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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Hi Glen,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I feel your pain.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">We required it for all ATA degrees last year (we had strong evidence that it raised retention rates).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">For 17-18, we required it as a degree requirement for all DTA degrees that were not already above 90 credits in required coursework—our Financial Aid office warned us of the issues you have raised, and we managed
to institute it as a degree requirement.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">We’ll spend this year working to institute it as a degree requirement for the remaining DTA degrees.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">We only exempt students who transfer in 30 or more college credits.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Hope to you see you next month!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dave<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">David M. Paul, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Vice President for Student Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Skagit Valley College<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">2405 East College Way Mount Vernon WA, 98273<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">(360) 416-7738<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> wsssc [mailto:wsssc-bounces@lists.ctc.edu] <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Cosby, Glen<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 15, 2017 2:08 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'wsssc@lists.ctc.edu' <wsssc@lists.ctc.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Wsssc] I got a problem, can you relate?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In an effort to promote student success and comply with the requirements of our Title III grant, last year our (then) president mandated that all new transfer students and undecided/undeclared students have to take a two-credit student
success class, Guidance 102. It seemed easy enough: we just have students take it as an elective and, voilą, financial aid pays for it and all is well. Uh…not so much. Forgotten in our rush to do a good deed was all the other flavors of transfer degree
we offer, some of which are very restricted indeed as to what can and cannot count as an elective, and so now students in those degree programs are having to pay for the course out of pocket (or we go to our Foundation with begging bowl in hand) because FA
can’t pay for what is not on the degree. We could just exempt those students from the mandate, but that seems arbitrary and will lower the number of students we are tracking for this intervention which casts us in a less than flattering light with our Title
III folks. Ach! What to do? Any of you have any experience with a similar scenario and have wisdom to share? If so, I’m all ears.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Glen A Cosby, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Vice President of Student Services<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Spokane Community College<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Spokane, Washington<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(509) 533-7015<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fax: (509) 533-7321<o:p></o:p></p>
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