ARTICULATION AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, COLLEGE AT ONEONTA

AND

ADIRONDACK COMMUNITY COLLEGE

 

LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES:  MATHEMATICS & SCIENCE (AS)

ARTICULATED TO

BIOLOGY WITH A HUMAN BIOLOGY TRACK (BS)

 

This statement of purpose and procedures is intended to facilitate the transition of graduates of an associate degree program at Adirondack Community College to a baccalaureate degree program at SUNY Oneonta.  The College at Oneonta recognizes its particular responsibility to students from its surrounding region, as well as from the rest of New York State, to insure a smooth transition from a two-year institution.  The College at Oneonta has made a strong commitment to help transfer students maximize their opportunities.

 

AGREEMENT

 

1. Adirondack Community College students who have graduated or who will graduate with an AS in Liberal Arts and Sciences: Mathematics and Science, who apply in a timely manner and meet the admission criteria at the time of application, will be admitted to the BS degree program in Biology with a Human Biology Track upon application as matriculated students with junior status at the College at Oneonta.

 

2. There is a 66-credit limit on the number of eligible transfer credit granted.  Further information on the College at Oneonta’s transfer credit policy can be found on it’s website, www.oneonta.edu.

 

3. Students completing the course of study put forth will complete ten of the twelve College at Oneonta General Education Two requirements at Adirondack.

 

4. The courses recommended in this agreement are not to be considered contractual; they reflect the current, appropriate sequencing of courses that will make the articulation most compatible.  Students are advised to consult both Adirondack Community College’s and the College at Oneonta’s catalogs to check any modification or changes to program requirements.

 

5. This agreement will be monitored on a yearly basis by contact among the articulation coordinators and department chairpersons.  Each institution assumes responsibility for making this a viable and workable agreement for interested students.  Either institution, giving the other one-year written notice, may terminate this agreement.
6. Each institution may carry out publication and marketing of this agreement.  This can include, but is not limited to, printed material, websites, and inclusion in admissions material.

 

All students transferring to the College at Oneonta from Adirondack Community College under this agreement must:

 

• Be in good academic standing with Adirondack Community College.
• Have a minimum cumulative quality point average of 2.5.
• Have completed and been awarded the appropriate associate degree.
• Have followed the appropriate application process in applying to the College at Oneonta and must furnish a final transcript with their degree posted.
• Have earned grades of “D-” or better in coursework to assure transferability.

 

Exceptions may be made on a case-by-case basis.

 

Once accepted into the College at Oneonta, students who are transferring into the BS program in Biology with a Human Biology Track with an associate’s degree under this agreement will:

 

• Be given junior status.
• Be advised as they pursue the successful completion of degree requirements by their respective academic department.  Upon acceptance, a transfer credit evaluation and advisement document outlining coursework to be completed will be made available to the student. 
• Students will be considered for all Transfer Scholarships available through the Office of Admissions without filing any additional paperwork.
• The College at Oneonta will extend every opportunity to help students complete the baccalaureate degree in two additional years.

 

 

This agreement will come into effect on July 22, 2002 and both colleges will review, edit, and re-sign this agreement by July 22, 2007.  The course selection included in this articulation may be subject to change as new requirements are established for majors.  Both institutions assume a good faith effort to continually update each college on any changes to programs and requirements.  This is a joint effort on the part of both institutions to help transfer students maximize their transferability.

 

The primary contact person at the Adirondack Community College campus will be Douglas Gaulin, Assistant Professor of Counseling/Transfer Counselor, Adirondack Community College, 640 Bay Road, Queensbury, NY  12804.  (518) 743-2200.

 

The primary contact at the College at Oneonta will be the Coordinator of Transfer Articulation, College at Oneonta, 116 Alumni Hall, Oneonta, NY 13820.  (607) 436-2524.

 

Liberal Arts and Science:  Mathematics and Science

Adirondack Community College

Articulated to

Biology with a Human Biology Track

College at Oneonta

 

	Oneonta Equivalency
First Semester HRD Freshman Experience                1-3sh ENG 101 Writing I                               3sh BIO 111 General Zoology                    4sh MAT 127 Intro to Statistics                  4sh SUNY Gen Ed US History                   3sh PED Physical Education                        1sh                                                      16-18sh   Second Semester ENG 102-110 Writing II                      3sh BIO 112 General Botany                      4sh ANT 101 Cultural Anthropology           3sh CIS 111 Computers & Applications     3sh PED Physical Education                        1sh                                                           14sh   Third Semester SUNY Gen Ed Western Civilization      3sh PSY 101 Intro Psychology                   3sh CHM 111 General Chemistry I            4sh BIO 205 General Ecology                    4sh SUNY Foreign Language Course         3sh                                                           17sh   Fourth Semester SUNY Gen Ed Arts Course                 3sh SUNY Gen Ed Humanities Course       3sh CHM 112 General Chemistry II           4sh BIO 212 Genetics                                4sh ANT 103 Physical Anthropology          3sh                                                           17sh	First Semester Elective Credit                                  1-3sh COMP 100 Composition                     3sh BIOL 100 General Biology I                 4sh STAT 101 Intro to Statistics                 4sh US History Gen Ed Met                       3sh Physical Education Elective                   1sh    Second Semester COMP 200 Advanced Composition     3sh BIOL 105 General Biology II               4sh ANTH 100 Cultural Anthropology        3sh CSCI 100 Intro to Computers              3sh Physical Education Elective                   1sh     Third Semester Western Civilization Gen Ed Met          3sh PSYC 100 Intro to Psychology 3sh CHEM 111 General Chemistry I           4sh BIOL 282 General Ecology                  4sh Foreign Language Gen Ed Met 3sh     Fourth Semester Arts Gen Ed Met                                  3sh Humanities Gen Ed Met                        3sh CHEM 112 General Chemistry II         4sh BIOL 212 General Genetics                 4sh ANTH 130 Intro Biological Anthro.      3sh
Students following the above outline would have to complete the following coursework at Oneonta State College upon transfer: Oneonta General Education                  6sh ANTH 232                                          3sh Morphology. Complete one: BIOL 205, BIOL 340, PSYC 324 ANTH 331                                       3-4sh Evolution/Ecology.  Complete two: ANTH 221, ANTH 230, ANTH 234, ANTH 330, ANTH 331, ANTH 332, BIOL 216, BIOL 311, GEOG 225, GEOG 304, INTD 214                        6sh Biomedical.  Complete two: ANTH 219, ANTH 236, BIOL 206, BIOL 207, BIOL 362                       6-8sh (One of the above courses must be a 300-level course or an additional course must be taken) Complete one of the following options: CHEM 221 and CHEM 322 OR CHEM 226 and CHEM 330                8sh     REQUIRED 32-35 SEMESTER HOURS+ ELECTIVE CREDIT TO REACH 122 MINIMUM CREDITS FOR GRADUATION	Fifth Semester BIOL 205 Anatomy & Physiology I      4sh Oneonta General Education                  3sh CHEM 221 Organic Chemistry I          4sh Elective Credit                                      3sh     Sixth Semester BIOL 206 Anatomy & Physiology II    4sh Oneonta General Education                  3sh CHEM 322 Organic Chemistry II         4sh Elective Credit                                      4sh     Seventh Semester ANTH 232 Biol. & Culture Change      3sh ANTH 230 Primate Behavior                3sh Upper Division Elective                         3sh Elective Credit                                      3sh Elective Credit                                      3sh     Eighth Semester ANTH 236 Health and Healing             3sh ANTH 332 Human Pop. Genetics         3sh Upper Division Elective                         3sh Elective Credit                                      3sh Elective Credit                                      3sh