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10/05/2017
GuidelinesforCommunityCollegeAdmissionsandRegistrarsforTransferTicketStudents
TheseguidelinesareforstaffinCSCUCommunityCollegeAdmissions’andRegistrars’offices.Theguidelinesprovidestep-by-stepinstructionsfordetermininghowcreditstransferredintoyourcollegeshouldbehandledforstudentswhohavedeclaredaCSCUPathwayTransferAssociatesDegree,programsdevelopedthroughtheBOR’sTransferandArticulationPolicy(TAP)andmarketedasTransferTickets.
Inadditiontotheseguidelines,wehavedevelopedtwowebsitestohousetheinformationyouwillneedtohelpTransferTicketstudentssuccessfullytransferintoyourcollegeandthentoaCSCUfour-yearcollegeoruniversity.Thefirstofthesewebsites—theTransferNavigator—isdesignedforstudentsandadvisors;itprovidescleardescriptionsofthedegrees,theirrequirements,aswellasgeneralanddisciplinaryinformationfortransferringtofour-yearprograms.Thesecondwebsite—theTransferandArticulationPolicy(TAP)Pages—holdsinformationfaculty,staff,andadministratorsneedtodevelop,implement,receive,andmaintainCSCU’sTransferTickets.
InordertoevaluateincomingstudentcreditsforTransferTicketapplicability,youwillneedoneormoreofthesedocumentsandresources:
• Student’sDegreeWorksAuditfromthesendingConnecticutCommunityCollege(providedbystudentwithapplication)
• Student’sTranscript(s)fromthesendingConnecticutCommunityCollege,CSU,COSC,ornon-CSCUcampus(providebystudentwithapplication)
• GeneralEducationCoursesbyCategoryLists(scrolldowntofindlinkstolistsforyourcampusandanysendingConnecticutCommunityColleges)
• TransferTicketProgramSheetsspellingoutdegreerequirementsatthesendingcommunitycollege• TransferTicketProgramSheetsspellingoutdegreerequirementsatyourCSUorCOSC• DisciplinaryPathwayDocumentsdetailinghoweachTransferTicketisreceivedattheCSUsandCOSC• CSCUCourseEquivalencyTools
Ifyoucannotfindtheanswertoyourquestionsinthefollowingguidelinesoratthetwowebsites,pleasecontactyourcampus’sFIRCrepresentativeortheTAPCo-Managers.
Usingtheseguidelines
Afterreviewingpages1-4,youshouldturntopages4-13,whicharebroadlyorganizedaccordingtoreceiving(1)courseswithinthe60-creditTransferTicket,and(2)coursesoutsidetheTransferTicket.IdentifyingTransferTicketstudents
TransferTicketsarefullydesignatedassociatedegreeprogramsthatstudentsdeclareastheywouldanymajor.TheywerecreatedbydisciplinaryfacultythroughtheBoardofRegents’TransferandArticulationPolicy(TAP).AlthoughtheywillappearonstudentrecordsasaCSCUPathwayTransferA.A./A.S.Degree:[Discipline]Studies,thisdocumentwillrefertothesedegreesasTransferTickets.Additionally,TransferTicketstudentswillsubmitaDegreeWorksAuditthatidentifiesthedegreerequirementseachcoursefulfills.SeesampleCommunityCollegetranscriptandDegreeWorksauditonthenextpage.
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SampleDegreeWorksAudit
Sample
SampleCommunityCollegetranscript
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Generalcontext
CompletedTransferTicketsprovidefourimportantpromisesforstudentswhotransfertoaCSUorCOSC:
1. TransferTicketsfulfill60-creditsofthebaccalaureatedegree(inthesamediscipline)atanyCSUorCOSCofferingthatdegree;
2. GuaranteedenrollmentatanyCSUorCOSC(withtheprovisothatsomeprogramshaveadditionalrequirements);
3. TransferTicketstudentscanenrollataCSUorCOSCcampusofferingthatprogramwithjuniorclassstanding;and
4. Upontransferinthesameordesignateddiscipline,thosetransferstudentswillneedonlyanother60-62additionalcreditstoearnabaccalaureatedegreefromthereceivingCSUorCOSC.
Inordertoreceivetheseguarantees,studentsmustcompleteaTransferTicketassociatedegree.(Insomecases,studentswillreceivetheassociatedegreeviareversetransfer.)EachTransferTicketassociatedegreeclearlyspellsouttherequirements(60-61creditsworth)thatwillcountattheStateUniversitiesandCharterOakStateCollegeashavingbeencompletedforthecorrespondingbaccalaureatedegree.Theremainingrequirements(almostalways60credits)neededtocompletethebaccalaureatedegreeinthemajorarealsoclearlyspelledout.
TheStateUniversitiesandCharterOakStateCollegewillcontinuetorequirestudenttranscriptsfromeachinstitutionwherethetransferringstudentreceivedcreditforcollege-levelcourses)upontransfer.Inmostcases,theDegreeWorksandgraduationauditsatthedegree-grantingCommunityCollegewilldeterminehowcourseswilltransferandbeawardedcreditattheStateUniversityorCharterOakStateCollege. TheCommunityCollege’sauditswillberespectedunlessachangebenefitsthestudent.TransferringCoursesintoaTransferTicketdegreeTheTransferTicket’s60-61creditsaredividedintotwoparts:
• FRAMEWORK30,comprisesentirelygeneraleducationcoursesdefinedbycompetency,and• PATHWAY30,includesrequirementsspecifictotheprogram,butcanalsoincludesomegeneral
educationandopenelectives.
WhenastudentenrolledinaTransferTicketprogrambringscreditsfromanotherinstitution,youwillneedtodeterminewhetherthecoursesbelonginthePathway30ortheFramework30.Thestepsyoutakewillbedeterminedbywherethestudenttookthecourses:(A)ataCSCUinstitution,and/or(B)atanon-CSCUinstitution.
Althoughtheterms“TAP,”“FRAMEWORK30,”and“PATHWAY30”appearontheDegreeWorksaudit,theydonotappearontheadvisingmaterialsprovidedstudents.Asaresult,studentswillnotbefamiliarwiththeseterms.Don’tbesurprisedordismayed.StudentscansuccessfullynavigatetheirCSCUTransferTicketexperiencewithoutusingtheseterms.
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BelowisthefirstpageofaDisciplinaryPathwayDocument.ItdetailstheTransferTicketrequirementsandclearlydistinguishestheFRAMEWORK30fromthePATHWAY30.Thefollowingexplanationswillrefertothisrepresentativesample.
CSCUPathwayTransferA.A.Degree:EnglishStudies
1 FRAMEWORK30 2 SectionA:CommonDesignatedCompetencies 3 WrittenCommunicationI ENG101Composition 3credits4 WrittenCommunicationII* CCC,HCC,MXCC,NWCC,NCC,TRCC:ENG
102LiteratureandCompositionMCC:ENG110IntroductiontoLiteratureQVCC:ENG102LiteratureandCompositionORENG110IntroductiontoLiteratureNVCC:ENG102LiteratureandCompositionORENG200AdvancedComposition
3credits
5 ScientificReasoning GeneralEducationElective 3-4credits6 ScientificKnowledge&Understanding GeneralEducationElective 3-4credits7 QuantitativeReasoning GeneralEducationElective 3credits8 HistoricalKnowledge&Understanding GeneralEducationElective 3credits9 SocialPhenomena GeneralEducationElective 3credits10 AestheticDimensions GeneralEducationElective 3credits11 SectionB:CampusDesignatedCompetencies 12 Competency1 GeneralEducationElective 3credits13 Competency2 GeneralEducationElective 3credits14 Framework30Total 30-31credits
15 PATHWAY30 16 AdditionalGeneralEducationCourses 17 GeneralEducationElectiveI--Creativity GeneralEducationElective 3credits18 GeneralEducationElectiveII–GlobalKnowledge GeneralEducationElective 3credits19 MajorProgramRequirements 20 ENGXXX WorldLiterature:
WorldLiteraturesurvey,aWesternLiteraturesurvey(aslongasitdoesn’tfocusonBritishorAmericanliterature),anInternationalLiteraturesurvey,oranon-WesternLiteraturesurvey.
3credits
21 MustcompleteoneBritishLiteratureandoneAmericanLiteraturecourse:
22 ENG221orENG231
AmericanLiteratureIorBritishLiteratureI
3credits
23 ENG222orENG232
AmericanLiteratureIIorBritishLiteratureII
3credits
24 25 OpenElectives 26 Studentsshouldconsiderbeginningorcompletingworkon
foreignlanguagerequirementsnotalreadymetinhighschoolandbeginningworkonminorrequirementsofsomeCSUs.TheymayalsocompleteotherGeneralEducationrequirementsforCCSU,WCSU,SCSU,andCO—butNOTECSU.
15credits
27 Pathway30Total 30credits28 EnglishPathwayTotal 60-61credits
Pathway30coursescannotbeusedtofulfillFramework30requirements;someofthesecoursesmay“double-dip”whentheyaretransferredtoaCSUorCO.*DesignatedcoursesserveasprerequisitestoPathway30Englishcourses;GCC,TXCC:theprerequisiteisENG101;TXCCdoesnotoffer102or110;ACCoffersnoneofthePathway30Englishcourses.
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EvaluatingcreditstransferredintoaTransferTicketdegree• Thefollowingstep-by-stepinstructionsarearrangedaccordingtowherethestudent’scredits
originated,withseparateinstructionsforFRAMEWORK30andPATHWAY30evaluations.A. TransferofCoursesfromCSCUSchoolsStudentswhotransfercoursesamongCSCUschoolswillfallintothreecategories,andtheirDegreeWorksauditsandtranscriptswillprovidedifferentinformation.
A1.StudentswhodeclaredaTransferTicketmajoratanotherCSCUCommunityCollege.TheDegreeWorksauditwillidentifytheFRAMEWORK30andthePATHWAY30courses.ItwillalsoidentifycourseswithintheFRAMEWORK30bythecompetencytheymetatthesendingCommunityCollege.Inapplicablecases,uptotwoAdditionalGeneralEducationcoursesinthePATHWAY30willbeidentifiedasfulfillingeither“Creativity”or“GlobalKnowledge.”Ifyouencounterdifferencesbetweenthecoursesofferedatthesendingandreceivingschools,youwillneedtofollowstep-by-stepinstructionsonpage4and6forthosespecificcourses.
A2.StudentswhodidNOTdeclareaTransferTicketdegreeatthesendingCommunityCollege;thissecondcategorywillincludestudentswhoarefullymatriculatedatyourCommunityCollegebutalsotake(orhavetaken)coursesatotherCommunityCollegeswhileworkingtocompletetheirdegrees.TheDegreeWorksauditfromthesendingschoolswillidentify(buttheymaynotbevisible)FRAMEWORK30competencesbutmaybenotPATHWAY30courses.Forthesestudentsforwhomyouhaveincompleteorinadequateinformation,youwillneedtofollowthestep-by-stepinstructionsonpages4and6.
A3.Studentswhotransferfrom,ortakecoursesfrom,theStateUniversitiesorCharterOakStateCollege.TheseschoolsdonotorganizetheirgeneraleducationcourseswiththesamecompetenciesastheCommunityCollegesdo.BecausethetranscriptwillnotidentifytheFRAMEWORK30andPATHWAY30,norwilltheyidentifyFRAMEWORK30competenciesmetbyanycoursesforthesestudents,youwillneedtoaccessboththeTransferTicket,GeneralEducationcoursesbyCompetencyLists,andtheCSCUCourseEquivalencyTools.
B.TransferofCoursesfromnon-CSCUSchools(includingUConn)StudentswhotransfercoursesfromoutsidetheCSCUsystemwillhavetheirtranscripts—withthehelpofaccompanyingsyllabi(whenavailable)—assessedtodeterminehowtheindividualcoursesfulfillTransferTicketrequirements.
A.ReceivingFRAMEWORK30CoursesfromaCSCUCampus
AsyouevaluateincomingcoursesforFRAMEWORK30competencies,youneedtokeepinmindtwoguidingprinciples:
1.YouneedtofindsolutionsthatallowstudentstocompletetheTransferTicketandCSU/COSCBachelor’sdegreewithasfewcreditsaspossible.2.Thereshouldbenosubstitutions.
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A1andA2.CoursesfromCSCUCommunityCollegeswilltransferintotheFRAMEWORK30bycompetency;theydonotneedtohaveanequivalentcourseatyourschool.
EachcommunitycollegecertifiescoursesforTAPFramework30competencies.ManycoursesthatarecommontothecommunitycollegesarecertifiedforthesameFramework30competencyandtransfereasilyfromonecollegetoanother.Forexample,Sociology101,PrinciplesofSociology,inmostcases,fulfillstheSocialPhenomenacompetency.
AllcoursestransferredwithintheFramework30needtohavemetaFramework30competencyateitherthecampusthatgrantedthecreditsoratthecampusthatreceivedthecredits.Extracoursescompletedinacompetencycannotberedistributedtoanothercompetencyoutsideoftheparametersspecifiedintheseguidelines.Inmostcases,therequirementsatthecommunitycollegeatwhichthestudentisgrantedtheassociatesdegreewilldeterminehowtransfercourseswillbecounted.
FormanyTransferTicketprograms,specificcoursesarerequiredforsomeoftheFRAMEWORK30competencies.Inmostcases,thesecoursearethesameamongtheCommunityColleges.Incaseswhenthatarenot,youwillneedthedetailedprogramdocumentstoidentifyequivalentcoursesatotherCommunityCollegesorataStateUniversityorCharterOakStateCollege.Intheexampleonpage3,youwillnoticethattheEnglishStudiesTransferTicketrequiresaspecificcoursefor“WrittenCommunicationII”thatdiffersfromcampustocampus.Oncethatrequirementissatisfiedatonecampus,thatrequirementissatisfiedfortheEnglishStudiesTransferTicket,nomatterwherethestudentcompletestheFRAMEWORK30.
CoursesfromotherCSCUCommunityCollegeswithintheFRAMEWORK30requirementswilltransfer
accordingtotheBOR’sTAPProtocolforTransferofCoursesandUnrestrictedElectives:http://www.ct.edu/initiatives/tap#policies.Accordingtothepolicy,coursesfromsystemCommunityCollegesthatmeetTransferTicketFRAMEWORK30competenciesdonotneedtohaveanequivalentcourseatyourreceivingcampus.Note,however,thatcoursesspecifiedintheFRAMEWORK30—forinstance,adesignatedQuantitativeLiteracyorScientificReasoningcourse—needstobeequivalent.SystemequivalentsfortheserequirementsaredetailedonDisciplinaryPathwayDocuments:http://www.ct.edu/initiatives/tap#pathways.
Byfollowingthestepsonpage7(A1)andpage8(A2),youcandeterminewherethecoursesmightfitintheFRAMEWORK30,usethatdeterminationtoannotatereceivedtranscripts,andthenproceedasyouwouldwithafullyannotatedtranscript.CoursesfromaCSUorCOSC(A3)willneedtobeassessedtodetermineiftheycanbetransferredintotheFRAMEWORK30bycompetency;theydonotneedtohaveanequivalentcourseatyourschool.Youcanfollowthestepsonpage9toannotatereceivedtranscriptsandthenproceedasyouwouldwithafullyannotatedtranscript.
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ReceivingFramework30coursesfromConnecticutCommunityColleges(A1):StudentdeclaredaTransferTicketmajoratanotherCSCUCommunity
DoesthestudentbringacompletedFRAMEWORK30fromthesendingcampus?
TheFRAMEWORK30willneedtobere-evaluated,perhapsmovingcoursesfromFRAMEWORK30toPATHWAY30.Followinstructionsforcourse-by-
courseevaluation.
YES
Isthestudentremaininginthe
sameTransferTicketprogram?
YES
ThetransferredFRAMEWORK30
fulfillstherequirementsfortheTransferTicketandthestudent’sFRAMEWORK30is
complete. NO
DoesthenewprogramhaveadditionalencumbrancestotheFRAMEWORK30notfulfilledin
thetransferredFRAMEWORK30?
NO
YES
NO
UsingtheDegreeWorksauditfromthesendingcampus,determinehowthestudent’stransfer
creditsfulfillFRAMEWORK30requirements.
Uncertainhowtoassignsomeofthecourses,
includescoursesnotpartofaTransferTicketFramework30orPathway30?
Doesthecourseappearonthe
sendingcampus’sGeneralEducationCoursesbyCategory
List?
Doesthecourseappearonthe
sendingcampus’sGeneralEducationCoursesbyCategory
List?
YESWasthecoursecertifiedforthe
samecompetencyatbothcampuses?
YES
Ifthecourseiscertifiedforthe
samecompetencyatbothcampuses,thenyoushould
assignthatcompetencytothecourse(ifDegreeWorkshasn’t
alreadyassignedit).
YouhavenowdeterminedwherethecoursefitsintheFRAMEWORK30.
NO
Ifthecourseappearsinyourcampus’sGeneralEducationCoursesbyCategoryListbutnotinthesendingcampus’slist,thenif
canfitintotheFRAMEWORK30
usingthecompetency
assignedtoitbyyourreceiving
campus.NO
IsthecoursecertifiedasaSectionAcompetencyatbothcampuses?
YES
Ifthecourseiscertifiedfordifferentcompetenciesatthetwocampuses,thecoursewilltransfertoyourreceivingcampusinawaythatdoesnotrequirethestudenttocompleteextracreditstomeetallFRAMEWORK30competencies.
IfthecourseiscertifiedforatleastoneSectionB
competency,thenthecoursewilltransfertoyourreceivingcampusinawaythatdoesnotrequirethestudenttocompleteextracreditstomeetallFRAMEWORK30competencies.OneoptionincludesusingthecoursetosubstituteforaSectionB
competencyatthereceivinginstitutioninawaythatdoesnotrequirethestudenttocompleteextracreditstomeetallFRAMEWORK30
competencies.Followlink tolearnmoreaboutSectionBCompetenciesandCTCommunityCollegeSectionB
Designations.
NO
Ifthecoursehasnotbeencertifiedasfulfillinga
competencybyeitherthesendingorthereceiving
campus,thenitwillnotfitintheFRAMEWORK30..
YouhavenowdeterminedthatthecoursedoesNOTfitinthe
FRAMEWORK30.Youshouldseeifitmight ful fi llPATHWAY30
requirements(whichoftenincludeUnrestrictedFreeElectives).
YES
Doesanequivalentcourseappearinyourcampus’s
courseofferings?
YES
Ifthecourseappearsinyourcampus’scoursecatalog,
thenitcanfitintheFRAMEWORK30usingthe
competencyassignedtoitbythesendingcampus.
NO
Ifthecourseappearsinthesendingcampus’sGeneralEducation
CoursesbyCategoryListbutdoesnotappearinyourreceivingcampus’scatalog,useyourcurrent
transfercourseplaceholder(oftenXXX197/297)toassignitthecompetencygivenitbythesendingcampus.
NO
YES
NO
Doesthecourseappearinyour
receivingcampus’sGeneralEducationCoursesbyCategory
List?YES
NO
YES
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ReceivingFramework30coursesfromConnecticutCommunityColleges(A2):
StudentdidNOTdeclareaTransferTicketmajoratanotherCSCUCommunityCollege
UsingtheCSCUCourseEquivalenceTools,doesyourreceivingcampushavean
equivalentcourse?
YES
Doestheequivalentcourseappearonyourreceiving
campus’sGeneralEducationCoursesbyCategoryList?
YES
Iftheequivalentcourseiscertifiedforacompetencyat
yourreceivingcampus,thenyoushouldassignthatcompetencytothe
course.
YouhavenowdeterminedwherethecoursefitsintheFRAMEWORK30.
Iftheequivalentcoursehasnotbeencertifiedas
fulfillingacompetencybyyourreceivingcampus,thenitwillnotfitintheFRAMEWORK30.
YouhavenowdeterminedthatthecoursedoesNOTfitintheFRAMEWORK30.Youshouldseeifit
mightfulfillPATHWAY30
requirements(whichofteninclude
UnrestrictedFreeElectives.
Ifyourreceivingcampusdoesnothaveanequivalentcourse,youshould
examinetheincomingcourse’s
syllabustodetermineifitmeetsthe
FRAMEWORK30competencies.
Doestheincomingcoursemeetan
unfulfilledFRAMEWORK30competency?
YES
Youshouldassignthatcompetencyto
theincomingcourse.
NO
NO
YouhavenowdeterminedthatthecoursedoesNOTfitintheFRAMEWORK30.Youshouldseeifit
mightfulfillPATHWAY30
requirements(whichofteninclude
UnrestrictedFreeElectives.
NO
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ReceivingFRAMEWORK30coursesfromCSUsandCOSC(A3)
EitherusingyourcurrentprocedureortheCSCUCourseEquivalenceTools(whose
informationcanbeverystale),,doesyourreceivingcampushave
anequivalentcourse?
Yes
Doestheequivalentcourseappearonyourreceiving
campus’sGeneralEducationCoursesbyCategoryList?
No
Iftheequivalentcourseiscertifiedforacompetencyat
yourreceivingcampus,thenyoushouldassignthatcompetencytothe
course.
YouhavenowdeterminedwherethecoursefitsintheFRAMEWORK30.
Iftheequivalentcoursehasnotbeencertifiedas
fulfillingacompetencybyyourreceivingcampus,thenitwillnotfitintheFRAMEWORK30.
YouhavenowdeterminedthatthecoursedoesNOTfit
intheFRAMEWORK30.Youshouldseeifit
mightfulfillPATHWAY30
requirements(whichofteninclude
UnrestrictedFreeElectives).
Ifyourreceivingcampusdoesnothaveanequivalentcourse,youshoulduseyourcurrent
processtoexaminetheincoming
course’ssyllabustodetermineifitmeetsthe
FRAMEWORK30competencies.
Doestheincomingcoursemeetan
unfulfilledFRAMEWORK30competency?
Yes
Youshouldassignthatcompetencyto
theincomingcourse.
Yes
No
YouhavenowdeterminedthatthecoursedoesNOTfit
intheFRAMEWORK30.Youshouldseeifit
mightfulfillPATHWAY30
requirements(whichofteninclude
UnrestrictedFreeElectives).
No
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A1andA2.ReceivingPATHWAY30CoursesfromaCSCUCampusAfterdeterminingwhichcoursesbelongintheFRAMEWORK30,youshoulddeterminehowtheremainingcoursesfitintothePATHWAY30,asecond30creditscomprisingacombinationofcredits.
• AdditionalGeneralEducationIandIIcourses.ThePATHWAY30insomeTransferTicketsincludetwoadditionalgeneraleducationcoursesidentifiedasAdditionalGeneralEducationI(Creativity)andAdditionalGeneralEducationII(GlobalKnowledge).Botharerequired,forexample,intheEnglishStudiesTransferTicketPathwayDocument(page3).UnlikethegeneraleducationcoursesintheFRAMEWORK30,AdditionalGeneralEducationIandIIareclosertoacourse-to-coursetransferthantoacompetency-basedtransfer.Thetwoclusters—GlobalKnowledgeandCreativity—aretheintersectionofrequirementsatthefouruniversities.
• Program-specificcourses.ThesecoursesprovideTransferTicketstudentscoursesrequiredinthemajorattheCSUsandCOSCandallowstudentstoenterthefour-yearcampuseswithjuniorstatusatapproximatelythesamestageasnativeCSUstudents.
• Free,Open,orUnrestrictedElectives.Allcoursesawardedcollege-levelcreditataConnecticutCommunityCollegeonthecompletionofaTransferTicketwillbeacceptedattheCSUsandCOSCasmeetingfree,open,orunrestrictedelectives.WhenstudentsarefairlycertainaboutwhichCSU/COSCtheywanttotransferto,theyareencouragedtousetheseelectivestofulfilladditionalrequirementsinthefour-yeardegree,suchasminorrequirements,foreignlanguagerequirements,andgeneraleducationrequirements.TheserequirementsareavailableontheTransferTicketwebsiteandonthedetailedDisciplinaryPathwaydocumentsstoredontheTAPPages.
AnycreditsabovethenumberrequiredintheTransferTicketdegreecanbetransferredtothereceivingCSUorCOSCandcountedtowardstheremainingcreditsif
• thecreditsmeetgeneraleducation,program,orelectiverequirementsinreceivingdegreeprogram,and
• thestudentmeetstheminimumresidencyrequirementsatthereceivingcampus.
Note,however,anycreditstransferredbeyondthecreditsrequiredfortheTransferTicketassociatedegreeareNOTcoveredbytheTransferTicketguarantees.
Manycourseswilltransferinonacourse-by-courseequivalencybasiswiththefollowingclarificationsandexceptionsdescribedbycategoryoftransferstudent.
CoursesfromCSCUCommunityCollege(A1)TransferofPATHWAY30coursesfromanotherCSCUCommunityCollegeisfairlystraightforwardwhenthestudentdeclaredaTransferTicketmajorthere.BecausetheTransferTicketforeachmajoristhesameacrossall12ConnecticutCommunityColleges,coursestakenatthesendingcommunitycollegecanbeevaluatedusingeitherthesendingcampus’soryourreceivingcampus’scoursedesignations.
• AdditionalGeneralEducationI&IICourses.Ifthestudent’sDegreeWorksauditindicatescompletionofAdditionalGeneralEducationICreativityand/orAdditionalGeneralEducationIIGlobalKnowledge,thenthosecourseswillbereceivedasAdditionalGeneralEducationICreativityand/orAdditionalGeneralEducationIIGlobalKnowledgeevenifyourreceivingcampusdoesnotofferthecourse(s).
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SomeTransferTicketshavedesignatedspecificcoursesforAdditionalGeneralEducationI&II.StudentsswitchingbetweentwoTransferTicketswillneedtoensurethatthesedesignationsareaccountedfor.
• Program-specificcourses.ThesecanbereceivedasshownontheDegreeWorksaudit.Inanumberofcases,aspecificmajorrequirementmaybemetwithdifferentcoursesatdifferentschool.Forspecifiedprogramrequirements,thedetailedDisciplinaryPathwayDocument(storedontheTAPPages)listsallthecoursesatalltheCommunityCollegesthatmeettheserequirements.You’llfindtheinformationyouneedonthefirstfewpageslabeled“CSCUPathwayTransferA.A./A.S.Degree:[Discipline]Studies.”(Seepage3foranexample.)Someprogramsallowastudenttochoosecourseswithinacategory.TheTransferTicketAdvisingSheetsandthedetailedDisciplinaryPathwayDocumentclearlyidentifythesecases.IntheEnglishStudiesTransferTicket(page3,line20),aWorldLiteraturecourseisrequired.DifferentcoursesateachCommunityCollegemayfulfillthisrequirement.IfastudenttakesaWorldLiteraturecourseatanotherCommunitythatmeetsarequirement,evenifyoudonotoffertheequivalentcourse,thecoursewillcountasmeetingthatrequirement.
• Unrestricted,free,oropenelectives.CoursesdesignatedfreeelectivesatanyConnecticutCommunityCollegecanbereceivedaselectivesatyourcampus.
• PleasekeepinmindopportunitiestoreallocatecoursestakenatanotherCommunityCollegeinwaysthatmightbenefitthestudent.Forinstance,studentsmighthavereceivedelectivecreditforsomecoursesatthesendingcampus,butthosesamecreditsmightbeeligibleforFRAMEWORK30creditatyourcampus.
CoursesfromCSCUCommunityCollege(A2)
• AdditionalGeneralEducationI&IICourses.IftheDisciplinaryPathwayDocumentforthestudent’sTransferTicketincludes“AdditionalGeneralEducationI(Creativity)”and/or“AdditionalGeneralEducationII(GlobalKnowledge),”thenseeifanyofthetransferredcoursesonthestudent’stranscriptarefoundunderthoseheadingsonGeneralEducationCoursesbyCategoryListsprovidedforeachschool.
• Program-specificcourses.UsingthedetailedDisciplinaryPathwayDocumentortheTransferTicketadvisingsheetfromyourreceivingcampus,identifyifanyofthetransferredcoursesmeettheprogram-specificrequirementsateithercampus.
• Unrestricted,free,oropenelectives.Anycoursesawardedcollege-levelcreditbutnotfulfillingFRAMEWORK30,AdditionalGeneralEducationI&II,orProgram-specificrequirementscanbedesignatedfreeelectives.AnyremainingcreditscanalsobetransferredtotheCSUorCOSC,buttheyareoutsidetheTransferTicketguarantees.
CoursesfromCSUsorCOSC(A3)
Forcourse-by-equivalences,theCSUsprovidethesecourseequivalencytools.
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• AdditionalGeneralEducationI&IICourses.ToevaluateCSUorCOSCAdditionalGeneralEducationCoursesI&IIforthePATHWAY30,itisimportanttounderstandhowthesetworequirementsdifferentfromthegeneraleducationcompetenciesintheFRAMEWORK30.UnlikethegeneraleducationcoursesintheFRAMEWORK30,AdditionalGeneralEducationIandIIareclosertoacourse-to-coursetransferthantoacompetency-basedtransfer.Thetwoclusters—GlobalKnowledgeandCreativity—aretheintersectionofrequirementsatthefouruniversities.NotethatnotallcoursesthatcomefromCCSUorWCSUwillfitthecorrespondingcategory.Thatis,notallCCSUStudyAreaI:ArtsandHumanitiesmatchtheAdditionalGeneralEducationI(Creativity)requirements,nordoallCCSUStudyAreaII:SocialSciencesmatchtheAdditionalGeneralEducationII(GlobalKnowledge).Moreover,there’sevenagreaterchancethatWCSU’sandCOSC’sGeneralEducationElectiveswillnotfiteitherAdditionalGeneralEducationIorAdditionalGeneralEducationIIrequirements.BeforeplacingacoursefromaCSUorCOSCinAdditionalGeneralEducationIorII,(a)makecertainthatitsequivalenthasbeencertifiedforAdditionalGeneralEducationIorII,OR(b)reviewyourselectionsinFRAMEWORK30.IfthereareanycoursesplacedintheFRAMEWORK30thatfulfilltheLearningOutcomes(basedonthesyllabithestudentprovides),oneoptionistoplacetheminthePATHWAY30’sAdditionalGeneralEducationIorII.
• Program-specificcourses.Thesewillbetransferredonacourse-by-coursebasis.TheCSUorCOSCcourseequivalentsarelisted(byCSUcampusinalphabeticalorderfollowedbyCOSC)ontheappropriateDisciplinaryPathwayDocuments.(SeethefirstpageofeachsetofDisciplinaryPathwayDocumentsforatableofcontentspointyoutothecorrectCSUorCOSCprogram.)AnydisciplinarycoursestakenbythestudentthatdonotfitthePATHWAY30program-specificrequirementsshouldbemarkedasafreeelective;ifthestudentreturnstothesamefour-yearcampus,theycanthenbeappliedtothatdegreeprogram.
• Anycoursesawardedcollege-levelcreditbutnotfulfillingFRAMEWORK30,AdditionalGeneralEducationI&II,orProgram-specificrequirementscanbedesignatedfreeelectives.AnyremainingcreditscanalsobetransferredtotheCSUorCOSC,buttheyareoutsidetheTransferTicketguarantees.
B1.ReceivingFRAMEWORK30fromnon-CSCUSchools
Followyourexistingprocessforevaluatingcourseequivalencies.IfatransferredcourseisdeterminedtobetheequivalentofacoursewithintheFRAMEWORK30,itcountsasthatcourseandfulfillsthatcompetency,regardlessofwherethestudenttookthecourse.Incaseswhereacoursetakenoutsidethesystemdoesnothaveanexactequivalentatyourschool,butitisneverthelessclearthatitfulfillsacompetency,whenpossiblegrantthecourseequivalencyinthebestinterestsofthestudentandthetotalaccumulationofcredits.B2.ReceivingPATHWAY30Coursesfromnon-CSCUSchoolsForthePATHWAY30,followcourse-by-courseequivalencywheneverthereisaspecificcourserequirement.InsomeTransferTickets,studentsareallowedfairlyopenchoices.Forinstance,inthe
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HistoryStudiesTransferTicket,studentsmaytakeupto12creditsofadditionalhistorycourseswithindescribedcriteria.Hereisthelanguagefromtheprogramsheet:
Youcanelecttotakeupto12ofyourunrestrictedelectivecreditsasadditionalhistorycourses.Fortheseadditionalhistorycourses,nomorethan6creditscanbeatthe200-levelandnomorethan6canbeatthe100-level.
IfastudenttakesahistorycourseatanotherCollegeorUniversitythatmeetsthatrequirement,evenifyoudonotoffertheequivalentcourseatyourschool,thecoursewillcountascontributingtothose12credits.OpenorUnrestrictedElectives.AswithcourseswithintheCSCUsystem,anycoursesthatcarrycollege-levelcreditcanbeusedforopenorunrestrictedelectives.