This article provides a synopsis of how articulation agreements serve postsecondary education institutions and their constituents, provides an overview on the types of agreements, and discusses some of the issues associated with development of these agreements. The following questions frame the narrative: As community colleges grew in number and…

The Coordinated Transfer Application System (COTRANS), a cooperative effort of the Association of American Medical Colleges and the National Board of Medical Examiners, is designed to assist the U.S. citizen who is studying medicine abroad and who wishes to transfer from the foreign medical school to advanced standing in a medical school in the…

Argues that patterns of student flow between two- and four-year institutions are not linear and that the permutations of student situations affect the datasets that are used to both defend and question the effectiveness and transferability of two-year programs. (DDR)

Describes Piedmont Virginia Community College and the University of Virginia's (UVA's) collaboration in recruiting, preparing, and mentoring non-traditional students in teacher education. The partnership involves faculty at both institutions and includes provisions for facilitating the transfer of community college students into the five-year…

Cross-crediting, or credit transfer, exists in Australia as a confused plethora of agreements in and amongst tertiary institutions. By and large the student is responsible for initiating or requesting credit for studies undertaken elsewhere, either in the past or concurrently. This study describes the development of an agreement on cross-crediting…

Since it is anticipated that the college transfer population will double over the next 2 years, Frostburg State College developed the Transfer Student Advisement Program consisting of: (1) individual on-campus registration; (2) mail-in registration; and (3) large group on-campus registration. (Author/PG)

THE RIGHT TO ESTABLISH STANDARDS FOR THE BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN CALIFORNIA HAS LONG BEEN THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SENIOR INSTITUTIONS. ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE A HIGH REGARD FOR THE WORK OF THE JUNIOR COLLEGE, THEY FEAR THAT COURSE CONTENT MAY DIMINISH BECAUSE OF THE GREAT DEMANDS ON THE JUNIOR INSTITUTIONS. THEY HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE UNIVERSITY-WIDE…

The issues and problems associated with transferring from one educational institution to another have existed for some time. This article reports on developments that may increase the flexibility and improve the efficiency of college-university transfer. Following a discussion of the numbers, types, and problems of transfer students, emphasis is…

The Committee on Transfer of Credit from Technical Education Centers recommends that 4-year colleges and universities in South Carolina accept all associate degree credits from accredited technical education centers. It is further recommended that degree credit be given for those courses that are comparable to courses offered on the 4-year campus,…

Many criticisms of the transfer function focus on the decline in numbers of students transferring from community colleges to four-year institutions. This criticism, insofar as it stems from the number or rate of students transferring in a study done in California, is unfounded. (Author/MLW)

This handbook, created by the British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer (BCCAT), serves as a guide to individuals who serve on postsecondary articulation committees in British Columbia. The handbook is divided into four parts. Part A includes a chart detailing the major activities of BCCAT and a description of the membership, purpose,…

Recent statistics have shown that over half of the students participating in postsecondary education in the United States are enrolled in a community college. Successful transfer from a community college to a four-year institution is often the only opportunity these individuals have to achieve a bachelor's degree. This document outlines and…

A plan for revising nursing education proposes (1) direct transfer linkage to improve associate/bachelor's degree articulation; (2) partnerships for student transfer between junior and senior colleges; and (3) a terminal nurse associate program to prepare for long-term nursing home care. (SK)

GROWING ATTENTION TO ARTICULATION AMONG JUNIOR AND SENIOR COLLEGES HAS RESULTED FROM THE INCREASED NUMBER OF COLLEGES, RECOGNITION OF PROBLEMS OF TRANSFER STUDENTS, AND ENROLLMENT PRESSURES AT ALL LEVELS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. EFFECTIVE ARTICULATION REQUIRES WIDESPREAD KNOWLEDGE ABOUT TRANSFER STUDENTS, BASED UPON RESEARCH DATA. ALTHOUGH "TRANSFER…

The idea of the community college as a second chance or "salvage" institution is discussed in this report. The study explores: (1) how many reverse transfer students (those who transfer from a 4-year to a 2-year institution) are enrolled in community colleges in the United States; (2) problems these students may encounter in transition; and (3)…