This is a completed, archived project for OCCRL.
For current and future Credit When It's Due (CWID) information, please see the CWID initiative site on the University of Washington's Community College Research Initiatives website.
Florida
The Florida College System (FCS) comprises 28 state and community colleges, and the Florida State University System has 12 universities. Eleven Florida state colleges and four universities formed regional partnerships to pilot reverse transfer processes. Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) outline roles and responsibilities of the institutions in the partnerships.
State Funder
Helios Education Foundation
Florida Profile
In March of 2014, OCCRL published an initial profile of each CWID state. The 2014 Florida Profile includes descriptions of a) the state implementation context, b) key implementation strategies, c) reverse transfer process, d) implementation successes and challenges, e) implementation successes and challenges, f) institutions participating in Credit When It’s Due, and g) state contact information.
In May of 2015, OCCRL published a second profile of each CWID state. The 2015 Florida Profile provides expands on and updates the areas covered in the 2014 profile with additional information on the sustainability of Florida’s reverse transfer system. A total of 275 credentials were awarded as of May 2015. Key implementation strategies outlined in the profiles are below, please see the profiles for further description.
Key Implementation Strategies:
- interagency leadership and steering committee
- pilot strategy and leveraging existing data capacity
- statewide expansion and launch
Institutions Participating in Credit When It's Due:
- Florida Atlantic University
- Broward College
- Indian River State College
- Palm Beach State College
- Florida International University*
- Broward College
- Miami Dade College*
- University of North Florida*
- Florida State College at Jacksonville
- University of South Florida
- Hillsborough Community College*
- Pasco-Hernando Community College
- Polk State College*
- St. Petersburg College
- State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota*
*MOU amendment signed
Florida Resources
Many of the CWID state partners have shared resources they have developed in the course of implementing reverse transfer in their state. The resource that has been shared by Florida is listed below.