About Senate Bill 342
To enhance student transitions among Oregon's education sectors, the Joint Boards asked Oregon's
community colleges and Oregon University System (OUS) institutions to address the components of
Senate Bill (SB) 342, which was signed into law by Governor Kulongoski on July 22, 2005. The bill
directs Oregon's community colleges and OUS institutions to work together in coordinating more
effective articulation and transfer statewide to ensure that postsecondary education needs of students are
met without unnecessary duplication of courses. The bill did not include funding.
- Senate Bill 342
Progress Report
- AAOT Revision
- Section (1)(2)(a) Revise the Associate
of Arts Oregon Transfer Degree offered by
community colleges;
- Pathways
- Section (1)(2)(b) Develop specific
degree pathways as deemed appropriate by state
institutions of higher education and community
colleges;
- Outcomes Based General Education
- Section (1)(2)(c) Develop an outcomebased
framework for articulation and transfer
that is derived from a common understanding of
the criteria for general education curricula;
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- Transfer of 100/200 Level Courses
- Section (1)(2)(d) Develop a seamless
transfer of credits for all level 100 and 200
general education courses;
- ATLAS
- Section (1)(2)(e) Implement a
statewide course applicability system that
permits students and advisers to query and view
online credit transfer options and conduct
online degree auditing;
- External Website: http://atlas.ous.edu
- Advanced Placement
- Expand Early College Programs
- Section (1)(2)(g) Expand early college
programs for 11th and 12th graders who earn
college credit and intend to pursue a certificate
or associate or baccalaureate degree.
