Overview

Introduction

Liaisons are vital to the overall success of any Concurrent Enrollment program. Without a liaison it is impossible to determine whether the complete college curriculum is being covered at the high schools or to know if the quality and rigor are comparable to courses taught on campus.

As a liaison you have to unique opportunity to assist and evaluate high school instructors who are teaching the same courses that are being taught on campus. You will help them identify weaknesses and strengths, keep instructors updated on any changes to the curriculum and department policy, and be able share teaching styles and materials with one another.

In the short video below you can listen to high school instructors talk about the important role a liaison plays for them in their classrooms. click here for a complete transcript of the video.

Mission Statement

The Salt Lake Community College Concurrent Enrollment Program provides leadership in maintaining partnerships with secondary education institutions that offer high school students the opportunity to earn college credit and high school credit concurrently as they enroll in and complete college-level courses offered either at Salt Lake Community College or approved high school campus.

What is Concurrent Enrollment?

Concurrent Enrollment classes are college level classes offered to high school students for both high school and college credit. Students are enrolled for classes at both the high school and the College and register through their high school instructor. SLCC college credits are recorded on a permanent college record and transcript. High schools are responsible for recording high school credits. Both vocational and general education classes may be offered.

Instructors are qualified high school faculty who meet the hiring SLCC requirements for adjunct faculty. Courses taught at the high school are the same courses taught on the SLCC site. Instructor qualifications, syllabi, assignments, textbooks, exams and grading requirements are equivalent. Full-time Concurrent Enrollment liaisons and SLCC faculty monitor high school Concurrent Enrollment courses.

Concurrent Enrollment students are high school seniors, qualified juniors, and in some cases sophomores by exception. The high schools have the primary responsibility for identifying students who are eligible to participate in Concurrent Enrollment courses. The SLCC Concurrent Enrollment Office will check for senior and junior eligibility status. Student eligibility requirements must be selective enough to predict a successful experience.

Why Liaisons?

Liaisons act as a resource for the Concurrent Enrollment instructor to secondary teachers by answering questions, providing department approved exams, syllabi, and textbook information in a timely manner, and evaluating instructional quality and then giving helpful feedback. At all times, liaisons advocate the SLCC partnership. Without this important position in the Concurrent Enrollment chain it would be impossible to ensure quality in the education being delivered by the high schools.

Making contact with the high school faculty teaching college courses is a major factor in maintaining the high quality of instruction we provide to Concurrent Enrollment students. Your assignment to be a liaison was made by the academic department or division chairperson. The Concurrent Enrollment Office depends on liaisons to make Concurrent Enrollment a successful program for high school students as they make the transition to SLCC.