Issue a Passport that recognizes student achievement, use Passport as a recruiting tool, participate in interstate faculty teams, and receive institution-specific academic progress data through the National Student Clearinghouse.
Interstate Passport® is the only nationwide network of accredited, nonprofit, public and private two- and four-year institutions dedicated to the block transfer of lower-division general education attainment based on multi-state faculty-developed learning outcomes and proficiency criteria.
Membership in the Interstate Passport Network (Network) is open to all accredited, not-for-profit, two-year and four-year, public and private institutions. Institutions may join individually or as part of a system or state agency. To apply to participate in the Network, each institution must:
Each participating institution names an Institution Liaison to lead the work on campus and to serve as its primary contact for the Passport State Facilitator on matters related to the Institution’s participation in the Interstate Passport Network.
Review your institution’s student learning outcomes for lower-division general education to determine if they are consistent with the Passport Learning Outcomes and cover a similar range of learning.
Once your institution has determined that the Passport Learning Outcomes are similar enough and cover the same range of learning as your institution’s general education learning outcomes, you can sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for Interstate Passport membership. You will also be asked to sign the amendment to the institution’s Core Services Agreement with the National Student Clearinghouse giving them permission to accept your institution’s Passport data and provide Passport services to your institution.
Each participating institution names an Institution Liaison to lead the work on campus and to serve as its primary contact for the Passport State Facilitator on matters related to the Institution’s participation in the Interstate Passport Network.
Review your institution’s student learning outcomes for lower-division general education to determine if they are consistent with the Passport Learning Outcomes and cover a similar range of learning.
Once your institution has determined that the Passport Learning Outcomes are similar enough and cover the same range of learning as your institution’s general education learning outcomes, you can sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for Interstate Passport membership. You will also be asked to sign the amendment to the institution’s Core Services Agreement with the National Student Clearinghouse giving them permission to accept your institution’s Passport data and provide Passport services to your institution.
A Passport Block is constructed by faculty compiling learning opportunities that align with the Passport Learning Outcomes just as it would compile the learning opportunities that constitute the institution’s General Education program, academic minor, academic major or any other program at the institution. The essential consideration is that the total of the learning experiences in the Passport Block must cover a similar range and depth of learning across the nine knowledge and skills areas as the PLOs.
Fill out an application that generates a profile for your institution on the Interstate Passport’s website.
Take the necessary steps to participate in the Interstate Passport’s academic progress tracking.
A Passport Block is constructed by faculty compiling learning opportunities that align with the Passport Learning Outcomes just as it would compile the learning opportunities that constitute the institution’s General Education program, academic minor, academic major or any other program at the institution. The essential consideration is that the total of the learning experiences in the Passport Block must cover a similar range and depth of learning across the nine knowledge and skills areas as the PLOs.
Fill out an application that generates a profile for your institution on the Interstate Passport’s website.
Take the necessary steps to participate in the Interstate Passport’s academic progress tracking.
Director, Academic Leadership Initiatives
303.541.0221sleibrandt@wiche.edu
Sarah Leibrandt, Ph.D. is the director of Academic Leadership Initiatives at the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. In this role, she oversees two membership networks, the Western Academic Leadership Forum (Forum) and the Western Alliance of Community College Academic Leaders (Alliance), which enable provosts, vice presidents of academic affairs, and chief academic officers throughout the West to network and collaborate on initiatives supporting key higher education issues. Leibrandt also leads the Western Academic Leadership Academy for aspiring provosts and the Interstate Passport program, a nationwide network of institutions working to improve student transfer through the block transfer of lower division general education. Leibrandt has been with WICHE since 2013. Prior to joining WICHE, Leibrandt worked for the Colorado Department of Education and Red Rocks Community College. Leibrandt earned a bachelor’s degree from Wellesley College and a Ph.D. in Education Policy from the University of Colorado Boulder.