Partnership Report

This annual partnership report identifies, summarizes, and archives the key contributions made to your institution by AZTransfer staff, with the support of all AZTransfer institutions, in the 2019-2020 academic year.

Prepared for Arizona State University by AZTransfer

Statewide Facts

A snapshot of data related to student transfer among Arizona public community colleges and universities as reported in 2019-2020.

10,176

total number of new transfer students from Arizona community colleges to ASU, NAU, or UArizona

52.6%

of university graduates had credit from an Arizona community college

BUSINESS

number one major of new transfer students from Arizona community colleges to ASU, NAU, or UArizona

78.3%

six-year university graduation rate of new transfer students from Arizona community colleges who entered
with an associate’s degree

18.5%

of university new freshmen entered with Arizona community college credits.

54.7%

of new transfer students from Arizona community colleges entered the university with 60 or more credits

28.5%

five-year increase in minority baccalaureate degree recipients who were new transfers from Arizona community colleges

Institutional Facts

A snapshot of data related to student transfer from Arizona public community colleges to Arizona State University as reported in 2019-2020.

6,259

total number of new transfers to ASU from Arizona community colleges

50.5%

of ASU baccalaureate degree recipients had credit from an Arizona community college

BUSINESS

top major of new transfers to ASU from Arizona community colleges

78.6%

six-year university graduation rate of new transfer students from Arizona community colleges who entered ASU with an associate’s degree

18.88%

of ASU new freshmen entered with Arizona community college credits

53.44%

of new transfers to ASU from Arizona community colleges entered with 60+ credit hours

27.4%

five-year increase in minority baccalaureate degree recipients who were new transfers to ASU from Arizona community colleges

AZTransfer Membership

AZTransfer’s organizational structure is built around multi-institutional collaboration throughout all of our committees and work groups. This chart is a list of your institution’s membership in these groups.

Type of Member	ASU	Statewide
Total AZTransfer Members	243	1,870
ATF Faculty	210	1,390
ASSIST	3	63
Academic Advising ATF	6	79
Admissions & Records ATF	3	74
General Education ATF	5	45
Communities of Interest	16	150
15+ Years of AZTransfer Service	6	121

ARTICULATION TASK FORCES

AZTransfer manages 47 Articulation Task Forces (ATFs) comprised of over 1,800 individual participants who meet annually. Below is a summary of ASU participation in ATFs for the 2019-2020 academic year.

44

MEETINGS ATTENDED

3

MEETINGS ABSENT

0

NO PROGRAM

ASU Facilitated Meetings

Discipline	Facilitator
Allied Health / Health Related Professions	Katherine Antonucci Tanaya Dempsey
Anthropology	Katherine Antonucci
Film & Media	Alex Brown
Journalism and Media Arts	Katherine Antonucci
Psychology	Tanaya Dempsey
Social Work	Alex Brown
Theatre Arts	Alex Brown

ASU Chaired Meetings

Discipline	Chair
Academic Advising	Jenna Kahl
Economics	Cara McDaniel
Film & Media	Jason Scott
Nutrition	Maureen McCoy

ASU Hosted Meetings

Discipline	Host
Social Work	David Becerra

AZTRANSFER SUMMIT

The 2020 Summit was scheduled for March 26-27, 2020 at the We-Ko-Pa Resort in Scottsdale, AZ. The 2020 event had record registration numbers. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Summit was cancelled just a week before the event. All registration fees and sponsorships were refunded. Below is a summary of your institution's planned participation in the Summit before it was canceled.

328

total number of 2020 AZTransfer Summit registrations

56

number of ASU staff and faculty registered for the Summit

ASU Presenters & Sessions

SETTING TRANSFER STUDENTS UP FOR SUCCESS: ENGINEERING ADVISOR PERSPECTIVES AND STRATEGIES

Have you ever wanted to be a fly on the wall in a transfer student advising appointment? This session will allow you to do just that! Academic advisors from ASU’s Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering will discuss how their department welcomes transfer students, the modality and options for transfer advising appointments, what learning outcomes are achieved through each appointment, and how different advising strategies contribute to transfer student success. Participants will gain knowledge of best practices that could be adapted to the needs of their students at both two-year and four-year institutions.

Presenters

Jessica Meeker | Assistant Director, Academic Services | Arizona State University
Allison Walls | Academic Success Specialist | Arizona State University

SPARKING EMPLOYEE RETENTION IN THE TRANSFER WORLD

Many strides have been made in the area of collegiate credit transfer but what can be done about hiring and retention in a field where many new employees are coming into entry-level positions and position turnover can be high? Arizona State University’s Academic Transfer Credit Solutions team aims to share its methods, from enhancing its office culture to implementing progression plans, ensuring co-workers feel valued and upward mobility is a possibility.

Presenters

Tyler Record | Program Manager | Arizona State University
Katherine Antonucci | Director | Arizona State University

AFFORDABILITY, MOTIVATION, AND EARLY MOMENTUM: MICRO-SCHOLARSHIPS AS A PATHWAY TO TRANSFER

Arizona State University and the Maricopa County Community College District have reframed strategies for removing financial barriers, increasing early engagement, and developing student confidence by leveraging RaiseMe micro-scholarships as a student success strategy. This approach seeks to recognize the financial, academic, and social vulnerabilities that transfer students often face, and to address them early in the transfer pathway planning process.

This interactive session will explore:

The collaboration process used by ASU and MCCCD to develop micro-scholarship offerings
Best practices for engaging students in the RaiseMe program
Initial outcomes at the conclusion of the pilot year
Ongoing considerations and aspirations

Presenters

Course Equivalency Report

This report is a breakdown of ASU’s course equivalency evaluation by community college. Community college courses are submitted to and reviewed by university faculty on an ongoing basis. Equivalencies are determined based on course content and learning outcomes.

16,560

AZ community college courses evaluated by ASU

3,007

AZ community college courses with direct equivalency to ASU

5,320

AZ community college courses not transferable to ASU

Exam Equivalency Report

This report summarizes the top exam score by equivalency category. Institutions review and establish equivalencies for exams each year. If a high enough score is earned on an exam, college credit may be awarded.


TOTAL EXAMS	38	75	34	37	70
DIRECT EQUIVALENCY	35	32	20	6	34
ELECTIVE	3	22	9	19	17
NOT ACCEPTED	0	20	5	12	19
UNDER REVIEW	0	1	0	0	0

Contacts

Contact the individuals listed below if you have any questions about AZTransfer.

AZTransfer Steering Committee

Fred Corey
Vice Provost
for Undergraduate Education
frederick.corey@asu.edu
(602) 496-0624

AZTransfer Facilitators

Katherine Antonucci
Senior Director of Academic Alliance Design and Solutions
katherine.antonucci@asu.edu
(480) 727-9616

Tanaya Dempsey
Assistant Director
Academic Transfer Credit Solutions
tecouch@asu.edu
(480) 727-2573

Kellee Gunderson
Program Manager
kmgunder@asu.edu

ASSIST Steering Committee

Melinda Gebel
Director, Institutional Analysis
melinda.gebel@asu.edu
(480) 965-2318

PARTNERSHIP REPORT ARCHIVE

Below are links to your institution's Partnership Reports
from previous years.

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

About AZTransfer

FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS, academic leaders from each of Arizona’s public postsecondary institutions have collaborated to support transfer student success. Known as the AZTransfer Steering Committee, this coordinating body ensures Arizona’s students have access to efficient, seamless, and simple ways to transfer from a community college to a university in Arizona. Born out of legislation passed in 1996, the AZTransfer Steering Committee works to fulfill a promise to provide high-quality educational pathways that lead to baccalaureate degree completion for all Arizonans.

Contact AZTransfer Staff