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Monday, January 27, 2025

11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Ohio Tech Prep, with the

Ohio Department of Higher Ed present:

CTAG Information Webinar

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This webinar is being recorded. Your participation is your agreement to being recorded.

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CTAG Agenda

Kathy Siebenaler Wilson, Ph.D., Chief Admin Northwest Ohio Regional Tech Prep

Welcome, Registrant sign-in (Chat), Introductions

Ben Parrot, Ph.D., Senior Associate Director of SCTAI Implementation, ODHE

What is a CTAG?
How to apply for CTAGs
Understanding the Student Data Process
Student Eligibility Requirements for CTAG credit
How do students access CTAG credit?
Best Practices to ensure your students can access their CTAG credit easily
Understanding Different Scenarios for CTAG Credit
CTAG/CTAV Updates & Resources

Kathy Siebenaler Wilson, Ph.D.

Wrap Up, Exit Survey

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Dr. Ben Parrot

Senior Associate Director of SCTAI Implementation

Ohio Department of Higher Education

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NWO Regional Tech Prep�CTAG/CTAV Presentation�

January 27, 2025

Ben Parrot

Senior Associate Director of Secondary Career-Technical Alignment Initiative Implementation

bparrot@highered.ohio.gov

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Agenda

Overview of CTAGs and Other Opportunities for College Credit
Accessing CTAG Credit: Overview of CTAV
CTAV: Best Practices and Strategies to Support Students
CTAG Resources to Support Faculty, Staff, and Students

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Overview of CTAGs and Other Opportunities for College Credit

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Career-Technical Assurance Guides (CTAGs)

Special Considerations:

Articulated credit; awarded upon matriculation; does not affect student’s college GPA
CTAG approval for secondary districts is governed by the CTE-26 pathway approval process with DEW
A small number of CTAG courses (e.g., Practical Nursing, Fire Science, EMT, etc.) require secondary districts to submit accreditation letter to ODHE for approval
CTAG approval for postsecondary courses is conducted twice per year through submission of possibly aligned courses to a faculty review panel
College/university must offer equivalent course

Student Eligibility Criteria:

Successful completion of aligned and approved CTE course/program
Qualifying score on the end-of-course WebXam after course completion
Matriculation within three years of high school graduation to an Ohio public college or university that offers an equivalent course/program

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High school course is an approved CTAN through CEMS and CTE-26 and student meets requirements for credit

Postsecondary institution offers similar program with a direct course equivalent.

Postsecondary institution offers similar program but has no direct course equivalencies.

Postsecondary institution doesn’t offer a similar course or program.

Postsecondary institution decides if and how credit could be applied.

Postsecondary institution is encouraged to award the student credit that applies towards degree requirements.

Course Approved - Postsecondary institution must award the student credit for the direct course equivalency.

Course NOT Approved - Postsecondary institution should award the student credit towards degree requirements and comparable course credit is encouraged.

Scenarios for Credit

Application of Credit

High school course hasn’t been approved by ODHE

No guarantee exists - student may follow the appeal process for award of credit at the postsecondary institution

Postsecondary institution decides if and how credit could be applied.

Updated 09/19/2023

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Industry-Recognized Credential�Transfer Assurance Guides (ITAGs)

Student Eligibility Criteria:

Attainment of an industry-recognized credential that has been established as an ITAG
Currency of the credential

Special Considerations:

Students with a current ITAG-eligible credential qualify for credit, regardless of where or how the learning was achieved to pass the credentialing exam.
Many of the ITAGs to date were developed from existing CTAGs. Your students will generally qualify for credit through the CTAG (based on their WebXam score), but may also qualify through the ITAG (if they earned the ITAG-eligible credential).
College/university must offer equivalent course

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Industry-Recognized Credential�Transfer Assurance Guides (ITAGs)

How to Access Credit:

Student will need to submit verification of credential to the college or university. The ITAG Guidance Document includes specific verification information for each ITAG credential.

Additional Resources:

ITAG Information: page containing detailed information on all ITAG courses; ITAG Guidance Document at the top of the page provides an overview of all ITAG areas
Credit Transfer Tool and Course Reporting System

How You and Your Colleagues Can Support Students:

Encourage your faculty to embed credentials that have been established as ITAGs into their CTE programs.

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Bilateral Agreements

Student Eligibility Criteria:

Completion of program with established bilateral agreement and enrollment at the college with established bilateral agreement
Achievement of all eligibility criteria outlined in the bilateral agreement (e.g., attainment of a qualifying score on a college exam, minimum grade in the high school course, etc.)

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Bilateral Agreements

Special Considerations:

Institution- and program-specific; little oversight from ODHE
Bilateral agreements will vary among institutions: If one of your CTE programs has agreements with multiple colleges, the eligibility criteria and list of awarded courses may differ between institutions.
Awarded in addition to any CTAG courses that may already be included in the student’s CTE program
Credit awarded through a bilateral agreement may not transfer if the student later enrolls at a different college or university
Per ODHE policy, bilateral agreements may not include CTAGs, TAGs, ITAGs, or Ohio Transfer 36 courses

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Bilateral Agreements

How to Access Credit:

Students must typically prove eligibility for bilateral credit. Student should speak with an academic advisor or reach out to the Office of the Registrar or Admissions to find out how to apply for this credit.

How You and Your Colleagues Can Support Students:

Help students identify colleges with which your CTE program has bilateral agreements.
Reach out to faculty and staff at other colleges to propose establishment of a bilateral agreement.

Additional Resources:

Some colleges publish existing bilateral agreements on their websites, but not all.

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College Credit Plus (CCP)

Student Eligibility Criteria:

Resident of Ohio in Grades 7-12
Demonstration of college readiness
Acceptance to CCP program at any Ohio public or participating private college or university

Special Considerations:

CCP courses may be taken at a college/university, online, or at the high school
Dual-enrollment program; transcripted credit; does affect student’s high school and college GPA alike
Entering college after having earned very many college credits may affect student’s financial aid eligibility and may present issues to completing a degree program with strictly sequenced courses

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College Credit Plus (CCP)

Additional Resources:

CCP Webpage: highered.ohio.gov
CCP Webpage: education.ohio.gov
Ohio Guaranteed Transfer Pathways (OGTPs) for CCP Students
Becky Stewart, Director, College Credit Plus, rstewart@highered.ohio.gov
Tyrone Spencer, Program Manager, College Credit Plus, tspencer@highered.ohio.gov

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Combining Multiple Kinds of College Credit

CTE students may qualify for any combination of these kinds of credit, along with others such as Advanced Placement.
Example:

CTAG credit for two different courses in CTE program of concentration
Credit for a third (non-CTAG-eligible) CTE course through a bilateral agreement with a nearby college
AP English and AP American History
CCP credit for General Psychology

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Accessing CTAG Credit:�Overview of CTAV

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CTAV: Awarding CTAG Credit

How to Access Credit:

The Career-Technical Articulation Verification (CTAV) system allows colleges to identify students who are eligible for CTAG credit.
Students can grant permission when they take the aligned WebXam for colleges to post credit once they matriculate.
If a student initially says no, they can reach out to the college to grant permission upon matriculation.

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CTAV: Data Flow and Timeline

OCT-APRIL

Student passes aligned DEW course and earns a proficient score on the WebXam

OCT-APRIL

Student grants permission to post credit via the student acknowledgement form

MAY

WebXam assessments are reported to districts through Information Technology Centers (ITC)

MAY-AUGUST

Districts review and report grades and assessment scores to EMIS

JUNE – SEPTEMBER

DEW submits to ODHE qualifying assessment data to load in HEI

JUNE-SEPTEMBER

Ohio’s Public Post-Secondary Institutions retrieve Credit Availability Report for applied students using their SSID (HEI)

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CTAV: Awarding CTAG Credit

How to Access Credit:

Student eligibility data become available to colleges/universities in early June and continue to be updated until late August
Timeline for processing credit and for which students varies from college to college

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When You Must Use a Verification Form

For Early College Access students

If the student’s college or an ODHE staff member explicitly requests that you submit a verification form:

This would only be in exceptional circumstances when (1) a student does not appear in the CTAV system and (2) ODHE and DEW staff have investigated the reason why the student does not appear in CTAV.
The investigation process is necessary to discover and resolve issues in reporting and/or course delivery at the district, which generally affect all students in the same course/program.

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When You Could Use a Verification Form

For credential-based CTAG courses (i.e., courses that do not have a WebXam, such as Practical Nursing, Firefighter, EMS, OSHA 10, etc.)

These courses have all been established as ITAGs, and your students would qualify for credit through either the CTAG and the ITAG.
To access credit through the ITAG, students simply need to provide proof of their credential to the college. This is less work for the student, the college, and the sending district.
We encourage you to work with your eligible students to let them know how they can access ITAG credit at their college of choice.

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When You Should NOT Use a Verification Form

If you believe the student may not show up in CTAV

If you have reason to believe there may be an issue with a cohort of your district’s students that would prevent them from showing up in CTAV, please first contact DEW and/or ODHE to investigate and provide guidance.

To give permission for a student’s CTAG credit to be posted (e.g., if they did not give permission during the WebXam)

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CTAV: Best Practices and Strategies to Support Students

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