Timothy Activity 1

This activity would be designed as a resource for students intending to transfer from a junior college to a 4-year university. This would also be useful for academic advisors from both types of institutions.

The need in this case is to provide useful information in the form of guides and checklists  to help students intending to transfer as they navigate the process of transitioning from a junior college to a 4-year university. 

In my discussions with the resources I identified, two specific items were mentioned as having the most possibility for being the most helpful. The first of these is a checklist that could be in printable form either on a website or an application that would contain an outline of the steps involved in the transfer process. The second deliverable would be a guide for music majors that outlined the curriculum equivalencies between their junior college and the 4-year university of thier choice. The materials combined would provide a solid insight into the process of transferring between institutions. 

While this is not a music activity directly, this is a product that will be designed specifically for music majors, outlining the steps involved to transfer into a music department of a 4-year university.

These deliverables will be designed to be available in multiple forms and on multiple media to allow for usage by a braod range of students with functionality for e-reading applications and language translation software.

Enabling students to navigate the transfer process themselves helps to provides them with opportunities to grow as young adults and will enable them to build their sefl-sufficiency and self-efficacy.

Here is the most current version of the checklist.

1. Choose a 4-year  institution to research the general curriculum for core music coursework (ie. music theory, aural skills, piano proficiency) In this case, I will also use the University of Texas at Arlington.

2. Choose a 2-year  institution to research the general curriculum for core music coursework (ie. music theory, aural skills, piano proficiency) In this case I will utlize my own institution, Navarro College.

3. Create a side by side comparison list that shows the curriculum from both institutions. 

4. Highlight any differneces in curriculum that should be made aware to the student to prepare them for any deficiencies they may encounter when transferring to that 4-year institution.

5. Ues this side by side comparison to create a PDF that can be accessed or downloaded that will inform the potential transfer student of any obstacles they may encounter when tranferring credits between institutions.

As mentioned in the how sections, the materials need to include:

• Computer access to websites of both institutions 

• Access to lists of admissions procedures

• Curriculum guides for core music courses at both institutions

• Word processing software

• Ability to create fillable PDFs