Higher Ed Alignment

Aligning Oregon's 2+1 Math Pathways with College Admissions and Courses

The Dana Center, funded by the Oregon Department of Education, is guiding conversations about updating college and university math requirements.


Key information:

  • The Math Course Alignment Project will support a partnership with ODE and the Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission to align high school math pathways with gateway courses in college

  • The project team will also work with Oregon higher education admission leaders to rethink required math courses at the high school level

Alignment Project Details

Phase 1: Admissions Work


Outcomes:

  • Convene public university, community college, & K-12 representatives to identify issues & propose solutions

  • Proposed updates to the admission requirements by Fall 2022 for review by universities

  • Potential update in Jan/Feb 2023 to the course catalog FY 2024-25



On December 14th, 2022 the provost of all Oregon public higher education institutions agreed to the following language.


Phase 2: Alignment Work


Contract Period - June 2022 - June 2023

Start work: Summer 2022

End work: June 30, 2023


Tasks:

  • Convene IHE/K-12 workgroups to identify elements to facilitate communication of course content


Outcomes:

  • Agreed elements used to guide work in Mathways, common core number, and other activities where course content is identified.

  • Recommendations for short and long term storage of course content

  • Revise and update “plus one guidance” document