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TITLE Interpretations of the Articulation Agreement.INSTITUTION Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee.PUB DATE 31 Dec 82NOTE 82p.; Agreement adopted by the Articulation

Coordinating Committee.PUB TYPE Viewpoints (120) -- Legal/Legislative/Regulatory

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EDRS PRICE MF01/PC04 Plus Postage.DESCRIPTORS *Articulation (Education); Community Colleges;

Educational Legislation; *IntercollegiateCooperation; Postsecondary Education; State Colleges;*State Legislation; State Universities; StatewidePlanning; *Transfer Policy

IDENTIFIERS *Florida

ABSTRACTThe Articulation Agreement was developed by the

Division of Community Colleges and the State University System ofFlorida and was approved by the State Board of Education in April1971. The Agreement provides a basic framework within which studentswho complete programs under specified conditions are assured thattheir work will be accepted as they transfer to state universities inFlorida. Responsibility for interpreting the Agreement and forrelating provisions of the Agreement to specific cases is vested bythe State Board of Education in the Articulation CoordinatingCommittee. This document contains the Articulation Agreement of 1971as amended, together with interpretations and actions related to eachsection and subsection of the Agreement. Each of the sections of theannotated Agreement is listed separately and is followed byinterpretations. The 15 sections of the Agreement deal with: (1)general education; (2) definition of associate of arts degree; (3)College Level Examination Program; (4) advanced placement; (5) UnitedStates Armed Forces Institute Credit; (6) responsibility for generaleducation requirements; (7) pre-professional course responsibility;(8) admission to upper division programs which are competitive due tospace or fiscal limitations; (9) other associate degrees andcertificates; (10) publication of upper division requirements; (11)statement of lower division prerequisite requirements; (12) standardtranscript form; (13) experimental programs; (14) ArticulationCoordinating Committee; and (15) degree requirements. Appendicesinclude additional guidelines and the text of Rule 6A-10.24. (LAL)

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INTERPRETATIONS

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ARTICULATION AGREEMENT

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The Articulation Coordinating CommitteeFlorida State Department of Education

Tallahassee, FloridaDecember 31, 1982

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FOREWORD

This document contains the Articulation Agreement of 1971 as amendedtogether with interpretations and actions related to each section andsubsection of the Agreement. This annotation has been adopted by theArticulation Coordinating Committee, and It is being issued for use by thecommunity colleges and the state universities of Florida.

The Articulation Agreement was developed by the Division ofCommunity Colleges and the State University System of Florida, and it wasapproved by the State Board of Education in April, 1971. In 1976 theagreement was made a part of the Florida Administrative Code in the form ofRules of the State Board of Education (6A10.24).

The Agreement provides a basic framework within which students whocomplete programs under specified conditions are assured of the acceptance oftheir work as they transfer to state universities in Florida.

Responsibility for interpreting the Agreement and for relating provisionsof the Agreement to specific cases is vested by the State Board of Educationin the Articulation Coordinating Committee. The actions of that Committeeare reflected in this annotation of the Articulation Agreement. New pages ofthis document will be issued as needed to reflect changes In the ArticulationAgreement which are made by the State Board of Education as well asadditional interpretations or actions by the Articulation CoordinatingCommittee,

Ralph D. TuriingtonCommissioner of Education

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MEMBERSHIP OFTHE ARTICULATION COORDINATING COMMITTEE

Appcinted by the Commissioner of Education

Shelley S. Boone, Deputy CommissionerChairman 1972 -

John W. Seay, Deputy CommissionerChairman 1971 - 72

Appointed by the Chancellor, State University System

Dr. Gertrude L. Simmons, Administrator, CLASTFlorida Agricultural and Mechanical University1978

Dr. Robert A. Bryan, Vice President for Academic AffairsUniversity of Florida1977 -

Dr. Paul C. Parker, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic ProgramsFlorida Board of Regents1971 -2

Dr. Arthur H. Doerr, Vice President for Academic AffairsUniversity of West Florida1976 - 78

Dr. Carl D. Riggs, Vice President for Academic AffairsUniversity of South Florida1975 - 77

Dr. Roy Lassiter, Vice President for Academic AffairsUniversity of North Florida1974 - 76

Dr. Bernard F. Sliger, Vice President for Academic AffairsFlorida State University1973 - 75

Dr. Kenneth M. Michels, Vice President for Academic AffairsFlorida Atlantic University1971 - 74

Dr. Harry H. Sisler, Dean of Graduate SchoolUniversity of Florida1971 - 73

Dr. Roy E. McTarnaghan, Vice Chancellor for Academic ProgramsFlorida Board of Regents1982 -

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Appointed by the Director, Division of Community Colleges

Dr. Wilson Wetzler, PresidentManatee Junior College1978 - 80

Dr. William M. Stokes, Vice PresidentMiami-Dade Community College1977 - 79

Dr. Myron R. Sloe, Chief, Bureau of Program Support and ServicesDivision of Community Colleges1972 - 81

Dr. Earl S. Weldon, PresidentSeminole Community College1976 - 78

Dr. George Young, Vice President for Student DevelopmentBroward Community College1973 - 77

Dr. Alan Robertson, PresidentSanta Fe Community College1974 - 76

Dr. Phillip A. Fredrickson, Dean of Academic AffairsSt. Petersburg Junior College1973 - 75

Dr. James F. Gollattscheck, PresidentValencia Community College1971 - 74

Dr. Harold H. Kastner, Jr., assistant DirectorDivision of Community Colleges1971 - 74

Dr. Robert H. McCabe, PresidentMiami-Dade Community College1971 - 73 1981-

Dr. Joseph Keller, Dean of Collegewide InstructionBrevard Community College1979 81

Dr. Henry E. Goodlett, PresidentCentral Florida Community College1980 - 82

Dr. Paul C. Parker, Chief, Bureau of Program Support and ServicesDivision of Community Colleges1982 -

Dr. Timothy Lightfield, Associate Vice Pres. of Educational ServicesFlorida Junior College at Jacksonville1982 -

STANDING COMMITTEES OFTHE ARTICULATION COORDINATING COMMITTEE

ALTERNATIVE WAYS OF EARNING CREDIT

THE COMMON TRANSCRIPT

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

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State Board of Education Rule 6A-I0.24 was amended effective April 5, 1983. Thefollowing chart cross references the rule cifalons in the Articulation Agreement asprinted in this document and the rule citations in the amended Agreement.

TitleRule Citationin Document

Rule CitationEffective 4/5/83

General Education 6 A -10.24(1) 6A-10.24(3)Definition of Associate of Arts

Degree 6A-10.24(2) 6A-I 0.24(4)College Level Examination Program 6A-10.24(3) 6A-10.24(5)Advanced Placement 6A-10.24(4) 6A- 10.24(6)United States Armed Forces

Institute (USAFI) Credit 6A-10.24(5) 6A-10.24(7)Responsibility for General Education

Requirements 6A-10.24(6) 6A-10.24(8)Pre-professional Course

Responsibility 6A-10.24(7) 6A-10.24(9)Admission of Upper Division

Programs Which AreCompetitive Due to Space orFiscal Limitations 6A-10.24(8) 6A-10.24(10)

Other Associate Degrees andCertificates 6A-10.24(9) 6A-10.24(11)

Publication of Upper DivisionRequirements 6A-10.24(10) 6A-10.24(12)

Statement of Lower DivisionPrerequisite Requirements 6A-10.24(11) 6A-10.24(13)

Standard Transcript Form 6A-10.24(12) 6A-10.24(14)Experimental Programs 6A-10.24(13) 6A-10.24(15)Articulation Coordinating Committee 6A-10.24(14) 6A-10.24(2)Untitled 6A-10.24(15) 6A-10.24(16)Articulation Between Universities

Community Colleges and SchoolDistricts 11. 6A-10.24(1)

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ORGANIZATION OF THE DOCUMENT

Each of the sections of the annotated agreement are listed separately withinterpretations following each section. In some instances the document reflects anumber of actions (interpretations) for a given section or subsection.the actual articulation agreement as amended follows the numberingsystem of the official Rules of the State Board of Education.interpretations of the agreement and the date on which each was madeby the Articulation Coordinating Committee have side headings anddirectly follow the appropriate section of the Agreement.

It must be stressed that the interpretations are in summary form. Interpretationswill be updated periodically as made. The minutes of the Articulation CoordinatingCommittee should be referred to if a complete text is desired.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section 1 - General Education la.1General Education Interpretations 1 b . 1

Section 2 - Definition of Associate of Arts Degree 2a . 1Definition of Associate of Arts Degree Interpretations. . . 2b . 1

Section 3 - College Level Examination Program (CLEP) -a. tCollege Level Examination Program (CLEP)

Interpretations 3b.1

Section 4 - Advanced Placement 4a.1

Section 5 - United States Armed Forces Institute (USAFI) Credit . . . 5a.1United States Armed Forces Institute (USAFI) Credit

Interpretations 5b . 1

Section 6 - Responsibility for General Education Requirements ba.1

Section 7 - Pre-Professional Course Responsibility 7a.1

Section 8 - Admission to Upper Division Programs Which areCompetetive Due to Space or Fiscal Limitations Sa . 1Admission . . . Limitations, Interpretations .. 8b.1

Section 9 - Other Associate Degrees and Certificates 9a.1Other Associate Degrees and Certificates Interpretations . 9b.1

Section 10 - Publication of Upper Division Requirements 10a.1

Section 11 - Statement of Lower Division Prerequisite Requirements . . I la.1

Section 12 - Standard Transcript Form 12a. IStandard Transcript Form Interpretations 12b.1

Section 13 - Experimental Programs . . , 13a.1Experimental Programs Interpretations , 13b.1

Section 14 - Articulation coordinating Committee 14a.1Articulation Coordinating Committee Interpretations 14b.1

Section 15 - (No Title) . 15a.1

SECTION 1STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION RULE 6A-10.24ARTICULATION BETWEEN UNIVERSITIES AND

COMMUNITY COLLEGES

Each state university and each public communitycollege shall individually and jointly honor the terms of thisrule, which has, prior to its adoption been agreed to by thedivision of universities and the division of communitycolleges.

6A-10.24 (1) General Education.

(a) Each public institution of higher education inFlorida, i.e., each state university and each communitycollege, is encouraged to foster and promulgate aprogram of general education. This basic program forstudents working toward a baccalaureate degree shouldinvolve not fewer than thirty-six (36) semester hours ofacademic credit.

(b) The institutions are encouraged to exchange ideasin the development and improvement of programs ofgeneral education. The experience already gained inthe established state universities and communitycolleges will be of value. While the institutions are towork cooperatively in the development andimprovement of general education programs, eachinstitution has the continuing responsibility fordetermining the character of its own program.

(c) After a public institution of higher learning inFlorida has developed and published its program ofgeneral education, the integrity of the program will berecognized by the other public institutions in Florida.Once a student has been certified by such an institutionas having completed satisfactorily its prescribedgeneral education program, no other public institutionof higher learning in Florida to which he or she may bequalified to transfer will require any further lowerdivision general education courses in his or herprogram.*

*See Appendix I for 1979 General Education Agreement whichwas reaffirmed with the adoption of this ArticuLtionAgreement in April, 1971.

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EffectiveDate ofAgreement

Sec. IGeneral Educa-tion Agreement

Sec. 1(a)Waiving ofMinimum Require-ments ofAgreement -Prerogatives ofUniversities

Sec. (IXOThrough (c)Transferabilityof General EducationWithout AADegree

SECTION 1GENERAL EDUCATION INTERPRETATIONS

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The Articulation Agreement has been in effect sinceApril 13, 1971; however, it is recognized that there arestudents in community colleges who are in progress toward anAssociate of Arts degree and that the requirements at thetime of their entry may not meet the requirements of theArticulation Agreement. Therefore, community colleges areauthorized to issue AA degrees based on their previouscatalogue commitments through August 31,1972. Thetranscripts of the students receiving an AA degree underthese conditions will be clearly designated and universitiesaccept no obligation to those students under the provisions ofthe Articulation Agreement.

2/1/72

The Committee agreed that the definition of generaleducation in the Articulation Agreement needs no furtherinterpretation at this time.

12/7/71

An admission committee of a university h.-As theprerogative of waiving the minimum requirements as outlinedin the agreement as It applies to an individual case.

10/6/76

The committee agreed that Section 6A-10.24(1Xa)through (c) should be interpreted to mean that students whohave completed general education requirements of thecommunity college, but who twice not completed therequirements for the AA Degree, are protected under theArticulation Agreement and no further lower division generaleducation can be required by the university to which thestudent transfers.

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SECTION 2DEFINITION OF ASSOCIATE OF ARTS DEGREE

6A-l0.24 (2) Definition of associate of arts degree(a) At the core of any agreement between thecommunity colleges and the state university systemdesigned to establish an efficient orderly transfeeprocess for community college students is the mutualacceptance of the nature and purpose of the associateof arts degree.

(b) This degree, which is the basic transfer degree ofFlorida community colleges, and which is the primarybasis for admission of transfer students to upperdivision study in a state university, shall be awardedupon:

I. Completion of sixty (60) semester hours orninety (90) quarter hours of academic workexclusive of occupational courses.

2. Completion of an approved general educationprogram of not fewer than thirty-six (36) semesterhours or fifty-four (54) quarter hours.3. Achievement of a grade point average of notless than 2.0 in all courses attempted, and in allcourses taken at the community college awardingthe degree, provided that only the final gradereceived in courses repeated by the student shallbe used in computing this averagl. Tie grade of"D" will be accepted for transfer (provided theoverall grade average does not drop below theprescribed 2.0 level), and will count toward thebaccalaureate in the same way as "D" gradesobtained by students enrolled in the lower divisionof state universities, i.e., credits required for thebaccalaureate; however, it is at the discretion ofthe department or college of the universityoffering the major as to whether courses with "D"grades in the major may satisfy requirements inthe major field.

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SECTION 2DEFINITION OF ASSOCIATE OF ARTS DEGREE

INTERPRETATIONS

Sec. 7:.)(1)Transferabilityof CreditEarned While inSecondarySchool

Sec. 2(bX I)Courses WhichCan Apply toAA

Sec. 2(bXl)ROTC Creditin AA Degree

Sec. 2(bXl)Reacting Coursesin AA Degree -Appeal Case

Sec. abX1)Number of Hoursin AA Degree.Work Consideredfor Grade PointAverageCalculation

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12/7/71

If students have earned college credits while still inhigh school through courses taken in community colleges,such credit is valid for transfer to universities under theagreement. If the student has not completed the AA degree,credit earned does not come under the protection of theArticulation Agreement.

11/3/71

It is interpreted that 2(bX3) applies only to courseseligible for the AA degree as defined under 2(bXl) of theArticulation Agreement.

6/11/73

Credit for ROTC was recognized by the Committee asbeing creditable within the 60 hours required for an Associateof Arts degree.

9/18/73

The Committee agreed that it is in keeping with thephilosophy of the Articulation Agreement that credit forreading courses be acceptable for transfer inasmuch as thecourses are neither basic required physical education notoccupational, and thus can be applied as credit for the AAdegree.

4/24/72

1. With reference as to whether or not a communitycollege is free to require more than 60 semester (or 90quarter) hours as part of a planned program leading to an AAdegree: It is the opinion of the committee that section 2(bXl)of the Articulation Agreement is interpreted to meancompletion of not less than 60 semester (90 quarter) hours ofacademic work exclusive of occupational courses (and basicrequired physical education courses,)* provided, however,that this shall no way abrogate the right of the stateuniversities to require a full two years of upper division workfor the baccalaureate degree and the right of the stateuniversity to determine the major course requirement asspecified in section seven (7) of the Articulation Agreement.

*Deleted December 6, 1977.

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Sec. 2(bX3)Clarificationof ForgivenessPolicy

Sec. 2(bX3)Course Repeti-tion - Clarifi-cation of For-giveness Policy

Sec 2(bX3)Interpretationof CourseRepetition

SECTION 2INTERPRETATIONS (CONTINUED)

2. With reference to 91 above, should not all workrequired by a community college for the AA degree beincluded in the grade point average: It is the opinion of thecommittee that all work required by a community college foran AA degree shall be included in the calculation of the gradepoint average provided, however, when such degree require-ment includes occupational courses and/(or basic requiredphysical education,*) these courses will be Included in thegrade point average only when they are in addition to theminimal 60 semester (90 quarter) hours of academic work.The degree requirements in the context of this statementshall be considered those specifically stated in the catalog ofthe junior colleges concerned.

*Restriction deleted December 6, 1977.

9/7171

It is the interpretation of the Articulation CoordinatingCommittee that it is mandatory for the junior colleges to 'adopt the specific Forgiveness Policy (section 2(bX3)) of theArticulation Agreement with regard to an Associate of Artsdegree.

9/18/73

It was agreed that individual community colleges mayestablish policies determining the conditions under whichstudents may repeat courses. However, if a student isallowed t, repeat a course, the forgiveness policy must comeinto effect and only the final grade will be included in thecomputation of grade point average.

9/7/71

5/16/78

When a student at a junior college takes a course whichis essentially the same as one previously attempted atanother institution, section 2(bX3) of the Articulation Agree-ment will apply. It should be emphasized that the term"essentially" will be given a rigorous rather than a liberalinterpretation. Common course numbers and profiles are tobe taken into consideration in making the determination thatcourses are "essentially the same" but the numbers need notbe identical in order to meet that requirement.BEST COPY AVAILABLE

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Sec. 2(bX3)Interpretationof CourseRepetition -ForeignLanguages

Sec. 2(bX3)Interpretationof Grade PointAverage

Sec. 2(bX3)Interpretationof the 2.0 Com-munity CollegeCPA needed toTransfer to aUniversity

Sec. 2(bX3)Courses WhichCan Apply toAA


9/13/73

It was agreed that, the substitution of one foreignlanguage for another in no way meets the condition thatallows the substitution of grades under the forgiveness policywhen the course is "essentially the same."

9/27/71

It is the interpretation of the Articulation CoordinatingCommittee that with regard to grade point average requiredfor the awarding of the AA degree, it Is required that thestudent have a 2.0, or greater, average in all coursesattempted and it is further' required that the student have a2.0, or greater, average in all courses at the institutionawarding the degree.

Specifically, it does not mean that the student have a2.0 or greater average at each institution which he hasattended. This interpretation is based on 2(bX3) of theArticulation Agreement and includes the specific substitutionof grades and courses repeated.

7/9/73

The Committee agreed that if a student has an overallGPA of 2.0 in all courses attempted he is eligible for the AAdegree even though he does not have a 2.0 GPA at each of theInstitutions he has attended. A student with an overall GMof 2.0 and an AA degree should be admitted to a university ingood standing.

11/3/71

It is interpreted thateligible for the AA degreeArticulation Agreement.

2(bX3) applies only to coursesas defined under 2(bXl) of the

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Sec. 20A3)UniformPolicies onIncompleteand With-drawal

. Sec. 2(bX3)Calculation ofGrade PointAverage - Changein Courseof Study

Sec. 2(b)(3)Acceptance of"D" GradesDefinition of"Major Field"

Sec. 2(bX3)Non-AA Students- Coverage Underthe Agreement


12/7/71.

The committee considers the (I) as a designation,indicating a deferred credit, neither passing nor failing, butrather reflecting a circumstance where the institution haddecided that a student has completed most of the require-ments for a course but for reasons beyond the control of thestudent all of the requirements have not been accomplishedat the time grades are due. Students who apply for transferfrom one institution to another have the responsibility forremoving such designation (0, since the institution consid-ering the admission of the student has the prerogative forestablishing its own policies for evaluation of such designa-tion. The committee does not believe that such a gradeshould be considered as a devize related to any forgivenesspolicy.

12/7/71

Under 2(b)(3) a student must present a 2.0 average evenif he has changed his course of study. In other words, If astudent has started out in one direction and does poorly andswitches his course of study, the credits earned in the firstprogram count in the calculation of the 2.0 average.

9/27/71

Specifically, it does not mean that the student has a 2.0or greater average at each institution which he has attended.This interpretation is based on 2(bX3) of the ArticulationAgreement and includes the specific substitution of gradesand courses repeated.

12/7/71

Under 2(bX3), the definition "major field" is left to theuniversity as defined in its catalogue and other publications.

12/7/71

The provisions of part 2(bX3) do not apply to the studentwho attends a community college, but does, not complete anAA program, and transfers to a university.

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Sec. 2(bX3)Calculation ofGrade PointAverage Forgive-ness Policy

Sec. 2(bX3)Retroactivityof the Fors Ace-tuns Policy

Sec. 2(bX3)Improvement ofGrade Point Aver-age AfterGraduation

Sec. 2(bX3)GPA Require-ments forAssociate ofArts Degree


2/1/72

With respect to whether the forgiveness policy meansthat institutions could use the highest vac* rather than thefinal grade for repeated courses in calculating the grade pointaverage, the Committee, by consensus, agreed that the finalgrade, not the highest one, Is the only one which should countin the calculation of the grade point average. The committeealso interpreted the forgiveness section of the Agreement(section 2(bX3)) to mean that a student can repeat courses Inwhich he has a "C" grade or higher, if the student's collegehas a policy which permits it.

2/1/72

The forgiveness policy of the Articulation Agreement(section 2(bX3)) applies to all community college students whohg,e received the Associate in Arts degree after April 18,14'71, regardless of when courses were first taken orrepeated.

9/18/73

It was agreed that the forgiveness policy pertains onlyup to the time of the awarding of the AA degree and does notextend beyond that.

11/14/79

The Committee decided that the latest interpretationof SBE Rule 6A-10.24(2XbX3) was not intended to remove therequirement that a student graduating from a Floridacommunity college must have a GPA of 2.0 or better Incourses taken at the awarding institution.

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Sec. 2(bX3)GP A Require-ments forAssociate ofArts Degree

Sec. (2)College-LevelAcademicSkills TestRequirementfor ArmedServicesFersonnel

Sec. (2)Responsibilityfor CertifyingCompliancewith Rule6A-10.30, FAC

Sec. (2)EffectiveDate forImplementationof Rule6A-10.30, FAC


12/5 /79

The Committee, recognizing the need to combine andclarify its interpretations of section 2(bX3) of theArticulation Agreement, which were made on 9/27/71,11/3/71, and 7/9/75, agreed on the following rpm/interpretations:

For the awarding of an AA degree, a student musthave the following:

1. A 2.0 GPA (after application of the ForgivenessPolicy) in the institution awarding the degree.2. A 2.0 GPA (after application of the ForgivenessPolicy) in all courses in all college-level courses

attempted; but this does not require a 2.0 ..average onany one college attended other than the one awardingthe degree, nor does it mean that any courses whichwould not be applicable to the degree *under thecatalog of the institution awarding the degree are tobe included in the calculation of the GPA.

9/15/82

The Committee agreed that a copy of an opinionrendered by the State Board of Education Couniel,concerning whether students who are currently in thearmed forces and who expect to graduate are required tosit for the College-Level Academic Skills Test, should beappended to the minutes of the September 15, 1982,meeting of the Articulation Coordinating Committee andthat this action should serve as adequate notice 'to theinstitutions on the matter.

10/11/82

The Committee voted that each institution beresponsible for determining and certifying the extent towhich each of its students has met the requirements ofRule 6A-10.30, FAC.

10/11/82

The Committee concluded that the effective date forimplementation of Rule 6A-10.30, MC, is the termbeginning in January, 1983, and applies only to studentswho are entering college for the first time.

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Sec. (2) 10/11/82Responsibilityof Colleges The Committee voted that the community collegefor Awarding where courses were taken would be responsible forDegrees awarding the Associate of Arts degree, even though theCollege-Level Academic Skills Test m have been passedat another institution.

Sec. 2 10/11/82Transfersto Univer- The Committee voted that community college studentssides Without holding Associate of Arts degrees and having completed allCLAST requirements for transfer to upper division except theCollege-Level Academic Skills Test are eligible to enroll inthe upper division with the protection of the ArticulationAgreement (Rule 6A-10.24, FAC) for one semester, duringwhich time they must sit for the College-Level AcademicSkills Test.

Sec. (2) 11/15/82Make-up ofCLAST The Committee agreed by consensus that the originalplan whereby students would be allowed to make-up theCollege-Level Academic Skills Test because of religiousand health reasons only would be adhered to withoutdeviation.

Sec. (2) 11/15/82Clarificationor Respon- The Committee reviewed and clarified the discussionsibility for at the October 11, 1982, meeting about how InstitutionsCertifying know a student has fulfilled the requirements of Rule 6A-Compliance 10.30, FAC, and confirmed its position that each institutionwith Rule is responsible for determining and certifying the extent to6A-10.30, FAC which each of its students has met the requirements ofRule 6A-10.30, FAC.

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SECTION 3

COLLEGE LEVEL EXAMINATION PROGRAM (CLEP)

6A-10.24 (3) College level examination program (CLEP).

(a) The transfer of credit awarded on the basis of

scores achieved on examinations in the College-

Level Examination Program is protected by this

agreement only for examinations taken in thenational administration program of CLEP.

(b) General examinations.

1. Transferability of credit under terms of the

articulation agreement Is mandatory provided that

the institution awarded the credit on the basis of

scaled scores determined to be equivalent ofstudent achievement represented by the fiftieth

(50th) percentile on the combined men-women

sophomore norms which were in use prior to 1978,

with no letter grade or quality points assigned.

Scaled score equivalents which are minimum for

the award of credit are as follows;

a. English Composition with Essay 610

b. Humanities489

c. Mathematics497

d. Natural Sciences(I) Biology

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(2) Physical Science 49

e. Social Sciences and History 488

2. Not more than six (6) semester or nine (9)

quarter credits are to be transferred in each of

the five (5) areas of the general examinations:

English; humanities; mathematics; natural

science; and social sciences-history.

3. Credit for general examinations in English

taken after September 1, 1979, may be

transferred only for scores determined by

successful completion of both the objective and

the essay portions of the examination.

4. Subscores shall be used for awarding credit on

the general examination in natural sciences.Three (3) semester credits or four and one-half(4.5) quarter credits may be awarded for a biology

subscore of fifty (50) or above and three (3)

semester credits or four and one-half (4.5) quarter

credits may be awarded for a physical science

subscore of forty-nine (49) or above.

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SECTION 3COLLEGE LEVEL EXAMINATION PROGRAM (CLEP)

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(c) Subject examinations. Transferability of creditunder the terms of the articulation agreement ismandatory provided that the institution awardedthe credit at, or higher than, cut-off scoresestablished at the basis of the fiftieth (50th)percentile on national norms. Specific scores areto be on file and published by the ArticulationCoordinating Committee for use by localinstitutions. No letter grades or quality points areto be assigned.

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(d) Because college level examination program creditis regarded in the same category as transfer credit, nomatter how earned, the maximum transferability ofcredit under the college level examination program,both general and subject examinations combined, isforty-five (45) semester or sixty-seven and one-half(67.5) quarter credits.

(e) The institution awarding credit for the collegelevel examination program general examination, may,but need not, specify for what course(s) it is beingawarded. The institution awarding college levelexamination program subject matter examination creditmust specify for what course(s) It is being awarded.Tile standard policies of the institution prohibitingcredit for overlapping courses will apply.

(f) Any implementation of a uniform CLEP percentilerestriction of the agreement will not affect CLEPcredit awarded by institutions prior to the September 1,1972, effective date of Implementation.

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INTERPRETATIONS

Sec. 3(aX2)Duplication ofCredit UnderCLEP GeneralExaminations -Section 3(aX7)

Sec. XaX1)Source of CLEPScore Validation

Sec. 34)0)Application ofCLEP Amendment

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The Committee interprets Section 3(aX2) as follows: Ifa student has earned six (6) semester (or 9 quarter) credits incourses in a subject area covered by the CLEP GeneralExaminations, he should not be awarded any CLEP credit inthat subject area on the basis of the CLEP GeneralExamination. If he has earned fewer than six semestercredits in courses, he could be awarded only the differencebetween the number earned and six semester credits throughthe CLEP General Examinations. This does not preclude thestudent being awarded additional credit through the CLEPsubject examination or the earning of additional creditthrough courses in subjects not covered by the CLEP GeneralExaminations.

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The Committee agreed that universities should seekvalidation of CLEP scores from the community collegesdirectly and not through a procedure which would requirestudents to request original score reports from the Educa-tional Testing Service.

11/28/72

The Articulation Coordinating Committee discussedquestions raised with regard to the CLEP Amendmentapproved on September 19, 1972. It was agreed that thepolicy provides for the awarding of credit toward the AAdegree only, in terms of the criteria established in the CLEPpolicy, specifically,

1. a community college may award credit for CLEPusing any score it wishes when not a part of an AAdegree;

2. a community college is not required to give creditfor CLEP scores;

3. If a community college awards credit for CLEP asa part of the AA degree, the scores must not belower than the standards provided in the CLEPamendment;

4. universities must accept CLEP credits as awardedas part of the AA degree under the provisions of13 above;

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Sec. XaX1)Use of CLEPUnder Forgive-.news Policy

Sec. (3Xa)2Percentile Basisfor AwardingCredit forCertain CLEPGeneralExaminations

Sec. (3Xa)Scaled ScoresEquivalentto 50thPercentile onCLEF GeneralExaminations


. 5. institutions may develop experimental agreementusing CLEF as specified under the guidelineentitled "Experimental Programs" , adoptedSeptember 27, 1972, at any mutually agreeablelevel.

11/28/72

It was the interpretation of this Committee that asuccessful CLEP score may be used, without letter grades orquality points, to substitute for an unsurcessful attempt in acourse in the same way that the grade from the repeat of acourse may be used as stated in Section 2(bX3) of theArticulation Agreement.

1/24/79

The Articulation Coordinating Committee apprortd therecommendation of the Standing Committee on alternativeways of earning credit that credit continue to be awarded onthe basis of the 50th percentile of the 1963 norms for theCLEP examinations in social sciences, humanities, andnatural sciences until 3anuary 1, 1980; that credit inmathematics continue to be awarded on the basis of the 50thpercentile of the 1972 norms; and that credit for the newCLEP English examination be awarded on the basis of 1978norms

1/24/79

The Committee agreed that the following scaled scoreson CLEP General Examinations should be used by institutionsas equivalent to the 50th percentile for purposes ofimplementing the Articulation Agreement:

English 494(For tests taken prior to October, 1978.)

439(For tests taken prior to October, 1978.)

Humanities

Natural Sciences

Social Science atHistory

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Sec. (3Xb) 5/23/79LinguisticBackground In response to a request for clarification and definitionof Student of "native speaker" in awarding credit on the CLEP ForeignTaking CLEF Language Examinations, the Committee voted that theForeign Articulation Agreement shoodd be interpreted to mean thatLanguage the CLEF score is to be judged independently of the person'sTests linguistic background.

Sec. (3Xb) 5/23/79MinimumCut-Off The Committee voted to include the subject test inScore for freshman English in the Articulation Agreement and to setCLEP Subject the minimum cut-off score at 47.Test in English

Sec. (3Xa)3 7/16/79New ScoreRequirementfor CLEFGeneralEnglishExaminations

The Committee voted that a new designated score of610 be effective for awarding credit for CLEF EnglishGeneral Examinations taken on or after September 1, 1979.Students who have taken the examination prior to that datemay be awarded credit with a score of 498.

Sec. (3Xb) 12/5/79Essa.!,Portion of The Committee voted that no credit would be awardedRequired on the two CLEP English Subject Examinations unless theIn CLEF essay portion is completed or the test Is taken after July 1,English 1980.SubjectExaminations

Sec. (3Xb) 12/5/79Changes inScore The Committee approved the following changed scoresRequirements for awarding credit on Four Subject Examinations:for Four CLEFSubject General Biology 46Examinations

General Chemistry 47

College Composition 47

Educational Psychology 46

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6A-10.24 (4) Advanced placement. The following provisionsshall apply to credit awarded under the advanced placementprograma

(a) Transferability of credit under the articulationagreement is mandatory provided that the institutionawarded the credit on advanced placement programscores of three (3), four (4), or five (5) for any of thethirteen (13) examinations in the program. The thirteen(13) advanced placement program examinations are asfollows:

American historyArt (history of art, studio art)BiologyChemistryClassics (Vergil, lyric)EnglishEuropean historySpanishFrench (language, literature)GermanMathematics (calculus AB & calculus BC)MusicPhysics (physics B, physics C - mechanics, physics C -electricity & magnetism)

(b) The college awarding credit on the basis ofadvanced placement program scores shall specify thecourse for which credit is being given.

(c) No grade or quality points shall be assigned forcredit awarded on the basis of advanced placementprogram scores.

(d) There shall be no credit awarded on advancedplacement program which is duplicative of creditawarded for college level examination program orcourses taken in the college or received in transfer.

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SECTION 3UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE (USAFI)

CREDIT

6A-10.24 (5) United States Armed Forces Institute (USAFI)credit. The following provisions shall apply to credit awardedunder the USAFI program:

(a) Credit earned through correspondence coursessponsored by USAFI may be included under standardpolicies of the Institutions.

(b) Credit may be awarded for tests of GeneralEducation Development (GED) only when verified byCLEF scores prescribed in section (3) above.

(c) Credit awarded on the basis of subject tests(USST) In collegiate subjects may be Included providedthat the scores are at the 50th percentile or higher.

(d) The college awarding credit on the work sponsoredby USAFI must specify the course for which credit isbeing given.

(e) No grade or quality points are to be assigned forcredit awarded on the basis of work sponsored byUSAFL

(f) No credit is to be awarded on work sponsored byUSAFI which Is duplicative of credit awarded by CLEF,APP or courses taken in the college or received intransfer.

Sec. 5(b)Use of USAFI-GED Credit andCLEF in AADegree

Sec. 3ProposedAmendmenton USAFICredit

SECTION 3UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE

(USAFI) CREDIT INTERPRETATIONS

4/12/73

It was agreed that although Section 3 of theArticulation Agreement does not require institutions toaccept credit awarded on the basis of USAFI-GED test scoreson transfer of AA degrees, CLEP scores earned in conjunctionwith USAFI will be evaluated as all other CLEP scores underthe terms of the Articulation Agreement.

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The Standing CoMmittee on Alternative Ways ofEarning Credit made the following recommendations per-taining '0, An amendment to the Articulation Agreement onUSAF1 credit which were referred to the Division ofUniversities and Community Colleges for recommendations:

1. As to the regular university correspondencecourses which are merely underwritten by USAFIbut administered by the indicated universities, theregular, normal credit procedure and. agreementsfor transfer would appear to apply here, just asfor any nonservice students offering such coursesfor credit and transfer.

2. No transfer recognition should be given GEDtests. The high school tests are not at theappropriate (collegiate) level. The college-leveltest program abandoned in July, 1963, should beignored on a recency-of-credit basis. Theknowledge, etc., should and can be verified by theCLEP tests.

3. In USAFIadministered CLEP tests care should betaken to obtain or ascertain the raw scores. If theraw score is at or better than the 30th percentileon the male/female sophomore norms for theGeneral examinations the credit is transferable Inaccord with the CLEP policy. Subject matterexamination scores should be treated in the samemanner as regular CLEP subject matter scores,and when the level indicated elsewhere in theArticulation Agreement is met, the credit shouldbe transferable.

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(USAFI) CREDIT INTERPRETATIONS(CONTINUED)

4. When credit has been awarded by a communitycollege for a USST at the 50th percentile in acollegiate subject (i.e., not for a high school ortechnical subject), such credit earned for anAssociate in Arts should be transferable under theArticulation Agreement,.

Sec. 3 1/30/74Use of 12thGrade Test for The Committee agreed that the assurance of transfer ofAwarding credit under the Articulation Agreement not be extended toCredit credit awarded on the basis of the Florida Twelfth Grade

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SECTION 6RESPONSIBILITY FOR GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

6A-10.24(6) Responsibility for general educationrequirements. The baccalaureate degree in all stateuniversities shall be awarded in recognition of lower division(freshman-sophomore) combined with upper division (junior-senior) work. The general education requirement of thebaccalaureate degree shall be the sole responsibility of theinstitution awarding the associate of arts degree inaccordance with the general education agreement of 1959.If, for any reason, a student has not completed an approvedgeneral education program in a community college prior tohis or her transfer to a state university, the general educationrequirement shall become the responsibility of the university.

SECTION 7PRE-PROFESSIONAL COURSE RESPONSIBILITY

6A-10.24(7) Pre-professional course responsibility.Lower division programs in all state universities and commu-nity colleges enrolling freshmen and sophomores may offerintroductory courses which permit the student to explore theprincipal professional specializations that can be pursued atthe baccalaureate level. These introductory courses shall beadequate in content to be fully counted toward the bacca-laureate degree for students continuing in such a professionalfield of specialization. However, the determination of themajor course requirements for a baccalaureate degree,including comes in the major taken in the lower division,shall be the responsibility of the state university awarding thedegree.

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WHICH ARE COMPETITIVE DUE TO SPACE OR FISCAL LIMITATIONS

6A-10.24(8) Admission to upper division programs whichare competitive due to space or fiscal limitations. Studentsreceiving the associate of arts university system. Thespecific university that accepts the student will bedetermined by the preference of the student, by the programof major concentration, and by space available within thespecific institution. If, because of space or fiscal limitations,any state university must select from qualified communitycollege graduates, its criteria for selection shall be reportedto the coordinating committee described in subsection (13),Rule 6A-10.24, FAC.

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WHICH ARE COMPETITIVE DUE TO SPACE OR FISCAL LIMITATIONSINTERPRETATIONS

Sec. 8Equal Oppor-tunity for Admis-sion to UpperDivision Programsof CommunityCollege

Sec. 8Upper Divi-sion QuotaCollege Admis-sions Criteria

Sec. 8Concerning theRejection of aStudent Holdingan AA Degreefrom a Univer-sity Program

Sec. 8List of LimitedAccess Programs

Sec. 8Addition ofBusinessAdministrationto List of LimitedAccess Coursesat University ofSouth Florida

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The guidelines for admission of students to upperdivision programs which have enrollment limitations at theUniversity of Florida and Florida State University are foundir Appendix I. In the opinion of the committee, these policiesinsure that community college students will have an equalopportunity for admission to any such quota upper divisionprograms.

6/6/72

The Articulation Coordinating Committee interpretsSection 8 of the Articulation Agreement to indicate thatwhen a program in one of the universities is determined to bea quota program, that university should file the criteria usedin selecting students for that program with the ArticulationCoordinating Committee.

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The Committee agreed that a student may be rejectedfrom a particular university program even though he hasearned the AA degree if he has not met the prerequisites ofthe program. These prerequisites, however, must bepublished in advance in the university catalog and counselingmanual, and must not differ from these which apply. tostudents who take their lower division work at the university.(See sections 10 ec II)

10/8/81

The Committee voted to prepare a list of limited accessprograms and named the programs to be listed at each of fourstate universities.

1/28/82

The Committee voted to amend its minutes of October5, 1981, to add business administration at the University ofSouth Florida to the Committee's list of limited accesscourses.

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WHICH ARE COMPETITIVE DUE TO SPACE OR FISCAL LIMITATIONSINTERPRETATIONS

Sec.Addition ofComputerScienceProgram atUniversity ofCentral Floridato List of LimitedAccess Courses

Sec.Support ofBOR RuleConcerningLimited AccessPrograms

1/211/112

The Committee voted to add the computer scienceprogram at the University of Central Florida to the Com.mittee's list of limited access courses.

1/28/82

The Committee voted to support the concept set forthin the proposed Board of Regents rule concerning limitedaccess programs and to set specifications for all currentprograms to meet the criteria established In the rule.

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SECTION 9OTHER ASSOCIATE DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES

6A-10.24(9) Other associate degrees and certificates.Other associate degrees and certificates may be awarded by acommunity college for programs which have requirementsdifferent from the associate of arts, or a primary objectiveother than transfer. Acceptance of course credits fortransfers from such degree or certificate programs will beevaluated by the senior level institution on the basis ofapplicability of the courses to the baccalaureate program inthe major field of the student. Each state university isencouraged to develop admission policies that will considerall factors indicating the possibility of success in its upperdivision of transfer students who have not earned theassociate of arts degree.

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INTERPR-TATIONS

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The provisions of section 2(bX3) do not apply whenspecial agreements are developed under the provisions ofSection 9.

SECTION 10PUBLICATION OF UPPER DIVISION REQUIREMENTS

6A-10.24(I0) Publication of upper division requirements.Each university department shall list and update the require-ments for each program leading to the baccalaureate degreeand shall publicize these requirements for use by all otherinstitutions in the state.

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SECTION 11STATEMENT OF LOWER DIVISIONPREREQUISITE REQUIREMENTS

6A-10.24(11) Statement of lower dlifision prerequisiterequirements. Each state university shall include in itsofficial catalog of undergraduate courses a section stating alllower division prerequisite requirements for each upperdivision specialization or major program. The sections of thecatalog may also list additional recommended courses butthere shall be no ambiguity between statement of require-ments for all students for admission to upper division work onthe one hand, and prerequisites and other requirements foradmission to a major program on the other. All requirementsfor admission to a university, college, or program should beset forth with precision and clarity. The catalog in effect atthe time of the student's initial enrollment in a communitycollege shall govern lower division prerequisites, providedthat he or she has had continuous enrollment as defined in theuniversity catalog.

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SECTION 12STANDARD TRANSCRIPT FORM

6A-10.24(12) Standard transcript form. Each stateuniversity and each community college shall keep a completeacademic record for each student. The coordinating com-mittee shall develop a standard form for recording theacademic performance and credits of students. Eachtranscript shall include all academic work for which a studentis enrolled during each term; the status in each course at theend of each term such as superior, average, incomplete, orunsatisfactory; all grades and credits awarded; and a state-ment explaining the grading policy of the Institution.

Sec. 12Interpretationof Applicability

Sec. 12Application ofAgreement toUniversity Non-

ndard GradingSysteros

Sec 12Adoption ofStandard Trans-cript Form

Sec. 12Scale and RawScore Reporting

Sec. 12Common Trans-cript FormAmendment


INTERPRETATIONS

11/3/71

It is the committee's interpretation that Section 12 ofthe Agreement is intended to apply only to communitycollege transfer forms.

2/1/72

The question was raised as to whether Section 12 of theArticulation Agreement applied in the case of non-standardgrading systems at universities. In the light of a committeeinterpretation of Section 12 on November 3 that Section 12only refers to community colleges, it was agreed thatuniversity grading plans are outside the purvue of theArticulation Coordinating Committee.

9/27/72

The Common Transcript (Appendix II) was adopted andLine IV was interpreted as follows:

When reporting credits granted through the institution'sown programs the Common Transcript will reflect noadditional information. However, when reporting creditobtained through externally developed programs (e.g.,CLEF) this fact will be recorded in Line IV of theCommon Transcript as indicated,

9/27/72

It was agreed that the intention of the committee wasto use either raw scores or scale scores, whichever isappropriate.

11/28/72

The final draft of the common transcript failed toinclude designators to show a repeated course. It was agreedthat the use of such designators was intended in order toimplement Section 2(bX3) of the Articulation Agreement:" Itwas agreed that the symbol "R" be used In the course typecolumn of the common transcript to indicate a repeatedcourse, and that "T" be used in that column to indicate acourse for which the repeat is substituted.

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INTERPRETATIONS

6/8/73

Clarifications in the specifications for the commontranscript were approved as recommenced by the StandingCommittee on the Common Transcript. The revised commontranscript Instructions and form were attached to the minutesas approved. (Appendix U)

9/13/73

Additional clarifications in the specifications for thecommon transcript were approved as recommended by theStanding Committee on the Common Transcript as follows:

1. If institutional credit needs to be differentiatedfrom regular credit, this should be reported in theremarks section; e.g., "Students admitted as non-degree student" or other such identifying state-ments.

2. If back of permanent academic record is to beused as page 2 of transcripts, lines I, V, and VImust be printed on back; lines II, my and IV areoptional.

3.. If the common transcript is to be used as thestudent's grade report (mail out), the name and

address for the window envelope should not appearon a transcript copy. Consideration should begiven to placing this section as an extension ofthe Common Transcript which would not show

when xeroxed. This also holds true for anyadditional spaces using student's name or studentnumber when needed for special filing.

4. A special grace period should be given thosecolleges which have already ordered a new supplyof permangnt records; but In no way does thisexcuse them from complying, as soon as possible,with the approved Common Transcript.

11/29/73

5. Revision of Line III-B (test information) as rawscores or scaled scores are not needed in thissection. Instead colleges should state on LineB the type of norms used, e.g., SophomoreNational Norms, with the exact CLEP percentilebeing reported on Line VI under column "Grade."

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Sec. 12"Grace Period"Defined

Sec. t2Deviations onCommon Tran-script Form

Sec. 12Recording ofCEUs on CommonTranscriptForm

Sec. 12Impact ofBuckleyAmendment


9/27/72

The Common Transcript should be implemented as soonas possible, but no later than September, 1973.

11/29/73

On the recommendation of the Standing Committee onthe Common Transcript, the Articulation Coordinating Com-mittee agreed that a "grace period" for those colleges notreceiving final approval of their common transcript would beallowed until the beginning of the academic year 1974-73, atwhich time the common transcript should be operable. It wasfurther agreed that colleges not able to meet the above daterequest special permission (with justifications) from theCommon Transcript Standing Committee for extended time.

4/12/73

Questions from the institutions on deviation from thecommon transcript form were discussed. It was agreed that astrict interpretation and compliance with the common tran-script form with no deviations be made by the Committee.

9/17/74

The Articulation Committee voted to refer the matterof recording continuing education units to the Common'Transcript Committee for further study.

12/17/74

It was reported that the development of a means totransmit follow-up student data has been delayed pendingclarification of the Buckley Amendment and the impact ofthis legislation on all student record keeping and transmittaloperations.

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Sec. 12Action onRecommendationof CommonTranscript Committee

Sec. 12ScaledScores onCLASTSubteststo beIncluded onTranscripts

Sec. 12Transcriptto IndicateAbsence ofCLASTScore

Sec. 12RecordingCLASTScores onTranscript

SECTION 12INTERPRET4TIONS (CONTINUED)

10/5/81

The Committee acted on three recommendations ofthe Common Transcript Committee as follows1. The Common Transcript Committee was asked toreview Its recommendation concerning credit awarded fornon-traditional experience and to return It to theCommittee at a later date.

2. The Committee voted to accept the recommendationof the Common Transcript Committee that CEU credit bemaintained as a separate record and not recorded on thecommon transcript.

3. The Committee voted to accept the recommendationof the Common Transcript Committee, that a non-reproducible, color-coded, computer-generated transcriptbe acceptable as a properly validated transcript.

9/15/82

The Committee voted that scaled scores on subtests ofthe College-Level Academic Skills Test as reported to theinstitutions be included on transcripts.

10/11/82

The Committee voted that, when applicable, thetranscript will indicate the fact that Associate of Artsdegree requirements have been met except for the College-Level Academic Skills Test score.

10/11/82

The Committee voted that no later than 1984 the TestBox on Line 111 of the standard transcript will be used forthe purpose of reporting College-Level Academic SkillsTest scores, while in the interim, the score may be includedon Line V of the transcript or on a separate sheet.

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SECTION 13EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAMS

6A-10.24(13) Experimental programs. Experimentalprograms in all institutions are encouraged. A communitycollege and a state university wishing to engage in a jointspecific experimental program which varies from the existingtransfer policy shall report such a program to thecoordinating committee prior to implementation and shallkeep the committee inforMed of the progress and outcome ofsuch experimentation. Proposed experimental programswhich would have systemwide implications or would affecttransfer to more than one (1) institution must be approved bythe coordinating committee prior to implementation. Allexperimental programs shall be reported In writing to thecoordinating committee including the purpose, design, theparticipants, the duration, and the results of the experiment.The final report shall be submitted not later than six (6)months following the termination date of the experiment.

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SECTION 13EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAMS

INTERPRETATIONS

Sec. 13 9/27/72Guidelinesfor Experl- Guidelines for experimental programs (Appendix III)mental were appros ed with the following amendment: With regard toPrograms experimental programs that have systemwide implications

(Type 3), the committee will approve only those programswhich are endorsed by the Chancellor and the Director of theDivision of Community Colleges.

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SECTION 14ARTICULATION COORDINATING COMMITTEE

6A-10.24(14) Articulation coordinating committee. Acommunity college-university coordinating committee will beestablished to review and evaluate current articulationpolicies and formulate additional ,Ivlicies as needed. Thecoordinating committee shall be composed of seven (7)members, three (3) of whom shall be appointed by thedirector of the division of community colleges, three (3) bythe chancellor of the state university system, and one (1) bythe Commissioner. This committee shall have a continuousresponsibility for community college-university relationshipsand shall:

(a) Authorize professional committees or taskforces consisting of representatives from bothlevels of higher education to facilitatearticulation on subject areas (Appendix IV).

(b) Conduct d continuing review of the provisionsof this agreement.

(c) Review individual cases or appeals fromstudents who have encounted difficulties intransferring from a community college to auniversity. Decisions reached by the coordinatingcommittee will be advisory to the institutionsconcerned.

(d) Make recommendations for the resolution ofindividual issues and for policy or proceduralchanges which would improve community college-university articulation systemwide.

(e) Establish the priority to be given researchconducted cooperatively by the division ofcommunity colleges and the division ofuniversities in conjunction with individualinstitutions. Such cooperative research will beencouraged and will be conducted In areas such asadmissions, grading practices, curriculum design,and follow-up of transfer students. Systemwidefollow-up studies should be conducted, and resultsof these studies will be made available to allinstitutions at both levels for use in evaluatingcurrent policies, programs and procedures.

(1) Review and approve experimental programsas provided in subsection (12), Rule 6A-10.24,FAC.

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(g) Develop procedures to improve communitycollege-state university articulation by exploringfully specific issues such as academic recordform, general education requirements, unit ofcredit, course numbering systems, gradingsystems, calendars, and credit by examination.

Sec. 14 (a)Recommendation -ProfessionalCommittee forPublic Second-ary & HigherEducation beDissolved

Sec. 14 (a)DisciplineTask ForceProcedures


INTERPRETATIONS

9/27/71

It was agreed to recommend to the Commissioner thatthe Professional Committee for Relating Public Secondaryand Higher Education be dissolved in order to avoid duplica-tion of effort by Articulation Committee Discipline TaskForce. (subsequently agreed upon by the Commissioner.)

8/23/72

The committee, by consensus, agreed that it is withinIts prerogative to initiate task forces within the severalacademic disciplines as well as receive requests frommembers of the disciplines.

The Chairman has the responsibility for making appoint-ments to the task forces (with recommendations usually beingmade by the Division of Community Colleges and Universi-ties). The committee requested, however, that it be given anopportunity to review the recommended membership beforethe appointments are made.

9/27/72

The Articulation Coordinating Committee adopted theprocedure, effective September 27, 1972, of referring allrequests for the establishment of articulation program taskforces to the Chancellor of the State University System andthe Director of the Division of Community Colleges for theirrecommendations as to whether or not the task force shouldbe established.

4/24/72

Recommendations and other findings from Academicdiscipline task forces established by the Articulation Com-mittee will be reviewed by the committee and if approvedsubsequently transmitted as information to the institutions inthe public and private colleges, community colleges anduniversities in Florida.


Sec. 14 (c) 9/7/71Proceduresfor Student Procedures adopted with regard to handling casesAppeals brought up to the committee are as follows:

I. Copy of the student's complete transcript must beavailable.

2. Statement from the receiving institutionconcerning basis for refusal must be transmittedto the Articulation Coordinating Committee.

3. Statement of clarification from the feeder insti-tution may be requested.

4. It was decided that individual problems whichdevelop should go through the heads of thedivision before they are taken to the Chairman tobe presented to the Articulation CoordinatingCommittee.

3. A decision letter on the disposition of an appealwould be written by the Chairman to the divisiondirectors and simultaneous copies would be sent toall people involved, including the student.

(See other sections for committee actions which relate toIssues, Policies, and Procedures concerned with the Agreement.)

Sec. 14 (a) 6/6/72Establishmentof Social Work Upon the recommendation of the Division of Universl-Task Force ties and the Division of Community Colleges, it was agreed

that a Task Force on Social Work Education be established.The task force would carry forward the work begun by afederally funded social work education project.

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The committee agreed that the Task Force on SocialWork should be continued in order to:

I. Provide for comprehensive planning, development,coordination and evaluation of human services,social welfare and social work education programsat the community college and university levelwith the various agencies of the state.

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Sec. 14(f )CLEP Research

Sec. 14 (g)CommonCalendar

Sec. 14Term ofAppointments


2. Delineate educational goals at the communitycollege and university level that will provide forcareer ladders and lattices for personnel that willbe more responsive to the needs of the graduatesof these programs and the needs of agencies.

3. Assist the community colleges with communica-tion and coordination of human services programsas they relate to the university undergraduateprograms in the human services.

4. Assist the community colleges and universities Indeveloping curriculum components for humanservices education.

3. Provide a framework and structure for direct andcontinuing communication between using agenciesand the community colleges and universities re-sponsible for education and training of current andfuture agency personnel.

(See Section 3)

(See Section 13)

11/3/71

It was agreed that the formulation of a commoncalendar is not the responsibility of the committee.

9/7/71

With reference to the Articulation Agreement, it wasagreed that it was a continuous membership with no set term.

Sec. 14 9/7/71Term ofAppointments It was decided that institutional members of the- Institutional Articulation Coordinating Committee be rotated on alternateMembers two-year terms and that the first rotation begin effective(Revised) September 1, 1973.

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Sec. 14 (b) 9/7/71CommitteeResponsibility The Coordinating Committee is primarily responsible

for interpreting the Articulation Agreement. It may makerecommendations for changes and improvements,Recommendations of the Committee shall be forwarded tothe Commissioner of Education, the Director of the Divisionof Community Colleges, and the Chancellor for the StateUniversity System.

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SECTION 13

6A-10.24(13) In accordance with other provisions ofRule 6A-10.24, FAC, of the articulation agreement, creditfor any course or Its equivalent, as judged by the appropriatefaculty task force and published in the course numberingsystem, which can be used by a native student to satisfydegree requirements at a state university can also be used forthe same purpose by a transfer student regardless of theinstitution In which the credit was earned.

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Appendix I

Policy Regarding General Education inFlorida Public Higher Education

Each public institution of higher education in Florida, i.e., each State University and

each Community junior College, is encouraged to foster and promulgate a program of

general education. This basic programs for students working toward a baccalaureate

degree should Involve not less than 36 semester hours of academic credit.

The institutions are encouraged to exchange Ideas In the development and improvement

of programs of general education. The experience already gained In the established

State Universities and Community junior Colleges will be of value. While the

institutions are to work cooperatively in the development and improvement of general

education f.---...israms, each instituttion has the continuing responsibility for determining

the character of its own program.

After a public institution of higher learning in Florida has developed and published Its

program of general education, the integrity of the program will be recognized by the

other public institutions in Florida. Once a student has been certified by such an

Institution as having completed satisfactorily its prescribed general education program,

no other public Institution of higher learning in Florida to which he may be qualified to

transfer will require any further lower division general education courses in thisprogram.

*General education programs provide basic liberal education and include, work inareas such as: communications, mathematics, social sciences, humanities, and thenature I sciences. This policy was adopted In 1959 by the governing board of the State

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Appendix II

COMMON STANDARD TRANSCRIPT FORM

Adopted September 27, 1972As Amended Through

3anuary 13, 1977

LINE I

A. Name of formB. Name of the collegeC. Address (City, State, ZIP Code)D. Page number and Date record printed OptionalE. Student I.D. No. OptionalF. Social Security NumberG. Student name (last, first, middle)H. Maiden name Optional,

LINE II

A. Date of birthB. Place of birth optionalC. SexD. High School (last attended)E. High School addressF. Date High School Graduation

LINE III

A. Registrar's statementB. Test information optional, except that colleges should indicate thetype of norms used when credit is given on the basis of CLEP or other

external examination.C. Basis of admission

LINE IV

A. Course Type

Blank Institutional CreditZ CLEPY Advanced PlacementA American College Testing Program0 Other External Credit

RepeatedInitial Attempt(s)R RepeatLast AttemptM Repeated Credit Allowed

When reporting credits granted through the institutions's own programs,the Common Transcript will reflect no additional information. However,when reporting credit obtained through externally developed programs(e.g., CLEP) this fact will be recorded by the appropriate symbol on LineV, and percentile scores of examinations for which credit is given will berecorded in the space provided in Line VI.

B. Grading System

1. Used in C.P.A. computation

ABCDFWFIF

4 Grade points3 Grade points2 Grade points1 Grade point0 Grade ppints0 Grade points0 Grade points

ExcellentGoodAveragePoorFailureWithdrew failingIncoinplete

2. Not used in G.P.A. computation

W WithdrewWP Withdrew PassingS SatisfactoryU UnsatisfactoryX AuditI IncompleteN No GradeNC Course has no creditNR Grade not Reported

Colleges selecting the above symbols must adhere to these defini-tions and the manner in which C.P.A. is computed. However,colleges are free to use other symbols not listed above, providedthey are clearly defined on the transcript.

LINE V

A Course

B IdentifierC Section13 Course title

E TypeF GradeG Course CreditH Credit Earned

I Credit attempted forC.P.A.

3 Grade points

six spaces to accommodate new coursenumbering system; PRX No. or Dept.No.as per Line III-13optional1 5 spaces (can go to 18 if sectionis omitted and 23 if both section &grade points are omitted)as per Line IV-Aas per Line 1V -Battached credit per courseactual credit earned (whether gradepoints are assigned or not; e.g., Sgrade)

divisor for figuring G.P.A.optional, dividend for figuring G.P.A.

LINE VI

A. Date of attendance, e.g., Fall Term, Aug. 20 - Dec. 13, 1973B. Summaries

Institutions are not required to use all of the following cumulative totalsbut if they use them, they should all be defined as follows:2

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1. Term Totals

2. Cumulative Totals

3. All college cumu-lative totals

4. A.A. degree cu.r.t."-lative totals

5. All college AAdegree cumulativetotals

C. Remarks

total of all credits attempted andearned with G.P.A. for that term atthe home college.

total of all credits attempted andearned with C.P.A. (adjusted forrepeats) at the home college.

total of all credits attempted andearned with G.P.A. (adjusted forrepeats) at all colleges attended.

total of all credits attempted andearned with G.P.A. (adjusted forrepeats) at the home college whichcount toward the AA degree.

total of all credits attempted andearned with C.P.A. (adjusted forrepeats) at all colleges attended butonly those credits which are applicableto the AA degree.

No temporary warnings, i.e., academic warnings, placed onprobation, etc., should appear on transcript. If student is noteligible to return, notation should read "not eligible to return" or"eligible to return after one term." Any other remarks, such as"honor roll," "graduated with honors" should be placed here.

LINE VII -- Other Information

A. Size

The size of the standard record--for convenience in reading, interpreting,and filingshould be 8 1/2" X 11". The form has been designed for six (6)print lines per inch. If it is absolutely necessary to use 8 1/2" X 14" orsome other size, the same format should be followed. All posting will bedone on the left side of the transcript in a vertical manner before postingon the right side.

B. Transfer Work

All attempted college credit hours applicable for the AA degree must berecorded.

C. Transcript

1.2.

Each page of a student's record should be embossed with the seal.Completion of record should be indicated by some remark; e.g., "endof transcript."

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3. When record is incomplete, appropriate notation should be made;i.e., "incomplete transcript, student currently enrolled."

4. It is recommended that all institutions utilize the common transcriptby the Fall of OM

D. Changes

Any changes of format or content must be presented for approval to astatewide standing committee appointed by the Articulation Coor-dinating Committee; and if approved, the changes must then be endorsedby a majority of participating institutions before official adoption.

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Appendix III

GUIDELINES FOR EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAMS

Adopted September 27, 1972

Provision 10 of the Articulation Agreement between the state universities

and public junior colleges of Florida, March 1, 1971, states:

Experimental programs in all institutions are encouraged. A juniorcollege and a university wishing to engage in a joint specific experi-mental program which varies from the existing transfer policy stallreport such a program to the coordinating committee prior to Imple-mentation and shall keep the committee informed of the progress andoutcome of such experimentation. Proposed experimental programswhich would have systemwide implication or would affect transfer tomore than one institution must be approved by the coordinatingcommittee prior to implementation. All experimental programs shall bereported in writing to the coordinating committee including the purpose,design, the participants, the duration, and rle results of the experiment.The final report shall be submitted not later than six months followingthe termination date of the experiment.

In interpretation of Provision 10, the Articulation Coordinating Committee

takes the following positions:

1. Experimemal programs which do not involve transfer between community

colleges and universities. Si ice the s4bject of the entire Articulation Agreement

relates to transfer between junior colleges and universities, there is no obligation

on the part of any institution try report educational experiments to the committee

unless such experimental programs have direct bearing on transfer,

2. Experiments in variance with the Articulation Agreement that are

mutually agreed to by the affected universities and junior colleges. In the case of

an experiment that is restricted to specific junior colleges and universities and

where such institutions agree to take part in the experiment, the obligations of the

participating institutions with regard to the Articulation Coordinating Committee

are:

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A. The experiment shall be reported to the Articulation Coordinating

Committee prior to implementation.

B. The report should Include the purpose of the experiment, the research

design which is to be used to evaluate the experiment, the number of

participants, the participating institutions, and the duration of the

experiment.

C. The results of the experiment shall be reported to the Articulation

Coordinating Committee no later than six months following the comple-A

tion of the experiment.

D. The participating institutions shall recommend one of the following

actions in their report on the experiment:

(1) discontinuation of the program;

(2) regularization of the experimental program as a part of thearticulation practices among the participating institutions;

(3) continuation of the experiment.

The Articulation Coordinating Committee will make no judgment as ts theapproval or disapproval of the beginning of an experimental program in this

category. At the close of the program, the Articulation Coordinating Committee

will circulate the results of the program to all universities and junior collegei.

Further, It me; make recommendations concerning the impact of the results of the

experiment on the Articulation Agreement.

3. Experimental programs In variance with the Articulation Agreement which

have systemwide implications. In some cases, an experimental program, conducted

at a junior college, would require acceptance during the experimental period by all

universities In order that the experiment could be carried out. In such cases, the

obligations of the proposing inftitution(s) with regard to the Articulation

Coordinating Committee are:

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A. The experiment shall be presented for consideration of approval for

implementation by the Articulation Coordinating Committee.

B. The proposal should include the purpose of the experiment, the research

design which is to be used to evaluate the experiment, the number of

participants, the proposing institution(s), and the duration of the

experiment.

C. Written agreement to participate from at least two universities must be

presented in order to be considered by the Articulation Coordinating

Committee.

D. Should the experiment be approved, the results shall be reported no later

than six months following the completion of the experiment.

E. The proposing institution(s) shall recommend one of the following actions

in their report on the experiment:

(1) discontinuation of the program;

(2) regularization of the experimental program as it affects theArticulation Agreement;

(3) continuation of the experiment.

The Articulation Coordinating Committee must approve any experiment in

this category before it may be implemented. The Committee will not approve such

programs without concurrence by the Chancellor and the Director of the Division

of Community Colleges. At the completion of the experiment, the Committee will

review the results and will:

I. discontinue the program;

2. extend the experiment; or

3. recommend to the Commissioner of Education that the ArticulationAgreement be amended to include the practices found to be successful inthe experiment.

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Appendix IV

TASK FORCE GUIDELINES

L Types of Task Forces

The Articulation Coordinating Committee shall have a direct responsi-bility for the following types of Task Force Groups:

I. Special Problem Groups. The Committee may from time to time createad hoc task force groups to develop recommendations for the Com-mittee's consideration to resolve particular articulation conflicts.Special problem task forces have already been established to defineoccupational programs, to develop a common transcript, and to providerecommendations with respect to credit by examination. Specialproblem groups would normally have a short-term existence and becomposed of representatives from community colleges and universities.

2. Academic Discipline Groups. When articulation difficulties arise withina particular academic discipline, the Articulation Coordinating Com-mittee will determine whether it is necessary to establish a special taskforce group to resolve the difficulties. Such task force groups will becharged with the responsibility of providing the Committee with reportsof its activities and findings. The task force may also engage inorganizing statewide conferences and meetings to discuss and studyarticulation problems. It is presumed that such a task force will have alifespan beyond one meeting and may exist for periods of one to twoyears.

3. Articulation Conferences. The Articulation Coordinating Committeeshall be kept informed by the respective State Department Divisions asto the holding of one or two day articulation conferences of a statewidenature, whether they be in academic or administrative areas of concern.The approval procedure for such conferences is delineated in Section IVof this document. Articulation conferences may be used to increasecontacts among professional persons in community colleges and universi-ties, discuss common problems and needs, and to assess whether a morepermanent task force is needed to solve problems of articulation. Ifrecommendations for a permanent task force are forthcoming from aconference, they will be forwarded to the Articulation CoordinatingCommittee for consideration.

4. Special Planning Projects. The Articulation Coordinating Committeeshall not have responsibility for the establishment, operations oradministration of funded academic planning projects which the twodivisions may initiate and implement. If such joint projects generate theneed for articulation policies, recommendations for policies should beforwarded to the Articulation Coordinating Committee by projectdirectors for consideration. The priority for such funded academicplanning projects will be determined by the respective divisions and notby the Articulation Coordinating Committee.

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II. Purposes

I. Study articulation conflicts and problems between universities andcommunity junior colleges.

2. Develop recommeneations for the Articulation Coordinating Committeefor new policies and/or revised existing policies to facilitate articulationbetween the two systems.

3. Develop joint academic and administrative programs.

4. Generate on-going communication and understanding among counterpartgroups and individuals in both systems.

III. Procedures

1. All official task force groups will be established by the ArticulationCoordinating Committee to insure that they have a specific and viablepriority and purpose for functioning and that they will be adequatelyorganized and coordinated.

2. While the composition and chairmanship of task forces may bedetermined by the Articulation Coordinating Committee, appointmentsof members will be made by the respective divisions.

3. A recommendation for a task force may be generated from:

a. Members of the Articulation Coordinating Committee

b. The Divisions of the State Department of Education

c. The universities and community junior colleges

4. A written proposal for a Task Force should be submitted to theArticulation Coordinating Committee and include the following:

a. A statement of need and purpose for such a group.

b. An indication of the extent there has been consultation with allpersons concerned with the reasons for forming such a group,including the appropriate divisional offices in the Department ofEducation.

c. A statement of the expected duration of the group, i.e., how manymeetings will be necessary and time frame needed to issue a reportor recommendation.

d. A recommendation as to the composition of the group, i.e., size andtypes of persons who should serve or be represented.

e. An estimate of any unusual expense anticipated and the source offunding, if needed.

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5. Task Force participants will attend meetings at the expense of theinstitutions from which representatives come.

6. Task Force Chairman will be responsible for providing the ArticulationCoordinating Committee periodic reports of task force activities and forsubmission to the Articulation Coordinating Committee of a final reportand recommendations for actions, if any are warranted.

IV. Articulation Conferences

The Articulation Coordinating Committee reaffirms the following policyapproved by both divisions, regarding articulation conferences in academicdisciplines, which are designed as a one meeting opportunity for improvingcommunication and articulations

That all statewide articulation conferences between State UniversitySystem institutions and Florida's public community colleges be scheduledonly after receiving prior approval for such a conference from both theOffice of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs of the StateUniversity System and the Office of Director of the Division ofCommunity Colleges of the State Department of Education. It is furtherrecommended that any meetings between universities and communitycolleges on a statewide basis that are approved by the above officesinvolve all State University System institutions and community collegeswhen applicable. Faculty participating in approved articulation programsshould be reimbursed by their home institutions for travel. Programs notof a statewide nature between one State University System Institutionand community colleges would receive reimbursement for travel at thediscretion of the faculty member's home institution.

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(1717574771171777Z)is amended to reads

6A-i0.24 Articulation Between Universities, end Community Colleges and

School Districts. Eseh-state-ansversety-and-esieh-eabOte-eemmenitey-college

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(1). Each state university_president community college board of

trustees and district school board shall plan and adopt Policies and_

procedures to provide articulatedproarams so that students can proceed

toward educational objectives as rapidly as their circumstances.:- it.

Universities, community colleges and school districts are encouraged to

exchange ideas in the development and improvement of programs of general

'education the development and implementation_of accelerattna mechanisms

and shall plan for the establishment of inter-institutional or inter^

divisional programs or agreements to facilitate articulation, acceleration

and more efficiency in the deployment of faculty, equipment and facilitiega.

ill Articulation Coordinating Committee. The Commissioner shall

establish a joint school district-community college-state university_

articulation coordinating committee which shall consist of tweleve 1121

members-appointed by the Commissioner as follows: three 13) members

representing the state university systemi three 131_members representing_

the community college systeml_one in member representing vocational

educations three 13) members representing_public schoolsi one (1) member

from the Commissioner's staff who shall serve as chairman, and one 111_

additional member. The committee shall:

ill Accept continuous responsibility for community college-

university-school district relationships, including_recommending to the_

Commissioner plans for school district articulation relationships with

community colleges and universities, including coordination of cooperative

plans required by Section 229.1314( 61 Florida Statutes.

ibi Authorize professional committees or task forces consisting of

representatives from both levels of hiaher education to facilitate

articulation on subject areas.

lc) Conduct a continuing review of the provisions of Rule 6A-10.24

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(d) Review individual cases or appeals from students who have

encountered difficulties in transferring from a community college_to_t_

university. Decisions reached by the articulation coordinating commlitee

will be advisor! to the institutions concerned.

ill Make recommendations for the resolution of individual Issues and_

for_policy_or_procedural changes which would improve community college-

university articulation systemwide.

U). Establish the priority_to be_given research conducted

cooperativeleta the Division of Community Colleges and the Division of

Universities in conjunction with individual institutions. Such cooperative

research shall be encouraged and shall be conducted in areas such as

admissiont,Aradigg_practices, cirriculum design, and follow-up of transfer

students. Results of follow-pp studies shall be made available for use_ip_

evaluating current Policies, programs and procedures.

1.1) Review and approve experimental_proarams as Provided in Rule

6A:10,24(151, Ftc....

al__Deyelop_procedures to improve community college -state university

articulation bv_exploripg fully specific issues such as academic record

form,_general Iducation reouirement, unit of credit, course numbering

sxseeml orading_systejes, calendars and credit by examination.

(i) Collect and disseminate information on successful cooperative

proarams that Implement the intent of Rule 6A-10.24(1)1 FRC.

tit+ in General education.

(a) Each public institution of higher education in Florida, i.e.,

each state university and each community college, is encouraged to foster

and promulgate a program of gener:A. education. This basic program for

students workinr, toward a baccalaureate degree th,nsid shall involve not

fewer than thirty -six (36) semester hours of academic credit.

(b) The institutions are encouraged to exchange ideas in the

development and improvement of programs of general education. The

experience already gained in the established state universities and

community colleges will be of value. While the institutions are to work

cooperatively in the development and improvement of general education

programs, each institution has tne continuing responsibility for

determining the character of its own program.

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(c) After a public institution of higher 4ec.reeng education in

Florida has developed and published its program of general educbtion, the

integrity of the program will be recognized by the other public institu-

tions in Florida. Once a student has been certified by such an institution

as having completed satisfactorily its prescribed general education

program, no other public institution of higher ieerntng ,4ucation in

Florida to which he or she may be qualified to transfer will require any

further lower division general education courses in his or her program.

4i* ut Definition of associate of arts degree.

(a) At the core of any agreement between the community colleges and

the state university system designed to establish an efficient orderly

transfer process for community college students is the mutual acceptance of

the nature and purpose of the associate of arts degree.

(b) This degree, which is the basic transfer degree of Florida

community colleges, and which is the primary basis for admission of

transfer students to upper division study in a state university, shall be

awarded upon:

I. Completion of sixty (60) semester hours or ninety (90) quarter

hours of academic work exclusive of occupational courses.

2. Completion of an approved general education program of not fewer

than thirty-six (36) semester hours or fifty-four (54) quarter hours.

3. Achzvement of a grade point average of not less than 2.0 in all

courses attempted, and in al.! courses taken at the community college

awarding the degree, provided that only the final grade received in courses

repeated by the student shall be used in computing ths average. The grade

of "D" will be accepted for transfer (provided the overall grade average

does not drop below the prescribed 2.0 level), and will count toward the

baccalaureate in the same way as '0" grades obtained by students enrolled

in the lower division of state universities, i.e., credits required for the

baccalaureate; :iowever, it is at the discretion of the department or

college of the university offering the mayor as to whether courses with "D"

grades in the mayor may satisfy requirements in the mayor field.

ti+ (S, College level examination program (CLEF).

(a) The transfer of credit awarded on the basis of scores achieved op

examinations in the College -Level Examination Program is protected by chill

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agreement only for examinations taken in the national administration

program of CLEP.

(b) General examinations.

I. Transferability of credit under term- of the articulation

agreement is mandatory provided that the institution awarded the credit on

the basis of scaled scores determined to be equivalent of student achieve-

ment represented by the fiftieth (50th) percentile on the combined

men-women sophomore norms which were in use prior to 1978, with no Letter

grade or quality points assignen. Scaled score eqoivalcnts whicn are

minimum for the award of credit are as foliose:

a. English Composition with Essay 610

b. Humanities 489

c. Mathematics 497

d. natural Sciences

Biology SO

(2) Physical Science 49

e. Social Sciences and History 488

2. Not more than sax (6) semester or nine (9) quarter credits Are to

be transferred in each of the five (5) areas of the general examinations:

English; humanities; mathematics; natural science; and social sciences-

history.

3. Credit for general examinations in English taken after September

1, L979, may be transferred only for score determined by successful

completion of both the objective and the essay portions of the examination.

4. Subscores shall be used for awarding credit on the general

examination in natural sciences. Three (3) semester credits or four and

one-half (4.5) quarter credits may be awarded for a biology subscore of

fifty (50) or above and three (3) semester credits or four and one-half

(4.5) quarter credits may be awarded for a physical science subscore of

forty-nine (49) or above.

(c) Subject examinations. Transferability of credit under the terms

of the articulation agreement is mandatory provided that the institution

awarded the credit at, or higher than, cut-off ScoreS eStablish.d at the

basis of the fiftieth (50th) percentile on national norms, Specific Score

are to be on file and published by the Articulation Coordinating Committee

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for use by local institutions. No Letter

be assigned.

Minimum

score for

grades, or quality points are to

Length Of Course

(Or which the Recommended

examinstion was maximum

Subject matter awarding designed (number semester

examination credit _crsdit__

Afro-American history 49 SCL 1 3

American government 4; SO 1 3

American history 46 49 2 6

American history II'

Early Colonizatims

to 1877 49 1 3

American history II:

1865 to present 49 1 3

American literature 46 50 2 6

Analysis & interpre-

tation of literature 49 51 2 6

General biology 46 49 2 6

Clinical chemistry 4; SC Based on subject matter

in clinical year train-

ing.

Calculus with ana-

lytical geometry CO 49 2 6

College algebra 45 4b 1 3

College algebra-

trigonometry 45 SO 1 3

Computers S, data pro-

cessing 4; 49 1 3

Educational psychology 46 49 1 3

Elementary computer

programming - FORTRAN IV 48 SI 1 3

College composition 47 50 2 6

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English literature 46 49 2 6

English, freshman SI 2 6

French SS 56 0 12

49 0 9

44 0 6

General chemistry 49 50 2 6

General, psychology 4; 50 1 3

Geology 49 2 6

German SS 0 12

S2 0 9

45 43 0 6

Hemotology 46 51 Based on subject matt4DX


ing.

History of American

Education 46 50 J. 3

Human growth 4 development 45 51 1 3

Immunohemotology 47 50 Based on subject matter


ing.

Introduction to management 44 49 1

Introductory accounting 49 SO 2 6

Introductory business law 51 2 6

Introductory calculus 48 2 6

Introductory economics 48 2 6

Introductory MACRO

Economics 48 50 1 3

Introductory MICRO

Economics 47 50 1 3

Introductory MACRO and

MICRO Economics 47 49 1 3

Introductory marketing 48 SO 1 3

Introductory sociology 47 50 2 6

Microbiology 48 49 Based on Subject matter

in climatal year train-

ing.

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Money 4 banking 48 49 1 3

Spanish SS 0 12

48 0 9

45 0 6

Statistics 49 51 1 3

Tests t measurements 46 49 1 3

Trigonometry 58 54 1 3

Western civilization 58 49 2 6

western civilization Is

Ancient Near East to 1648 SO 1 3

Western civilization II:

1648 to present 48

(d) Because college level examination program credit is regarded in

the same category as transfer credit, no matter how earned, the maximum

transferability of credit under the college level examination program, both

general and subject examinations combined, is forty-five (45) semester or

sixty-seven and one-half (67.5) quarter credits.

(e) The institution awarding credit for the college level examination

program general examination, may, but need not, specify for what course(s)

it is being awarded. The institution awarding college level examination

program subject matter examination credit must specify for what course(s)

it is being awarded. The standard policies of the institution prohibiting

credit for overlapping courses will apply.

(f) Any implementation of a uniform CLEP percentile restriction of

the agreement will not affect CLEP credit awarded by institutions prier to

the September 1, 1972, effective date of implementation.

44* (6) Advanced placement - The following provisions shall apply to

credit awarded under the advanced placement program:

(a) Transferability of credit under the articulation agreement is

mandatory provided that the institution awarded the credit on advanced

placement prcgams scores of three (3), foar (4), or five (5) for any of the

thirteen 113) examinations in the program. The thirteen (13) advanced

placement program examina._ .s are as follows:

American history

Art (history of art, studio art)

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Biology

Chemistry

Classics (Vergil, lyric)

English

European history

Spanish

French (language, literature)

German

Mathematics (calculus AB i calculus BC)

Music

Physics (physics B, physics C mechanics,

physics C - electricity 6 magnetism)

(b) Ths college awarding credit on the basis of advanced placement

program scores shall specify the course for which credit is being given.

(c) No grade or quality points shall be assigned for credit awarded

on the basis of advanced placement program scores.

(d) There shall be no credit awarded on advanced placement program

which is duplicative of credit awarded for college level examination

program or courses taken in the college or received in transfer.

45). (7) United States armed forces institute (USAFI) credit. The

following provisions shall apply to credit awarded under the USAFI program:

(a) Credit earned through correspondence courses sponsored by USAFI

may be included under standard policies of the institutions.

(b) Credit may be awarded for tests of General Education Development

(GED) only when verified by CI.EP scores prescribed in subsection 43+ (5)

above,

(c) Credit awarded on the basis of sub)ect tests (USST) in collegiate

sub)ects may be inc:Jded provided that the scores are at the fiftieth

(50th) percentile or higher.

(d) The college awarding credit on the work sponsored by USAFI must

specify the course for which credit is being given.

(e) No grade or quality Pointe are to be assigned for credit awarded

on thw basis of work sponsored by USAFI.

lf/ No credit is to be awarded on work SponSored by USAFI which is

duplicative of credit awarded by CLEF, APP or courses taken in the college

or received in transfer.

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44* (8) Responsibility for general education requirements. The

baccalaureate degree in all state universities shall be awarded in

recognition of lower division (freshman-sophomore) combined with upper

division (Junior-senior) work. The general education requirement of the

baccalaureate degree shall be the sole responsibility of the institution

awarding the associate of arts degree in accordance with the general

education agreement of 1954. If, for any reason, .a student has no:

completed an approved general education program in a community college

prior to his or her transfer to a state university, the general education

requirement shall become the responsibility of the university.

lig%. 191 Pre-professional course responsibility. Lower division

programs in all state universities and community colleges enrolling fresh-

men and sophomores may offer introductory courses which permit the student

to explore the principal professional specializations that can be pursued

at the baccalaureate level. These introductory courses shall be adequate

in content to be fully counted toward the baccalaureate degree for students

continuing in such a professional field of specialization. However, the

determination of the major course requirements for a baccalaureate degree,

including courses in the major taken in the lower division, shall be the

responsibility of the state university awarding the degree.

#8.* (101 Ace fission to upper division programs which are competitive

due to space or fiscal limitations. Students receiving the associate of

arts university systsm. The specific university that accepts the student

will be determined by the preference of the student, by the program of

major concentration, and by space available within the specific institu-

tion. If, because of space or fiscal limitations, Any state university

must select from qualified community college graduates, its criteria for

selection shall be reported to the coordinating committee described in

subsection +#4* (2), Rule 6A-10.24, FAO.

fef (ai) Other associate degrees And certificates. Other associate

degrees and certificates may be awarded by a community college for programs

which have requirements different from the associate of arts, or a primary

objective other than transfer. Acceptance of course credits for transfers

from such degree or certificate programs will be evalu.ted by the senior

level institution on the basis of applicability of the courses to the

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baccalaureate program in the major field of the student. Each state

university is encouraged to develop admission policies that will consider

all factors indicating the possibility of success in its upper division of

transfer students who have not earned the associate of arts degree.

440t (12) Publication of upper division requirements. Each university

department shall list and update the requirements for each program leading

to the baccalaureate degree and shall publicize these requirements for use

by all other institutions in the state.

44e, (13) Statement of lower division prerequisite requirements. Each

state university shall include in its official catalog of undergraduate

courses a section stating all lower division prerequisite requirements for

each upper division specialization or major program. The sections of the

catalog may also list additional recommended courses but there shall be no

ambiguity between statement of requirements for all students for admission

to upper division work on the one hand, and prerequisites and other

requirements for admission to a major program on the other. All require-

ments for admission to a university, college, or program should be set

forth with precision and clarity. The catalog in effect at the time of the

student's initial enrollment in a community college shall govern lower

division prerequisites, provided that he or she has had continuous enroll-

ment as defined in the university catalog.

442* (14) Standard transcipt form. Each state university and each

community college shall keep complete academic record for each student.

The coordinating committee shall develop a standard form for recording the

academic performance and credits of students. Each transcript shall

include a./ academic work for which student is enrolled during each term;

the status in each course at the end of each term such as superior,

average, incomplete, or unsatisfactory; all grades and credits awarded and

a statement explaining the grading policy of the institution.

444* (15) Experimental programs. Experimental programs in all

institutions are encouraged. A community college and a state university

wishing to engage in a joint specific experimental. program which varies

from the existing transfer policy shalt report such a program to the

coordinating committee prior to implementation and shall keep the committee

informed of the progrses and outcome of such experimentation. Proposed

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experimental programs which would have systemwide implications or would

affect transfer to more than one (1) institution must be approved by the

coordinating committee prior to implementation. All experimental. programs

shalt be reported in writing to the coordinating committee including the

purpose, design, the participants, the duration, and the results of the

experiment. The final report shall be submitted not late:: than six (6)

months following the termination date of the experiment.

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445P illl In accordance with other provisions of Rule 6k-10.24, FAC,

of the articulation agreement, credit for any course or its equivalent, as

judged by the appropriate faculty task force and published in the course

numbering system, whic1 can be used by a native student to satisfy degree

irequirements at a state university can also be used for the same purpose by

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a transfer student regardless of the institution in which the credit was

earned. I

Specific Authority 229.053(1)A 240.115(11(21 FS. Law Implemented

229.053(2)(c), 229.551(1)(g), 229.814(51, 240.115 ES. History - New

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Subsection (16) of Rule GA-10.24 is amended to read:

6A-10.24 Articulation Between Universities, Community Colleges

and School Districts.

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When a student transfers among postsecondary area vocational-

technical centers, community colleges, and universities,_the

receiving institution shall award credit for courses satisfacto-

rily completed at the_previous institutions when the courses are

fudged ,by the appropriate common course designation and numbering

system faculty task forces to be eouivalent to courses offered at

the receiving institution and are entered in the course numbering

system. Credit so awarded can be used by transfer students to

satisfy certificate and degree reouirements in these institutions

on the same basis as native students,

Specific Authority 229.053(1), 240.115(1)(2) FS. Law Implemented

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community colleges and state universities toward fulfilling

the objectives of this section and s. 240.134.

Section 24. Section 240.134, Florida Statutes, is

created to read:

240.134 Remedial and developmental instruction in

ccmmunitv colleges and state universities.- -

(1) On or before June 30, 1984, from tests currently

in use in community colleges and universities, the State Board

of Education shall specify common Placement tests and testing

procedures which will assess the basic computation and

communication skills of students entering all Public community

colleges and state universities. The state board shall adopt

scores below which a student is determined to need

remediation. The State Board of Education shall admit rules

enabling the community colleges or state universities to

implement amnropriatemodifications of the test instruments or

test procedures for exceptional students.

(21 Community college or state university students who

have been identified as requiring remediation pursuant to

subsection (1) shall enroll in remedial courses to develop

needed skills. These students shall be permitted to take

courses concurrently in other curriculum areas for which they

are aualified, while enrolled in remedial courses. Credit

awarded for remedial courses shall not be counted towards

fulfilling the number of credits required for a degree.

(3) By August 1 19904 remedial education courses in

community colleces shall be limited to:

Lai Education of older students wishing to enter the

Associate of Arts program who are deficient in basic academic

skills and who are S_ years or more out of sequence from high

school graduation.

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1 ib) Correctina academic deficiencies which prevent a

2 student from benefiting from vocational instruction.

3 (4) By August 10;114 education not authorized in subsection (31 shall be the

5 resconsibility of dil,trict school boards, pursuant to s.

6 232.2455.

7 Section 25. Postsecondary feedback of information to

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10 Education shall adopt rules authorizing universities and

11 community colleges to report to school districts on the

12 performance of their students who are enrolled at a public

13 community college or state university. Such reports shall

14 indicate students referred to remedial or developmental

15 programs.

16 (2) The State Board of Education shall annually report

17 to the Legislature, no later than March 1 of each year, on the

18 number of Florida high school graduates by high school

19 referred to remediation programs.

20 Section 26. Section 240.60, Florida S'atutes, 1982

21 Supplement, is amended to read:

22 240.60 College career work experience program.- -

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24 experience program, to be administered by the Department of

25 Education. The purpose of the program is to introduce

26 eligibl- stIldents to work experience in declared major

27 areas .1f. study. Such program shall be available to:

28 (41(4i Any student attending a state university or

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30 1b)fai Any student attending a nonprofit Florida

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Articulation Plans for College-Level Instruction for

Nigh School Students.

(1) An objective of public education in the state shall be to

enhance learning opportunities for qualified students in each high

school during normal class hours through effective use of community

college programs and resources.

(2) The objective specified in Rule 6A-10.241(1), PAC, shall

be implemented through articulation agreements to be executed

between community college boards of trustees and district school

boards within the community college district. August 1 of each

year beginning isi 1983, each community college president shall

transmit to the Commissioner an articulation plan or amended plan

which shall include agreements for articulation with each district

school board within the college district. Each agreement shall

provide for at least the following:

(a) Procedures for providing college-level instruction for

high school students who demonstrate academic capabilities to

pursue college-level instruction and criteria to be used to

establish such readiness.

(b) A designation of college-level courses, which shall

include mathematics, English, science and social studies, and may

include academic courses leading to attainment of the Florida

Academic Scholars Certificate authorised in Rule 6A-1.93(4), FAC,

to be made available to high school students qualified according to

criteria required by Rule 6A-10.241(2)(a), FAC.

(c) Coordination of courses of the college and the high

schools to avoid unnecessary duplication and assure that the

community college courses are complementary to the high school

curriculum.

(d) Procedures for ensuring transferability of credit in

accordance with the articulation agreements required by Rule

64-10,24, PAC, and procedures to assure that high school credit may

also be awarded.

(e) Procedures for communication with students and parents

regarding educational benefits and requirements for participation.

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(C) Definition of specific administrative and procedural

relationships between the college and high schools within the

college district.

(g) Procedures for the community college to designate faculty

in each subject area required or authorized in Rule 6A-10.241

(2)(b), VAC, to teach cOLleg -level courses to high school students

And procedures to provide coordination of course offerings and

counseling services to high school students regarding the community

college educational program. Preference shall be given to high

school instructional personnel to be designated as adjunct faculty

to the college for the purpose of providing these educational

services.

(h) Provisions for equitable distribution of financial

resources between the board f trustees and the district school

board, with consideration to be given to the proportion of

instructional hours and the total amounts to be generated by both

the Florida Education Finance Program, the Community College

Program Fund and any provisions included in the General

Appropriations Act.

(3) An evaluation report shall he transmitted annually by

each college president to Vie Commissioner which shall includes

(a) Numners and percentage of students participating, by high

school, in each community college district.

(b) Performance of high school students participating in such

cooperative programs as compared to community college students

taking the same courses.

(c) Routs of high school student participation in college-

level instruction in high school facilities, community college

facilities, and other facilities.

(d) Hours of high school student instruct.on by high school

teachers designated as collage adjunct faculty and such hours

taught by other college faculty.

(4) The Commissioner shall transmit the articulatior plans

and the evaluation reports to the State Board, after appro.riate

review and sugmary by the Articulation Coordinating Committee.

Specific Authority 229.053(1) FS. Law Implemented 229.059(7)

(4)(n), 229.555, 229.814(5), 240.115 FS. History - New 5/29/83.

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