Since June 2019, the Articulation of Credit Transfer project (ACT) has focused on streamlining the information, advising, and administrative processes concerning how credits from one City University of New York (CUNY) institution transfer to another CUNY institution. This work addresses a critical challenge at CUNY, and indeed, across American…

The transfer student phenomenon in higher education is as increasingly complex as the transfer students causing the phenomenon. The collection of narratives in this study reflected transfer experiences of theatre students who were navigating the educational pipeline from community colleges to four-year institutions to major in the theatre…

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 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…

Author proposes ways to strengthen community college journalism courses in order to make it easier for students to transfer to four year colleges without loss of credit. (GB)

A comparison of two groups of urban area junior college transfer students who attended local urban campuses of the University of Missouri and of two other groups who transferred to the Columbia branch of the University of Missouri was the subject of this study. The comparison was made in regard to the question of whether or not urban area junior…

The performance of students who transferred from Harrisburg Area Community College (H.A.C.C.), Pennsylvania to 56 4-year colleges and universities in 1966 is evaluated in this study. Building on data provided during a previous study on success of transfer students after an initial semester of work, this study follows their performance during the…

This document focuses on the problems of transferring credit facing undergraduate transfer students. Following introductory material, chapter 2 discusses the major dimensions of the dilemma. Chapter 3 covers articulation between junior and senior institutions of higher education. Chapter 4 reviews nontraditional study and external degree programs.…

This essay reports the results of the latest Transfer Assembly Project examining the transfer behavior of students entering community colleges in 1995 and moving on to public in-state senior institutions by 1999. The essay also addresses the strengths and weaknesses of the Centers transfer rate definition and the reasons underlying differences in…

This document discusses a study that addresses why transfer students choose a particular university to continue their education in. Furthermore, the study attempts to identify the types of recruitment strategies that are most effective in persuading students to attend a certain university. The study's sample came from 475 volunteers who attended a…

This follow-up report addresses three broad aspects of student transfer: (1) transfer between Indiana public college and university campuses; (2) transfer across degree-objective levels; and (3) completion rates and transfer between major fields of study. Of all pre-degree transfers, most (40%) occur between the first and the second year of…

The achievements of junior college transfer students, four year college transfer students and native juniors as measured by the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) are compared in this study. The data indicated that junior college transfers rank lower than four-year college transfers and natives in academic ability and socioeconomic status.…

This student informational booklet reports that more than 11,000 students transferred from California community colleges to the University of California (UC) in 2000. The publication also answers frequently asked questions. There are three ways to become eligible to attend UC: (1) meet the requirements upon graduating from high school; (2) make up…

This annual report documents the activities of the British Columbia (BC) Council on Admissions and Transfer. Highlights include: (1) the BC Transfer Guide lists equivalencies for first- and second-year courses taken at 23 "sending" institutions, transferring to 12 "receiving" institutions--as of March 2001, a total of 7,235…

Provides an annotated bibliography of materials from the ERIC system that highlights the institutional elements at the state and local levels that impact college transfer students. Includes citations with information about various articulation programs. (18 citations) (AJL)