For Texas students: guaranteed block transfer of first 2 years

[sanantone]

Clep3705 has talked a lot about the State of Texas mandating that the core curriculum (general education courses) from one public college be accepted in transfer by another public college. When answering someone's question on another forum about the Alamo Colleges, I found out that the State of Texas has taken it further. The first two years for certain majors are transferable from one public college to another. The first two years generally include general education credits plus lower level credits in the major.

Business
Communication
Computer Science
Criminal Justice
Educator Preparation: Grades 4-8 Certification
Educator Preparation: Early Childhood Education
Engineering
Engineering Technology
Mexican-American Studies
Music
Nursing
Associate of Arts in Teaching (A.A.T.)

Transfer Information

[corpsole2]

The state of California also did something similar: they passed STAR - Student Transfer and Reform Act. It now requires all community college credits earned in California to be accepted at the UC and CSU campuses. This will keep students from having to repeat classes in UC Berkeley they already took in Los Angeles Valley College. I hope other states start considering their version of the STAR Act.

[ironheadjack]

I'm pretty sure New Jersey has a similar program for students transferring from CC to a 4 year state school.

[cookderosa]

most states do this, not just Texas. Folks completing an AA or AS through a community college should always ask. If there isn't a block guarantee, there are likely articulation agreements (same idea).