A statewide project supported by IBHE & ICCB

Marilyn M. M. MarshallGrant Director & Project Principal Investigatorphone (217) 333-3079mmmurphy@uillinois.edu

Dena LawrenceProject Coordinatorphone (217) 244-0931denalawr@uillinois.edu

vacancyTechnical Coordinator

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u.select Illinois Overview

Transferring Just Became Easier

u.select and IAI

u.select (formerly known as CAS) an online advising tool that provides information on course

equivalencies and degree requirements at participating institutions

Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) an agreement among more than 100 participating institutions

for a guaranteed package of transferrable courses

u.select and IAI are both State initiatives intended to improve transfer throughout Illinois. However, they are very different and participation is not linked.

To learn more, visit the iTransfer website at www.itransfer.org/

What is u.select?u.select is an online transfer advising tool that allows students and advisors to:

Search for information about schools Learn about the majors different institutions offer See the graduation requirements for those majors Determine how courses transfer between schools Find course equivalencies among various institutions Create a course history Run personalized degree planning guides Monitor progress toward a degree

It is a free service funded by the Illinois Board of Higher Education and supported by the participating institutions.

Where is u.select?

u.select is a statewide system in: Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Oregon and Ohio

u.select Illinois Project Launched in 2002

Formerly known as CAS Illinois Participating Institutions

12 Public Universities 48 Community Colleges 7 Independent Institutions

Advisory Committee members: Malinda Aiello, Illinois Community College Board Lois Bishop, DePaul University Bob Blankenberger, Illinois Board of Higher Education Mary Margaret Brennan, University of Illinois at Chicago Steve Cox, Kaskaskia College Mary Herrington-Perry, Eastern Illinois University Tracy Morris, Illinois Valley Community College

Illinois schools in u.select

NIU

Bradley

ISUUIUC

EIU

UIS

WIU

SIUE

SIUC

CODCSUDePaulGSULoyolaNational-LouisNEIUSt. XavierUICWest Suburban

Fully implemented: Planning Guide, Course Equivalency Guide and Course Listings :

• DePaul University• Eastern Illinois University • Illinois State University• Southern Illinois U at Edwardsville• University of Illinois at Chicago• University of Illinois at Springfield • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign• Western Illinois University

Course Equivalency Guide and Course Listing implemented:

• College Of DuPage • Southern Illinois U at Carbondale• St. Xavier University

Course Equivalency Guide or Course Listing implemented:

• Bradley University• Chicago State University • Governors State University• Loyola U Chicago• National-Louis University• Northern Illinois University• Northeastern Illinois

Illinois schools in u.selectCourse listings implemented:

Black Hawk C. Bradley U. Chicago State U. City Colleges of

Chicago College of DuPage Danville Area CC. DePaul U. Eastern Illinois U. Elgin CC. W. R. Harper C. Heartland CC. Highland CC. Illinois Central C. Illinois Eastern CCs. Illinois State U. Illinois Valley CC. Joliet JC. Kankakee CC. Kaskaskia C.

Kishwaukee C. C. of Lake County Lake Land C. Lewis & Clark CC. Lincoln Land CC. Loyola U. John A. Logan C. MacCormac C. McHenry CC. Moraine Valley CC. Morton C. National-Louis U. Northern Illinois

U. Oakton CC. Parkland C. Prairie State C. Rend Lake C. Richland CC. Rock Valley C. Saint Augustine C.

Carl Sandburg C. Sauk Valley CC. Shawnee CC. South Suburban C. Southeastern Illinois

C. Southern Illinois U.

at Carbondale Southern Illinois U.

at Edwardsville Southwestern Illinois

C. Spoon River C. St. Xavier U. Triton C. U. of Illinois at

Chicago U. of Illinois at

Springfield U. of Illinois at

Urbana-Champaign Waubonsee CC. Western Illinois U. John Wood CC.

u.select Advisor Functions

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Live Demo of Advisor Functions View Your Students in u.select

Course History Planning Guides

Run a Planning Guide for Your Student Based on their course history Saved in your Advisor Account

Review Plans Run by Students at Other Institutions Requires student permission Need their User ID for access

IGET Audit Value of “Blank” Planning Guide w/Equivalencies

As compared to Transfer Guides Advise toward degree completion, not just admission

u.select Highlights -Illinois Institution

Updates

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Highlights DePaul University

DePaul Admission Partnership Program (DAPP) & u.select Dynamic Transfer Guides Redesigning Degree Audit Appearance

Western Illinois University Specialized Planning Guide for WIU IAI GECC Courses

University of Illinois Springfield Specialized Planning Guide for UIS GenEd Courses

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Fully Implemented (Banner CAPP) Upgrade Planned to Customize Degree Audit Appearance

Other Valuable Functions of u.select Illinois

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u.select and the Form 13 Process

Newly Approved by ICCB Email to Transfer Coordinator Listserv 9/20/11 Presented at u.select Illinois Statewide Meeting 9/22/11 Will be in revised ICCB Program Approval Manual Revised Form 13 Now Available

Alternative Method to Document Existing Articulations

Not For Use in Establishing New Articulations How To Demo

Quick Equivalencies

Updated Illinois Transfer Report Available on iTransfer Website

Go to http://www.itransfer.org/uselect/ From Advisor menu, click on Illinois Community News See “Illinois Transfer Data”

Undergraduate Transfers To and From IL Institutions Fall 2010 Data Reported to IBHE by Institutions Report Breakdown

Summary report by sector Summary reports by institution Institutional reports by transfers to and transfers from Long, long reports – recommend printing only your pages

Summary Fall 2010 Student Transfer Enrollment in Illinois  To Illinois Institutions

FromPublic

UniversitiesCommunity

CollegesIndpt NFP Indpt FP

Out-of-State in IL Total

Public Universities 1,167 2,919 861 369 61 5,377Community Colleges 11,429 6,071 7,159 1,968 613 27,240

Independent Not-For-Profit Insts 922 1,763 925 392 37 4,039Independent For-Profit Insts 68 252 176 163 29 688Out of State & Foreign Inst 2,841 5,021 3,345 6,872 172 18,251

Unknown Inst 487 1,671 1,112 2,939 725 6,934 Total 16,914 17,697 13,578 12,703 1,637 62,529

               To Illinois Institutions

% of Total FromPublic

UniversitiesCommunity

CollegesIndpt NFP Indpt FP

Out-of-State in IL Total

Public Universities 2% 5% 1% 1% 0% 9%Community Colleges 18% 10% 11% 3% 1% 44%

Independent Not-For-Profit Insts 1% 3% 1% 1% 0% 6%Independent For-Profit Insts 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1%Out of State & Foreign Inst 5% 8% 5% 11% 0% 29%

Unknown Inst 1% 3% 2% 5% 1% 11% Total 27% 28% 22% 20% 3% 100%

   

    

Transfers To Transfers From0

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

70,000

16,914 5,377

17,697 27,240

13,578 4,039

12,703

688

1637

18,251

6,934

Public Univ Community Coll Independent Proprietary Out of State in IL Out of State, Foreign Unknown

62,529 62,529

UNDERGRADUATE TRANSFERS IN ILLINOIS FALL 2010

Does not include transfers from Illinois institutions to out of state institutions.

Collaborations with Other u.select States

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Collaborations Indiana

Monthly phone meetings to share information & resources u.select-Datatel Interface Initiative Conference Presentations

Wisconsin Purchased system-wide u.select license Implementing a few schools at a time

Missouri Southeast Missouri State in process of implementation

Planning more collaborations with MHEC States

Marketing and Training Resources

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Available at No Cost to You Marketing Materials

Customizable “How To” cards Bookmarks (standard and bilingual) Flyers

Visit u.select on iTransfer Website Access Training Guides, Marketing Tools and News

Quarterly Newsletter, “u.select News” Listserv On-site Training Sessions and Presentations

Advisor and Student Sessions Transfer Fairs

Thank you!We appreciate the opportunity

to talk with you today.

For more information contact:Dena LawrenceProject Coordinatorphone (217) 244-0931denalawr@uillinois.edu