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Help Students Build their Ram Plan Co-curricular Transcript in Class

  • Ask for a copy of their co-curricular transcript 
  • Help students create their co-curricular education plan 
  • Invite departments to provide a Ram Plan program during class time 
  • Assign students to attend specific Ram Plan programs 
  • Give students extra credit for attending Ram Plan programs
  • Encourage students to participate in the Ram Plan programs available through D2L 
  • Help students think about how they can utilize their co-curricular transcript in cover letters, applications, interviews, awards, scholarship applications, and reference requests 

  • Add a Ram Plan statement to your syllabus like the one below.

    Sample Syllabus Statement

    West Chester University offers students a Ram Plan: Co-curricular Transcript to complete their educational experience. This official University record documents student learning outside the classroom and can be utilized in a variety of ways, including job, graduate school, award, and scholarship applications. Students are encouraged to review the Ram Plan catalog, create a plan for your co-curricular education, register and attend programs, and complete the assessments related to the program learning outcomes. Students who successfully answer the learning outcome questions will see the program added to their co-curricular transcript within 30 days. Opportunities to re-take the assessments are determined by the department, group or unit who is hosting the program. Students can submit a request to appeal their assessment score and can hide programs on their transcript, if they wish. All members of the WCU community can recommend an experience for consideration in the Ram Plan. Everything you need to know about the Ram Plan is available at wcupa.edu/ramplan.

 

Help Students Build Their Ram Plan through Employment Opportunities 

  • Talk about the Ram Plan programs during recruitment and hiring
  • Ask for students' co-curricular transcripts (e.g., job applications, mentoring, references) (student instructions are available here) 
  • Ask for a copy of their co-curricular education plan 
  • Ask questions about their involvement in Ram Plan programs during interviews 
  • Invite departments to provide a program during staff training 
  • Encourage students to attend specific Ram Plan programs 
  • Give students time to participate in Ram Plan programs 
  • Support students in recommending programs for the Ram Plan 
  • Include students in developing Ram Plan program applications for your department 

  • Help students think about how they can utilize their transcript in cover letters, applications, interviews, awards, scholarship applications, and reference requests

     

Help Students Build Their Ram Plan in Other Ways 

  • Request a Ram Plan presentation for your department by emailing ramplan@wcupa.edu.
  • Help increase the number of Ram Plan programs available to students by sharing your ideas. 
  • Submit a Ram Plan application for a co-curricular program you have in mind or already offer.
  • Apply to serve on the Ram Plan Review Committee. 
  • Offer to help with Ram Plan tabling at university events. 
  • Help colleagues understand the Ram Plan and encourage them to get involved.