"Every potential transfer student will walk into an admissions office and ask the same four questions: How will my credits transfer? How long will it take me to graduate? How much will it cost? What about my major? The university's answers will determine if that student applies or walks away. Unlike a first-year student who may consider applying to a college or university over several weeks or months, these four questions facilitate a quick decision for transfer students about their next institution."
"The A.A. degree is accepted as a package at 13 of our private institutions with a minimum GPA requirement. The A.A. degree meets the general education requirements for the bachelor's degree and establishes junior status. Signature courses, those that are unique to the university's mission and vision, are reduced to two to three required courses and do not add additional credits for the degree. Introductory courses to majors are often included in the A.A. programs"
"Accepting community college courses as general credit only was no longer a selling point for students. Transfer coursework needed to meet requirements at the receiving institutions for efficient degree progression. Working as a group, our institutions recognized that general education goals were similar across institutions. Required coursework for the A.A. programs mirrored the required general education requirements for the first two years at our institutions. These reviews of transfer policy led to significant changes at our participating colleges and universities:"
Transfer students commonly ask four questions: credit transfer, time to graduate, cost, and major compatibility. University responses to these questions determine whether a transfer student applies. The Transfer Initiative Project in Minnesota organized ground-level collaboration to improve institutional answers. Reviews found that general education goals align across institutions and that A.A. required coursework mirrors the first two years at four-year institutions. Changes include accepting the A.A. degree as a package at 13 private institutions with a GPA floor, reducing signature-course requirements to two or three, and including introductory major courses in A.A. programs to support efficient degree progression.
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