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A student who is interested in transferring to a four-year institution to major in music and music education, art, or drama would want to pursue the following associate's degree at the community college level

Associate in Fine Arts

A list of courses recommended by the North Carolina public universities to prepare transfer students for success in specific majors at the universities, and it provides a complete plan for the four years students spend earning a bachelor's degree is called

Baccalaureate Degree Plans

Transfer agreements between a specific university and a specific community college are called

Bilateral Articulation Agreements

If a student from an North Carolina Community College System college believes the terms of the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA} have not been honored by a UNC institution to which the student has been admitted, the student may invoke the

CAA Transfer Credit Appeal Procedure.

The agreement that states all community college courses that are designated as transferable will transfer to all public North Carolina universities and to private colleges that have signed on to the agreement is called the

Comprehensive Articulation Agreement

North Carolina private institutions that have agreed to follow the provisions of the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA) sign on with the

ICAA - Independent Comprehensive Articulation Agreement

General education and pre-major/elective courses are guaranteed to transfer, but the senior instititution can decide whether the course will count as part of the general education or elective credit if the transfer student does not graduate with an associate degree prior to transfer.

True

Students who plan to transfer (to a participating CAA or ICAA institution) prior to earning an associate degree are limited to transferring a specific maximum number of credits from the five UGETC disciplines.

True

The Uniform Articulation Agreement (UAA) protects students in Associate in Engineering (AE), Associate in Fine Arts (AFA), and select Associate in Applied Science (AAS) programs and exists between multiple North Carolina community colleges and multiple - but specific - universities.

True

Universal General Education Transfer Component courses are designated courses guaranteed to be applied toward a participating CAA or ICAA institution's lower-division general education course requirements.

True

When a student earns the maximum number of credits from the five UGETC disciplines, it is in the student's best interest to complete the associate degree prior to transferring to a CAA or ICAA participating institution.

True

The Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA) classifies transferable courses into the following categories

Universal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC) courses, General Education, and Pre-Major/Elective courses.

A certificate is

a credential requiring a shorter time commitment from students, specifically 12-18 credit hours.

A diploma is

a program which requires 36-48 credit hours and prepares students for a particular career.

If a student transfers to a four-year institution prior to completing an associate degree, then

all answer choices apply

Associate in Science is a degree designed for students who intend to transfer to a four-year institution and plan on majoring in

biology, chemistry, or math

Associate in Engineering is a degree designed for students who intend to transfer to a four-year institution and plan on majoring in

engineering

A course that you must successfully complete prior to enrolling in a higher level course is called a

pre-requisite course

Associate in Arts is a degree designed for students who intend to transfer to a four-year institution and plan on majoring in

social work, education, psychology, or business

Community Colleges admit students using an open door with guided placement policy; however, four-year institutions

use a competitive admissions process reviewing minimum GPAs, completion of specific high school courses, and possibly review standardized test scores

A course that you must complete at the same time as another is called a co-requisite course.

True

According to the textbook, contact hours are the number of hours you spend in class each week.

True

According to the textbook, credit hours are the number of hours associated with a particular class and are used in calculating your GPA.

True

An Associate in General Education is a degree designed for individuals to take classes for their own personal growth and does not prepare a student for a new career nor does the degree transfer to a four-year institution.

True

Associate in Applied Science is a degree that includes some general education courses but primarily prepares students for a particular career. Many career and technical education students and health technologies students enroll in these types of degree programs.

True

Students who earn an Associate in Arts or Associate in Science degree and have at least a 2.0 GPA are guaranteed admission to one university in the UNC system, though not necessarily to the institution of the student's choice refers to the

Transfer Assured Admission Policy

Which of the following is not a UGETC discipline?

Pre-Major/Elective courses