Prepared as a guide to assist local educational agencies and community colleges in North Carolina in developing articulation arrangements, this handbook contains program descriptions, departmental policies regarding coordinated programming, descriptions of eligible courses and students, the rules and regulations governing the implementation of programs, copies of required forms, descriptions of articulated program concepts, and other related materials. Section I offers a justification for high school-college articulation and describes the responses of the Federal Government, the state government, and various state and local agencies to the need for articulation. Section II explains several articulated program models, including college advancement programs, advanced vocational studies, and tech-prep programs. Section III deals with the purposes of and policies affecting cooperative programs, focusing particularly on Huskins Bill programs and dual/concurrent enrollment programs and policies governing student and course eligibility. Section IV outlines the requirements for program administration, including information on the planning process, the program approval process, and reporting stages. Section V responds to frequently asked questions regarding cooperative programs. Appendixes provide pertinent legislation, definitions, the North Carolina Administrative Code, articulation agreement forms, and exceptions for tuition and committee membership. (JMC)