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ARTICULATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND PARK UNIVERSITY OVERVIEW: This formal program articulation agreement is made and entered into by Park University, hereinafter referred to as Park, and Ozarks Technical Community College, hereinafter referred to as OTC. By this agreement OTC and Park express a shared commitment to increasing opportunities for student access to and success in higher education. By clarifying transfer policies and procedures, which assure articulation between programs, the institutions seek to assist students in making a seamless transfer from the associate to the baccalaureate degree. PURPOSE: This agreement provides students who have earned an Associate of Arts the opportunity to complete a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science at Park. Any OTC student who has earned an Associate of Arts and adheres to the guidelines within this agreement is guaranteed that Park will accept designated freshman and sophomore education credits and all general education credits and will apply such to the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in a manner consistent with the treatment of native Park students. CONDITIONS OF TRANSFER: Section I: Admissions and Matriculation OTC students maintaining continuous enrollment under this agreement will be afforded the same treatment and protection as native Park students enrolled under a specific catalog. Criteria for acceptance into Park will be the same for transfer as for native students. OTC, upon request of students, will provide verification of completed courses to Park through its Office of Admissions and Records. The transcript of students transferring from OTC will be evaluated by the Registrar’s Office at Park. Transfer students from OTC will have access to financial aid, scholarships, and student services on the same basis as native students. Minimum grade of “C” in all courses must be maintained to qualify for transfer under this articulation agreement. Completion of the residency requirement: 30 hours of earned and graded college hours at Park. At least 15 of these 30 hours must be in the major core. Park will apply the same academic progress and graduation standards to OTC transfer students as those applicable to native students at Park. Section II: Transfer of Credit A maximum of 75 credit hours will be accepted by Park from OTC to be applied to the Bachelor of Science. Transfer students from OTC, upon acceptance into appropriate program at Park, will have junior standing at Park. Section III: Program Plan While a course-by-course equivalence was used in the development of this plan, this agreement presumes that the general education core requirements at OTC meet all freshman and sophomore level university studies requirements of Park. Students falling under this program articulation agreement will be responsible for successfully completing the prescribed requirements. TERMS of AGREEMENT: This agreement is made and entered into in the academic year 2010-2011 and remains in force unless changed in writing by mutual agreement to both parties. The agreement may be amended at any time with the approval of both parties and is subject to regular review to assure currency with the respective degree requirements. Should either party desire to discontinue this agreement, advance notification of two years will be required. SIGNATURES: Ozarks Technical Community College and Park University hereby enter into this program articulation agreement leading from the Associate of Arts Degree to the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science Degree by the affixing of signatures of the chief executive officers of both institutions. ______________________________ ______________ Hal L. Higdon, Ph.D. Date President Ozarks Technical Community College ______________________________ ______________ Thimios Zaharopoulos, Ph.D. Date Interim Provost Park University