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level undergraduate courses required for certain SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS undergraduate degrees on the campus of OCC. High School Students Undergraduate Participation in the following programs is arranged through the high Kean-Ocean provides undergraduate courses that will lead to a Bachelor’s school guidance department, and students must be recommended by a degree completion program in: high school guidance counselor. For more detailed guidelines, contact • Accounting your high school guidance office or call the Center for Academic Success at 732-255-0400 x2257 or x2000. • Biology • Biology, Teacher Certification Option Early College Jump Start Program • Biology, Teacher Certification Option with Dual Cert. in Special Ed. With the concurrence of their high school administration, high school • Biology, Environmental Biology students may enroll as full-time or part-time, non-degree students at • Biology, Health Professions Option Ocean County College in the “Early College Jump Start” Program. Early • Communication College Jump Start students may register for a maximum of 18 credits • Communication- Public Relations per semester at Ocean County College while attending high school. • Community Health Education Reduced tuition is available, including all online courses. Online course fees do apply. • Criminal Justice • Elementary Education, K-6 Certification Early College Embedded Program • Elementary Education, K-6 and 5-8 Subject Certification Under the Early College Embedded Program high school students have • English, Standard Option the opportunity to take Ocean County College courses that are embedded • English, Teacher Certification Option in their high school day. With the concurrence of their high school • English, Teacher Certification Option with Dual Cert. in Special Ed. administration, high school students may enroll as full-time or part-time, • Finance non-degree students at their high school in the “Early College Embedded” • History Program. Early College Embedded students may register for a maximum of 18 credits per semester at their high school. If their high school is not • History, Teacher Certification Option with Dual Cert. in Special Ed. designated as an additional location, students cannot exceed 29 total • History, Teacher Certification Option degree credits at their school. Reduced tuition is available, including all • Management online courses. Online course fees do apply. • Management-Entrepreneurship • Management-Human Resources College Academy Program • Marketing Under the College Academy Program high school students have the • Mathematical Sciences opportunity to earn their high school diploma while simultaneously • Mathematical Sciences Teacher Certification earning an Associate’s Degree from Ocean County College in Liberal Arts. With the concurrence of their high school administration, high school • Mathematical Sciences Dual Cert. in Special Education students may enroll as full-time, non-degree College Academy students • Nursing at Ocean County College. College Academy students may register for • Physical Education: Exercise Science a maximum of 18 credits per semester. Reduced tuition is available, • Physical Education and Health Teacher Certification including all online courses. Online learning courses can be taken as part • Psychology of the College Academy Program. Online course fees do apply. • Psychology-Forensic Psychology Tech Prep • Public Administration • Recreation Administration - Community Recreation Option Tech Prep is a partnership between Ocean County College and area high schools to develop highly skilled, performance oriented workers in • Recreation Administration - Commercial Recreation (25302) demand occupations for the future. Students from the participating high • Sociology schools comprising the 2+2+2 Tech Prep Consortium can continue their • Special Education, K-6) education at OCC with a coordinated curriculum that assures continuity • Special Education K-6 with 5-8 Subject Certification in instruction and eliminates duplication of educational experiences. • Therapeutic Recreation Many students go on to receive baccalaureate degrees through the 2+2+2 Tech Prep Program. For information on specific programs call Academic Graduate Affairs at 732-255-0423. Courses are being offered at OCC for Kean master’s degrees in the Kean-Ocean following areas: Earn credits toward your Bachelor’s or Master’s degree on the Ocean • MA Counseling - School Counseling County College campus with the OCC/Kean University Partnership. Kean • MA Counseling - School Counseling and LPC Qualification University and Ocean County College (Kean-Ocean) have established • MA Counseling - Clinical Mental Health a partnership that enables area residents to complete the upper • MA Counseling - Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counseling 2 2020-2021 Catalog - Specialized Programs

• School Assistance Coordinator Certification • AS Business Administration to the BABS General Management • MA Educational Administration (Kean Online) • AS Computer Science to BA Computer Science • MS Exercise Science • AS Computer Science to BS Information Technology • MSN Nursing - Clinical Management • AS Criminal Justice to BA Criminal Justice • MSN Nursing - Community Health • AA Liberal Arts to BA Psychology • AA Liberal Arts to BA Liberal Studies If you want to apply for a Kean-Ocean program and already have or will soon complete your associate degree, apply directly to Kean University. The application can be accessed through the Kean-Ocean webpage at: Articulation and Joint/Dual Admission www.kean.edu/keanatocean (http://www.kean.edu/keanatocean/). Agreements Ocean County College partners with senior institutions in a number of City University ways to provide our graduates with a smooth transition to baccalaureate Ocean County College student seeking degrees in certain connected degree programs through Articulation Agreements and Joint or Dual programs will be able to transfer up to 90 credits from the community Admissions Agreements. college toward the baccalaureate or certain combined five year baccalaureate/master’s degree programs at New Jersey City University Articulation Agreements are formal agreements between Ocean County (NJCU). To participate, students must have a cumulative grade point College and baccalaureate granting colleges and universities which have average of 2.0 or higher (dependent on major of choice), and must been developed to improve the transfer process. These agreements meet all applicable deadlines, requirements, admissions standards provide a formalized partnerships designed to take the guess work out of and procedures of NJCU. Connected programs include 3 + 1 and 3 + 2 how the courses you complete at Ocean County College will apply to your degrees: future Bachelor’s degree when you transfer into a baccalaureate program.

3 + 1 (up to 90 credits at OCC and 30 at NJCU) Joint Admissions or Dual Enrollment Agreements are also articulation agreements, but ones which are designed to simultaneously admit BS Entrepreneurship participating students into both institutions. The benefits of such BS Accounting agreements include: BS Finance BS Business Analytics and Data Science • access to advising at both schools while at the community college; BS Management • invitation to special events aimed at helping participants build a BS Marketing connection to the senior institution to aid in transition; BS Sports Management • promotes seamless transfer of credits from Ocean County College to BS Hospitality Management the partner institution through advising and curriculum guidance; • provides full access to student life at both institutions – such as 3 + 2 (up to 90 transferrable credits from OCC) attending athletic events, trips through Student Life, clubs, and the MS Accounting library at both institutions. MS Business Analytics and Data Science Sometimes these types of agreements also offer preferential admission MS Finance: Risk Management and Compliance to identified degree programs or specially identified scholarships for MS Financial Analysis participants. MS Financial Management MS Financial Technology Your advisor can help you select courses that will meet the requirements of your transfer institution, while also fulfilling your Ocean County College 3+1+1 graduation requirements. MBA Healthcare Management and Administration Transfer (Articulation) Agreements 2 + 2 Ocean County College has Transfer (Articulation) Agreements with the BSN Nursing following colleges and universities:

BS National Security Studies • Albright College • Bellevue University BS Criminal Justice • Colorado State University: Global Campus Thomas Edison University • Fairleigh Dickinson University • Franklin University Ocean County College has partnered with Thomas Edison University to • Kean at Ocean, Kean University deliver one of the most affordable pathways to a baccalaureate degree in NJ. Students will finish their associate degree, and can complete up to • 90 credit hours at OCC as part of a 3 + 1 agreement. • New Jersey Institute of Technology • Norwich University The following programs of study are available: • Richard • St. John’s University 2020-2021 Catalog - Specialized Programs 3

• Southern New Hampshire University Students must: • Temple University • Complete NJ STARS I at the community college • Thomas Edison State College • Earn an associate degree from a New Jersey community college with • United States Sports Academy a minimum of 3.25 GPA. • University of Maryland - University College • Maintain a 3.25 average GPA in their junior year to receive the • William Paterson University scholarship in his/her senior year. • Be admitted to a New Jersey four-year institution of higher education. Honors by Contract Program • Be enrolled in a full-time course of study (a minimum of 12 college- The Honors by Contract Program allows high achieving students the level credits per semester) in a baccalaureate degree program during opportunity to work individually with faculty members on directed higher- the academic year following graduation from community college. level educational activities that are related to course objectives while • Students may receive an NJ STARS II scholarship for up to four (4) being enrolled in a regular course. semesters, excluding summer sessions and must apply for all forms of State and Federal need-based grants and merit scholarships by Students complete the regular course assignments in addition to faculty completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) directed higher-level academic assignments. Students completing within the established deadlines and complete any required Honors by Contract courses will have the designation denoted on verification procedures. their transcripts. Students who successfully complete four Honors by Contract courses with a B grade or better and have an overall grade For additional program information and requirements, please visit point average of 3.5 or above will graduate from Ocean County College www.go.ocean.edu/njstars or www.hesaa.org. Call 732-255-0300. with the designation of Ocean County College Honors Student. This designation will be noted on the students’ transcripts, diploma, and in the Commencement Program. Global Education Experience Ocean County College offers exciting travel opportunities, both within All students with a grade point average of 2.5 or above, or its equivalent, and outside the United States, to promote cross-cultural understanding from high schools, other higher education institutions, or Ocean County and awareness of global perspectives. OCC faculty members lead our College are eligible to enroll in the Honors by Contract courses. Students Global Education Experience seminars. The programs are open to all may enroll in two Honors by Contract courses per semester. Students students and community members. Eligible OCC students may apply for enrolled in any remedial courses may not participate in the Program. a Global Education Experience Scholarship through the OCC Foundation. Faculty members who teach college-level courses (100 level and above) These travel and educational seminars allow students to earn college may participate in the Honors by Contract Program; however, STSC 150 is credit while they travel. The college can also assist students in locating not included. semester-long overseas programs offered by other institutions. A sampling of our recent and upcoming abroad programs include:

New Jersey Stars Program • The Theatre in London, England NJ STARS I • The Battlefields of the World Wars - France The New Jersey Student Assistance Reward Scholarship Program (NJ • The Modern Middle East - Rabat, Morocco, North Africa STARS) is an initiative created by the State of New Jersey that provides • Global Science & History and Culture - Ireland New Jersey’s highest achieving students with free tuition less any State • International Tourism Management - at sea (Florida and Bahamas and/or Federal grants and/or scholarships received at Ocean County cruise) and Germany College. • Studies in the Arts and Humanities - Germany and Italy • Students must be a resident of Ocean County and rank in the top 15% of their high school class at the end of their junior or senior year. For more information on international travel opportunities offered by Ocean County College, go to the main website, www.ocean.edu (http:// • Students must show proof of college readiness through SAT, PARCC, www.ocean.edu), click the A-Z Index, and search “Study Abroad.” or Accuplacer scores. • Students may receive 4-5 semesters of funding for up to 18 credits per semester. Reduced Tuition for Seniors • Students must apply for all forms of State and Federal Student Aid Ocean County residents, 65 years of age or older, may enroll in credit (FAFSA) and submit any requested documentation to complete and courses on a space available basis with a reduced tuition (not including verify application data within the established deadlines. textbooks). Registration will only be accepted the day before classes begin for the semester. For more information, please contact the • Students must maintain continuous full-time enrollment and achieve Registration & Records Office at 732-255-0304. a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0. • Students must earn a 3.25 cumulative GPA upon graduation from community college to be eligible for NJ STARS II. NJ STARS II NJ STARS II is a continuation of NJ STARS I that provides partial scholarships and enables successful NJ STARS students to earn a Bachelor’s degree at a New Jersey four-year institution of higher education.