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Statewide Articulation Agreements

General Education (GE) Council

GE Council is convened pursuant to §23-1-108.5 (3) Colorado Revised Statute. The council’s statutory duties include:

  • Recommend to CCHE a system of common course numbering;
  • Recommend to CCHE coursework to include in gtPathways;
  • Recommend to CCHE statewide articulation agreements; and
  • Participate in and collaborate with DHE on Faculty-to-Faculty Conferences.

Faculty to Faculty Conferences

gtPathways

Statewide Articulation Agreements

Other Transfer Agreements

Institutional Transfer Guides

Related Laws and Policies

  • Colorado Revised Statutes
  • PDFHouse Bill 01-1263 (King)
    • Added Student Bill of Rights, Degree Requirements, Implementation of Core Courses, On-line Catalogue, and Competency Test to C.R.S. §23-1-125(1-4).
  • PDFHouse Bill 01-1298 (Berry)
    • Created GE Council and a statewide articulation matrix system of common course numbering (gtPathways general education core) in C.R.S. §23-1-108.5(1-6).
  • PDFSenate Bill 10-088
    • Allowed Colorado Community College System and Junior Colleges to offer degrees with designation for statewide transfer/articulation agreements in C.R.S. §23-60-211(1-2) and 23-71-123(3).
  • PDFSenate Bill 10-108
    • Clarified that each public institution of higher education shall grant full course credits to students for the core courses they successfully test out of, free of tuition in C.R.S. §23-1-125(4) and authorized non-public institutions to participate in gtPathways in C.R.S. §23-1-125(5).
  • PDFHouse Bill 10-1208
    • Defines “Statewide Degree Transfer Agreement” as an agreement among all state institutions of higher education for the transfer of an AA or AS degree and applies to common degree programs;
    • Stipulates that under these agreements, receiving institutions shall accept in transfer all credit hours of acceptable courses in an AA or AS degree; if admitted, students will be enrolled with junior status; the receiving institution may not require any additional credits of lower-division gtPathways courses (except for those necessary for preparation in the degree program and which are published and do not extend the time to degree beyond that required for native students); credits earned within 10 years of transfer shall apply; the GPA required of transfer students shall be no higher than that required of native students; and
    • Requires at least fourteen of these agreements by July 1, 2016 in C.R.S. §23-1-108(7).
  • PDFStatewide Transfer Policy
  • PDFStudent Appeal Policy

 


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