Credit Transfer Framework Sample Clauses

Credit Transfer Framework. The Commonwealth’s statewide college credit transfer system includes an advising tool called the “Transfer Credit Framework”. The Framework allows students to seamlessly transfer up to 30 credits of foundation courses from one participating college or university to another and have those courses count toward graduation. See Appendix B or go to ▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇. Through the Transfer Credit Framework, the commonwealth’s Transfer and Articulation Oversight Committee identified six categories of foundation-level coursework that is common among the participating institutions. Each category consists of multiple course options. However, some Framework courses are more relevant to the field of Earth Science than others. A list of highly recommended courses in each category is included in Appendix A: Program-to-Program Articulation Model for Earth Science. It is important to note that many worthwhile and useful courses, such as an introductory course in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), may not be part of that the Transfer Credit Framework, so we do not recommend that students take only Framework courses, but rather that they confer with a counselor both at the 2-yr and intended 4-yr transfer institution to determine the best possible courses. Under this Agreement, students should select additional courses according to the criteria indicated for Framework Category 1, Category 2, Category 5 and Category 6. In Framework Category 3, students may apply a maximum of 4 credits completed as part of the Required General Content Area of Calculus. Likewise, a maximum of 8 credits in Chemistry, a Required General Coursework Area, may be used to satisfy the requirements of Framework Category 4. See Appendix A: Program-to-Program Articulation Agreement for Earth Science. A sound understanding of Ethics is important to the professional work of Earth Scientists. A course in Ethics is recommended, but not required, to partially fulfill the requirements of Category 6 of the Transfer Credit Framework. The Program Articulation Committee for Physical Sciences urges TAOC to consider adding more courses in Math (Calculus II) and the Physical Sciences (Physical and Historical Geology, Physics II, Calculus-based Physics I and II, Meteorology) to the Transfer Credit Framework, benefiting majors and non-majors alike. Students at two-year colleges may be less likely to take courses that are not part of the Framework, and consequently 1) may be less likely to find a good "fit" fo...