Office ofTransfer & Articulation
Through the coordination of the CSCU Transfer Council, we are taking a collaborative approach to provide equitable solutions on eliminating transfer barriers and increasing transfer student success within CSCU institutions. By focusing on and raising awareness of our transfers student population, our objectives are to facilitate communication between institutions, increase transfer credit mobility, and promote best practices to provide a seamless transition from one CSCU institution to another. By providing consistent practices and increasing transparency throughout the CSCU System, we will be driving toward the overall goal of guiding students toward academic success regardless of where they start their journey.
CSCU Draft: General Education Transfer Credit Alignment Policy
The draft CSCU General Education Transfer Credit Alignment Policy has been distributed on Thursday, March 28, 2024 to the CSCU Provosts for CSCU campus review and feedback. Each CSCU Provost is asked to submit a Provost Policy Report to the System Office by Friday, May 3.
The intent of the CSCU General Education Transfer Credit Alignment Policy is to eliminate transfer barriers and increase transfer student success within CSCU institutions. This is in alignment with the Board of Regents for Higher Education’s (“BOR”) Strategic Goal 1: Student Success, which includes:
- Improve access to CSCU’s certificate and degree programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels for various targeted populations (under-represented, nontraditional, out-of-state, international, some college no degree, veterans, employee upskilling, high school dual credit, etc.)
- Improve retention, transfer, and completion to ensure that all students get the reward of their educational efforts
- Research, understand and address the opportunity gaps experienced by our students and from different ethnic/racial, economic and gender groups and revise policies and practices that have a disparate impact on those students.
The CSCU General Education Transfer Credit Alignment Policy will assist in retaining students within CSCU System institutions, decrease the risk of excess credits hours, and simplify academic planning from CT State to CSCU four-year institutions. The CSCU General Education Transfer Credit Alignment Policy will provide transparency and clear guidance on application of general education requirements regardless of when a student decides to transfer. By providing consistent practices and increasing transparency throughout the CSCU System, this policy will guide students toward academic success regardless of where they start their journey.
Supporting documents:
- Staff Report
- CSCU General Education Transfer Credit Alignment Template
- Framework 30 Student Learning Outcome Categories
- Composite Common Packages
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Transfer Council
- FIRC Information
- Fall 2021, Where did they go report DSIR
- Safe Course Task Force Charge
- Safe Course Task Force Recommendation
- All Provost Recommendation Reports
What we do
Transfer 101
Thinking about transferring? Many students are starting their academic journey at one institution and completing it at another. In this section you will find more information on transfer and how to prepare for success.
CSCU Transfer Degrees
Transfer Tickets are transfers degrees designed to guarantee only 60 credits remaining for applicable programs at Central, Eastern, Southern, Western, and Charter Oak. Learn more about Transfer Tickets and other transfer options here:
CSCU Transfer Council
The CSCU Transfer Council consists of Faculty and Staff from our CSCU four-year and two-year institutions. The Transfer Council has been charged to provide recommendations to the CSCU Provost that eliminates transfer barriers and promotes student success within CSCU institutions.
Policy
The CSCU System is committed to creating consistent and transparent policy focused on equitable solutions to enhance transfer student success.
Transfer Data
The CSCU System is committed to providing relevant data related to transfer for the purposes of strategic planning, improving process, and deploying resources.