The Pennsylvania State University, Altoona College
Articulation Agreement
between
PENNSYLVANIA HIGHLANDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
and
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY,
The Altoona College
on the
Bachelor of Arts in Letters, Arts, and Sciences
The Pennsylvania State University (PSU) through the Altoona College
(PSAC) and Pennsylvania Highlands Community College (PHCC) sets forth
the
condition upon which PSU will consider graduates of the Associate of
Arts
in Liberal Arts (AALA) program at PHCC for admission into the Bachelor
of Arts in Letters, Arts, and Sciences (LASAL) at Penn State
Altoona.
This document sets forth those conditions which the parties hereby
agree
to.
A. Rationale for the articulation agreement
This agreement applies only to the AALA program that is currently
constituted
and delivered at PHCC as of the 2004-05 academic year. PHCC is
a relatively new community college located in the service area of Penn
State Altoona. The purpose of this agreement is to facilitate the
transition of Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts graduates to the
Bachelor
of Arts in Letters, Arts, and Sciences (LASAL) program at Penn State
Altoona.
B. Description of how the agreement may be renewed or terminated
1. PHCC agrees to promptly notify Penn State Altoona (PSAC) upon any
substantive modification to the curriculum of the AALA program, and
further
agrees that the terms of this agreement will no longer hold unless PSU
provides a written approval that the curricular changes do not alter
the
intent of this agreement.
2. PSAC agrees to provide PHCC with information about the B.A. in
Letters,
Arts, and Sciences program of study and any changes to the curriculum,
should they occur. Conditions for admission into the B.A. in
Letters,
Arts, and Sciences program are stipulated in Section D of this
document.
3. PHCC and PSAC agree to review the terms, conditions, and effects
of this agreement every five years.
4. The terms of this agreement shall remain in effect, except as
stipulated
in certain previous terms listed herein, until terminated by either
party.
Any party may terminate the agreement with or without cause, on the
provision
of 120 days written notice to the other parties.
C. Estimate of the number of students transferring to Penn State
annually.
Initially, 5 students annually are expected to transfer to Penn
State.
D. Admission requirement and transfer of academic credits
1. PSU agrees that graduates of the AALA program at PHCC meet the
admission
standards of the B.A. in Letters, Arts, and Sciences at Penn State
Altoona,
if they satisfy the following conditions:
a. Applicants with at least of 2.0 Grade Point Average are eligible
for admission into the B.A. in Letters, Arts, and Sciences
b. Applicants agree as part of the admission requirements to consult
with a Penn State advisor in the B.A. in Letters, Arts, and Sciences
program
to select an option in B.A. in Letters, Arts, and Sciences, and prepare
a proposal for completion of the degree.
c. Successful completion of 60 transferable credits with a grade
of “C” (2.0 grade points per credit) or better:
Courses in the AALA Curriculum
General Education Core
23 credits
STU100 College Study Skills, 1 cr.
ENG110 English Composition I, 3 cr.
ENG111 English Composition II/Studies in Literature, 3 cr.
COM101 Public Speaking, 3 cr.
MAT145 College Algebra, 3, cr.
CIT100 Microcomputer Applications, 3 cr.
HUM100 Introduction to Humanities, 3 cr. (1)
HUM115 Introduction to the Liberal Arts, 1 cr. (1)
LIF 111 Health and Wellness, 3 cr.
Humanities Electives
Choose 12 credits
HUM105 Introduction to Art History, 3 cr.
HUM110 Introduction to Philosophy, 3 cr.
HUM120 World Religions/Religious Studies, 3 cr.
HUM125 Introduction to Painting and Sculpting, 3 cr.
HUM130 Introdcution to Music, 3 cr.
HUM150 Introdcution to American Cinema, 3 cr.
HUM200 Popular American Music in the 20th Century, 3 cr.
ENG201 Survey of American Literature I, 3 cr.
ENG202 Survey of American Literature II, 3cr.
ENG210 Survey of British Literature I, 3 cr.
ENG211 Survey of British Literature II, 3 cr.
ENG 215 Creative Writing, 3 cr.
ASL101 American Sign Language, 3 cr.
FRE101 French I, 3 cr.
FRE102 French II, 3 cr.
SPA101 Spanish I, 3 cr.
SPA102 Spanish II, 3 cr.
Natural Science and Mathematics
Electives
Choose 6 credits
AST100 Astronomy, 3 cr.
BIO100 General Biology, 3 cr.
BIO101 General Biology Laboratory, 1 cr.
CHM100 General Chemistry, 3 cr.
CHM101 General Chemistry Laboratory, 1 cr.
CHM200 Environmental Chemistry, 3 cr.
CHM201 Environmental Chemistry Lab, 1 cr.
MAT160 Trigonmetry, 3 cr.
MAT170 Precalculus, 3 cr.
MAT200 Probability and Statistics, 3 cr.
MAT210 Calculus, 3 cr.
MAT220 Calculus II, 3 cr.
PHY100 Applied Physics, 3 cr.
PHY101 Applied Physics Laboratory, 1 cr.
Social Sciences Electives
Choose 12 credits
ANT100 Introduction to Anthropology, 3 cr.
ECO100 Macroeconomics, 3 cr.
GE0100 Introduction to Geography, 3 cr.
GEO110 World Regional Geography, 3 cr.
GOV100 Introduction to American National Government, 3 cr.
GOV200 International Politics, 3 cr.
GOV210 Current Events and Contemporary Issues, 3 cr.
PSY100 General Psychology, 3 cr.
SOC100 Introduction to Sociology, 3 cr.
History
Choose 6 credits
HIS100 U.S. History I, 3 cr.
HIS110 US. History II, 3 cr.
HIS 200 History of Pennsylvania, 3 cr.
HIS250 World War II through Film, 3 cr.
CIV100 Western Civilization I, 3 cr.
CIV110 Western Civilization II, 3 cr.
Open Elective
Students must choose a
minimum of 3 credits
d. The following PHCC courses will fulfill General Education or
Bachelor of Arts requirements towards the LASAL in the categories
listed
below. While other courses may be taken, they will only transfer
as general credits and must be petitioned at PSU to be useful in a
degree
program.
Writing and Speaking (GWS-9 credits)
ENG110 English Composition I, 3 cr.
ENG111 English Composition II/Studies in Literature, 3 cr.
COM101 Public Speaking, 3 cr.
Arts (GA, 6 credits General Education, 3 credits B.A,
non-English)
HUM105 Introduction to Art History, 3 cr.
Humanities (GH, 6 credits General Education, 3 credits
B.A,
non-English)
HIS100 U.S. History I, 3 cr.
HIS110 US. History II, 3 cr.
CIV100 Western Civilization I, 3 cr.
CIV110 Western Civilization II, 3 cr.
HUM110 Introduction to Philosophy, 3 cr.
HUM120 World Religions/Religious Studies, 3 cr. *
Natural Sciences (GN, 9 credits General Education, include
on lab
course)
AST100 Astronomy, 3 cr.
BIO100 General Biology, 3 cr.
CHM101 General Chemistry Laboratory, 1 cr.
PHY100 Applied Physics, 3 cr. (2)
PHY101 Applied Physics Laboratory, 1 cr. (2)
Quantitative (GQ, 6 credits General Education)
MAT145 College Alegbra, 3 cr.
MAT170 Precalculus, 3 cr.
MAT200 Probability and Statistics, 3 cr.
MAT210 Calculus, 3 cr.
Social and Behavioral Sciences
(GS, 6 credits General Education, 3 credits B.A.)
ECO100 Macroeconomics, 3 cr.
GOV100 Introduction to American National Government, 3 cr.
SOC100 Introduction to Sociology, 3 cr.
GE0100 Introduction to Geography, 3 cr. *
Foreign Languages (0-12 credits B.A.)
SPA101 Spanish I, 3 cr.
SPA 102 Spanish II, 3 cr.
Health and Physical Activity (GHA, 3 credits B.A.)
LIF 111 Wellness and Nutrition, 3 cr.
* Also meets Intercultural/International Requirement (GI)
e. The following PHCC courses
automatically transfer as an
equivalent
course to a PSU course.
PHCC
Courses
PSU Courses
AST 100 Introduction to
Astronomy*
ASTRO 001 Astronomical Universe
BIO 100 General
Biology*
BI SC 001 Structure & Function of
Organisms
CHM 100 General
Chemistry*
CHEM 011 Introductory Chemistry
CIT 163 C Programming
Language
CMPSC 201C Computer Programming
For Engineers Using C
CIT 100 Microcomputer
Applications*
MIS 103 Microcomputer Applications
In Business
CIV 100 Western Civilization
I*
HIST 001 The Western Heritage I
CIV 110 Western Civilization
II*
HIST 002 The Western Heritage II
COM 110 Interpersonal
Communications*
SPCOM 203 Interpersonal Communications
COM 101 Public
Speaking
CAS 100 Effective Speech
COM110
Inrterpersonal Communciations CAS
203 Interpersonal Communications
COM 200 Media and
Society*
COMM 100 The Mass Media & Society
ECO 100
Macroeconomics
ECON 004 Introductory Macroeconomic
Analysis and Policy
ECO 110
Microeconomics
ECON 002 Introductory Microeconomic
Analysis and Policy
ENG 110 English Composition
I
ENGL 015 Rhetoric and Composition
ENG 111 English Composition
II*
ENGL 202B Effective Writing: Writing
In the Humanities
ENG 120 Business Letter & Report
Writing
ENGL 202D Effective Writing: Business
Writing
ENG 130 Technical
Writing
ENGL 202C Effective Writing: Technical
Writing
ENG 201 Survey of Am. Literature
I
ENGL 231 Am. Literature to 1865
ENG 202 Survey of Am. Literature
II
ENGL 232 Am. Literature from 1865
ENG 210 Survey of British Literature
I*
ENGL 221 British Literature to 1798
ENG 211 Survey of British Literature
II*
ENGL 222 British Literature from 1798
ENG 215 Creative
Writing*
ENGL 50 Introduction to Creative Writing
GEO 100 Introduction to
Geography*
GEOG 040 World Regional Geography
GOV 100 Introduction to
American
PL SC 001 Introduction to American
National
Government*
National Government
HCM160 Law and Ethics for Health
HD FS 301 Values and Ethics in
Human Development
Occupations
HIS 100
U.S. History
I
HIST 020 American Civilization to 1887
HIS 110 U.S. History
II
HIST 021 American Civilization from1887
HUM 105 Introduction to Art
History*
ART H 100 Introduction to Art
HUM 110 Introduction to
Philosophy*
PHIL 001 Basic Problems in Philosophy
HUM 120 Philosophy of
Religion/Religious
RL ST 001 Introduction to World Religions
Studies*
HUM130 Introduction to
Music
MUSIC Introduction to Western
Music
HUS150 Human Development across
HD FS 129 Introduction to HDSF
the Life Span
LDR 120 Management
Principles
MGMT 100 Survey Of Management
MAT145 College
Alegbra
MATH 41 College Alegbra I
MAT 210 Calculus I
MATH 110 Technical Calculus I
MAT 220 Calculus II
MATH 111 Technical Calculus II
PSY 100
General
Psychology
PSY 002 Psychology
SOC 100 Introduction to
Sociology
SOC 001 Introductory Sociology
SOC 200 Contemporary Social
Issues*
SOC 005 Social Problems
* - approved as automatic transfers as of June 1, 2001
f. The following PHCC Courses will substitute for PSU
courses
which may count towards the B.A. in Letters, Arts, and Sciences
program.
PHCC
Courses
PSU Courses
CHM 101 General Chemistry
Lab
CHEM 014 Experimental Chemistry
MAT 170
Precalculus
MATH 041 Trigonometry & Analytic
Geometry
MAT 200 Probability and
Statistics
STAT 200 Elementary Statistics
SPA 101 Spanish
I
SPAN 001 Elementary Spanish (3)
SPA 102 Spanish
II
SPAN 002 Elementary Spanish (3)
Notes:
(1) HUM 100 (Introduction to Humanities, 3 cr.), HUM 115
(Introduction
to the Liberal Arts, 1
cr.), and HUM 140 (Liberal Arts Seminar, 3 cr.) will transfer as
elective
credits. The only course in the core of AALA that will not
transfer
is STU 100 (College Study Skills, 1 cr.).
(2) PHYS 100 (Applied Physics, 3 cr.) and PHYS 101 (Applied
Physics
Laboratory, 1 cr.) are
the equivalent on PHYS 150 at PSU, which is a 3 cr. course. The
remaining credit will transfer as elective credit.
(3) SPA 101 (Spanish I) and SPA 102 (Spanish II) are 3
credit
courses.
g. Students must meet PSU’s conduct standards in regard to known
behavioral
problems.
E. Advising and special services at both the non-Penn State
location
and Penn State Altoona.
Penn State Altoona agrees to provide advising information to PHCC
about
the B.A. in Letters, Arts, and Sciences and other baccalaureate degree
programs, and will provide representatives to visit the campuses of
PHCC
for recruitment activities.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College agrees to supply addresses
or
address labels for each year’s graduates of the associate degree
program
in Liberal Arts to aid in the recruitment of students to Penn State
Altoona.
Address labels should be sent to, Admissions and Enrollment Services,
Penn
State Altoona, 3000 Ivyside Park, Altoona, PA 16601 and to Admissions,
Penn State Dubois, College Place, Dubois, PA 15801.
F. Impact of the agreement, if any on other programs, colleges,
or
campuses of the University, including evidence of consultation with
Penn
State.
This program is designed to facilitate the transfer of associate
degree
graduates in Liberal Arts from PHCC to Penn State Altoona.
Cambria
County is part of Penn State Altoona’s service area, so the impact on
other
programs, colleges, or campuses of the Pennsylvania State University is
expected to be minimal, if any. However, other Penn State
campuses
and colleges have the opportunity to adhere to this agreement as it
applies
to PHCC’s AALA graduates and PSU LAS programs.
This agreement constitutes the entire agreement and terms of
understanding
among the parties named herein and supersedes any prior agreements or
understandings
among the parties.
See attached correspondence as evidence of consultation within Penn
State.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College
____________________________________________
________________________
Kathleen Davis, Ph.D. Date
President, Pennsylvania Highlands Community College
____________________________________________
________________________
Don Shaver Date
Dean, Pennsylvania Highlands Community College
The Pennsylvania State University
___________________________________________
________________________
William G. Cale, Jr., Ph.D. Date
CEO and Dean, Penn State Altoona College
____________________________________________
________________________
John J. Romano, Ph.D. Date
Vice Provost and
Dean for Enrollment Management & Administration
Pennsylvania State University
Support for the Articulation Agreement with Pennsylvania
Highlands Community College on the
Bachelor of Arts in Letters, Arts, and Sciences
We have noted the proposed articulation agreement on the B.A. in
Letters,
Arts, and Sciences between Cambria County Area Community College and
the
Pennsylvania State University through the Altoona College and have no
objections.
__Carl Lovitt (for Susan Phillips Speece)__________
_2/201___________________
Susan Phillips Speece, Ph.D. Date
Dean, Penn State Berks-Lehigh Valley College
__Nancy Herron (for John Leathers) *_____________
________________________
John Leathers, Ph.D. Date
Interim Dean, Commonwealth College
__Karen W. Sandler____________________________ _1/16/01_________________
Karen W. Sandler, Ph.D. Date
Dean, Penn State Abington College
__Madlyn Hanes_____________________________ __1/25/01________________
Madlyn Hanes, Ph.D. Date
Dean, Capital College
__John Lilley, D.M.A._________________________ _1/24/01_________________
John Lilley, D.M.A. Date
Dean, Behrend College
* Participating in Agreement
