Guided Pathways Essential Practice Practices Indicator(s) Scale of Adoption Notes on College Practices Mapping pathways to student end goals Every program is well designed to guide and prepare students to enter employment and further education in fields of importance to the college’s service area. College regularly reviews all programs to ensure that they prepare students for success in employment and further education. Employers and four-year faculty are actively involved in program review. NO NS PS SP AS Transfer programs are mapped out that students know which courses to take and in what sequence to be able to transfer with junior standing in their desired major. NO NS PS SP AS Career technical programs are designed and mapped with input from employers to ensure programs prepare students for available jobs. NO NS PS SP AS Detailed information is provided on the college’s website on the employment and further education opportunities targeted by each program. Programs are organized by broad career field (i.e. meta major). NO NS PS SP AS Students can see all offerings (from certificates to transfer degrees) in a field. NO NS PS SP AS Program descriptions include information on target jobs (with earnings) and transfer opportunities (with requirements). NO NS PS SP AS Programs are clearly mapped out for students. Students know which courses they should take and in what sequence. Courses Degree maps are easily found on all program websites. NO NS PS SP AS Maps show recommended sequence of courses. NO NS
critical for success in each program and other key progress milestones are clearly identified. All this information is easily accessible on the college’s website. PS SP AS Maps show critical courses, prerequisites, and program milestones NO NS PS SP AS Degree maps should include embedded certificates, certifications and other intermediate credentials as appropriate. NO NS PS SP AS Degree maps are used as the default basis for students’ academic plans. NO NS PS SP AS Summary assessment of fidelity of adoption of mapping practices: Guided Pathways Essential Practice Practices Indicator(s) Scale of Adoption Notes on College Practices Helping students choose and enter a pathway Every new student is helped to explore career/college options, choose a program of study, and develop a full-program plan as soon as possible. All entering students who do not have clear goals are helped to explore personal, academic, and career interests and aptitudes to facilitate choice of a field of study. NO NS PS SP AS By the second semester, all students have chosen a field of study and have a customized full-program educational plan showing the sequence and timing of courses to complete their program. NO NS PS SP AS
This customized educational plan is “locked” into the student information system to ensure that students take courses on their plan; students must see an advisor to change their plan. NO NS PS SP AS Special supports are provided to help academically unprepared students to succeed in the “gateway” courses for the college’s major program areas—not just in college-level math and English Each student’s need for support in critical courses is assessed. NO NS PS SP AS College has moved away from the pre-requisite remediation model. Instead, needed learning support is embedded in the critical courses (e.g., through required supplemental instruction, tutoring, and learning center support.) NO NS PS SP AS Required math courses are appropriately aligned with the student’s field of study. Students are required to take the math courses that faculty have identified as appropriate for their field of study based on employer and transfer requirements (and this is the default math course on the program map) NO NS PS SP AS Pedagogy in math courses reflects latest professional standards (e.g., AMATYC). NO NS PS SP AS Learning support is integrated into math courses. NO NS PS SP AS Helping students choose and enter a pathway Intensive support is provided to help very poorly prepared students to succeed in college-level courses as soon as possible. College identifies students who are unprepared to succeed in college-level work even with learning support. NO NS PS SP AS College provides these students with intensive support (e.g., bootcamps or transition courses) to enable them to pass college-level courses in their first year. NO NS PS SP AS The college works with high schools and other College marketing and recruitment has a clear focus on careers/programs of study. NO NS PS
College dedicates faculty professional development resources to support improvement of instruction toward the PLOs. NO NS PS SP AS The college helps students document their learning for employers and universities through portfolios and other means beyond transcripts. Processes and systems are in place to enable students to create portfolios and other means for students to document and share evidence of PLO mastery, via classroom-based, and out of class assignments, projects, and active learning activities (including those outlined in 4b.) NO NS PS SP AS The college assesses effectiveness of educational practice (e.g. using CCSSE or SENSE, etc.) and uses the results to create targeted professional development. The college administers a college-wide survey like CCSSEE, SENSE, or another survey every 2 to 3 years. NO NS PS SP AS The results of the survey are shared across the college, and college leadership discuss the potential implications of the results NO NS PS SP AS The results are used to plan and conduct professional development activities for various campus constituencies. NO NS PS SP AS Summary assessment of fidelity of adoption of learning outcomes and assessment practices: