AGSC/STARS AREA IV ACADEMIC COMMITTEE

1. AGSC/STARSAREA IV ACADEMIC COMMITTEE INITIAL TRAINING SESSION | WEBEX | APRIL 2019 THANK YOU FOR SERVING AND PARTICIPATING!

2. WELCOME • Thank you for giving up an hour of your time to learn more about this committee and why it is important. • Thank you for serving on this committee. • I plan to end this training by 3:00 pm. • I will share this PowerPoint with all of you by email. • I am also going to record the presentation to share with all the committee members.

3. OVERVIEW FOR THIS TRAINING SESSION • WELCOME • HISTORY & BACKGROUND • WHAT IS THE AGSC? WHAT IS STARS? • STARS TRANSFER GUIDES • WHAT ARE ACADEMIC COMMITTEES? • WHY ARE YOU ON THIS COMMITTEE? • APPOINTMENTS & TERMS • ELECTING CHAIR & VICE-CHAIR • ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES • WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? • IMPORTANCE OF YOUR WORK • QUESTIONS / COMMENTS JUST THE TIP…

4. HISTORY & BACKGROUND • LATE 1980s & EARLY 1990s • Transfer at your own risk in Alabama • Loss of credit upon transfer • Wasted time and money • Complaints from students and parents • 1994 LEGISTIATION PASSED – Act 94 202 THESE ICONS LINK YOU TO CORRESPONDING WEBPAGES.

5. HISTORY & BACKGROUND – CONTINUED… AGSC-Created through Legislation STARS - Expanded through Legislation

6. HISTORY & BACKGROUND – CONTINUED… What is the AGSC? What is STARS? Office located on campus of Troy University Handles day-to-day operations Implements policy set by AGSC Maintains website through which students obtain transfer guides Works with both 2-year and 4-year institutions to improve transfer process • 10 Member State Committee • Address the transfer issue (loss of credit) • Develop a transfer agreement (2-4 year public) • Develop an articulation agreement (contract) • Implement by 1998 • Continue to monitor and improve program • Resolves issues and problems that arise

7. STARS TRANSFER GUIDES The STARS System allows public two-year students in Alabama to obtain a Transfer Guide/Agreement for the major of their choice. This guide/agreement, if used correctly, guides the student through their first two years of coursework (approx. 60-64 hours) and prevents loss of credit hours upon transfer to the appropriate public four-year university in Alabama. Although transfer guides/agreements can only be printed for two-year to four-year transfers, the STARS system can still provide guidance and direction to transfer students who have a different transfer situation. OVER 1.3 MILLION OBTIANED SINCE 1998!!

8. THE AREAS… EACH TRANSFER GUIDE HAS 5 MAIN AREAS OR SECTIONS… I II III IV V WRITTEN COMPOSITION(6 SH) MATHEMATICS &NATURAL SCIENCES(11-12 SH) HISTORY &SOCIAL SCIENCES(12 SH) PRE-PROFESSIONAL, MAJOR, & ELECTIVE COURSES(19-23 SH) FINE ARTS &HUMANITIES(12 SH) 41-42 HOURS* 19-23 HOURS* * ENGINEERING GUIDES HAVE 35-36 HOURS IN AREAS I-IV AND 24-29 HOURS IN AREA V.

9. ACADEMIC COMMITTEES – FOUNDATION & PILARS OF AGSC WHAT ARE THEY? In the early years of the AGSC/STARS Program, the members of the AGSC agreed that the foundation of the statewide articulation program had to rest with the academic faculty across the state who serve as the experts in their chosen academic fields. As a result, the AGSC set out to establish different academic committees that would take on the role of reviewing possible transfer courses and making recommendations to the AGSC regarding course approvals and template ratifications. THE CORNERSTONE ANDFOUNDATION OF THEAGSC/STARS PROGRAM.

10. ACADEMIC COMMITTEES -from 1994 TO 2018 GSACsGeneral Studies Academic Committees PACsProfessional Academic Committees COMMITTEES OVER 17 DIFFERENTPROFESSIONALACADEMICCOMMITTEES (PACs) Over 175 Faculty Members 21 DIFFERENTGENERAL STUDIESACADEMICCOMMITTEES (GSACs) Over 367 Faculty Members FACULTY

11. ACADEMIC COMMITTEES -from 1994 TO 2018 IMPOSSIBLE TO MANAGE EFFECTIVELY!!! COMMITTEES OVER FACULTY

12. ACADEMIC COMMITTEES – MOVING FORWARD… PACs-- KEEP PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC COMMITTEES (PACs) AS THEY ARE… 17 DIFFERENTPROFESSIONALACADEMICCOMMITTEES (PACs) Over 175 Faculty Members

13. ACADEMIC COMMITTEES – MOVING FORWARD… GSACs– BIG CHANGES…???

14. AREA ACADEMIC COMMITTEES – CREATED TO REPLACE GSACs

17. AREA IV ACADEMIC COMMITTEE • WHY ARE YOU ON THIS COMMITTEE? • You were selected by your institution if (4-year member) or selected by Alabama Community College System Office. • You are considered to be an expert in this discipline area for your institution.

18. AREA IV ACADEMIC COMMITTEE • COMPOSITION & TERMS OF APPOINTMENT • The Council of Chief Academic Officers appoints the 14 four-year members. • The Community College System Office appoints 14 two-year members. • Each member serves a 3-year term with the first group’s membership with staggered terms (1-year, 2-year, and 3-year) so that a new 3rd rotates on each year. • Each committee elects a Chair and a Vice-Chair (one would be from the 4-year reps and one would be from the 2-year reps).  The chair and vice-chair will serve 3-year terms. • The members must have experience teaching in at least one of the fields of history and social science. • The members should also have some broad knowledge of all two discipline areas (history and social sciences). • The member could be a college dean or department head, but it is not a requirement. • Recommendations of course approvals and template ratifications from the committee to the AGSC require 15 YES votes to move the item forward to the AGSC for final approval or ratification. Members may vote by written proxy or by representative.

19. AREA IV ACADEMIC COMMITTEE – 4 YEAR MEMBERS ** NOTE: MEMBER TERMS WERE RANDOMLY SET – PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR YOU.

20. AREA IV ACADEMIC COMMITTEE – 2 YEAR MEMBERS ** NOTE: MEMBER TERMS WERE RANDOMLY SET – PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR YOU.

21. AREA IV ACADEMIC COMMITTEE • COMING SOON!– ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR • Within the next few weeks I will try to initiate a nomination / election process for the AREA IV COMMITTEE to select a chair and vice-chair to serve for the next 3 years. • Think about those on the committee that you might like to nominate for one of these positions. • If you are interesting in serving in one of these roles, let me know by email after this presentation – you can nominate yourself.

22. AREA IV ACADEMIC COMMITTEE • ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES… • The AREA IV History & Social Sciences Academic Committee shall: • Review/make recommendations for courses and review/establish templates in the following discipline areas: • Anthropology • Area & Ethnic Studies • Communication Studies (Interpersonal Communication) • Economics • Geography (Human) • History • Political Science • Psychology • Sociology • Other discipline areas considered to be in History or Social Sciences

23. AREA IV ACADEMIC COMMITTEE • ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES… (Continued) • The AREA IV History & Social Sciences Academic Committee shall: • Meet a minimum of once per academic year. • On-going review and recommendation for approval or disapproval of new courses from two-year and four-year institutions. NOTE: (In evaluating a course, a Committee is not to mandate a specific model, but to determine that the course is within the general parameters that the Committee has established and that it is broad enough in scope to meet the general studies designation.) • On-going review of revised courses proposed by institutions as general studies courses in the discipline.

24. AREA IV ACADEMIC COMMITTEE • ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES… (Continued) • The AREA IV History & Social Sciences Academic Committee shall: • Review previously approved courses under the following conditions... • When there is a significant change in the content of a course. • When the institution wishes a course to be considered for approval for a different AREA. • (or) When AGSC deems it appropriate to review a course. • Annual review of the established discipline specific guidelines for their discipline. • Review discipline templates and development of new discipline templates, as necessary. 

25. AREA IV ACADEMIC COMMITTEE • COMMITTEE WEBPAGE • General Information • Committee Members Information • Composition & Terms • Roles & Responsibilities • Course Guidelines • Action Items • Training Information • And much more… CLICK HERE…

26. LINKS TO INFORMATION ABOUT APPROVED COURSES &RATIFIED TEMPLATES – MORE TRAINING TO FOLLOW… AGSCAPPROVEDCOURSES COURSE APPROVALPROCEDURE COURSE APPROVALFORM AGSCRATIFIEDTEMPLATES TEMPLATERATIFICATIONPROCEDURE TEMPLATERATIFICATIONFORM

27. AREA IV ACADEMIC COMMITTEE • WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? • Nominate / Elect Chair & Vice-Chair (before summer) • More Training Regarding Roles & Responsibilities (videos) • Approval of Courses • Review Discipline Specific Course Guidelines • Review of Previously Approved Courses • Review Existing Templates & Transfer Guides • Set up face-to-face meeting (fall semester)??? • Discuss / address other topics related to transfer and your discipline areas

28. AREA IV ACADEMIC COMMITTEE • WORK OF THIS COMMITTEE IS IMPORTANT! • Attempts to keeps everyone on same page • Provides thousands of transfer students with accurate transfer information • Brings together faculty and staff from both 2-year and 4-year institutions • Provides free recruiting information for our institutions • Makes it easy for students to transition from one institution to another • Encourages completion of both AS and BS/BA degrees in our state • Important part of a larger process • Gives faculty who teach a say in the process • Prevents loss of credit, time, and money for students & parent (taxpayers)

29. QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR SUGGESTIONS! EMAIL ME YOUR QUESTIONSCLICK HERE AREA IV ACADEMIC COMMITTEE THANK YOU FOR SERVING AND PARTICIPATING!

30. CONTACT US • MAILING ADDRESSAGSC & STARS Office1101 South Brundidge Street - Suite 107Troy University ELC BuildingTroy, AL 36081PHONE NUMBERS334-670-3690 (Main Office) • 334-670-3797 (Keith Sessions)1-800-551-9716 ext. 3690 (Toll Free)334-670-3695 (Fax) www.gettheguide.net or stars.troy.edu PLEASE CONTACT US IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS