The Committee on Junior (Community) College Curriculum was formed to suggest means of cooperation and communication between faculties of 2-year colleges and those of institutions to which their students commonly transfer. It was also charged with encouraging new approaches of instruction in accounting and other related subjects, as well as…

Emphasizes the qualitative and quantitative decline of transfer education. Recommends ways to revitalize the community college's transfer function through external and internal community involvement, including the public, four-year institutions and secondary schools and two-year college students, faculty, counselors, and administrators. Describes…

This document details a unique transfer agreement between the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville (UACCB) and Lyon College, a selective liberal arts college in the region. This agreement allows students at Lyon to take courses at UACCB and students at UACCB to take courses at Lyon prior to transfer, without paying the higher…

The problems involved in articulating course offerings in two-year and four-year institutions and the transfer of students and efforts at a solution are discussed. (Editor)

In an effort to identify the obstacles to the associate degree's universal acceptance as the equivalent of the first 2 years of senior college/university study and to suggest specific steps at the state, system, and institutional levels that might address these obstacles, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and the American…

Describes a study to determine articulation and transfer policies of 24 4-year Pennsylvania Catholic colleges and universities with community colleges and provide a case study of the institution reporting the greatest number of transfer practices. Indicates that only 2 institutions reported no articulation with community colleges whereas 13 had…

Reviews accrediting standards, assesses the ability of community colleges to meet these standards, and suggests accreditation models appropriate for community colleges. Contends that community colleges and traditional colleges and universities should seek joint accreditation for community college feeder or transition programs, which would…

Articulation is a complex concept dealing with a wide variety of processes pertaining to admissions, scheduling, orientation, counseling, and many other areas and activities. Recent concern with articulation has generated conferences and new programs concerned with facilitating the transfer process. Some of the highlights are noted in this…

In December 1973, the Arlie House Conference on College Transfers recommended the establishment of an Articulation Counseling Office (ACO) at each institution offering the junior and senior years of college. The ACO acts as a liaison between junior and senior educational institutions in an effort to make the articulation process easier for the…

The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast the higher education articulation and transfer policies and processes between the states of Florida and Maryland. The paper examines how the state governance structures impact articulation and transfer. Both states have instituted statewide policies meant to implement high levels of transfer…

The State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany has worked with the state's community colleges to develop guides for community college students to identify programs and patterns of study which maximize the transfer of credit from the community college courses toward specific SUNY academic programs. This collection of 11 documents provides the…

The State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany has worked with New York's community colleges to identify programs and patterns of study that maximize the transfer of credit from community college courses toward specific SUNY academic programs, preparing guides specific to each college. This collection provides transfer guides for two SUNY…

The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the perception of two-year and four-year college students, faculty, and chief administration officers related to current articulation practices. The study also aimed to determine the desired components for a successful articulation and transfer system, and to identify any significant differences…

This paper compares and contrasts the higher education articulation and transfer policies and processes between the states of Florida and Maryland. The author examines how the state governance structures impact articulation and transfer. Both states have instituted statewide policies meant to implement high levels of transfer between two-year and…

Describes the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC), a statewide agenda for improving student transfer that inspired general education reform. Reviews the Minnesota Community College System, elements of the statewide reform movement, key principles of the MNTC and issues related to its implementation, and future challenges to education reform in…