ARTICULATION AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, COLLEGE AT ONEONTA

AND

ADIRONDACK COMMUNITY COLLEGE

 

LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES:  MATHEMATICS & SCIENCE (AS)

ARTICULATED TO

WATER RESOURCES (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 it’s 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 Water Resources 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 Water Resources with an associate’s degree will under this agreement:

 

• 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

Water Resources

College at Oneonta

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The previous schedule shows how the requirements for the BS in Water Resources may be met in eight semesters when transferring from Adirondack Community College with an Associates degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences: Mathematics and Science.  This schedule is an example of one of many possible different schedules.  It is included only as an illustration of the type of schedule that might be followed by a full time student.  All students should consult their advisors when they plan their schedules at Adirondack Community College and then at Oneonta State College upon transfer.