New-23: Environmental Sciences Advising Pathway - Available Program Options

Morest, Vanessa

This product describes the college's Environmental Science Career Advising Track which enables students to design their course of study to prepare them for a bachelor's degree in the field of environmental sciences. It contains three articulation agreements with Eastern Connecticut State University for students who complete the A.A. Transfer Program to transfer earned credits in partial fulfillment of the B.S. degree in Environmental Earth Science, General Earth Science or Sustainable Energy Science. It also contains one program syllabus.

NCC__Environmental_Science_Pathway_(New-23).zip (837 KB)

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Date:: 2014
Primary Material Type:: Reference Material
Other Material Types:: Syllabus
Institution:: Norwalk Community College
Project Name:: Connecticut Health and Life Sciences Career Initiative (HL-SCI)
Funding Source:: TAACCCT Round 2
Subjects:: articulation agreements, credit transfer, bachelor's degree, advising

Industry / Occupation

Industry Partner:: The Connecticut Health & Life Sciences TAACCCT consortium engaged statewide and local employers to help shape and implement this grant. This included a review of proposed curricula and recommendations for program structure that reflects the health care and Science sectors in the State of Connecticut. The consortium also engaged advisory boards at each member college to solicit input and recommendations for this initiative.
Industry Sector:: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services -- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541)
Occupation:: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (19-0000)

Education / Instructional Information

Instructional Program:: Science Technologies/Technicians (41)
Credit Type:: Credit
Credential Type:: Bachelors Degree
Educational Level of Materials:: 1st year Community College or equivalent

2nd Year Community College or equivalent

Upper division of Bachelors degree or equivalent
Time Required:: 2 semesters
Language:: English (United States)
Interactivity Type:: Mix of Active and Presentation.
Quality Rubric:: Other
Quality Note:: This product developed by the HL-SCI Consortium has been reviewed by multiple parties to ensure quality, replicability, and compliance with grant and statutory requirements. Individuals and organizations involved in the review process include some or all of the following: the author, project director, each program's departmental leadership, each college��_�s curriculum review board (for curricular materials), each college's Senate, a state-level education board, an accrediting organization (for degree programs), advisory boards, and local industry partners, and in all cases, the third-party review coordinator.
Quality of Subject Matter was assured by:: Participation as an ongoing member of team developing the instructional materials

Using an approved rubric to conduct the evaluation of the instructional materials and providing a report
Quality of Online/Hybrid Course Design assured by:: Custom Quality Rubric
Course Note:: These materials are associated with Norwalk Community College's Environmental Science program.