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If a transfer student perceives that the terms of the CAA have not been honored, he or she may follow the Transfer Credit Appeal Procedure. True or False

True

The CAA policies extend to high school students taking college coursework through the North Carolina Community College System and/or the constituent universities of the University of North Carolina. True or False

True

The TAC addresses questions about the transferability of course work under the CAA, or any proposed changes to the policies, or courses. True or False

True

The Transfer Assured Admissions Policy (TAAP) assures admission to one of the 16 UNC institutions under certain conditions. True or False

True

Under the Transfer Assured Admissions Policy (TAAP), a student must have a "C" or better in all transfer courses. True or False

True

Under the Transfer Assured Admissions Policy (TAAP), a student must meet judicial requirements of the institution to which they apply and be eligible to re-admission to the last institution attended. True or False

True

The Uniform Articulation Agreement between the University of North Carolina Baccalaureate of Fine Arts Programs and the North Carolina Community College System Associate in Fine Arts in Visual Arts Programs allows the two-year community college Associate in Fine Arts in Visual Arts degree to be transferred as a whole to one of the participating seven UNC constituent universities. True or False

True.

The UNC Minimum Admission Requirements (MAR) and Minimum Course Requirements (MCR) are satisfied for any student completing the AA or AS. True or False

True. See V. Regulations, A.4 of the CAA for more information.

A North Carolina community college student who transfers without completing the AA or AS and satisfactorily completes a transfer course that is not designated as a Universal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC) course will receive transfer credit for the course. The receiving institution (university) will determine whether the course will count as general education, pre-major, or elective credit. True or False

True. See V. Regulations, A.5 of the CAA.

Students not completing the AA or AS degrees are subject to limitations on receiving credit toward the university's lower-division general education course requirements. True or False

True. See V. Regulations, A.5 of the CAA.

A transfer student who has not completed the AA or AS degree must meet the receiving institution's (the university the student is transferring to) general education requirements. True or False

True. See V. Regulations, A.6 of the CAA.

Each University of North Carolina institution will develop, publish, and maintain four-year degree plans identifying community college courses that provide pathways leading to associate degree completion, admission into the major, and baccalaureate completion. True or False

True. See V. Regulations, A.7 of the CAA. The universities have the degree plans posted on their websites. Every student in an AA or AS program needs to follow the degree plan published by the university they want to attend, the major they want to pursue, and to know which courses to select at CCC as part of their AA or AS program.

While the AAS and AFA programs do not transfer as a whole to the public universities under the CAA, the courses designated as college transfer courses (See Appendix G, Transfer Course List) will transfer, as long as the grade was a "C" or better. True or False

True. See V. Regulations, A.8 of the CAA for more information. If you are an AAS or AFA student and are not completing an AA or AS degree but are planning on transferring, you will want to read this section of the CAA very carefully.

There is a limit on the transfer of courses not originating at NC community colleges. True or False

True. See V. Regulations, A.9 of the CAA. This section is referring to courses taken at schools that are not part of the UNC or NCCCS systems.

There are other transfer choices (completely unrelated to the CAA and pending ICAA) called Bilateral Agreements, 2 + 2 Agreements, and Articulation Agreements. These are agreements CCC has with an individual university in NC to provide another transfer option, usually an AAS program transferring to a university to complete a four-year degree. True or False

True. See the Virtual Transfer Center on the CCC website for details, and your advisor for more information.

According to the CAA, the AA and AS degree programs of study are structured to include two components:

1) Universal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC) courses 2) Additional general education, pre-major, and elective courses The Transfer Course List (Appendix G of the CAA) takes it a step further and separates the General Education courses so there are three categories: 1)Universal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC) courses 2)General Education (also referred to as Additional General Education courses) 3)Pre-Major/Elective courses.

How many constituent institutions of the University of North Carolina are there? (public universities in NC)

16

How many credit hours of UGETC math are required in the AA program? The AS program?

3-4 credit hours (AA) 8 credit hours (AS)

How many credit hours of UGETC Natural Sciences courses are required in the AA program? The AS program?

4 credit hours (AA) 8 credit hours (AS)

How many community colleges are in North Carolina?

58

How many credit hours are needed to complete the AA? The AS?

60-61 credit hours for either the AA or the AS

How many credit hours of UGETC Humanities/Fine Arts courses are required in the AA program? The AS program?

9 credit hours (AA) 6 credit hours (AS)

How many credit hours of UGETC Social/Behavioral Science courses are required in the AA program? The AS program?

9 credit hours (AA) 6 credit hours (AS)

What is the abbreviation for Associate in Arts?

AA

What is the abbreviation for Associate in Science?

AS

Where is the Transfer Credit Appeals Procedure information found?

Appendix E of the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement document

The abbreviation AA stands for_______________.

Associate in Arts

The abbreviation AS stands for _______________.

Associate in Science

What is the abbreviation for Comprehensive Articulation Agreement?

CAA

The abbreviation CAA stands for ______________.

Comprehensive Articulation Agreement

Students cannot be denied admission to a specific UNC institution under the terms of the CAA. True or False

False. Students can be denied admission to one or more of the UNC institutions. Admission is not guaranteed to every and any UNC institution of your choice; it is assured to one (or more) of the 16 UNC institutions as long as the conditions of the Transfer Assured Admissions Policy (TAAP) are met.

Under the Transfer Assured Admissions Policy (TAAP), admission is assured to a specific campus or specific program or major. True or False

False. Admission is not assured to a specific campus or specific program or major.

Under the Transfer Assured Admissions Policy (TAAP), a student does not have to complete the AA or AS. True or False

False. Students must have graduated from a North Carolina community college with an Associate in Arts or Associate in Science degree.

Under the Transfer Assured Admissions Policy (TAAP), students do not have to meet all application requirements at the receiving institution; it is waived under the CAA. True or False

False. Students must meet all application requirements at the receiving institution, including the submission of all required documentation by stated deadlines.

Under the CAA, students who complete the AA or AS are exempt from having to meet the receiving university's foreign language and/or health and physical education requirements. True or False

False. Students must meet the receiving university's foreign language and/or health and physical education requirements, if applicable, prior to or after transfer to the senior institution.

There is a statement on the Curriculum Standard for both the AA and the AS: Students must meet the receiving university's foreign language and/or health and physical education requirements, if applicable, prior to or after transfer to the senior institution What does that mean?

It means a university could have requirements for all students or for certain majors that a PE class is required, and/or a foreign language is required. If it is required by the university for all students, or for your particular major at the university, you may want to take those courses at the community college, as part of your AA or AS degree. If it is required and you don't take the courses as part of your AA or AS degree, you will be required to take them after you transfer to the university.

What is the abbreviation for Transfer Assured Admissions Policy?

TAAP

What is the abbreviation for Transfer Advisory Committee?

TAC

If a student is denied admission to a UNC institution, then he or she will be notified in writing by the institution. In this notification, the student will be directed to___________________.

The College Foundation of North Carolina (CFNC) website (www.cfnc.org). The student will be given information regarding space availability and contacts in the respective University of NC Admissions offices.

The Comprehensive Articulation Agreement is between __________________ and ______________.

The University of North Carolina and the North Carolina Community College System

When is the deadline for filing a Transfer Credit Appeal?

The student must submit a CAA Transfer Credit Appeal Form along with any supporting documentation to the director of admissions at the UNC campus to which the student has been admitted by the last day of classes of the first semester for which admission is offered. Students first enrolling at the senior institution in a summer session must submit their appeal by the end of the subsequent fall semester.

Completing the AA or AS degree at a community college allows a student to transfer to a public university with junior status. True or False

True

There is an Independent Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (ICAA) between many of the NC Independent Colleges and Universities (private universities) and the NC Community College System (NCCCS). True or False

True. The ICAA is very similar to the CAA, but is between the NCCCS and many of (not all) the Independent Colleges and Universities of NC (private schools). See the NCCCS website: Choose Colleges, then College Transfer/Articulation Agreements, then choose Independent Comprehensive Articulation Agreement. You can also go to the Virtual Transfer Center on the CCC website: Click Services for Students, Student Success Center, then choose Virtual Transfer Center, and click Transfer Options with Private Universities in NC, or look under the CCC Resources tab in Blackboard for a link to the Virtual Transfer Center.

What is the abbreviation for Universal General Education Transfer Component course?

UGETC

The abbreviation UGETC stands for_____________.

Universal General Education Transfer Component