ATF Meeting Report
History
October 21, 2011   Rio Salado College

Originator: Karla Phillips
Submitter: Karla Phillips  
Date Created: 10/21/2011           Date Submitted: 10/24/2011           Status: Approved
Attendance : Arizona State University   Arizona Western College   Central Arizona College   Cochise College   Dine College   Eastern Arizona College   Maricopa Community Colleges   Mohave Community College   Northern Arizona University   Northland Pioneer College   Pima Community College   Tohono O'odham Community College   Yavapai Community College    
Next Fall Meeting Date : October 19, 2012  
Next Fall Meeting Time : 10:00 am - 2:00 pm  
Next Meeting Location : UA or Chandler Gilbert Community College  
Meeting Type : In Person  
Next Meeting Chair and Institution : Gina Woodall /co Sandra Voller ASU  
Spring Meeting Date : February 10, 2012  
Next Meeting Host and Institution : Amanda ArmendarizUA/backup Noel Murelus CGCC  
Meeting Time : 1:00 pm-3:00 pm  
Spring Meeting Location : Virtual  
No Data Changes : NO CHANGES NECESSARY    
Spring Meeting Chair : Noel Murelus CGCC  
Changes to the CEG : Pima (POS)noted several corrections that needed to be made by their ATAC in their POS CEG  
Spring Meeting Host : P.F. Lengel ASU  
Changes to Majors on Common Course Matrix :  
Changes to AGEC :  
Changes to Common Course Matrices :  
Which Matrix for AGEC Changes :  
Changes to Exam Equivalency Matrices : Changes that were agreed upon last year for AP are not completely represented in current matrices. Need consistentcy in NT's for those group agreed not to accept and consistency in what agreed to accept (see attached notes).
Group wants to collect information, possibly speaker for CLEP and DANTES and have spring virtual meeting to determine equivalencies.  
Effective Date for AGEC Change :  
AGEC Information :  
Record of Voting : Voted to support statement of concern stated below regarding new EDU curriculum in POS/HIS/GEO/ECN HIS (18 in favor, 2 abstentions)  
Additional Comment/ Discussion Items : Group wants to continue to meet together but have HIS meet first, including ATF business with ATAC facilitator, then full group for ATAC statewide update, then HIS leave and POS complete their agenda, including ATF business.
Poll: every other year ATF?10 for 6 against
Poll: one day statewide ATF? 3 for 17 against  
Changes to Pathways :  
Issues Raised : -Teaching Foundations grant at ASU redesign curriculum for K-8 in POS/HIS/GEO/ECN raised concerns from both POS and HIS members that this would dilute AZ and US POS and HIS instruction and reduce enrollment in POS 220 and US HIS courses. Deligitimize the full courses.  
Which Matrix for Pathway Changes :  
Curriculum Planning : -UA provided concentrations for their BA Political Science: American Politics; Ideas & Methods; Law & Public Policy; Comparative Politics;International Relations; Foreign Affairs

-Pima offering History & Politics of Immigration; requiring 7th grade competency in reading to enroll in Pima.
-EAC now reqires 9th grade reading to take Gen Ed
Partner with ASU for four year degrees  
Effective Date For Pathway Change :  
effective date :  
Other Pathway Information :  
Effective Date for Exam Changes : Fall 2012  

Document Document Name Size Document Type
Review Document Overview of UA POS concentrations 25,862 bytes application/msword
Review Document 2010 Agreement on IB & AP scores 13,745 bytes application/msword
Review Document ASU History Update 7,467 bytes application/pdf
Review Document HIstory & Political Science ATF Minutes 23,564 bytes application/msword