Academic Coege Transfer Handbook Advising Increasing Student Success Through Effective Academic Advising 1
Wecome Coege Transfer Students! Tabe of Contents 2 Transitions 3 Your Program of Study 4 Choosing a Major 5 Transfer Requirements 6 When Can I Transfer 7 Benefits of Transfer Comprehensive Articuation Agreement (CAA) 8 Transferring to a Senior Institution 9 Moving Ahead 10 Scheduing Options 11-12 Check Sheet: Associate in Arts 13-14 Check Sheet: Associate in Science We are deighted that you have chosen Forsyth Tech as your first step toward your baccaaureate degree. You are in good company as our coege transfer program is the argest degree seeking program on campus with more than 1,500 students currenty enroed in the program. Our coege transfer students are as diverse as the rest of our popuation with some attending part-time and others fu-time. Some are fresh out of high schoo, whie others are returning to schoo to fufi a ife-ong goa. Their intended majors range from business to education to nursing to aw. They a share, however, a common desire to ay a soid educationa foundation on which to buid at their four-year schoo of choice. There are many advantages to earning your associate degree or even taking some of your courses at Forsyth Tech prior to transferring to a four-year coege or university. Whie it is certainy an economicay sound way to earn coege credits, there are other important reasons to start here. A recent artice in the U.S. News and Word Report entited, 10 Reasons to Pick a Community Coege aso isted convenience, teaching quaity, cass size and support services as other advantages to attending a community coege. We beieve we offer a of that and more at Forsyth Tech. Students graduating from here in recent years have attended oca and more distant pubic and private coeges and universities incuding: UNC-Greensboro, Winston-Saem State University, Saem Coege, High Point University, UNC-Charotte, UNC-Chape Hi, NC State and UNC-Wimington, to name a few. It s an exciting time and there is much to do and earn as you begin casses, get invoved in other activities on campus and prepare to transfer. This handbook is designed to provide you with the toos, definitions and resources you wi need to understand the coege transfer process and create a pan for a seamess transition to a senior institution. Pease read the information carefuy and consut with your academic advisor about your pans for transfer. If you have questions aong the way, the Coege Transfer Program is here to hep! We are ocated in the Student Success Center, 1 st Foor Aman Center. Our doors are open and we wecome your questions! Pease stop by to see us. Sincerey, Tim Groome Counseor Coege Transfer Program Katina Barksdae Academic Advisor Coege Transfer Program 1
Transitions Whether you are entering the Coege Transfer Program as a recent high schoo graduate or returning to schoo after years of pursuing a career, your abiity to successfuy transition to new environments is an important ski to hone. Transition from High Schoo to Community Coege Time Management is key for baancing your time in cass and time for studying, homework and reading, with other responsibiities ike work and extracurricuar activities. Create a reguar schedue that incudes bocks of study time and end the habit of cramming! Facuty expectations are high. In coege, you are expected to be more independent with assignments and do more work outside of the cassroom. Facuty are aso here to hep and you wi find most of them to be very approachabe. So, don t hesitate to ask questions! Set goas - academic, career and persona. This process begins with knowing your program of study, meeting with your advisor, doing your research into four-year schoos and staying connected via Techink! Know where to get hep. Forsyth Tech supports students through a wide range of resources incuding free tutoring, computer abs, services for the disabed and assistance from the Shugart Women s Center and the James A. Rousseau II Minority Mae Mentoring Program. In addition, you shoud get to know your cassmates and facuty members - great study groups can be formed by getting connected with cassmates outside of cass. Get invoved. Four-year coeges want students who have estabished a proven record of coege success in the cassroom, but they are aso ooking for we-rounded individuas with interests outside of the cassroom. Visit the Student Activities Office for more information on getting invoved with Student Government or one of the many cubs on campus. You are taking the first step toward a four-year degree. Transition from Fu-Time Work to Fu-Time Student 12 hours of coursework doesn t mean you ony have 12 hours of work to do each week! Aow severa hours per cass to compete homework, read assignments and textbooks and study. Update computer skis, and make sure your equipment is up-to-date as we (high speed internet access wi be invauabe). Ask for hep with non-schoo responsibiities! Get famiy members and friends on board to hep with housework, carpooing and mea prep so you have the time you need to devote to your education. Working fu-time and being a fu-time student is VERY TOUGH! It can be done, but if you can cut back on work or take fewer casses it is ikey that your grades wi improve consideraby, your famiy wi ike you more and you sti be making progress toward your goa. Think of the tortoise and the hare. Taking onger to meet your goa may be the better path for success. Get academic hep when you need it! Don t wait unti you are drowning. Most Student Services offices are open unti 7 pm during the week, and some are open on Saturdays. Use campus resources - your tuition paid for them - tutoring services, computer ab, ibrary, career services, counseing, Shugart Women s Center, academic advising, etc. Stay connected. Get to know your academic advisor, know your program of study and og in to Techink. A of these resources wi assist you as you carefuy pan your educationa goas and timeines. Persona Responsibiity! You are responsibe for registering for casses, knowing important dates throughout the semester, paying tuition on time, submitting Financia Aid appications, etc. etc! Embracing this new eve of responsibiity is key to your success in coege and beyond. Baance. You have ikey gained skis in persona responsibiity and time management in your workife. Now you must earn to baance schoo, work and famiy ife; be wiing to acknowedge imitations; ask for hep and set reaistic goas and timeines. 2
Your Program of Study Forsyth Tech offers two Coege Transfer Programs of study: Associate in Arts (AA) and Associate in Science (AS). What s the difference in an AA and an AS? Which shoud I choose? The AA degree is designed for students who pan to major in non-scientific ibera arts areas, such as business, crimina justice, education, Engish, history, nursing, psychoogy, socia work, etc. The AS degree is designed for students who pan to major in math or science-based studies, incuding math or science education, bioogy, chemistry, engineering, etc. The AS degree requires higher eve math courses in addition to more science courses. The AA degree is the more fexibe of the two programs and meets the needs of students who wi major in a variety of different areas. Tak with your academic advisor about which degree is best suited for your ong term goas. If you do not know what you want to major in, the AA program of study is the best pace to start. You can aways change your program of study as you do more research and begin to hone in on your specific area of interest. The Coege aso aows students to seect a pre-major within the AA or AS (see ist at right). What s the difference in genera AA and AS degrees and pre-majors degrees? Which shoud I decare as my program of study? Pre-major refers to a specific pan of study within the AA or AS genera degree program. These pre-majors are guideines deveoped through negotiations between the NC Community Coeges and the NC University System. If you know what you want to major in, decaring a pre-major can be hepfu. If you do not know what you want to major in, a genera program of study is suggested. If you know what you want to major in and where you want to transfer, foow the pre-major guideines, and do your research. Individua coeges and major departments may have additiona requirements for their majors that are not isted in the pre-major guideines. (For exampe, many business departments now require additiona semesters of foreign anguage for their majors). Knowing eary on what you want to major in and which university you d ike to attend wi enabe you to make better decisions when given options within the genera education core. Taking the preferred courses for your major wi ensure you are better prepared to enter your major when you transfer to the senior institution. Consut your academic advisor if you are unsure which program to decare. Pre-majors Most often, the best choice is to enro in the genera degree AA or AS and contact the senior institution and your major department there for the specific courses to take at Forsyth Tech. If you know your major but haven t yet decided where you want to transfer, you can choose an appropriate pre-major and foow those genera guideines. Associate in Arts Degree Program Code Associate in Arts (Genera)...A10100 Business...A1010B Marketing...A1010B Finance...A1010B Accounting...A1010B Crimina Justice...A1010D Eementary Education...A1010R Engish...A1010E History...A1010H Midde Grades Education...A1011A Nursing...A1010I Physica Education...A1010J Psychoogy...A1010L Socioogy...A1010N Socia Work...A1010Q Specia Education...A1010Z Associate in Science Associate in Science (Genera)...A10400 Bioogy/Bioogy Education...A1040A Chemistry/ Chemistry Education...A1040B Engineering...A1040D Mathematics...A1040E Mathematics Education...A1040F Don t see your major here? No probem, just choose the genera AA or AS degree. Note: Some technica (AAS) degrees have the same names as some of the AA/AS concentrations isted, but the requirements for the degrees are very different. Check your program code, not just your program tite, to make sure you have enroed in the program best suited to your educationa and professiona goas. 3
Choosing a Major What about a technica Associate in Appied Science (AAS) degree? Can I sti transfer to a four-year schoo? If you woud ike to work immediatey after you graduate from Forsyth Tech and pan to continue your education ater, you may want to consider a technica AAS degree. Forsyth Tech has biatera agreements with severa pubic and private coeges that aow technica courses to transfer for coege credit in specific majors at specific coeges. Whie this type of transfer is possibe, it is not the most efficient path for students wanting to go straight through to earn their baccaaureate degree. The Comprehensive Articuation Agreement and a of its advantages (see page 7) do not appy; the number of courses that transfer is usuay ess than with an AA or AS degree and a student s choice of four-year schoos can be imited to those with whom we have the biatera agreement. Consut with a coege transfer advisor in the Student Success Center if you are pursuing an AAS degree and pan to transfer to a four-year schoo. What if I haven t decided on a major or a coege? Many students start their coege careers undecided and those who have decided on a major often change their minds. It is important, however, that you activey engage in the decision making process now. Don t wait! Why do I need to decide NOW on my major? Whie it is true that a students take a prescribed set of Genera Education Core courses, there are many options within that core. The courses you take wi depend on what you utimatey choose as your major. For exampe a pre-business major wi take different genera education courses than a pre-education major. Biatera Agreements are specific agreements between certain programs of study at Forsyth Tech and certain majors at specific coeges and universities. These agreements aow transfer of courses earned as part of an Associate in Appied Science degree that woud otherwise not transfer for coege credit. For a ist of biatera agreements, visit the Coege Transfer site in Techink or see a coege transfer advisor in the Student Success Center. The Comprehensive Articuation Agreement (CAA) governs transfer between the NC Community Coege System and the state university system. Under this agreement, students earning an Associate in Arts or Associate in Science degree are abe to transfer a 64 credit hours to senior institutions in the university system, entering the university with junior status. For more information on the CAA, see page 7. Need hep deciding on a major? Visit the Career Services site in Techink or drop by the Student Success Center, 1 st foor Aman Center, to schedue an appointment with a career counseor. To research four-year coeges, visit the Coege Foundation of North Caroina at www.cfnc.org or og in to the Coege Transfer site in Techink. The sooner you decide on a major and which four-year schoos you woud ike to attend, the more efficient your transfer experience wi be. 4
Transfer Requirements Minimum Course Requirements (MCR) Meeting MCR does not guarantee admission to a senior institution. Appicants who are at east 24 years of age may be exempted from the MCR. Are you under 24 years of age? If yes, then whie in high schoo, did you meet the MCR, as stated beow? If your year of graduation was 2004 or 2005, in order to meet MCR you must have competed the foowing during high schoo: 4 courses in Engish 2 courses in the same foreign anguage (American Sign Language wi fufi this requirement) 3 courses in mathematics (Agebra I, Geometry, and Agebra II) 2 courses in socia studies (incuding one course in U.S. History) 3 courses in science (incuding a course in ife or bioogica science and a course in physica science; at east one aboratory science) Students under the age of 24 must meet high schoo MCR to be considered for admission to a North Caroina system university (as estabished by the Board of Governors of the University of North Caroina system). If your graduation year was 2006 to the present, in order to meet MCR you must have competed the foowing during high schoo: 4 courses in Engish 2 courses in the same foreign anguage (American Sign Language wi fufi this requirement) 4 courses in mathematics (Agebra I, Geometry, and Agebra II, and a higher eve math for which Agebra II is a prerequisite) 2 courses in socia studies (incuding one course in U.S. History) 3 courses in science (incuding a course in ife or bioogica science and a course in physica science; at east one aboratory science) 5
When Can I Transfer? Determining Factors for Deciding When to Transfer There are many factors that wi determine the best point of transfer for you. Things to consider incude: Minimum Course Requirements (MCR). If you did not meet the MCRs whie in high schoo, you must compete at east those 30 hours of specific courses (see ist at right) in order to be eigibe to transfer. Your high schoo performance and SAT/ACT scores. If your high schoo record is not as exempary as you woud ike, it is to your benefit to remain at the community coege ong enough to estabish a soid record of success incuding a good Grade Point Average (GPA) (the higher the better), eadership experience, good references, etc. Finances. Tuition and fees are ess expensive at a community coege than at a university. Housing expenses and commuting costs shoud aso be considered. Your major. There are benefits to transferring eary in particuar majors ike engineering and performing arts, for exampe. Pubic vs. private coege for transfer. Decide eary where you pan to transfer and do your research. Severa private coeges and universities, both in-state and out-of-state, have signed on to the Comprehensive Articuation Agreement (CAA), meaning you woud have a the same benefits as transferring to a NC pubic university. For more information on the CAA, see page 7. For a ist of these private schoos that honor the CAA, pease visit the Coege Transfer site in Techink. Students who have met the MCR can transfer: At any point a senior institution chooses to accept them. Most senior institutions wi consider students for transfer admission with 30 hours or more of any coege transferabe coursework. Students with ess than this may be accepted and transfer individua courses, but they are accepted on the basis of freshman admission standards. After competing the Transfer Core Dipoma: 44-hours of Genera Education Core courses (See section A of check sheet, pages 12-15.) A fu-time student can usuay compete the Genera Education Dipoma in approximatey three semesters. After competing the Associate Degree: 64-hours tota, which incudes 44-hours of Genera Education Core courses, pus 20 hours of eectives (See section A and section B of check sheet, pages 11-14). A fu-time student can usuay compete the AA or AS in approximatey four semesters. Students who did not meet the MCR can be eigibe for transfer admission ony after competing one of the foowing options: 30 semester hours in these specific courses: 2 coege eve Engish composition courses 2 coege eve mathematics courses 2 coege eve socia science courses 2 coege eve science courses 2 coege eve foreign anguage courses After competing the Transfer Core Dipoma After competing the Associate Degree Note: GED graduates, having eft high schoo eary, are amost aways deficient in the MRC and therefore, must foow one of the above options in order to transfer (if they are under age 24). Transfer Admission 6
Benefits of Transfer Comprehensive Articuation Agreement What is it and why is it important to me? The Comprehensive Articuation Agreement (CAA) is an agreement governing transfer between the North Caroina Community Coege System and the University System of North Caroina. The agreement went into effect the fa of 1997. Under the CAA, a student earning the Genera Education Dipoma or the Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degrees is guaranteed severa benefits upon transfer. Students who compete the 44-hour Genera Education core, with a C or better in a casses: Fufiment of the MCR in effect at the time of high schoo graduation Competion of the ower division genera education component A students: Granted academic credit for specific courses competed with a grade of C or better per the CAA Transfer Course List. To view or downoad a copy of the Transfer Course List, visit the Coege Transfer site in Techink. Students who compete the AA or AS degree, with a C or better in a casses: Fufiment of the MCR in effect at the time of high schoo graduation Competion of the ower division genera education requirements Granted junior academic status Granted 64 semester-hours of credit transferred Admission to one UNC institution per the Transfer Assured Admissions Poicy (TAAP). For detais on the TAAP, visit: http://www1.cfnc.org/ externascripts/taap/defaut.asp Students must meet the receiving institution s foreign anguage and/or heath and physica education requirements, if appicabe, prior to or after transfer to the senior institution. Foreign anguage requirements can typicay be met by taking two semesters of a foreign anguage as part of the genera education core humanities requirement. Note: The CAA does not appy in cases where a student has transfer credit from a coege or university that is not fuy regionay accredited; has credit based on quarter hours; or is using CLEP credit as part of their degree program. CAA: Dipoma and Associate Degree Transfer Core Dipoma = 44 hours in the Genera Education Core: Associate in Arts (A10100): 2 Engish composition 4 socia/behaviora science 4 humanities/fine arts 2 mathematics 2 natura science Associate in Science (A10400): 2 Engish composition 3 socia/behaviora science 3 humanities/fine arts 5 natura science/mathematics With a C or better in every course, you can transfer a courses to the institution that accepts you. You may, however, be required to take 2-4 semesters of a foreign anguage as an additiona requirement before or after transfer. Associate in Arts/Science Degrees = 64 hours of Genera Education Core pus 20 hours of eectives. With a C or better in every course, you can transfer a courses and wi be granted junior status at the senior institution. *See check sheet for course options pages 11-14 To view the entire CAA, visit http://www. northcaroina.edu/aa/ articuation/index.htm or visit the Coege Transfer site in Techink. 7
Transferring to a Senior Institution Aternative Credit End-of-Course High Schoo Test Course equivaencies can be awarded for a combination of high-schoo course and end-ofcourse test for VOCATS, Advanced Pacement and Internationa Baccaaureate. The tabes beow incude ony fu-transfer courses. See the current cataog under Admissions for additiona scores and courses. VOCATS scores of 80 or better and grades of B or better: Principes of Business & Persona Finance...BUS 110 Business Law...BUS 115 Business Management & Appication...BUS 137 Computer Appications...CIS 110 Technoogy Studies... HUM 110 Advanced Pacement Test scores, competion of AP courses & AP scores of 3 or better: Engish-Lang/Comp... ENG 111 Engish-Comp/Lit... ENG 112 Spanish-Language...SPA 111 Spanish- Language (score 5)...SPA 111 & 112 Math AB...MAT 271 Math BC (score 5)...MAT 271 & 272 Statistics...MAT 151 & 151A Bioogy... BIO 111 Bioogy (score 5)... BIO 111 & 112 Chemistry...CHM 151 Chemistry (score 5)...CHM 151 & 152 Computer Science A... CSC 151 Physics... PHY 151 Physics (score 5)... PHY 151 & 152 Psychoogy...PSY 150 Environmenta Science... BIO 140 & 140A Government & Poitics... POL 120 Government: Comparative... POL 210 US History...HIS 131 US History (score 5)...HIS 131 & 132 European History...HIS 121 European History (score 5)...HIS 121 & 122 Microeconomics... ECO 251 Macroeconomics... ECO 252 What if I transfer to my four-year schoo before competing the 44-hour Genera Education Core OR have earned credits from coeges that are not part of the NC Comprehensive Articuation Agreement (for exampe, an out-of-state schoo)? The CAA does not appy and the senior institution wi review your coursework and award credit on a course-by-course basis. Lists of course equivaencies and recommended courses for meeting genera education requirements are often posted on university websites. You may aso consut with your academic advisor if you fa into one of these categories. Which courses won t transfer to my four-year schoo? Deveopmenta courses, those courses designed to prepare you for coege eve coursework, begin with a 0 and do not transfer (RED 090 and BIO 094, for exampe). Most technica courses do not transfer, uness a specific senior institution has signed a biatera agreement with Forsyth Tech for a specific program of study. The best way to determine if a course is transferrabe to a four-year institution is to check the course description in the onine cataog. How can I improve my chances for admission into my preferred coege or university? Earn and maintain a high GPA Gain eadership experience Internationa Baccaaureate. Grades and test scores for Internationa Baccaaureate courses shoud be maied to the Admissions Office at Forsyth Tech and wi be evauated by our Records Office. Credit Transfer. A transcripts and test scores shoud be maied directy to Forsyth Tech s Admissions Office immediatey after you submit your Onine Appication for Admission to us. The Records Office in Room 106, Aman Center, Main Campus wi evauate your incoming transcripts and test scores for courses equivaent to those offered by Forsyth Tech. See Web Advisor in your Techink account for your academic information, incuding transfer and pacement-test equivaencies. 8
Moving Ahead Transition from Community Coege to four-year Coege or University Many of the skis you hone at the community coege wi serve you we at your four-year schoo and wi continue to be expected: being independent, knowing your facuty, being connected (campus emai), understanding major requirements, etc. In addition, consider the foowing: Be assertive! Students often experience the sma fish in a big sea diemma as they transition to a four-year university or coege. Don t get ost - ask questions and make contacts with advisors, facuty and others who can hep navigate this new, bigger sea. Be aware of admissions requirements and meet deadines for admissions, residence ife, financia aid, registration, etc. Aow time to earn to navigate a new, usuay arger campus - get a map, find your cassrooms, know where to park. Hone interpersona skis to dea with roommates, new reationships, persona boundaries. Research indicates community coege students are much more s u c c e s s f u at four-year institutions if they compete the entire degree before transfer. Be financiay responsibe - earn to budget and avoid too much debt. Pan carefuy - some courses are ony offered during certain semesters - ask your advisor! Know graduation requirements. Get to know campus resources, such as career services, and find ways to get internships or vounteer opportunities whie in schoo. This wi enhance your marketabiity. Make connections in your fied of study as this wi assist you when it comes time to and a job! 9
Scheduing Options Four Options for Scheduing 1. Associate in Arts and Associate in Science degrees - Main Campus 2. Associate in Arts, fu degree - Swisher Center in Kernersvie If I have questions here at Forsyth Tech, who do I see? Mid-way through your first semester here at Forsyth Tech you wi be assigned an advisor. You can find your advisor s name and contact information in Techink. This advisor is usuay a facuty member within your division (Coege Transfer students wi work with facuty advisors in the Arts & Sciences division). You wi have opportunities to meet with your academic advisor throughout the year and especiay before the registration period each semester. You are aso wecome to meet with coege transfer advisors Tim Groome and Katina Barksdae in the Student Success Center. Tim and Katina are happy to answer questions for prospective students and currenty enroed students. Visit the Coege Transfer site in Techink reguary for announcements, inks to hepfu websites and more info on fouryear schoos. Techink > Arts and Science > Coege Transfer 3. Onine - anywhere you have 24 hour internet access 4. Fast Track - entire degree in one year; four 8-week terms - Main Campus. Contact Dr. Robin Harvey at 336.734.7972 or rharvey@forsythtech.edu for more information on Fast Track. 10
Check Sheet Use this check sheet to choose your courses. Add to the ist any deveopmenta courses you need. Check the cataog for prerequisites for a courses. See your advisor for additiona information. Associate in Arts Degree (AA) > (64-65 semester hours tota) > [CAA] > (A10100) Section A. Genera Education Core ( 44 Semester Hours) 2010-11 Composition (6 hours/2 courses) Socia/Behaviora Science (12 hours/4 courses) Natura Science (8 hours/2 courses) Required: Choose 1 History: Choose 2: ENG 111 (3) Expository HIS 111 (3) Word Civiization I BIO 110 (4) Principes of Bioogy Choose 1 Research W riting: HIS 112 (3) Word Civiization II BIO 111 (4) Genera Bioogy I ENG 112 (3) Argument-Based HIS 121 (3) Western Civiization I BIO 112 (4) Genera Bioogy II ENG 113 (3) Literature-Based HIS 122 (3) Western Civiization II BIO 140/140A (4) Environmenta Bioogy ENG 114 (3) Professiona HIS 131 (3) American History I CHM 131/131A (4) Intro to Chemistry Humanities/Fine Arts HIS 132 (3) American History II CHM 132 (4) Organic & Biochem (12 hours/4 courses) Choose 3 Courses: CHM 151 (4) Genera Chemistry I Choose 1 Literature: (prereq. = both ENG Comp) ANT 210 (3) Gen Anthropoogy CHM 152 (4) Genera Chemistry II ENG 131 (3) Intro to Literature ANT 220 (3) Cut Anthropoogy GEL 111 (4) Intro Geoogy ENG 231 (3) American Lit I ECO 251 (3) Princ Microeconomics GEL 113 (4) Historica Geoogy ENG 232 (3) American Lit II ECO 252 (3) Princ Macroeconomics PHY 110/110A (4) Conceptua Physics ENG 241 (3) British Lit I GEO 111 (3) Word Regiona Geography PHY 151 (4) Coege Physics I ENG 242 (3) British Lit II GEO 112 (3) Cutura Geography PHY 152 (4) Coege Physics II ENG 261 (3) Word Lit I 1 Additiona History (see HIS options above) PHY 251 (4) Genera Physics I ENG 262 (3) Word Lit II POL 110 (3) Intro to Poitica Science PHY 252 (4) Genera Physics II Choose 1 Communication: POL 120 (3) American Government COM 110 (3) Intro to Communication POL 220 (3) Internationa COM 120 (3) Intro Interpersona PSY 150 (3) Genera Psychoogy COM 231 (3) Pubic Speaking PSY 237 (3) Socia Psychoogy Choose 2 Humanities: PSY 241 (3) Deveopmenta Psychoogy ART 111 (3) Art Appreciation PSY 281 (3) Abnorma Psychoogy 1 Additiona Literature (prereq. = both ENG Comp) SOC 210 (3) Intro to Socioogy Deveopmenta/Non-Degree Coursework: Pacement based on test scores and/or previous academic work. None count toward degree or transfer credit. RED 090 & ENG 090 required before ENG 111. MAT 080 required before any transfer math. HUM 110 (3) Technoogy & Society SOC 213 (3) Socioogy of Famiy ACA 090 (3) Study Skis HUM 115 (3) Critica Thinking SOC 225 (3) Socia Diversity BIO 094 (4) Concepts of Human Bioogy HUM 120 (3) Cutura Studies Mathematics CHM 090 (4) Chemistry Concepts HUM 121 (3) Nature of America (6 hours/2 courses) ENG 070 (4) Basic Language Skis HUM 130 (3) Myth in Human Cut Choose 2 (Must Choose one with *) ENG 080 (4) Writing Foundations HUM 150 (3) Am Women s St CIS 115 (3) Intro Prog & Logic ENG 090 (4) Composition Strategies HUM 160 (3) Intro to Fim MAT 140* (3) Survey of Math MAT 060 (4) Essentia Mathematics HUM 220 (3) Human Vaues MAT 141* (3) Math Concepts I MAT 070 (4) Introductory Agebra MUS 110 (3) Music Appreciation MAT 155 (3) Statistics Anaysis MAT 080 (4) Intermediate Agebra PHI 215 (3) Phiosophica Issues MAT 161* (3) Coege Agebra RED 070 (4) Essentia Reading Skis PHI 240 (3) Intro to Ethics MAT 162* (3) Coege Trigonometry RED 080 (4)) Intro to Coege Reading REL 110 (3) Word Reigions MAT 165 (3) Finite Math RED 090 (4) Improved Coege Reading REL 211 (3) Intro Od Testament MAT 175* (4) Precacuus SPA 110 (2) Intro to Spanish REL 212 (3) Intro New Testament MAT 263 (3) Brief Cacuus REL 221 (3) Reigion in America MAT 271* (4) Cacuus I RUS/SPA/FRE 111 (3) *Eementary I MAT 272 (4) Cacuus II RUS/SPA/FRE 112 (3) *Eementary II MAT 273 (4) Cacuus III RUS/SPA/FRE 211 (3) RUS/SPA/FRE 212 (3) *Intermediate I *Intermediate II Check onine cataog for prerequisites. *NOTE: 2-4 semesters of 1 foreign anguage recommended before transfer. 11
Section B. Eectives (20-21 hours) Associate in Arts Degree (AA) > (A10100) Required: CIS 110 (3) Intro to Computers PED 110 (2) Fit & We for Life 1 PED activity (1) [See course schedue] Courses in Section A and Section B shoud be chosen in consutation with your advisor and the fouryear institution and department into which you wish to transfer. The higher your GPA, the more ikey you are to be accepted by the institution and the department of your choice. See recommended choices beow and consut your senior institution. Choose 14 additiona hours from any coege transferabe course; genera education core course or eective courses. (Choose from Section A or beow) (Note: To know if a course is transferabe, ook at the Onine Course Cataog. Comprehensive Articuation Agreement (CAA) courses are marked with an ao ). ACA 122 (1) Coege Transfer CJC 111 (3) Intro to Crimina Justice HIS 231 (3) Recent Am History ACC 120 (4) Financia Accounting CJC 121 (3) Law Enforcement HUM 170 (3) Hoocaust ACC 121 (4) Manageria Accounting CJC 141 (3) Corrections JOU 110 (3) Intro to Journaism ART 131 (3) Drawing I CSC 134 (3) C++ Programming JOU 216 (3) Writing Mass Media ART 171 (3) Computer Art I CSC 136 (3) Fortran JOU 217 (3) Feature/Editoria BIO 163 (5) Basic Anat/Physioogy CSC 139 (3) Visua BASIC MAT 141A (1) MAT 141 Lab BIO 165 (4) Anat/Physioogy I CSC 151 (3) JAVA MAT 151A (1) MAT 151 Lab BIO 166 (4) Anat/Physioogy II CSC 239 (3) Adv Visua BASIC MAT 155A (1) MAT 155 Lab BIO 175 (3) Genera Microbioogy CTS 115 (3) Info Systems MAT 161A (1) MAT 161 Lab BIO 250 (4) Genetics EDU 144 (3) Chid Deveopment I MAT 165A (1) MAT 165 Lab BIO 271 (3) Pathophysioogy EDU 145 (3) Chid Deveopment II MAT 167 (3) Discrete Math BIO 275 (4) Microbioogy EDU 146 (3) Chid Guidance MAT 167A (1) MAT 167 Lab BIO 285 (4) Research & Meas t ENG 125 (3) Creative Writing I MAT 175A (1) MAT 175 Lab BUS 110 (3) Intro to Business ENG 126 (3) Creative Writing II MAT 263A (1) MAT 263 Lab BUS 115 (3) Business Law I ENG 273 (3) African-Am Literature MAT 280 (3) Linear Agebra BUS 137 (3) Princ of Management ENG 275 (3) Am Women s Studies MAT 285 (3) Differentia Equations CHM 130/130A (4) Gen, Org, Biochem GEO 131 (4) Physica Geography I POL 130 (3) State & Loca Government CHM 251 (4) Organic Chemistry I GIS 111 (3) Intro to GIS PSY 231 (3) Forensic Psychoogy CHM 252 (4) Organic Chemistry II HEA 110 (3) Persona Heath SOC 215 (3) Group Processes CHM 263 (5) Anaytica Chemistry HIS 221 (3) African-Am History SPA 141 (3) Cuture & Civiization Pre-Major Guideines: Consut your advisor regarding state-recommended choices for the foowing concentrations buit on the AA degree. Degree Code Concentration Required: A1010B Business ECO 251 & 252; MAT 161 or 175; MAT 263 or 271; ACC 120 & 121; MAT 151 or 155. A1010D Crimina Justice 120, PSY 150, SOC 210; CJC 111, 121, & 141. A1010R Eementary Education ENG 112 or 113; PSY 150; SOC 210 or 225; ENG 131, 231, or 232; COM 231; ART 111 or MUS 110; BIO 110 or 111; CHM 131/131A or CHM 151 or PHY 110/110A or PHY 151; MAT 140 & 161. Recommended: 14 hours in one coroary-studies area. See advisor. A1010E Engish ENG 112 or 113; 2 nd iterature; 2 nd history. Recommended: Foreign anguage through 212. A1010H History Recommended: HIS 111 & 112 or HIS 131 & 132; no more than 12 hours HIS. A1011A A1010I Midde Grades Educ Nursing HIS 111, 112, 121, or 122; PSY 150; SOC 210 or 225; COM 231; ENG 131, 231, or 232; ART 111 or MUS 110; BIO 110 or 111; CHM 131/131A or CHM 151 or PHY 110/110A or PHY 151; MAT 141 or 161 or higher. Recommended: 14 hours in 2 of 4 coroary-studies areas. See advisor. PSY 150 & 241; SOC 210; CHM 131/131A & 132 or CHM 151 & 152; MAT 161 or higher; MAT 151 or 155; PSY 281; SOC 213; BIO 165 & 166; BIO 175 or 275. A1010J Physica Education 2 nd PED activity. Recommended: ENG 112. A1010L Psychoogy PSY 150; BIO 110 or 111; MAT 161 or higher. A1010N Socioogy SOC 210; SOC 213, 220, or 225. Recommended: MAT 151 or 155. A1010Q Socia Work POL 120, PSY 150, SOC 210; MAT 161 or 175. Recommended: BIO 110 or (BIO 111 & 112); MAT 151; ANT 210, ECO 251 & 252, HIS 112, 122, 132; PSY 241, 281; SPA 111, 112. A1010Z Specia Education ENG 131, 231, or 232; COM 231; ART 111 or MUS 110; HIS 111, 112, 121, or 122; PSY 150; SOC 210 or 225; BIO 110 or 111; CHM 131/131A or CHM 151 or PHY 110/110A or PHY 151. Recommended: 14 hours from 1 of 4 options. See advisor. 12
Associate in Science Degree (AS). (64-65 semester hours tota). [CAA]. (A10400) Section A. Genera Education Core ( 44 Semester Hours) Composition (6 hours/2 courses) Required:. Socia/Behaviora Science (9 hours/3 courses) Choose 1 History: Additiona math and science (6+ hours/2 courses) Choose any genera ed math, science or computer science course. See onine cataog for fu ist of options. ENG 111 (3) Expository HIS 111 (3) Word Civiization I BIO 110 (4) Principes of Bioogy Choose 1 Research Writing: HIS 112 (3) Word Civiization II BIO 140/140A (4) Environmenta Bioogy ENG 112 (3) Argument-Based HIS 121 (3) Western Civiization I CHM 131/131A (4) Intro to Chemistry ENG 113 (3) Literature-Based HIS 122 (3) Western Civiization II CHM 132 (4) Organic & Biochemistry ENG 114 (3) Professiona HIS 131 (3) American History I CHM 151 (4) Genera Chemistry I Humanities/Fine Arts HIS 132 (3) American History II CHM 152 (4) Genera Chemistry II (9 hours/3 courses) Choose 2 Courses: GEL 111 (4) Intro Geoogy Choose 1 Literature: (prereq. = both ENG Comp) ANT 210 (3) Gen Anthropoogy GEL 113 (4) Historica Geoogy ENG 131 (3) Intro to Literature ANT 220 (3) Cut Anthropoogy MAT 155 (3) Statistica Anaysis ENG 231 (3) American Lit I ECO 251 (3) Princ Microeconomics MAT 161 (3) Coege Agebra ENG 232 (3) American Lit II ECO 252 (3) Princ Macroeconomics MAT 162 (3) Coege Trigonometry ENG 241 (3) British Lit I GEO 111 (3) Word Regiona Geography MAT 175 (4) Precacuus ENG 242 (3) British Lit II GEO 112 (3) Cutura Geography MAT 263 (3) Brief Cacuus ENG 261 (3) Word Lit I POL 110 (3) Intro to Poitica Science MAT 271 (4) Cacuus I ENG 262 (3) Word Lit II POL 120 (3) American Government MAT 272 (4) Cacuus II Choose 1 Communication: POL 210 (3) Comparative Government MAT 273 (4) Cacuus III COM 110 (3) Intro to Communication POL 220 (3) Internationa PHY 110/110A (4) Conceptua Physics COM 120 (3) Intro Interpersona PSY 150 (3) Genera Psychoogy PHY 151 (4) Coege Physics I COM 231 (3) Pubic Speaking PSY 241 (3) Deveopmenta PHY 152 (4) Coege Physics II Choose 1 Course: PSY 281 (3) Abnorma PHY 251 (4) Genera Physics I ART 111 (3) Art Appreciation PSY 237 Socia Psychoogy PHY 252 (4) Genera Physics II HUM 110 (3) Technoogy & Society SOC 210 (3) Intro to Socioogy HUM 115 (3) Critica Thinking SOC 213 (3) Socioogy of Famiy HUM 120 (3) Cutura Studies SOC 225 (3) Socia Diversity HUM 121 (3) Nature of America Mathematics HUM 130 (3) Myth in Human Cut (6 hours/2 courses) HUM 150 (3) Am Women s St Choose 2 Courses Must choose 1 * HUM 160 (3) Intro to Fim CIS 115 (3) Intro Prog & Logic Deveopmenta/Non-Degree Coursework: Pacement based on test scores and/or previous academic work. None count toward degree or transfer credit. RED 090 & ENG 090 required before ENG 111. MAT 080 required before any transfer math. HUM 220 (3) Human Vaues MAT 151 (3) Statistics I ACA 090 (3) Study Skis MUS 110 (3) Music Appreciation MAT 155 (3) Statistica Anaysis BIO 094 (4) Concepts of Human Bio PHI 215 (3) Phiosophica Issues MAT 175* (4) Precacuus CHM 090 (4) Chemistry Concepts PHI 240 (3) Intro to Ethics MAT 263* (3) Brief Cacuus ENG 070 (4) Basic Language Skis REL 110 (3) Word Reigions MAT 271* (4) Cacuus I ENG 080 (4) Writing Foundations REL 211 (3) Intro Od Testament MAT 272* (4) Cacuus II ENG 090 (4) Composition Strategies REL 212 (3) Intro to New Testament MAT 273* (4) Cacuus III MAT 060 (4) Essentia Mathematics REL 221 (3) Reigion in America Natura Science MAT 070 (4) Introductory Agebra RUS/SPA/FRE 111 (3) *Eementary I (8 hours/2 courses) MAT 080 (4) Intermediate Agebra RUS/SPA/FRE 112 (3) *Eementary II Choose 1 pair: RED 070 (4) Essentia Reading Skis RUS/SPA /FRE 211 (3) *Intermediate I BIO 111 (4) & 112 (4) Genera Bioogy I & II RED 080 (4)) Intro to Coege Reading RUS/SPA/FRE 212 (3) *Intermediate II CHM 151 (4) & 152 (4) Genera Chemistry I & II RED 090 (4) Improved Coege Reading PHY 151 (4) & 152 (4) Coege Physics I & II SPA 110 (2) Intro to Spanish *NOTE: 2-4 semesters of 1 foreign anguage recommended before transfer. PHY 251 (4) & 252 (4) Genera Physics I & II Check onine cataog for prerequisites. 2010-11 13
Section B. Eectives (20-21 semester hours) Required: PED 110 (2) Fit & We for Life 1 PED activity (1) [See course schedue] ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE (AS). (A10400) Courses in Section A and Section B shoud be chosen in consutation with your advisor and the four-year institution and department into which you wish to transfer. The higher your GPA, the more ikey you are to be accepted by the institution and the department of your choice. See recommended choices beow and consut your senior institution. Choose 14 hours math/or science genera education or eective course (Choose math or natura science from section A or beow: AST 111/111A (4) Descriptive Astronomy CHM 251 (4) Organic Chemistry I BIO 120 (4) Intro Botany CHM 252 (4) Organic Chemistry II MAT 151A (1) MAT 151 Lab BIO 130 (4) Intro Zooogy CHM 263 (5) Anaytica Chemistry MAT 155A (1) MAT 155 Lab BIO 140/140A (4) Environmenta Bioogy CHM 271/271A (4) Biochemica Princ MAT 161 (3) Coege Agebra BIO 163 (5) Basic Anat/Physioogy CIS 110 (3) Intro to Computers MAT 161A (1) MAT 161 Lab BIO 165 (4) Anat/Physioogy I CSC 134 (3) C++ Programming MAT 162 (3) Coege Trigonometry BIO 166 (4) Anat/Physioogy II CSC 136 (3) Fortran MAT 165 (3) Finite Math BIO 175 (3) Genera Microbioogy CSC 139 (3) Visua BASIC MAT 165A (1) MAT 165 Lab BIO 250 (4) Genetics CSC 151 (3) JAVA MAT 167 (3) Discrete Math BIO 271 (3) Pathophysioogy CSC 239 (3) Adv Visua BASIC MAT 167A (1) MAT 167 Lab BIO 275 (4) Microbioogy CTS 115 (3) Info Systems MAT 175A (1) MAT 175 Lab BIO 285 (4) Research & Meas t GEL 111 (4) Intro Geoogy MAT 263A (1) MAT 263 Lab CHM 130/130A (4) Gen, Org, Biochem GEL 113 (4) Historica Geoogy MAT 280 (3) Linear Agebra CHM 131/131A (4) Intro to Chemistry GEL 120 (4) Physica Geoogy MAT 285 (3) Differentia Equations CHM 132 (4) Organic & Biochem GEL 230 (4) Environmenta Geoogy Choose 3 additiona hours - any coege transferabe course. (Note: To know if a course is transferabe, ook for the Comprehensive Articuation Agreement (CAA) statement ocated in the course description in the cataog. These CAA transferabe courses are aso marked A in the onine course cataog. Pre-Major Guideines: Consut your advisor regarding state-recommended choices for the foowing concentrations buit on the AA degree. Degree Code Concentration Required: A1040A Bioogy/Bio Education 46 hours Genera Education + 18-19 hours Eectives. CHM 151 & 152; BIO 111; BIO 112 or 120 or 130. Recommended: CHM 251 & 252; PHY 151 & 152; PHY 251 & 252; 1 additiona BIO. A1040B Chemistry/ Chemistry Education COM 231; CHM 151, 152, 251, 252; PHY 251, 252; MAT 271 & 272; 1 CIS or CSC; no PED. Recommended: PSY 150; MAT 273. A1040D Engineering PHY 251 & 252; CHM 151 & 152; MAT 271, 272, 273, 285; CSC 134, 136, or 151; 1 additiona science or math or computer science. A1040E Mathematics PHY 251 & 252; MAT 175, 271, 272, 273, 280, & 285; CSC 134, 136, or 151; 1 additiona science, math, or computer science; 1 additiona s/b science from Section A; 1 additiona humanities from Section A; no PED. A1040F Mathematics Education PSY 150 & 241; PHY 251 & 252; MAT 175, 271, 272, 273, 280, & 285; EDU 216; CSC 134, 136, or 151; 1 additiona s/b science from Section A of A10400; 1 additiona humanities from Section A of A10400; no PED. 14
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