Congratulations! You have taken the first step in being able to offer Baccalaureate degrees to students. This checklist is to serve as a guide on what to prepare for when beginning the implementation phase of your Baccalaureate degree. If you were previously approved to offer a degree, some steps won’t be required to repeat (e.g. Financial Aid Program approval), however it is important to make sure you start to identify key stakeholders.
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Your New Baccalaureate Degree Has Been Approved—Implementation
Admission to Registration
Application Process
Selection Process and Criteria
Cohort Model?
Application deadlines:
Applications Due
Review application window
Send offer letters
Deadline to accept
Official Transcripts (for transfer students)
Registration: Enrolling Students
Restrict upper division classes to those in the appropriate Baccalaureate program.
Readmission
Promising Application and Selection Practices to remove biases in admission criteria: provide clear, transparent application and selection process; send out acceptance letters--include clear instructions for students to respond;
Cohort Considerations
Unforeseen student issues that may cause a delay in program completion
Students do not pass a class or need to drop
Benefits of Cohorts: facilitates collaborate and engagement for students; provides support for students; promotes structure; and promotes networking opportunities.
Other Key Areas
Marketing and Outreach
Identify who your audience is
Student Support Services
Disabled Student Programs and Services
EOPS
Veterans and Service Members
Counseling
Career Counseling
Learning Center
Tutoring
Library
Student Engagement Activities
Financial Aid
Scheduling:
o Cohorts, modality, evening and/or online program
o Year 1, Year 2, and subsequent years (junior class and senior class)
o Internships, directed clinical practice,
Transcript evaluation and graduation
Latin Honors
Graduation Ceremonies
Research and Reporting
Facilities Plan
Technology Plan
Library Resources
Resources
· Proposed Approval Timeline (Sample)
· Completing the Application (step-by-step directions for each section of the application)
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