New TBR plan will reshape core curricula
Jenda Wilson
Issue date: 2/5/10 Section: News
Tech will soon be implementing several changes across campus-some occurring as early as next semester-as part of a massive overhaul of Tennessee's higher education.
This fall, students at Tech-or any other four-year college-will not be able to take any developmental classes taught by the University. Instead, students will be able to take them at local community colleges while still being enrolled at Tech.
"We would like for students who must enroll in remedial or developmental classes to be able to take these classes on campus, they will just be taught by a professor from a local community college," President Bob Bell said. "They would still be considered a student at Tech and would still be able to live and participate on campus. They would also be students at a local community college, similar to a dual enrollment."
Bell hopes that this proposal for students to attend both types of higher education will foster partnerships between the University and local community colleges like Volunteer State in Livingston or Nashville State in Cookeville.
If a student at a two-year school decided to enroll at Tech, they would tell their adviser, who would then contact the University. Depending on that student's area of study, Tech would then assign them an adviser who would educate them on what core classes to take, which credits will transfer, and what their class schedule would be like once they transferred as a junior.
This partnered system is designed to make transferring between a community college and Tech more seamless and cohesive.
Transferring from another four-year school to Tech is predicted to be easier because of the implementation of a statewide master plan. This plan, currently in the formation process, will help each school emphasize its academic strengths while reducing overlapping or competing degree offerings.
It will also create a standardized general education core of 41 hours, which all universities in the University of Tennessee and TBR systems must agree upon.
This fall, students at Tech-or any other four-year college-will not be able to take any developmental classes taught by the University. Instead, students will be able to take them at local community colleges while still being enrolled at Tech.
"We would like for students who must enroll in remedial or developmental classes to be able to take these classes on campus, they will just be taught by a professor from a local community college," President Bob Bell said. "They would still be considered a student at Tech and would still be able to live and participate on campus. They would also be students at a local community college, similar to a dual enrollment."
Bell hopes that this proposal for students to attend both types of higher education will foster partnerships between the University and local community colleges like Volunteer State in Livingston or Nashville State in Cookeville.
If a student at a two-year school decided to enroll at Tech, they would tell their adviser, who would then contact the University. Depending on that student's area of study, Tech would then assign them an adviser who would educate them on what core classes to take, which credits will transfer, and what their class schedule would be like once they transferred as a junior.
This partnered system is designed to make transferring between a community college and Tech more seamless and cohesive.
Transferring from another four-year school to Tech is predicted to be easier because of the implementation of a statewide master plan. This plan, currently in the formation process, will help each school emphasize its academic strengths while reducing overlapping or competing degree offerings.
It will also create a standardized general education core of 41 hours, which all universities in the University of Tennessee and TBR systems must agree upon.
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Russian Singles
posted 3/18/10 @ 10:11 AM CST
I thought this debate was about them, as opposed to featuring them. Whoops.
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