Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education Interstate Passport ® : Learning Outcomes Solution to Credit Loss in Transfer Anna T. Galas, MS Director, Academic Leadership Initiatives Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education R. Joel Farrell II, Ph.D., LPC, NCC Chief of Academic Analytics Air University/Community College of the Air Force Michael Torrens, MPP Director of Analysis, Assessment and Accreditation University State University
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Western Interstate Commissionfor Higher Education
Interstate Passport ®: Learning Outcomes Solution to Credit Loss in Transfer
Anna T. Galas, MSDirector, Academic Leadership InitiativesWestern Interstate Commission for Higher Education
R. Joel Farrell II, Ph.D., LPC, NCCChief of Academic AnalyticsAir University/Community College of the Air Force
Michael Torrens, MPPDirector of Analysis, Assessment and Accreditation University State University
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Why Interstate Passport®
Transfer in the U.S. Today
What is Interstate Passport and How Does it Work
Who’s Involved Now
What Does the Data Tell Us
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Why Interstate Passport ®
“. . . there are significant barriers to transfer—the most pressing being the loss of credits that community college students experience when they transition to four-year institutions.”
Improving the transfer process and ensuring that students can transfer credits efficiently has the potential to substantially raise college attainment.
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Jenkins, D., & Fink, J. (2015). What We Know About Transfer. New York, NY: Columbia University, Teachers College, Community College Research Center.
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Interstate Passport®
A national program facilitating block transfer of lower-division general educationattainment based on student learning outcomes,
rather than on specific courses and credits.
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