Title: Instilling CLEP Culture on Campus: A Collaborative Approach Medgar Evers College, CUNY The College B
1Instilling CLEP Culture on Campus A
Collaborative ApproachMedgar Evers College,
CUNYThe College Board
2Presenters
- Dr. Gale Gibson-Ballah
- Dean, College of Freshman Studies
- Medgar Evers College, City University of New
York - Ms. Jo-Ann Jacob
- Assistant Director Testing Center
- Medgar Evers College, City University of New
York - Mr. Corey Vigdor
- Outreach Manager
- The College Board
3Agenda
- CLEP On Campus Evolution Snapshot
- Medgar Evers College Description and CLEP Facts
- Collaborative Efforts between Medgar Evers
College and The College Board - Next Steps
4 Medgar Evers College Profile
- Established in 1970 as a result of collaborative
efforts by community - Named for the late Civil Rights leader, Medgar
Wiley Evers (1925-1963) - Located in Central Brooklyn
- CUNY comprehensive, offering baccalaureate and
associate degrees - 6000 students
- 4-year, non-residential, public, co-educational
college - Part of CUNY, the 3rd largest Public University
System in the US. - 150 FT and 200 PT Faculty
5Medgar Evers Student Profile
- 84 full-time
- Average age 25 years
- 86 live in Brooklyn
- 49 support at least one child
- 28 GED
- 69 First-generation college
- 93 Black
- 11 Permanent Residents
- 50 1st Generation Immigrants
- 100 non-residential
- 73 female
- 65 have been out of HS on average 7 years
- 50 work more than 20 hours per week
- 70 earn less than 30K
- 25 werent born in the US
- 70 have no college prep course work
- 75 need 1-3 non-credit remedial courses
- 85 have parents who did not graduate from
college
6The College Board and CLEP
- CB Mission
- The College Boards mission is to connect
students to college success and opportunity. We
are a not-for-profit membership organization
committed to excellence and equity in education. - CLEP Mission/Core Purpose
- CLEP allows individuals to earn college credit by
passing one of the programs 34 exams. CLEP
validates knowledge earned through independent
study, on-the-job training, experiential learning
and translates that learning into college credit
that is commonly recognized. CLEP serves many
non-traditional (adult) learners and military
candidates worldwide.
7What is CLEP?
- Credit-by-examination program, celebrating 41
years of serving students and colleges - Exam fee is 75, plus test center administration
fee usually 15-25 - More than 6 million exams administered since 1967
- About 200,000 exams administered a year (1/3
Military) - 2,900 colleges grant credit 1,400 colleges
administer CLEP - Exams are developed by faculty
- American Council on Education (ACE)-recommended
credit-granting score for all exams is 50
(equivalent to a C) exams are scored on a
scale of 2080
8CLEP Exams
- History and Social Sciences
- American Government
- Human Growth and Development
- Introduction to Educational Psychology
- Principles of Macroeconomics
- Principles of Microeconomics
- Introductory Psychology
- Introductory Sociology
- Social Sciences and History
- U.S. History I Early Colonization to 1877
- U.S. History II 1865 to the Present
- Western Civilization I Ancient Near East to 1648
- Western Civilization II 1648 to the Present
- Business
- Information Systems and Computer Applications
- Principles of Management
- Financial Accounting
- Composition and Literature
- American Literature
- Analyzing and Interpreting Literature
- English Composition
- English Composition with Essay
- English Literature
- Freshman College Composition
- Humanities
- Science and Mathematics
- Calculus
- College Algebra
- Precalculus
- College Mathematics
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Natural Sciences
- Foreign Languages
9Question 1 Introductory Psychology
- A diagnosis of schizophrenia typically includes
which of the following symptoms? - Delusions
- Panic Attacks
- Hypochondrias
- Multiple Personality
- Psychosexual Dysfunction
Answer A
10Question 2 College Algebra
- (2x-1)2
- 2x21
- 4x2-1
- 4x21
- 4x2-2x1
- 4x2-4x1
Answer E Remember FOIL
11On-Campus CLEP Evolution and Collaboration
Snapshot
- Introduced at CAEL in 2007 during MEC
presentation of Executive Program. Through
conversation realized there were more
opportunities beyond current use - Met and realized that beyond the Executive
Program no one knew of CLEP on campus and the
policies were old - Over one year, worked collaboratively with all
offices to redo the CLEP policy and educate
entire college community on CLEP and its benefits
for students. - One year later, efforts are now underway to get
the policy in the hands of all students through
advisors, faculty, testing center staff and
admissions - New accelerated degree program incorporates CLEP
opportunities underway - Part of strategic planning for Retention and
Graduation
12Prior to CAEL/Fall 2007
- CLEP utilized in the Executive Institute
- Socialized CLEP Ideas to Chairs and Provost
- Provided documentation about exams-limited in
scope
13Fall 2007
- Presented Executive Institute at CAEL 2007
Conference in San Francisco - Post-Conference CLEP Policy Consultation with
various departmental leaders and The College
Board - CLEP resources sent to Academic Advisors by The
College Board - Updated CLEP Policy approved at Medger Evers
College
14Spring 2008
- Advising Workshop conducted by The College Board
with Admissions, Advisement, Registrar and
Testing Center Staff - CLEP presented to Academic Council Meeting with
Provost, Deans and Chairs by The College Board
15CLEP Advisement Model Presented to MEC Community
2. Identify CLEP Candidates
3. Inform CLEP Candidates
16Summer 2008
- Reviewed Performance Reports and began to think
about how to include CLEP as a tool to meet
various retention and graduation goals. - Planning campus-wide CLEP initiative
- The College Board and MEC met to review yearly
activities, CLEP data and plan for future
activities
17Fall 2008
- Active Promotion of CLEP Policies to students
- Implemented Portfolio Seminar Course with CLEP as
a component - Enlightened various upper-level administrators of
performance management report and role of CLEP
18CLEP Data at MEC
19Accomplishments in One YearPre-CAEL 2007 to CAEL
2008
- Usage of CLEP grew from 14 students within a
specialized program to now being available to
over 6000 students - CLEP is being actively marketed to all new
freshmen students - It has become an accepted strategy to attack
retention and meet graduation goals - A new accelerated program has been created with
supporting courses that actively promote CLEP as
a way to progress through the curriculum - CLEP has become a permanent part of campus culture
20Next Steps
- CLEP Awareness?
- Conversations?
- Culture Changing?