage Danville Area CC. DePaul U. Eastern Illinois U. Elgin CC. Governors State U. W. R. Harper C. Heartland CC. Highland CC. Illinois Central C. Illinois Eastern CCs. Illinois State U. Illinois Valley CC. Joliet JC. Kankakee CC. Kaskaskia C. Kishwaukee C.

C. of Lake County Lake Land C. Lewis & Clark CC. Lincoln Land CC. John A. Logan C. Loyola U. Chicago MacCormac C. McHenry CC. Moraine Valley CC. Morton C. National-Louis U. Northeastern Illinois U. Northern Illinois U. Oakton CC. Parkland C. Prairie State C. Rend Lake C. Richland CC. Rock Valley C. Saint Augustine C. Carl Sandburg C.

Sauk Valley CC. Shawnee CC. South Suburban C. Southeastern Illinois C. Southern Illinois U. at Carbondale Southern Illinois U. at Edwardsville Southwestern Illinois C. Spoon River C. Triton C. U. of Illinois at Chicago U. of Illinois at Springfield U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Waubonsee CC. West Suburban C. of Nursing Western Illinois U. John Wood CC.

Request Import Institutions

Black Hawk C. City Colleges of Chicago College of DuPage Elgin CC. Illinois Eastern CC Lewis & Clark Lincoln Land CC (Fall 2009) Moraine Valley CC Carl Sandburg C Sauk Valley CC U of Illinois Chicago (Fall 2009) U of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Fall 2009)

u.select can help you advise

u.select Tools

Schools

Course Equilvalenies

Demonstrates how courses transfer from one institution to another.

Programs

Transfer Plans

View degree requirements by major at participating colleges and universities.

Access links to different student services such as Admissions, Registrations and Financial Aid.

Run a personalized degree report to see how courses will transfer and apply to a specific institution.

How to utilize u.select during an advising session

• As a Guest– Access to basic u.select tools: Schools,

Programs and Course Equivalency

• As a Member – it’s free!– Access to all u.select tools

Let’s see how it works…

www.iTransfer.org/uselect

www.transfer.org

Advising with u.select

U Select an Approach:

U Select Your Approach: Brief

• Amount of advising time with students– 15-30 minutes– u.select mentioned during first visit

• Approach– Use Guest Login– Look at Course Equivalency Guides– Look at Programs

o Focus on specific major courseso Print planning guide if requested

U Select Your Approach: General

• Amount of advising time with students- 30 minutes

- u.select mentioned during first visit

• Approach- Login to personal account

- Look at Planning Guideso My Courses contain courses most commonly taken by

studentso Planning Guides are completed for most popular programs

and institutions

- Explain Planning Guides

- Print Planning Guides if requested

U Select Your Approach: In-Depth

• Amount of advising time with students- 30 minutes

- u.select mentioned during second visit

• Approach- Login to general advisor account

- Walk students through adding a courseo My Courses contain courses most commonly taken by

students

- Create a Planning Guide with studento Planning Guides completed for most popular programs

and institutions

- Explain Planning Guide

u.select Team

Lisa MarinelliProject Coordinatorlmarine@uillinois.edu 217-244-0931

Marilyn MarshallProject Directormmmurphy@uillinois.edu

217-333-3079

Warren OsborneTechnical Coordinator217-351-2535wosborne@parkland.edu