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This document outlines a strategic approach to developing clear academic pathways for full-time and part-time students across various programs. Focusing on critical contexts such as Nursing and Psychology, it emphasizes the importance of strategic course sequencing, default electives, and thorough program requirements. By fostering strong connections between academic advisors and faculty, and utilizing tools like the My Academic Plan (MAP), Sinclair aims to enhance student success rates. Lessons learned from engaging faculty and staff, along with a commitment to keep pathways updated, are also shared.
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Mapping the Path:Building Consensus around Clear Academic Pathways April 2013
Developing Pathways • Developed for full-time (two-year plan) and part-time (four-year plan) students • Imbedded default electives • Strategically sequenced courses
Providing Critical Program ContextExample: Nursing • Admission requirements • Wait lists • Basics about the profession
Providing Critical Program Context Example: Nursing Program
Laying Out Program Requirements Example: Psychology Program
My Academic Plan (MAP) Tool Academic Advisor View
My Academic Plan (MAP) Tool High-Level Student View
Lessons Learned • The real power is connection between advisors and faculty • Curriculum becomes more prescriptive • Default electives; strategically sequenced courses • Ensureprocesses keep pathways updated
Summary/Getting Started • 138 programs already completed at Sinclair • Widely engage faculty and staff • Share data widely • Identify key faculty and staff leaders • Decide on technology needed • Build a safety net
Contact Information • Kathleen Cleary, Associate Provost and Managing Partner Director kathleen.cleary@sinclair.edu