Networks for Transfer Success

1. Networks for Transfer Success Charlene A. Stinard, Director Transfer and Transition Services First Year Transitions, Academic Development and Retention Student Development and Enrollment Services University of Central Florida Presented at The Institute for the Study of Transfer Students January 2005

2. Critical Intervention Stages • Prepare students for successful academic transfer • Ensure a smooth transition to the university • Provide services/advocacy for progress to graduation Preparation TTS Transition Progression

3. Office of Transfer and Transition Services • Provide referral, advocacy, and information for students, advisors, faculty, staff, and parents • Enhance opportunities for academic preparation and success • Promote smooth transition and progress toward graduation • Collaborate with internal and external partners

4. University of Central Florida • 44,000 expected enrollment • 6,000 transfer students each year • 25% of Florida’s community college transfers • 6 feeder schools: 77% of transfers

5. Preparing for Transfer • Primary information resource for counselors, transfer students, and parents • Publications: Counseling Manual, Knight Quest • Web site (60,000+ hits in 2003-04) • Programs: counselor workshop • Key factor: collaboration

6. Collaboration • GradTrack • Annual collaboration with Valencia CC • Faculty and staff exchange information • Transfer and academic advising for students • Faculty-to-faculty workshops

7. Making the Transition • Pre-admission advising • Mandatory orientation – collaboration • Student Success program • Assistance to academic colleges • Undeclared advising session • Peer Mentor program • “Been there, done that” • Connecting new students to UCF • Transfer advising

8. Progress Toward Graduation • Providing services and advocacy • Transcript problems • Transfer credit evaluations • Help with degree audits • Transfer Success workshop series • Advising for transitioning students • Collaboration across the university and with community colleges

9. Enrollment Growth • Enrollment increases 5% per year • State Articulation agreement – A.A. preference • Population growth continues • FTICs denied: attend CC, transfer to UCF • Services expanded 19992004 Contacts = 2,000 Contacts = 24,000+ Web hits = 10,000 Web hits = 60,000+

10. Retention and Graduation • First year retention – A.A. transfers 1998-99 76% 2002-03 81% • First year retention – other transfers 2002-03 86% • 4-year graduation rate A.A. transfers = 68% • 6-year graduation rate FTICs = 54%

11. Articulation • Articulation agreements • Increase access, improve academic success • 30 articulation agreements • Colleges, universities, schools • 7 statewide A.S. to B.S. programs • Capstone A.S. to B.S.

12. Recommendations • All institutions • Assess programs: meeting transfer needs? • Partner with local and regional institutions • Promote faculty interactions • Visit campuses with exemplary programs

13. Recommendations • 2-year institutions • Develop strong, personal relationships with university admissions and advising staff • Create collaborative programs with 4-year partners • Ask for advising materials annually • Invite university representatives to campus • Institute mandatory orientation programs – for academic planning

14. Recommendations • 4-year institutions • Create and distribute counseling manual • Collaborate with CC partners to advise early • Develop communications tools: access for faculty and advisors • Establish a Peer Mentor program • Require orientation for all transfer students

15. Questions and Comments

16. Charlene A. Stinard, Director Transfer and Transition Services University of Central Florida Web site: http://transfer.sdes.ucf.edu E-mail: cstinard@mail.ucf.edu