Using the Course Applicability System
for Student Advisement
www.public.asu.edu/cas
Amy Fountain
Arizona CAS Transfer Analyst
Presentation for ASU
June 14, 2000
Introduction
• What is CAS?
• Addressing student questions using CAS
• The paper course equivalency guide and
CAS
• Features that are “coming soon” in CAS
• Getting CAS to work for you
What Is CAS? A Web-based Tool for Transfer
Students and Advisors, Providing:
• “Transfer planning guides”
• Interactive DARS reports that show how a student’s
community college coursework will apply to a university
degree
• “Cross-reference planning guides”
• Which courses at a community college will apply to a
university degree
• “Course equivalency guide”
• Equivalencies and general studies designations for all
Arizona public community college courses to all Arizona
public universities (1990 through 2000)
Addressing Student Questions Using CAS:
“How Will My Community College Courses
Transfer to ASU?” (Major Decided)
• The student enters her community college
coursework into CAS
• How? Print the “CAS guide” from the CAS homepage!
• The coursework is saved from session to session
• She creates a “planning guide” for her selected major
• She receives a DARS report that reads her courses
through all of the relevant CEGs, and applies the
courses to her degree requirements
• The planning guides are also saved from session to session
Addressing Student Questions Using CAS:
“How Will My Community College Courses
Transfer to ASU?” Major Unknown
• The student enters his community college coursework
into CAS
• He creates a “planning guide” called “A look at my
CAS courses”
• He receives a DARS report that reads his courses
through all of the relevant CEGs, and displays a list of
the ASU equivalencies
• The student may create multiple planning guides, for
multiple majors, and ‘comparison shop’
Addressing Student Questions Using CAS:
“What Community College Courses Can I Take
Toward My ASU Degree?” (Major Known)
• The student need not enter any coursework into CAS
• He could enter any previous community college coursework
he has taken
• Do not enter ASU coursework
• He creates a “cross-reference planning guide”
• He would select his institution and major, and also a
community college and year/term
• He receives a DARS report showing:
• The applicability of his community college coursework, and
• Other courses at the community college that would apply
toward the degree
Addressing Student Questions Using CAS:
“What Community College Courses Can I Take
Toward My ASU Degree?” (Major Unknown)
• The student need not enter any coursework into
CAS
• She creates a “cross-reference planning guide” for
ASU general studies
• She would get a report containing the community
college courses that would count towards general
studies
• She may also create multiple cross-reference
planning guides for multiple majors, for
‘comparison shopping’
The Paper Course Equivalency Guide and
CAS
• The old CEG, published annually, contained both
equivalency and applicability information
• The “course equivalency guide” in CAS contains
ONLY EQUIVLANCY INFORMATION!
• If possible, it is always best to create a transfer
planning guide for a student
• Please note: CAS is the new CEG. The course
equivalency guide in CAS is NOT the new CEG
Features That Are “Coming Soon” in
CAS
• We are currently running CAS version 1.3
• CAS version 2.0 is being tested in a “quality
assurance” environment
• CAS version 2.0 will be deployed this
summer
• There are two advantages to CAS 2.0:
• Cosmetics and navigation
• New features
Advantages to CAS 2.0: Cosmetics
and Navigation
• Visit http://transfer.org > Ohio CAS project
to view CAS 2.0 software
• The look and feel is much smoother and
cleaner
• There is improved navigation
• The structure of the site is very similar to
CAS 1.3!
Advantages to CAS 2.0: New Features
• CAS 2.0 has a special account type for
advisors!
• Advisors will have access to view planning
guides created by their students
• Advisors will have access to both the student
and the administrative view of the course
equivalency guide
• There are other new administrative features
that will help schools keep their information
in CAS up to date
Getting CAS to Work for You
• CAS is a continuing “work in progress”
• How CAS gets changed:
• Contact the ASU CAS team
• The CAS team works with the statewide CAS
implementation team to deal with the issue
• The statewide CAS team works with the software
vendors to address the needs you identify
• CAS is a national project, and Arizona is a
leader in its development and implementation
Summary
• What is CAS?
• Addressing student questions using CAS
• The paper course equivalency guide and
CAS
• Features that are “coming soon” in CAS
• Getting CAS to work for you
Contact Me
• Always contact your CAS team first
• I’d love to hear your feedback!
amy.fountain@asu.edu
Phone: 520-206-4987
Fax: 520-206-4788
Pima Community College District
4905B E. Broadway Blvd, Ste B204
Tucson AZ 85709
• Questions?