In-State Transfer |
| STATE |
State Policy or Mandate |
AA, AS |
AAS |
Gen.
Ed |
T C Credit |
Common
Course numbers |
General Observations |
| ALABAMA |
YES |
In Plan |
Not Stated |
YES* |
Not Stated |
Planned |
Plan to have data base on line. *Tech program
students counted as graduates if placed in the same field of study. 2.0. gpa. More info
needed to complete. |
| ALASKA |
YES |
Not Stated |
Not Stated |
YES |
Not Stated |
Not Stated |
Common core Gen. Ed. transfers. Share our
system. Each college has own transfer policy. 2.0 gpa. |
| ARIZONA |
YES |
YES &
AB |
See Notes |
YES |
See Notes |
NO |
MODEL. Three transfer mechanisms
(course equivalency guide for cc transfer to U’s, Transfer Guide for planning majors,
and Transfer Ed. Core Curriculum for block transfer of AA, AB, and AS) 9/98. 2.0 gpa. 140
degree cr. Max for 4yr. Institutions and must work w/CC’s to articulate occupational
majors. Legislative mandate |
| ARKANSAS |
YES |
Yes |
Not Stated |
Yes |
NO |
NO |
Transfer from accredited
institutions. 2.0 or above courses. Most take Arkansas Assessment of General Ed test.
Voluntary coordinating groups. Policy |
| CALIFORNIA |
YES |
NO* |
NO |
YES |
Not Stated
|
NO |
2.0 per course. Intersegmental Gen Ed Transfer
(IGETC) accepted all campus’s. Transfer Center. Project ASSIST. Voluntary voc/tec
transfer agreements. *No block transfer of credits or degrees to UC &C. Mandate. |
| COLORADO |
YES |
YES* |
Not Stated |
YES* |
Not Stated |
YES |
*Core curriculum in place but
maybe required to take
additional math, science, and humanities courses. 2.0. Mandate Encourage
ind. articulation agr. |
| CONNECTICUT |
YES |
YES* |
Not Stated |
YES* |
Not Stated |
NO** |
*Board of Governors passed resolution
12/17/96. No further Info. Mentioned CTC’s only. C or better courses trans. **
Nursing has state curriculum/articulation plan from LPN to RN. Policy |
| DELAWARE |
YES |
YES* |
See Notes |
Not Stated |
YES* |
NO |
*3 CTC Associate degree programs are eligible
to transfer to U of D for completion of a baccalaureate. (Inter-institutional Degree
Program). Collaborative agreements for occupation based programs. Course transfer matrix.
Early Childhood Ed. Joint program(AS or ‘Connected Degree") w/jointly developed
curriculum by Tech&College Faculty. Vocational-technical focus. Policy |
| FLORIDA |
YES |
YES |
YES* |
YES |
Not Stated |
YES* |
Common calendar, articulation agreement
’90.for community college grad transfer as junior.. D courses transfer, CPA 2.0,
Department determines transferability for major. *Some programs. Statewide
articulation agreement. Nonexclusive. Mandate |
| GEORGIA |
YES* |
YES |
YES** |
YES |
YES** |
NO |
** AA & AS core based transfer. Transfer
depends upon college. AAS Degree must include 25 credits of Gen Ed. RN/BSN prg. *State
articulation policy w/technical programs. |
| HAWAII |
NO* |
YES** |
Not Stated |
YES |
Not Stated |
NO |
*Each campus has own mission direction but all
are articulatable. **Extra courses may be needed. Nice layout, lots of info, D transfers
if from U of Hawaii. |
| IDAHO |
YES* |
YES* |
YES** |
YES* |
YES** |
NO |
*Nursing has a statewide articulation
agreement to accept AAS as part of degree requirements. UI has a transfer guide for
students, Forestry and Ag Colleges that articulate with the CC. Transfer Officer assists
in planning articulation agreements. **The BAT degree is optional for vo-tech grads
completing an approved AAS degree from an Idaho State Board of Ed. approved program.
Articulation coordinator system. Commonwealth Transfer Compact, business education
transfer. Policy |
| ILLINOIS |
YES* |
YES** |
YES |
YES* |
YES |
Not Stated |
*Effective Summer 1998. Core courses transfer
w/in state. **Core course package must be completed prior to transfer--contains Gen Ed
only unless AAS approved program allows entry into the ‘Capstone Option" (at
Southern Ill. U), 20 programs qualify. Mandate |
| INDIANA |
YES |
See Notes |
See Notes
|
See Notes |
See Notes |
NO |
Individual college plans for individual case Indiana
Partnership for State Wide Education IPSE (org. for articulation of distance learning
courses) available on some campus’s. Vocational/technical focus. Policy
|
| IOWA |
YES |
Not Stated |
NO* |
YES |
YES** |
NO |
*AA/AS not specifically mentioned in data but
core courses from accredited schools transfer. **Tech credit transfers up to 16-semester
hrs. if acceptable for AA. Policy |
| KANSAS |
YES |
Not Stated |
Not Stated |
YES* |
NO |
NO |
*Kansas has an on-line transfer equivalency
system through which selections can be made. Courses in specialized categories may not
transfer. Policy |
| KENTUCKY |
YES |
YES |
NO* |
YES |
NO* |
YES |
*Occupational degrees not included in law
although individual schools do have articulation agreements. Transfer framework &
briefing papers on-line. Mandate |
| LOUISIANA |
YES |
Not Stated |
Yes |
YES* |
*YES |
NO |
*All transfer students are required to test in
specified areas. CLEP and DANTES exams are used to determine course competencies. Some
life experience and non-traditional education is permissible. Departments decide credit
award. More info needed. Policy |
| MAINE |
YES |
Not Stated |
Not Stated |
YES* |
Not Stated |
YES |
All courses taken within the system will
transfer to any system college/university but may not fulfill all degree requirements.
Departments decide. Policy |
| MARYLAND |
YES |
YES* |
YES* |
YES |
YES** |
NO |
*If core curriculum requirements are met,
any state degree credits are transferable to any other state institution. 2.0 GPA
required. Appeal process. **If receiving Institution has articulation agreement with
sending institution and courses are acceptable according to the policies of the receiving
institution. Policy |
| MASSACHUSETTS |
YES |
YES |
NO* |
YES |
NO* |
NO |
Commonwealth Transfer Compact (CTC) provides
general transfer/ admission requirements and priority for Mass. Community College grads.
*"technical/specialty courses generally not accepted". Grade of 1.7 or higher
required. New England Transfer Articulation Association. Policy |
| MICHIGAN |
NO |
* |
* |
* |
** |
* |
**Some state colleges have transfer agreements
with CC and Tech Inst. for degree programs. Does not apply to *MSU. States they will give
consideration to transferring as much credit as possible but students must be admitted
first. |
| MINNESOTA |
YES |
YES |
YES* |
YES |
YES** |
NO |
*Policy as proposed transfers degree in
block with articulation agreement to specific 4 yr. degree program(s) or as electives to
24 credits. **For those comparable or equivalent to community college courses. All
transfers require regional accreditation of campus. MN Transfer Curriculum is
designed to fulfil Gen. Ed. requirements |
| MISSISSIPPI |
NO |
YES |
Not Stated |
YES* |
Not Stated |
NO |
On line admission. *Requires 2.0
grades min. for core courses if no AA. If AA, 2.0 GPA (all from accredited schools). CC
trans. who are ‘96 or after High school grads who do not meet freshman admission
requirements must earn an AA prior to transfer. |
| MISSOURI |
YES |
YES* |
YES** |
YES |
*** |
YES |
Course equivalency data base. * AS considered
as pre-professional which does not guarantee junior standing. **Transfer policies among
individual institutions may allow. ***Depends upon receiving institution. Computerized
matching course equivalencies. Block transfer of AAS related courses to 4yr. if related. Policy |
| MONTANA |
YES |
YES |
Yes* |
YES |
Yes* |
NO |
All credits accepted will at least be counted
as electives. *AAS transfers for BAS degree only. Policy |
| NEBRASKA |
YES |
YES* |
Not Stated |
YES |
Not Stated |
NO |
Nebraska Transfer Initiative has core gen. ed.
cluster & is accepted for transfer by all accredited colleges & universities in
Nebraska. 2.0 gpa. CLEP Examination and faculty tests may result in course credit. Policy |
| NEVADA |
YES |
Not Stated |
Not Stated |
YES |
Not Stated |
YES |
* Nevada community colleges currently list
those courses that transfer to UNLV and UNR. Theme is to develop partnership w/K-12 and
community colleges to improve transfer and student success. 2.75 to 3.00 gpa for in state
on out of state transfers respectively. "Capstone programs" for
occupational degrees. Policy |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE |
NO |
Not Stated |
Not Stated |
Not Stated |
YES* |
NO |
*Thompson School UNH, offers AAS in specified
programs. 2.0 required for all transfer courses. Course by course transfer unless 2+2
arrangement. College of Life Long Learning |
| NEW JERSEY |
YES* |
YES* |
YES* |
YES* |
Not* Stated |
NO |
*New Jersey’s Plan For Higher
Education lays out goals for a coordinated state system which is to be designed to
increase course articulation among its participants to (among others) encourage more
native in state transfer. Some CC agreements include AAS articulation to BA/BS at Thomas
Edison State College & New Jersey Institute of Technology for example. Policy |
| NEW MEXICO |
YES |
YES* |
See Notes |
YES |
YES* |
NO |
*New Mexico has adopted regulations to
implement a 35-hour "common course core of lower division courses which are taught in
most community colleges and universities and transfer to most bachelor degree
programs." The three universities do not consider their students who move from
one campus to another to be transfers. Legislative mandate to resolve transfer issues.
"Transfer modules" in business, engineering, and teacher education (most heavily
enrolled)as well as others have been developed through state funded faculty collaboratives
to provide student pathways. Constructed around a core GenEd. Of 35 credits in a 2yr. Pkg.
Transfer students not tracked but reports are 95% of courses are accepted. 2.0gpa.
D’s not accepted for core course transfer. Mandate |
| NEW YORK |
YES |
YES* |
YES* |
YES* |
YES* |
NO |
MODEL. *Qualified. Each campus of the CUNY
and SUNY system has been given autonomy to establish mission and operational strategy.
Transfer students (AA,AS,AAS) accepted in any SUNY institution but may not always get
selected program. Several 2+2 programs and 1+1 academic transfer contracts. Empire State
College (similar in concept to Metro U & located at many sites, uses mentors &
written learning contract). Office of Program Review makes final decision. AAS and AOS
eval. course by course. 64 credits trans. Max, 32 credits in residence. Distance learning,
open enrollment (12 months. Voted 1st in student satisfaction of all SUNY
colleges). CUNY system has developed articulation agreements w/many 4yr campuses using one
template. Need more information on AAS degree options. Some CC’s offer AAS degrees
that trans. Mandate |
| N. CAROLINA |
YES |
YES |
NO* |
YES* |
YES |
NO |
*Accepts credits (2.0) only for that which
will apply toward degree. TC courses are accepted if they are one of the 72 SAA approved
list. 60 semester Nursing hr. accepted by any public 4yr. Toward BSN if qualified. Commission
on Higher Education mandates publication of State’s transfer policies at every
public inst. Guidelines to Transfer manual. |
| N. DAKOTA |
NO |
YES* |
See Notes |
YES* |
YES* |
NO |
*"In general, students may transfer to
the University (of North Dakota) credit for any successfully completed at regionally
accredited colleges and universities, providing the courses cognate to those offered at
the University and would receive credit" if so offered. Vocational or
technical prgms. do not transfer unless to Business, Vocational Marketing, Industrial
Technology Education; Airway Science, Aviation Maintenance management; Dietetics; or
Clinical Laboratory Science (Med. Tech.) who may receive block credit in major. |
| OHIO |
YES |
YES |
NO* |
YES** |
NO** |
YES+ |
**Transfer modules of core gen.
ed. curriculum can be unique to each institution but must transfer to all others in state.
Other transfers course by course selected and if not to major may transfer as electives.
2.0 g.p.a.encouraged for AS &AA. 2.0 per course non degree. Student appeals process.
Distinction between transfer credit and credit for major. *AAS, ATS, AIS, do not include
all gen. ed. Requirements (except some "2 plus 2" tech. Deg. Pgms). OUCEA an
on-line course equivalency assessment used for on-line credit evaluation to Ohio
University. + Lower division only. Policy |
| OKLAHOMA |
YES |
YES |
YES* |
YES |
YES* |
NO |
MODEL *Considered
terminal degree but encourages institutions to develop upper division programs for
transfer purposes. Prescribed gen. ed. Core. denotes fields of study. AAS related Nursing
transfers to BSN as statewide option. 60 AAS degree programs transfer to Langston U. Lists
requirements for AAS degrees which require only 17 credits of gen. ed. Compared to 37 for
AA and AS. Plan for all transfer options. Requires 2.0 per course and additional credits
may be required to fulfill requirements for some programs. Core curriculum reciprocity.
Policy |
| OREGON |
YES |
YES |
See Notes |
YES |
YES* |
YES |
*Some Discipline specific
(nursing, engineering) articulation "efforts". Common numbering system and
transfer degree curriculum. Up to 24 Tec.Cr. trans, as electives). Policy |
| PENNSYLVANIA |
YES |
YES* |
YES |
YES |
YES* |
NO |
*Some discrepancies exist between
policies of two /four year institutions; however,. AA degrees in most cases transfer. AAS
degrees considered terminal but may transfer to BA as electives. 2.0 course grades min.
required to transfer. Pennsylvania College of Technology is designed around the transfer
process as has evolved from a vocational school to a 2 and 4yr. College. 25 feeder schools
articulate. AA,AS,AAS will transfer. Terminal courses offer certificate. Policy |
| RHODE ISLAND |
YES |
* |
* |
YES |
* |
NO |
Board of Regents released transfer
guide in 1980, updated 1998, with specific transfer and articulation recommendations that all courses
transfer among institutions but does not state specifics. Mandate. * Incomplete data.
Each inst. sets requirements. |
| S. CAROLINA |
YES |
YES |
YES* |
YES |
YES* |
YES |
MODEL *Basic Statewide
Articulation Agreement. Technical College courses transferable to all Public Senior
Institutions (74 courses total). 2.0 grade required. Transfers from Community and
Technical colleges. "Transfer Blocks" of specialized courses such as nursing,
business, teacher education, etc. AA/AS auto transfer. All state schools must use same
transfer policies. |
S. DAKOTA |
YES |
Not Stated |
See Notes |
YES |
YES* |
NO |
* The University Board of Regents
and the South Dakota Board of Education are responsible for implementing general education
transfer policies which impact gen. ed. Credits taught in both institutions and which
freely transfer if they fulfill graduation requirements and only for gen. ed. Courses.
Accredited institutions only. Credit for up to 64 hours granted in compatible programs
leading to General Studies Baccalaureate. Definition of General Education: "those
courses which are not directly related to the student’s formal technical, vocational,
or professional preparation; part of every student’s course of study regardless of
area of emphasis; and intended to impart common knowledge, intellectual concepts, and
attitudes that every educated person should possess." |
| TENNESSEE |
YES |
YES |
See Notes |
YES |
NO* |
NO |
*More specifics needed. States
Vocational/Technical education is to be competency based with outcomes defined and
assessed. Emphasis of instruction "manipulative skill development on ‘real
hardware’. Prepares for employment." Functions as two-year "terminal
training" centers. Community college mission is toward career programs such as allied
health and business…although not "distinctly different from technical
institutes". Two year schools to develop ladder career options, 2plus2 or tech prep
w/high schools. Credit test out procedure. Some articulation of basic gen. ed. Curriculum
to four yr. institutions. Same course prefixs. Block transfer to receptive 2 and 4 yr.
Institutions for nursing and engineering technology. Gen. Ed. Core prescribed. Regent
proposed plan and developed steps. Policy |
| TEXAS |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES* |
YES |
MODEL * Texas supports an
AA, AS, AAS (which means technical certificate link) and Bachelor of Applied Arts and
Sciences to provide the professional component of those who complete a technical or
vocational specialization or AAS. No pass/fail credits; credit by exam. Appeals process.
Common numbering system for two year transfer of academic courses. Entrance test. Texas
State Technical College has open entry, inverted Bachelors, supports core or block
transfer. Technical courses taught quarter, GenEd. Semester. Skill standards Board
established. Mandate |
| UTAH |
YES |
YES |
NO* |
YES |
No* |
NO |
*"AAS degrees not
automatically clear Liberal Ed. Requirements." AA/AS accepted from accredited state
institutions. Gen. Ed. Requirements from other colleges accepted on
receiving registrars recommendation. C- Acceptable. Policy |
| VIRGINIA |
YES |
YES |
YES* |
YES |
YES* |
NO |
Model. Well designed,
referenced, material states objectives clearly. *Graduates of career programs with
counterparts in Sr. institutions transfer as juniors. All core credits transfer. Transfer
module. **Equivalent courses are listed and apply to all students in Virginia state system
with C grade. Much on line data and an extensive list of resources to contact with
questions. Articulation agreements between 2 & 4 yr. Institutions using "Transfer
Guide". Not all technical courses transfer. 30 cr. Residency. Mandate |
| WASHINGTON |
YES |
YES |
YES |
Yes |
Not Stated |
NO |
Generally, AA/AS
& AAS degrees transfer to specified sr. degree areas accept accounting which transfers
as elective. Other transfers must be approved by the receiving institution. D’s may
be accepted, CLEP & other tests also. " **lists course equivalents. Many
specialized courses do not transfer to WSU. Voluntary agreements |
| WASHINGTON DC |
NO |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Open U, credit bank
(arm of Canada’s Open U and Open College services of open learning Agency, an
internet driven system which delivers over "300" different courses on line and
by mail, teleconferencing, and videoconferencing) which does laddering, flexible credit
assessment, etc. *Incomplete information |
| W. VIRGINIA |
YES |
YES |
* |
YES |
* |
YES** |
AAS degrees,
technical courses, and institutions are not mentioned in the data. **Core course numbers
are not mandated but there is a list of all the courses which meet the general studies
requirement. Generally a 2.0 gpa is required. Policy |
| WISCONSIN |
YES |
YES |
YES* |
YES |
YES* |
YES* |
"Guidelines state that
courses completed to satisfy an AAS degree or those general education courses or other
taken at an accredited technical college (up to 15 credits) may transfer if they are
essentially same as U courses. Some courses will transfer as electives. 2.0 or better gpa.
Encourages maximum acceptance and full disclosure of course transferability prior to
admittance.* 2yr. Common course numbers. Mandate |
| WYOMING |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES* |
Not Stated |
NO |
*Institutions reserve right to
determine transferability. CLEP trans., portfolio, distance learning, military. 48 cr. In
residence no limit on incoming from 2yr. No statewide transfer articulation system with
2yr and 4 yr. Colleges. Policy |
April
13, 2001
