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Profiles of NACEP-Accredited Partnerships (2005-06 Data)

Name of Program: College In The Schools (CITS)
Sponsoring College/University: University of Minnesota Duluth
City and State: Duluth, Minnesota 55812-3011
Web Address: www.d.umn.edu/goto/cits

Contact: Lynn Burbank
Program Director
lburbank@d.umn.edu
218-726-8833

Mary Jean Menzel
Program Coordinator
mmenzel@d.umn.edu
218-726-6938

Participating Schools: 10 schools from 8 school districts

Year Program Started: 1988

Year NACEP Accreditation Conferred: 2005

Enrollments (Duplicated Headcount), Fall 2005: 476

Enrollments (Duplicated Headcount), Spring 2006: 457

Students (Unduplicated Headcount), Fall 2005: 405

Students (Unduplicated Headcount), Spring 2006: 394

Sections Offered, 2005 - 06: 46

Number of Courses Offered, 2005 - 06: 7 courses in fall; 9 courses in spring

Average Number of Credits Earned/Student, 2005 - 06 (if available): 6-8 credits

Transfer Rate from 2004 Freshman Follow-up Survey (of June 2003 High School Graduates):
96% of those reporting received recognition for their CITS credits

Distinguishing Features:

• CITS students have the status of UMD students, and are given the same access to UMD resources as on-campus students: e-mail accounts, internet access, ID cards, library facilities, online databases, e-portfolio accounts, and special student rates for events.
• CITS teachers have the status of UMD teaching specialists, and have access to faculty resources including e-mail, the Internet, library resources, e-portfolio accounts, online class rosters and web grading.
• All classes are encouraged to visit campus at least once a term, at which time they receive customized training in using UMD resources, meet with their CITS faculty mentor, join the on-campus students in the dining center, and often attend an on-campus class session.
• Content-specific professional development opportunities for CITS teachers are provided each year, along with summer orientation sessions with hands-on training on the latest faculty and technology resources.
• A UMD CITS teacher listserv helps mentors and teachers communicate regarding upcoming sessions, special events, new policies and procedures, and topics of general concern.
• By Minnesota law, students do not pay for taking concurrent enrollment classes. School districts negotiate directly with the CITS program for the payment of course fees.