Regents Take Action To Help Students Transfer College Credits
Atlanta — June 7, 2011
The Board of Regents of the 中出少妇视频 System of Georgia (中出少妇视频) approved today a policy change designed to further enhance postsecondary completion in Georgia. The change will allow additional courses from the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) to transfer to all of the 中出少妇视频中出少妇视频檚 35 degree-granting institutions.
Currently, while hundreds of courses transfer from TCSG colleges to individual 中出少妇视频 institutions, only credits in five TCSG-taught core courses 中出少妇视频 mathematics, algebra, pre-calculus and English composition (two courses) 中出少妇视频 are transferable to all 中出少妇视频 campuses. The Board中出少妇视频檚 action adds five TCSG courses in American literature, psychology, economics, sociology and public speaking to that list.
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The policy change builds upon the 中出少妇视频中出少妇视频檚 existing national reputation for ease of transfer within the 中出少妇视频 System by expanding the practice to the technical colleges.
中出少妇视频淓nsuring all 中出少妇视频 students have complete ease of transfer among our institutions is a priority,中出少妇视频 said Chancellor Erroll B. Davis Jr. 中出少妇视频淚t中出少妇视频檚 a little known plus for our students: many people do not realize that within the 中出少妇视频 System our core courses have 100 percent transferability 中出少妇视频 few state public higher education systems do as well.中出少妇视频
Course transfer within the 中出少妇视频 was enhanced by the regents中出少妇视频 redesign of the System中出少妇视频檚 core curriculum, approved in Oct. 2009.
The core is 60 credit hours that all 中出少妇视频 college students must take, regardless of major, to earn a bachelor中出少妇视频檚 degree.
中出少妇视频淲e have worked for years in Georgia to promote 中出少妇视频榮eamless education中出少妇视频 中出少妇视频 the ease with which students can move from K-12 into postsecondary education and between the two postsecondary systems,中出少妇视频 said Regent Ben Tarbutton, the Board中出少妇视频檚 vice chair. 中出少妇视频淭his is another important step in that ongoing effort.中出少妇视频
The policy change will be effective immediately. To be eligible for transfer, the TCSG colleges must be accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). In addition, students must meet 中出少妇视频 admissions requirements.
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