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Emerging Models of Interinstitutional Collaboration: A Case Study of the York/Seneca Partnership in Ontario. June 20, 2019

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AGE GEND NDA

1.York University & Seneca College & YSP 2.Defining Interinstitutional Collaboration in Higher Education 3.Kirby’s Models of Academic Collaboration 4.York Seneca Models of Academic Collaboration 5.Observations and Conclusions

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46,000 Undergraduate Students 5900 Graduate Students

York University

Founded in 1959 3rd largest university in Canada 2nd largest university in Ontario 11 Faculties 6200 International Students from 170 Countries Four Campuses  Keele Campus  Glendon Campus (Bilingual)  Eco-Campus Costa Rica  Markham Centre Campus (2021 / 2022)

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 17 Degrees  39 Graduate Certificates  70 Diplomas  30 Advanced Diplomas  21 Certificates Founded in 1967 30,00 Full-time Students, Annually 70,000 Part-time Registrants, Annually 7000 International Students from 150 Countries Seven Campuses 1) King Campus 2) Markham Campus 3) Newnham Campus 4) Peterborough Campus 5) Seneca@York 6) Yorkgate Campus 7) Vaughan Campus

Historical Milestones

1960 York University opens 1967 Seneca College opens 1997 Block credit policy put in place at York University 1999 Seneca@York campus opens on York University’s Keele campus 1999 York/Seneca Institute for Math, Science & Technology Education 2001 Degree and Transfer Credit Office opens at Seneca College 2004 Jointly shared Technology Education Learning building opens 2008 Jointly shared Community Engagement Center site opens 2011 York Seneca Partnership (YSP) Position Paper (‘White Paper’) 2013 Joint York Seneca Partnership Manager is first hired

York Seneca Governance

Continually evolving to address student movement (mobility) and government priorities.

− Partnership MOU − Joint Steering Committee

• Comprised of senior academic administrators from each

institution.

− Joint Partnership Manager

• Reporting both to York and Seneca
• Project management, partnership & program development.

− Joint program/ pathway development committees

• Specific to academic areas.

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Organization & Spirit of the Partnership

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York Seneca Partnership (YSP)

Governance YSP Steering Committee

Academic Collaboration

Transfer Model Collaborative Model

Infrastructural Collaboration

New Campus Vision

Research Collaboration

Data Sharing & Joint Research

YSP Collaboration

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Academic Collaboration

• 20 + Academic Agreements

100+ Pathways

• ONCAT & HECQO Research Projects

 Transfer Pathways in Postsecondary Education: York University and Seneca College as a Case Study. Toronto: Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO). (Spring 2016).  Data Sharing in Academic Collaborations and Pathways (April 2018)  Transfer Patterns of Seneca Business Students: Student Profile and Academic Success at Toronto Universities (2019)  The Student Experience in Transfer: York-Seneca (2020)

Infrastructural Collaboration

• TEL (Technology Enhanced Learning)
• Seneca@York Campus –
• New Markham Centre Campus – integrated services and programs have been

conceptualized

Activities & Events

• YSP Pathway Information Event for Recruiters & Advisors June 11, 2015
• Symposium, Supporting Student Mobility & Transfer, April 6, 2017
• Multiple Conference Presentations

Dale Kirby’s Models of Academic Collaboration

Collaborative Models

Dale Kirby’s Inter-institutional Models of Academic Collaboration

(College-University)

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Transfer Models

• Course to Course
• Block Transfer
• Multiple Course Transfer
• Program Bridging

Transfer Collaborative Models

• Integrated
• Articulated
• Parallel
• Sandwich
• Hybrid models

Transfer Model

• Traditional Credit Transfer Model

 students can receive program credit when transferring from one post-secondary institution to another regardless of the types of institutions involved.  colleges and universities enter into inter-institutional transfer arrangements that formalize credit recognition.  students also frequently transfer from college to university in the absence of such agreements.

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Transfer Models

a) Course to Course Transfer Model b) Multiple Course Transfer Model

“…[this occurs] in instances where there is a difference in program content

• rganization or a difference in program comprehensiveness.”

c) Block Transfer Model

“…allow students to transfer directly into the second or third year of a university baccalaureate degree program.”

d) Bridging Transfer Model

“…prior to receiving advanced standing, students are required to complete one or more bridging courses at the university in order to upgrade their knowledge and skills in areas where additional preparation is perceived to be needed”

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The Collaborative Model

• Jointly planned and offered by community college and

university partners.

• Formalized inter-institutional articulation agreements.
• Jointly delivered by qualified college and university

faculty.

• Graduates receive a baccalaureate degree that is

conferred by the university partner.

• Characterized by joint governance models and a more

seamless transfer of students.

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Collaborative Models

• Share responsibility for the delivery of a common

curriculum.

• The extent and type of collaboration can vary

substantially.

1. At one extreme, the university may be heavily involved in approving academic standards and also in delivering a significant portion of the program curriculum on its campus. 2. At the other extreme, the university partner may only be involved in ensuring that the approved joint curriculum adheres to the university degree standards with the community college partner or partners responsible for delivering the entire curriculum with significant autonomy (Kirby, 2008 p. 6-7).

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Collaborative Models

Integrated Model

• Both the college and university partners are involved in each year of the

program from the beginning.

• Faculty and students move regularly between institutions Articulated

Model.

• In some arrangements students complete the requirements for a degree

and a diploma in the same amount of time that takes to earn a bachelor's degree.

Articulated Model

• The first part of the program, usually the first two years, are delivered by

the college partner (2+2 model). Following the initial two years, students transfer to the university site and complete the remaining two years

Parallel Model

• Cohorts of students separately begin their programs at the college or

university site. Students stay at the same site through all four years of the program and complete a common agreed curriculum

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Collaborative Models

Sandwich Model

• access to two or more educational institutions for completion of the

four-year degree program. The first and final years of the program are taken at the university site and the middle two years (the ‘sandwich’) are delivered by the community college partner site(s)

Hybrid Models (2) Articulated Parallel Model

• students can complete the first two program years at a college

partner site and transfer to the university site

• university also enrolls students in the first two program years and

both groups complete three and four together at the university

Partially Integrated Model

• some years, semesters or classes of the program are integrated;
• some program components are jointly delivered and there is a

crossover of students and faculty between sites

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Dale Kirby’s Advancing Articulations - Models

• f Collaboration

1) Assumes unidirectional mobility

• Bi-directional movement not discussed

2) Preceded

 the impact of college degree granting opportunities  the growth of formalized articulation and transfer provincial entities

• As of 2008 only Alberta, Quebec and BC had

formally mandated transfer between the university and non-university sectors (Kirby 2008, p. 3).

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The Ontario Context

Council of Ontario Universities

Ontario Universities Council on Quality Assurance Definitions of Interinstitutional Collaboration

a) Dual Credential: “A program of study offered by two or more universities or by a university and a college or institute, including Institutes of Technology and Advanced Learning, in which successful completion of the requirements is confirmed by a separate and different degree/diploma document being awarded by each of the participating institutions.” b) Joint Degree: “A program of study offered by two or more universities or by a university and a college or institute, including an Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, in which successful completion of the requirements is confirmed by a single degree document.”

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Source: https://oucqa.ca/framework/1-6-definitions

Ontario Universities Council on Quality Assurance Definitions of Interinstitutional Collaboration

c) Conjoint Degree Program: “A program of study which is offered

by a postsecondary institution affiliated, federated or collaborating with a university; which is approved by the university’s Senate or equivalent body; and for which a single degree document signed by both institutions is awarded.”

d) Cotutelle: “A customized program of doctoral study developed

jointly by two institutions for an individual student in which the requirements of each university’s doctoral programs are upheld, but the student working with supervisors at each institution prepares a single thesis that is then examined by a committee whose members are drawn from both institutions. The student is awarded two degree documents though there is a notation on the transcripts indicating that the student completed his or her thesis under cotutelle arrangements.”

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Source: https://oucqa.ca/framework/1-6-definitions

Collaborative College-University Models in Ontario

The limitation of interinstitutional program categories within COU definition that seemingly places greater emphasis on university to university collaboration. Degree credential is always conferred

by the university. In large part because of the definition of collaboration.

1. Collaborative models are mostly limited to nursing, within Ontario and within the York Seneca Partnership 2. Guelph-Humber Programming 3. McMaster and Mohawk

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Academic Models

York Seneca Partnership

The Ontario Context – Interinstitutional Collaboration

Proliferation of dual credentials

• Diplomas and degrees
• Certificates and degrees
• Graduate Certificates and degrees

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YSP Models of Academic Collaboration Bi-directional Mobility

• Diplomas to degrees
• Degrees to diplomas (Accelerated)
• Degrees & Certificate
• Certificates into Degrees
• Degrees into Graduate Certificates
• Degrees to Degrees

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Block + Course to Course Credit Transfer = Enhanced Block (Highly aligned college diplomas & receiving degree programs)

Examples:

• Accounting Diplomas into the Bachelor of Commerce.
• Chemical Engineering Technology & Chemical Laboratory Technology-

Pharmaceutical, Diplomas into the Honours Bachelor of Science in Chemistry.

• Advanced Animation into Honours Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Arts and Art History.
• Social Service Worker (SSW) into Bachelor of Public Administration (Bidirectional).
• Child and Youth Care Diploma into Bachelor of Arts, Education Studies.

Seneca Diplomas (2 yrs. of study) Bachelor of Arts Honours degree (less than 2½ yrs. left to complete) Seneca College Credential York University Credential

Transfer Credit Model

Joint Program Model Collaborative Program Articulated Model

York University courses (2 yrs. of study) Seneca College courses (2 yrs. of study)

Bachelor Honours Degree from York University

The Collaborative Nursing program

• Curriculum is designed and offered jointly to meet the

requirements of the university as well as an external accredited body

 First two years of the degree taught at Seneca College  Last two years of the degree taught at York University

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)

Block + Course to Course Credit Transfer + York Credits = Enhanced Block

The Liberal Arts Diploma & Arts and Science Diploma Pathways

Recognition of Liberal Arts and Arts and Science Diplomas from Seneca College by granting transfer credit towards Bachelor of Arts degrees at York University. This example goes even further than the standard transfer credit model since it integrates York courses into the diplomas; and also allows students to enroll in York courses during Seneca studies.

Seneca’s LAT Diploma (2 yrs. of study)

Bachelor of Arts Honours degree (2yrs. left to complete)

Seneca College Credential York University Credential

Transfer Credit Model (Augmented)

36 + 12 + 12 = 60

Bachelor Honours degree (2 yrs. of study) Advanced Diploma (3 years of study)

Dual Credential Model Joint Program - Urban Sustainability

Honours Bachelor degree (3 years of study)

Advanced Diploma

(2 yrs. of study)

Seneca College Credential York University Credential

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• York University Senate Approved.
• Two credentials in five years.
• Block and course to course transfer credits.
• Bidirectional articulation between Seneca’s Environmental

Technology Advanced Diploma and the Bachelor of Environmental Studies program at York.

• Bidirectional articulation between Seneca’s Civil Engineering

Technology Advanced Diploma and the Bachelor of Environmental Studies program at York.

• Notation on the Transcript at York

Joint Program

(Transfer Credits towards Hon. BA)

Dual Credential

Dual Credential Model – Concurrent Studies Possible Partially Integrated Transfer Model

College Diploma

(2 yrs. of study)

York University Credential Seneca College Credential

Honours Bachelor degree

(3 yrs. of study)

The Communication Arts Pathway Articulation agreement between several York degree programs and four communication diplomas at Seneca College a) Broadcasting - Radio b) Broadcasting - Television c) Journalism d) Creative Advertisement

• After diploma completion six transfer credits towards degree completion.

6 transfer credits towards the York degree

Dual Credential - Concurrent Studies Partially Integrated - Degree and Certificate

York University Degree (2yrs of study – 90 Credit Degree) (3yrs of study – 120 Credit Degree) Seneca College Certificate (4 semesters of study)

Bachelors Degrees from York University

Psychology Degree and Rehabilitation Services Certificate

• York University Degree students enroll concurrently in the

Rehabilitation Studies Certificate

• Collaborative orientation; student recruitment; and timetabling
• No transfer credits
• Two credentials are completed:
• 90 Credit or 120 Credit Psychology / Kinesiology Degree
• Rehabilitation Services Certificate
• Degree is not conferred until the certificate is completed.
• Initially a joint certificate was awarded.

Certificate from Seneca College

Consecutive Studies Degrees to Graduate Certificates – Transfer Model

York University Degree (2yrs of study – 90 Credit Degree) (3yrs of study – 120 Credit Degree) Seneca College Graduate Certificate

Bachelor Honours Degree from York University

York Degrees into Seneca Graduate Certificates

• York University degree students can enroll

consecutively in Seneca College Graduate Certificates

• Limitations on transfer credit
• Course to Course credit transfer is dependent on the

courses taken within the degree which has a credit equivalency within the graduate certificate.

Graduate Certificate from Seneca College Limited Credit Transfer

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New Model for Offering Degrees

YORK UNIVERSITY SENECA COLLEGE YEAR ONE YEAR TWO YEAR FOUR YEAR THREE

Foundation Foundation

Honours Bachelor of Arts in Visualization, Entrepreneurship, Research, Games and Entertainment Bachelor of Design in Interactive Media Collaborative Capstone Project

Enrolling in courses from the

• ther degree; could include

cross listed courses.

3rd Hybrid - Partially Integrated Parallel Model (In development)

• Collaboration in program development
• Separate degree credentials awarded

Degree to Degree Transfer

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York University Degree (2yrs of study – 90 Credit Degree) (3yrs of study – 120 Credit Degree) Seneca College Degree 2 ½ years

York Degrees into Seneca Degrees

• York University Degree students can enroll consecutively in

Seneca College Degree program

• Course to Course credit transfer is dependent on the courses taken

within the degree which has a credit equivalency within the Seneca College Degree

• Only students from highly aligned programs are advised to consider

this opportunity.

Bachelors & Honours Bachelors Degree from York University Degree from Seneca College

Hybrid Transfer Model (Somewhat?)

Pathway Model

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No credit Transfer Consecutive Enrolment Formalized Agreement Two Credentials

Seneca College Degree Seneca College Advanced Diploma

York University Degree (Professional) Bachelor of Education (B Ed.) Bachelor of Education in Technology

Concurrent Studies Degree and Diploma

York University Degree (2yrs of study – 90 Credit Degree) (3yrs of study – 120 Credit Degree) Seneca College courses Maximum 5

Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry from York University

Chemistry Co-registration

• Financial Arrangement
• 10 courses from which students choose five
• Course equivalencies (transfer credits) are explicit
• Applied Learning

Redirection

Redirect Upon Application: An offering to university applicants not meeting admission requirements the opportunity to begin studies in a specific college program which articulates back into the university degree program the student had initially applied for. Post-Admission Redirection: (Redirect of students in academic difficulty) An offering to university students who are facing academic difficulties the opportunity to pursue their studies in a specific college program  Transfer credits granted at the College for courses where a grade

• f at least 60% (C) was achieved at the University.

 Program selected may or may not be aligned to the university program being exited.  Student may want to return back to the university after one year (two semesters) or after the completion of the college credential.

Redirection Upon Application

Applicants to York University Courses at Seneca

Yr 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4

BA Honours

Courses at Seneca and YorkU Liberal Arts Transfer 2 yr diploma program

College Diploma Bachelor of Arts degree program

Students received a redirect offer and that meet the admission requirements are granted direct entry and have a seat in the program of the redirect offer Applicants in the 63-67% range receive a redirect offer

Redirection – Post Admission

Students having successfully completed the college diploma and the university summer bridging program are granted 60 credits upon admission

Yr 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4

BAS Honours Accelerated Accounting Diploma program – Previously existed

Applicants to York University

Applicants required to withdraw receive a redirect

• ffer and advanced standing

for courses passed

Bachelor of Administrative Studies Specialized Honours degree program in Accounting College Diploma

Summer Bridging Program Courses at Seneca

Observations

• Strictly speaking, the York-Seneca models do not meet

the definition of collaboration.

• York and Seneca collaborate institutionally through the

steering committee in order to make the models work

• Both institutions have maintained autonomy, remain with

separate identities and programs.

• Independent curriculum melded together as if

collaboratively developed.

• Within the historical context of a binary post-secondary

education sector, the models allow for York and Seneca to maintain their separate identities and mission.

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The Future of Interinstitutional Collaboration

• Growth and acceptance of degrees conferred by colleges

has the potential to open new doors.

• Demands for employment related education will increase

areas of collaboration.

• Increased student expectations and labour market

demands would necessitate continued collaboration.

• Fiscal constraints could form the impetus to work together
• n a variety of institutional fronts:

− i.e. joint campuses

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Are There Any Questions

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Questions Thanks & Appreciation