Maryland Transfer Student Success Intensive Practice Assessment (Part 1)

Welcome to the Maryland Transfer Student Success Intensive! Please complete this evaluation on your current transfer practice (at your individual institution). Results from this survey will be used throughout the Intensive to inform internal discussions at your institution on the current and future state of transfer and explore the impact of the program.  


This evaluation should be completed by everyone on your Intensive team (except the presidents, who will complete a separate survey) to the best of their current knowledge on each topic. The evaluation will be administered in two parts as aligned with phases one and two of the intensive. Each part focuses on transfer practice in terms of prioritization, advising, and pathways efforts, both institutionally (part one) and within your partnership (part two).   


To complete the evaluation, please read each statement in full and choose a response that best describes the degree to which your institutions and/or partnership have adopted each practice based on the scoring rubric provided: Not Present, Beginning, Emerging, Established, Advanced, and Unknown. 


The survey should take roughly 8-10 minutes to complete. We look forward to working with you during the year-long Maryland Transfer Student Success Intensive!

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Domain 1

Transfer Prioritization

At my institution...
Community college transfer student success is among our top priorities, reflected in our strategic plan/priorities, senior team and board of trustee meeting agendas, and internal and external communications.
Resources (including finances, human capital, and infrastructure) are invested in areas directly addressing transfer student needs.
We regularly collect data on transfer students and track transfer students as a distinct population in all our student unit record data systems.
Data on transfer students is regularly disaggregated by markers such as race/ethnicity, income, first-generation status, program/major, age, and other populations of interest for our context.

Domain 2

Tailored Transfer Advising & Supports

At my institution...
Advising is early, sustained, and inevitable for transfer students.
Leaders ensure monitoring systems, policies, supports, and trainings are in place to support faculty and advisors in understanding transfer student needs, tracking student progress, and intervening with the appropriate support when necessary.
Transfer students are supported in understanding how to access and navigate the financial aid system.
There is a dedicated orientation program designed to meet the specific needs of transfer students and tailored to their unique experiences.

Domain 3

Transfer Academic Programs & Pathways

At my institution...
Term-by-term, four-year program maps are clear, regularly maintained, and adjustable for part-time students to allow timely completion.
Major maps are embedded into student information and degree audit systems and are easy for transfer students, advisors, and faculty to use.
Advisors and students work together within a student’s first term to translate four-year maps into tailored education plans and course schedules that support timely progression within a major, transfer, and associate and bachelor’s degree completion.
Gateway or high-degree-of-difficulty courses that are critical for transfer student success, such as college-level English and math and upper-division major requirements, include best-in-class instructional practices (e.g., co-requisite education, project-based learning) as well as robust academic supports (e.g., embedded or mandatory tutoring).
Faculty develop course schedules and modalities (e.g., hybrid, fully online, etc.) that enable students to progress through transfer pathways in a timely manner.