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Articulation Agreements

"Articulation" is a term that relates to the various methods by which a student is able to receive credit for skills and knowledge mastered usually in the form of course work. An articulation agreement validates that the education received in one institution is equivalent to that of another institution, and that a student who has successfully completed a course or courses at one institution, will not have to repeat this work at the second institution. The agreement is the document that recognizes this arrangement between educational institutions and allows the transfer of course credit from one to the other.

Course work may be articulated horizontally (community college to another community college or 2-year school to another 2-year school) or vertically (high school to community college or community college to university). Samples of articulation agreements are available and may be used as models for your program. The first sample may be duplicated and modified to articulate courses between your institution and local independent school districts allowing students to complete college course work while in high school. The second sample may be used to articulate upwards to the university level, to ensure that students do not lose credit when choosing to pursue a four year degree.

A chart illustrating articulated courses in process technology across the United States is available. This tool provides you with contact information of those who already have successfully articulated courses or programs.