Articulation Agreement Between College of Business and Applied Professional Sciences The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY And WILLIAMSBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE

As members of the South Carolina Higher Education community, Williamsburg Technical College and South Carolina State University recognize the needs of students who desire to pursue postsecondary educational opportunities in the State of South Carolina, particularly the specific geographic area around these institutions.

To support the continuous growth in economic development of the State of South Carolina, both institutions recognize the importance of management education programs to prepare future business leaders. Thus, for economic growth, development, and prosperity, smooth access to higher education opportunities must be made available to all citizens. This accessibility must be there for the current high school graduates as well as the mature students who recognize and accept the need of higher education.

The transfer agreement articulated below between Williamsburg Technical College and the Department of Family & Consumer Sciences Child Development at South Carolina State University, assures that students who successfully complete academic credit courses of study on the attached list at Williamsburg Technical College may transfer those courses, with full credit, to South Carolina State University. In addition, those students who successfully complete academic courses of study on the attached list at South Carolina State University may transfer those courses to Williamsburg Technical College.

In addition, as part of the student recruitment program of the Department of Family & Consumer Sciences, this agreement establishes commitment from Department of Family & Consumer Sciences at South Carolina State University to actively recruit graduates with an Associate Degree in Public Service with a major in Early Care and Education at Williamsburg Technical College.

The specifics of this agreement are:

1. Those students who complete courses on the attached list in the Early Care and Education program at Williamsburg Technical College will satisfy courses that meet the General Education, Family and Consumer Sciences Child Development Core and or major requirements of the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences at South Carolina State University. All applicable credit hours with a grade of “C” or better will transfer to South Carolina State University toward a Baccalaureate Degree Program within the Department of Family & Consumer Sciences or to Williamsburg Technical College as appropriate.

2. Students entering into a Baccalaureate Degree Program in the Department of Family & Consumer Sciences will be subject to the requirements specified in the catalog that is current at the time of their matriculation into the program.

Page 1 of 3 3. Individual analysis of student transcripts will be made for credits accumulated under the semester system at Williamsburg Technical College and South Carolina State University.

4. Williamsburg Technical College and South Carolina State University will determine the applicability of the transfer courses in meeting graduation requirements. The institutions reserve the right to modify requirements in accordance with the Commission on Higher Education guidelines, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) standards, and the American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences accreditation standards.

The attached list is part of this document and sets forth courses that satisfy General Education, Family & Consumer Sciences Core and/or major requirements of the Department of Family & Consumer Sciences, College of Business and Applied Professional Sciences at South Carolina State University and the equivalent at Williamsburg Technical College.

Courses presented for transfer credit in the major areas in the Department of Family & Consumer Sciences at South Carolina State University will not be accepted for transfer credit if they are offered at South Carolina State University at the junior or senior level.

This agreement does not provide for a complete match of curricula at the two institutions. Thus, each institution and its authorized representatives agree to provide students who wish to transfer with relevant, current and sound academic advice so that neither legitimate credit hours nor time will be lost in a student’s attempt to secure the Associate and/or Baccalaureate degree.

Agreed Upon by:

South Carolina State University Williamsburg Technical College

Page 2 of 3 Williamsburg Technical College South Carolina State University ART 101 Art History & Appreciation A 250 Art Appreciation BIO 101 Biology I BSC 150 & 151 Biological Sciences I BIO 102 Biology II BSC 152 & 153 Biological Sciences II COL 103 College Skills UNIV 101 Introduction to Univ. Comm. ENG 101 English Composition I E 150 English Composition I ENG 102 English Composition II E 151 English Composition II ENG 208/209 World Literature I & II E 250/251 World Literature I & II MAT 110 College Algebra M 151 College Algebra MUS 105 Music Appreciation MUS 250 Music Appreciation PSY 201 General Psychology PSY 250 General Psychology SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology SOC 250 Introduction to Sociology SPC 205 Public Speaking S 150 Fundamentals of Speech Communication HIS 104/105 World History I & II H 250/251 World History I & II CPT 101 Introduction to Computers CS 150 Introduction to Computer Science

Williamsburg Technical College South Carolina State University ECD 102 Growth & Development CD 200 Child Development ECD 135 Health Safety and Nutrition CD 201 Health Safety & Nutrition ECD 203 Growth & Development II CD 210 Child Development II ECD 105 Guidance & Classroom CD 250 Guidance and Discipline Management ECD 132 Creative Experiences CD 260 Creative Activities for Preschoolers ECD 107 Exceptional Children SPED 216 Intro to Exceptional Children ECD 201 Principles of Ethics and Elective Leadership in ECE ECD 108 Family & Community Elective

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