For transfer students, the transfer of credit between institutions creates a barrier to graduation as students' time and money is ultimately wasted when courses do not successfully transfer as credit applicable toward degree requirements at the receiving institution. Understanding the extent to which courses at your institution transfer to other…

Once considered an infrequent occurrence, transferring between colleges is now common. More than one-third of all college graduates today transferred at least once prior to earning their degrees. The vast majority of non-traditional and lower-income students begin their college careers in community colleges, institutions designed to facilitate…

For more than two decades, the vision of a statewide system of student mobility has driven Ohio's articulation and transfer initiatives, which guarantee that specific courses will be applied to degrees and certificates at public two- and four-year postsecondary institutions. This chapter outlines how Ohio developed a comprehensive, guaranteed…

Colleges have long had mechanisms for awarding students credit for prior learning, from evaluating transcripts to establishing standards for the units and course credit to be associated with designated scores on nationally and internationally recognized curricula and exams. While the processes for awarding credit via these traditional mechanisms…

Designed for students planning to transfer within the University of Nevada (UN) System, this guide provides general information and specific data on the transfer status of courses offered by the four community colleges in the system. Introductory material provides information on UN admissions, transfer courses, course numbering, curriculum…

A 1968 SURVEY OF FLORIDA JUNIOR COLLEGE JOURNALISM PROGRAMS GATHERED INFORMATION ABOUT THE NATURE OF COURSES OFFERED AND THE CREDIT GRANTED FOR SUCH COURSES. OF THE 26 JUNIOR COLLEGES IN THE STATE, 23 OFFERED JOURNALISM INSTRUCTION, WITH 14 PRESENTING A BASIC COURSE SIMILAR TO THAT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA. ALTHOUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA…

A project was undertaken at Cerritos College (CC) to establish a statewide model for the development of articulated trade and industry curriculum materials and methods that would allow students to move from the secondary to the college level without loss of time or resources. Six subject areas were chosen: auto body, automotive, drafting,…

The Academic Senate of the California Community Colleges has undertaken an examination of the potential implications for articulation, curricula, and local college planning of moving to a common course numbering system (CCNS) in the colleges. Three possible methods for a CCNS include the following: (1) using the same number and prefix on courses…

In response to plenary session resolutions of the Academic Senate of the California Community Colleges, the Academic Senate Executive Committee prepared a paper that explores the background and purpose of the California Articulation Number (CAN) System, a cross reference course identification system for lower division, transferable, major…

A national system is described that was designed to facilitate a college's task of relating formal course work taken elsewhere to its own programs. The project builds on the system established by the American Council on Education (ACE) in 1945 to provide credit recommendations for formal military courses, and uses experience gained in a New York…

A survey of 89 two- and four-year colleges in the Western and Southwestern United States was conducted to provide an overview of Library Media Technical Assistant (LMTA) education programs in those sections of the country. Each of the target institutions was identified by the Guidance Information System or the "Ferguson Guide to Two-Year…