2008 Workshops

April 17th – A-B Technical Community CollegeApril 18th – Wake Technical Community CollegeApril 22nd – UNC CharlotteApril 28th – Wayne Community College

The Comprehensive Articulation Agreement

CAA Resulted from:

House Bill 739 Senate Bill 1161 1995 General Assembly

House Bill 739 Required:

Develop a plan enabling NCCCS students to transfer to UNC institutions

NCCCS to implement common course descriptions and numbering for 58 campuses

Senate Bill 1161 Required:

Plan for accurate and accessible academic counseling for transfers

Timetable for creation of the CAA

NCCCS to review policies in an effort to facilitate transfer (quarter system)

Transfer Advisory Committee4 UNC Representatives:

(1) Ms. Jocelyn L. Foy, Co-Chair Assistant Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Services &

Director, Undergraduate AdmissionsNorth Carolina Central University

(2) Dr. Karrie Dixon(Interim) Director, Academic and Student AffairsUniversity of North Carolina-General Administration

(3) Ms. Kathi M. Baucom

Associate Provost for Enrollment Mgt.

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

(4) Dr. Kenneth R. Gurganus

Assistant Professor, Mathematics

University of North Carolina Wilmington

Transfer Advisory Committee 4 NCCCS Representatives

(1) Dr. Dennis King, Co-Chair

Vice President for Student Services

Asheville-Buncombe Tech Community College

(2) Ms. Beth Spragins

Director, Program Services

North Carolina Community College System Office

(3) Dr. Johnnie R. Simpson

Vice President for Instruction

Richmond Community College

(4) Dr. Richard E. Swanson

Professor of Physics

Sandhills Community College

Comprehensive Articulation Agreement

Approved by UNC Board of Governors

&

State Board of Community Colleges

Spring 1996

NCCCS Combined Course Library (CCL):

3800 NCCCS CCL Courses 724 Arts and Sciences courses

approved for transfer

General Education (193)

Pre-major elective

Underlying Assumptions

General Education Core is portable and supersedes UNC institutional Gen. Ed. Requirements

Institutions recognize professional integrity of other accredited institutions

Competencies and understandings developed by general education as a whole are more important than any individual course

General Education requirements of receiving institution remain in effect for students not completing core, AA or AS

Upper-division general education requirements and graduation requirements remain unchanged

NCCCS AA/AS Graduates (under the CAA)

Assured admission Junior status upon enrollment at UNC

campuses Completion of lower-division Gen. Ed. 64 semester hours of credit No guarantee of admission to a major Grievance process provided

General Ed. Core: Associate in Arts (44 SHC)

English Composition (6 SHC) Humanities/Fine Arts (12 SHC) Social Behavioral Sciences (12 SHC) Natural Sciences (8 SHC) Mathematics (6 SHC)

GENERAL ED. COREASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE (44 SHC)

English Composition (6 SHC) Humanities/Fine Arts (9 SHC) Social Behavioral Sciences (9 SHC) Natural Sciences/Math (20 SHC)

Pre-majors ApprovedAssociate in Arts

Anthropology Art Education Business Administration, Accounting,

Economics, Finance and Marketing Business Education and Marketing

Education Communication/Communication Studies Computer Science

Pre-majors Approved Associate in Arts (Cont’d)

Criminal Justice Elementary Education English English Education Geography Health Education History Information Systems

Pre-majorsAssociate in Arts (Cont’d)

Liberal Studies Mass Communication/Journalism Middle Grades Education Nursing Physical Education Political Science Psychology

Pre-majorsAssociate in Arts (Cont’d)

Social Science Secondary Education Social Work Sociology Special Ed.

Pre-majors Approved Associate in Science

Biology and Biology Education Chemistry and Chemistry Education Engineering Mathematics Mathematics Education

Transfer Assured Admissions Policy (TAAP)

Assures admission to one of the 16 UNC institutions Admissions is NOT assured to specific campus,

program, or major. Must have graduated from a NC Community

College with AA or AS degree. Meets all requirements of the CAA. Has overall GPA of 2.0 or higher AND a grade of

C or better in all CAA courses.

Transfer Assured Admissions Policy (TAAP)

Academically eligible for readmission to last institution attended.

Must meet judicial requirements for the institution to which they apply.

Meets all application requirements at receiving institution.

If a student is denied at one or more campuses, TAPP provides direction on space availability within the UNC System via the CFNC.org website.

If previous steps do not result in admission, student may appeal (see appeals process)

Community College Student Enrollment in the UNC System

6,251 students transferred to a UNC System campus for fall 2006.

First-year UNC academic performance of 2004-05 com. college associate degree recipients – 2.76; UNC native juniors – 2.77 GPA

Retention after one year(2002-2004): College transfer degree recipients – 83%; UNC native juniors – 95%

Bilateral Agreement Inventory

Provided by the UNC System & NCCCS campuses to the TAC

Lists by community college, university and major available on the UNC General Administration.

Excellent tool for advising potential transfers and developing additional agreements.

Everything You Need To Know About the CAA…

northcarolina.edu/content.php/assessment/ reports/student_info.htm

UNC website – Transfer Course Equivalencies

Current TAC Topics of Interest

UNC & NCCCS: Maintaining a collaborative and productive relationship

UNC & CC joint faculty assemblies efforts The College Transfer Program

Association - CTPA - www1.officialctpa.net Commitment to host 4 Statewide CAA

Workshops

Recent Transfer Topics of Interest (continued)

Transfer of individual courses New pre-majors UNC efforts to enhance pre-majors ACA College Success Course -

APPROVED On-going General Education Review AP Credit

CAA Substantive Changes 2007-08

CAA Revision (November, 2007)

Approval for transfer courses NOT originating at NC Community Colleges (no more than 14 credit hours).

CAA clarification to include acceptance of courses taken by non-transfer students (Huskins, Dual Enrollment, Learn & Earn, and Learn Online.

New Language

CAA courses taken beyond the 64 shc. in which the student received less than “C”

Pre-majors were established as “blueprints”

New Courses

ACA 122 College Transfer Success PSY 215Positive Psychology CHI 111 Elementary Chinese I CHI 112 Elementary Chinese II CHI 181 Chinese Lab I CHI 182 Chinese Lab II JPN 181 Japanese Lab I JPN 182 Japanese Lab II CHI 112 Intermediate Chinese I CHI 212 Intermediate Chinese II GIS 111 Introduction to GIS ANT 245World Prehistory

Future TAC Initiatives

Continued Review of the CAA Participation in Upcoming Conferences

NCCCS Fall Conference – October, 2008 UNC Retention Conference – October, 2008

Pre-majors Archived

Elementary Education, Middle Grades & Special Education (A1010P)

Middle Grades & Special Education (A1010S)

Pre-majors Revised & New

Elementary Education Middle Grades Special Education

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