GOAL OR PURPOSE:

The primary purpose of this course is to provide Alabama community college advisors and counselors with an instructional process in which they can teach their prospective transfer students about the pitfalls associated with transferring from one institution to another. Hopefully, through this process, your students can avoid future difficulty or minimize the stress associated with changing schools.

PHILOSOPHICAL BASIS:

There are a number of reasons for teaching this information. Many students lose credits when transferring from one school to another. This can result in a great amount of wasted time and money. In addition, many students find the transfer process to be confusing and stressful. This information, if presented correctly, can help your students to become pro-active rather than re-active as they go through the transfer process.

STATE OF ALABAMA LEGISLATIVE MANDATE:

In March of 1994, the Alabama State Legislature passed ACT 94-202. This legislation created the Articulation and General Studies Committee (AGSC). The AGSC was charged with creating a statewide articulation (transfer credit) program that would help prevent the loss of transfer credit from one public institution to another. In addition, it expanded the roll of the Statewide Articulation & Transfer Reporting System (STARS) to provide state approved transfer guides for students. For more information about the AGSC and STARS please click the AGSC/STARS Logo below.

NOTE: Other states may have similar articulation/transfer programs in place. Encourage students to check with their state government to see is such programs exist.