2 Evolution of Articulation Agreements in Mississippi Reginald Sykes Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning Assistant Commissioner Community/Junior College Relations

3 History of Articulation Agreement Articulation Agreement signed in 1991 The Articulation Agreement consists of 115 individual agreements The Articulation Agreement has over 12,000 credit hours guaranteed to transfer

4 Articulation Agreement The Articulation Agreement contains programs and courses appropriate for transfer to Mississippi’s eight public universities Developmental and career programs credit hours will not transfer Individual universities have agreed to accept selected technical hours

5 An individual agreement between a university and one or more community/junior colleges. It is intended that this agreement enhances the Articulation Agreement by allowing additional courses to transfer in a specific program of study. What is a Agreement?

6 Rationale for Agreements Recruitment opportunity University will allow additional courses to transfer into a specific program of study Complete program in eight semesters University is the only institution offering the program Work collaboratively with CJC Offer similar programs in the same facility or proximity University will allow additional technical courses to transfer

Agreement Challenges Articulation Agreement is a Agreement Students must Declare a Major Participation of all Community and Junior Colleges

8 Technical Agreements No State-wide Technical Agreements Early Childhood Initiative Business and Office Technology Cluster

9 IHL Agreements with Community/Junior Colleges Academic Year Participating Universities and Community/Junior Colleges Programs Location

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