Transcript Alternative Venues for Course Credit

Alternative Venues for
Course Credit
Mr. Jose Dela Cruz, Coordinator for Academic Affairs Projects
Dr. Debbie Blanke, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
What is extrainstitutional learning?
Learning attained outside the sponsorship of legally
authorized and accredited postsecondary institutions.
The term applies to learning acquired from work and life
experiences, independent reading and study, the mass
media and participation in formal courses sponsored by
associations, business, government, industry, the military
and unions.
State Regents’ Policy: 3.15 Credit for Extrainstitutional Learning
What methods are acceptable for validating
extrainstitutional learning for awarding credit?
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Common methods are, while not exhaustive:
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The College Board Advanced Placement (AP) Program;
Degree-relevant extrainstitutional learning credit awarded and
transcripted by other accredited institutions;
Individual portfolios using Council for Adult and Experiential
Learning (CAEL) or other standardized guidelines;
Institutionally prepared examinations; and
Advanced standing (AS) credit.
NOTE: Prior to the extrainstitutional learning credit being placed on the student’s transcript, the student must
successfully complete 12 or more semester hours at the awarding institution.
What are Advanced Placement Courses?
Advanced Placement courses allow students to take collegelevel course work in high school and receive credit from
Oklahoma state colleges and universities. The courses cover a
variety of academic subjects, such as art, biology, chemistry,
computer science, economics, English, foreign languages,
history, math and music. Students must take a national AP
exam in the subject and achieve a certain score in order to
qualify for college credit.
NOTE: Each institution determines the number of credit hours awarded and
the equivalent course that will show on the transcript based on the student’s
exam score.
What is concurrent enrollment?
An opportunity for high school juniors and seniors
to enroll in college-level courses for a maximum of
6 credit hours per semester.
Students may enroll concurrently in college
courses that are part of a cooperative alliance.
NOTE: To participate in concurrent enrollment, the student must meet the
performance admission standards for the specific institution.
What is a cooperative alliance?
Cooperative Alliances are voluntary
partnerships between AAS degreegranting institutions and technology
centers to allow qualified high school
students and adults to earn college
credit for certain technical courses
reviewed by the higher education
partner and taught by the technology
center.
Cooperative Alliance Model:
Community College Technology Center
Goals are for more:
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High school students to enter college;
Adults to begin and/or continue college;
Expanded access to college; and
Efficient use of public dollars.
What is the student’s benefit?
High school and adult students are able to
receive college credit for courses taken at a
technology center and apply that credit
toward an A.A.S. degree or college
certificate.
What is a cooperative agreement program?
A formal academic program offered by
institutions in the Oklahoma State System of
Higher Education that includes approved
courses taught by a CareerTech technology
center and leads to an Associate of Applied
Science (AAS) degree or a college-level
certificate in a technical or occupational field.
Statewide Nursing Articulation Agreement
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In 1989, Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 39 requested an
analysis of nursing manpower needs. The State Regents
established the ADN/BSN Taskforce on Articulation. At the
August 16, 1991 meeting, the State Regents endorsed the
ADN/BSN Articulation Agreement.
In 2000, the State Regents acknowledged revisions to the
ADN/BSN Articulation Agreement and approved revisions to
the LPN/ADN Articulation Agreement.
The agreement is a voluntary articulation agreement between
State System BSN and ADN nursing directors and deans,
allowing ADN transfer students to forgo upper-division nursing
courses that duplicate completed lower-division courses.
The agreement is implemented in accordance with the State
Regents’ 3.15 Credit for Extrainstitutional Learning policy.
Statewide Nursing Articulation Agreement
ADN/BSN
The Revisions included:
 Accepting ADN graduates from programs accredited by a USDE
recognized accrediting agency (not exclusively NLNAC);
 Removed the requirement that the student had to have
graduated in the previous five years;
 Added that the student must have passed the NCLEX, is in
good standing, and is practicing as a Registered Nurse;
 Removed the one-year work experience in clinical setting
clause;
 Removed the grade point clause; and
 Added the student must meet all prerequisite and other
program admission requirements.
Statewide Nursing Articulation Agreement
LPN/ADN
The Revisions included:
 An increase from 15 to 22 credit hours from the LPN
program that can be awarded towards the ADN
under the following conditions:
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Student must hold a valid LPN license in good standing and
practices as an LPN;
Graduate of a program accredited by NLNAC;
The number of credit hour (up to half of the total nursing
hours) will be determined by the institution;
Student must meet individual program admission
requirements; and
Student must demonstrate knowledge via a) nursing
practice experience or b) a refresher course or equivalent.
Statewide Nursing Articulation Agreement
vs. Cooperative Agreements
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Articulation Agreement:
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Allows higher education institutions to accept the LPN Licensure (not simply
courses or programs from the tech center) to suffice for up to half of the nursing
courses or a maximum of 22 credit hours for the Associate Degreed Nurse
credential. So, after the student has completed the technology center program and
passed the NCLEX, then the student can ask the college to allow the credential to
count for up to 22 hours of their associate degree program, saving them the
tuition/time for those hours once they are seeking a college degree.
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Many, if not all, technology centers offer the LPN program. Some are cooperative
agreements with the Associate in Applied Science in Nursing at some colleges,
while others are not. If students are enrolled in the LPN program and that program
is NOT part of a cooperative agreement with a college, then those students are
NOT eligible for the Oklahoma’s Promise Scholarship to cover the technology
center tuition BECAUSE they are not degree seeking students at the time of their
enrollment.
Statewide Nursing Articulation Agreement
vs. Cooperative Agreements
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Cooperative Agreements
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Some institutions offer the nursing program as the Associate in
Applied Science in Nursing. If they offer it as an AAS (not the AS),
then the institution may or may not offer the program as a cooperative
agreement with its technology center partner(s). ONLY those
technology center students co-enrolled in an approved cooperative
agreement for the AAS in Nursing can be approved for Oklahoma’s
Promise Scholarship funds to pay the technology center tuition for
the nursing program BECAUSE it counts directly into a degree
program at the time of enrollment and they are degree seeking
students.
Questions & Comments?
Mr. Jose Dela Cruz:
[email protected]
Dr. Debbie Blanke:
[email protected]