November 14, 2014 | SharkAdmin Each of the five college presidents were asked to share the information with their colleges and solicit feedback on the narrative for defining or intent of the A.S./A.A. degrees. We are also looking for recommendations on the terminology that should be used on transcripts and diplomas (i.e., Transfer Course of Study; Concentration; etc.). As such, I am asking for feedback by Dec. 1. This initiative will be the immediate focus for the SACS-COC review team next year. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools – Commission on Colleges required NVC to provide a focus report on our non-compliance as related to the assessment of A.A. and A.S. “majors” following our five-year report. Our intent is to do what is in the best interest of our students in terms of making every course count towards their chosen baccalaureate transfer degree. Having a static and institutionally-defined list of courses (18-hour majors), may not be in the best interest of our A.A. and A.S. students. The other factor is the limitation of financial aid for a bachelor's degree. Our graduates are averaging 90-credit hours, as reported from Institutional Research (IR). The average NVC student will utilize all of his or her FA/VA eligibility prior to completing the minimum 120 credit hours required for a baccalaureate degree. The presidents have asked IR for a disaggregation of the data by college and to list the percentages of the hours by core requirements, electives, program concentration and developmental courses. I will share this information when completed. You can email me with your recommendations at [email protected]. Here's a link to the Power Point on the degrees: [file 1]
