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Key Issues
Time and Effort
While common course numbering systems significantly contribute to the ease of student transfer between different institutions across a state, developing such a system requires considerable coordination with representative institutions and, particularly, discipline-based faculty groups. A significant obstacle to the expansion of such programs is the faculty time required to negotiate transfer policies, course-to-course equivalencies and related articulation issues. This is especially true when major requirements differ widely at four-year institutions across a region or state.
Academic Traditions of Faculty Autonomy
Traditions of faculty autonomy over coursework are deep-seated and highly valued, particularly at research institutions. Faculty groups often resist mandated common course description and numbering systems as a threat to academic freedom and a blow to quality.
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