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College Transfer Advising Center
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| Why Are We Here? |
Welcome to the College Transfer Advising Center!
The purpose of the center is to assist students pursuing an Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, or an Associate of Fine Arts degree program. Academic advising is an integral part of your educational experience. Advisors provide support as you make decisions regarding academic success, higher education, and lifelong learning. The more you see your advisor, the more you will benefit from his or her expertise and personalized assistance.We want to help to make your transfer to a 4-year university
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| What Do We Do? |
• Pre-Major determinations
• Appropriate course selections
• Placement test score interpretation
• Educational plan development
• Transcript evaluations
• Degree audits
• Program changes
• GTCC Catalog and College Transfer Program requirements
• College Transfer resources
• Titan Cruiser and Webadvisor assistance
• University and college visits
• Transfer fairs (Fall and Spring)
• College Transfer workshops |
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| The Comprehensive Atriculation Agreement |
The Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA) is a statewide agreement existing between the North Carollina Community College System and the University of North Carolina. It includes the 16 public universities that are part of this system, and 23 independent colleges and universitties.
• The CAA governs the transfer of credits from a community college to a member college or university.
• The objective of the CAA is the smooth transfer of students between these educational entities.
• The CAA is available via the Internet: www.ga.unc.edu/student_info/caa
• The CAA website includes the following information:
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• A copy of the agreement
• A list of approved degrees and their requirements
• A list of approved pre-majors and their requirements
• A list of approved transfer classes
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| 30/44/66 Hour Options |
64hrs: Students can graduate from a community college with an Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, or Associate in Fine Arts degree. This guarantees admission to a college or university within the UNC system as a junior. This is the best choice for most students.
44hrs: Students can complete the 44 hour general Diploma of Transfer Readiness, as described in the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement. Once completed, this core will meet the freshman/sophomore general education requirements at all UNC institutions.
30hrs: Students who have met the minimum high school requirements for the university system can transfer to most university system colleges after completing 30 hours of transferable credit, with a grade of “C” or better.
32hrs: Students who have not met the minimum requirements in high school will have to complete 32 specific hours of coursework, including six hours of English, six hours of college-level mathematics, six hours of social science, six hours of foreign language, and eight hours of lab sciences, with a grade of “C” or better in each course. |
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| Success Tips |
• Go to Class!
• Use your syllabus
• Get to know your professors
• Make good grades
• Ignore rumors
• Be prepared
• Understand that being a student is a full time job
• Be patient with yourself
• Balance and budget your time
• Don’t put of taking diffucult classes
• Use college resources (you paid for it)
• Use your advisors
• Get involved in GTCC
• Know course pre-requisites
• Know published deadlines; i.e. registration, payments, withdrawal, etc.
• Know which courses qualify as college transfer
• REGISTER EARLY!
• HAVE FUN! |
