For community college students and graduates who want to transfer to one of North Carolina’s 16 public universities, the path just got a lot easier.
Nearly 1,400 Transfer Guides are now available, providing advisors and students with key information about admissions, course equivalencies and academic programs. The online data tool will help students match their earned community college credits to four-year degree requirements in specific majors at individual University of North System institutions. The guides are published on university websites and at the College Foundation of North Carolina (CFNC) website, www.cfnc.org/transferguides, where a search function allows students to easily browse and compare transfer possibilities by major and by campus.
The user-friendly, accessible guides replace Baccalaureate Degree Plans, previously used by North Carolina Community College System students planning to enroll at a UNC System institution after completing an associate in arts or associate in science degree.
Last fall, more than 9,400 students and graduates transferred from community colleges to UNC System universities.
Transfer Guides will be updated annually. The guides are the culmination of more than two years of work by the UNC System Office and the Transfer Advisory Committee, made up of representatives from the North Carolina Community College System and the UNC System. The common resource better fulfills the mandate of the 2014 Comprehensive Articulation Agreement, a statewide pact among community colleges and universities to help students move among them.
“We need to make it easy for talented, ambitious students to continue their education,” said UNC System President Hans, who previously served as president of the North Carolina Community College System. “College courses should be challenging; college transfer should be simple.”
“This represents a significant milestone in our ongoing, collaborative commitment to enhancing economic mobility for families across North Carolina,” said NCCCS President Dr. Jeff Cox. “Community college students now have a clearer pathway to a bachelor’s degree, and our academic advisors now have better resources to support students as they pursue their academic and career goals.” The interactive Transfer Guides are live now. The UNC System will collect feedback from users this fall and make any changes needed to improve the database and design of the guides.