Pine Technical College
Policy and Procedure

Policy Number: 306 Date: 09/02/99 Revision Date: 02/11/02
Division/Department: Student Affairs Author: Robert Musgrove/ Phil Schroeder
Subject: High School Articulation

Definitions:
Articulated courses are high school courses taught by high school faculty which have been mutually agreed to by the College and High School to meet the content and outcome of the College course. The articulated course will translate to advanced standing college credit once the student completes the course with a grade of “B” or higher and completes an application to the college.
Concurrent enrollment courses are college courses offered by the College to high school students. High School students are enrolled at the College prior to registering for the course and course registration is done through the college. Concurrent courses are transcripted at college and at the High School. Course(s) may be offered at the college, at the high school or by distance learning.
Postsecondary Enrollment Option. The PSEO program is a State program designed to allow Minnesota High School students to attend a college as juniors and/or seniors. The College received a flat rate per credit. The fee covers tuition, fees and books required for the course. This program includes public, home school and nonpublic schools students. PSEO students are eligible to take only courses that meet Graduation Standards. The program cannot be used for noncredit or remedial courses.

Purpose:
Articulation agreements between colleges and high schools create benefits for the college, the high school and, most importantly, the students. It is the philosophy of Pine Technical College to seek partnerships with high schools through articulation agreements. The following will set the policy for articulating courses with high schools and outline the procedures for applying college credit to those approved articulated courses on Pine Technical College transcripts and program degree plans.

Policy:
Through a process and system of articulation agreements, Pine Technical College will accept high school courses that have been determined to be equivalent to Pine Technical College courses. When articulated, the high school course will translate to college credit for students on a Pine Technical College transcript.

Procedure:
1. Developing articulation agreements:

• Pine Technical College, in cooperation with the Tech Prep Coordinator, will develop general articulation guidelines and common articulation agreements between Pine Technical College and area high schools.
  
• Pine Technical College faculty and staff will actively seek high school partners to articulate courses and/or certificate programs.
  
• Faculty will prepare proposals to articulate a course(s). The proposal will include a Request for Articulation worksheet, course syllabus from both the College and the High School courses, college assessment tool, and documentation of substantial congruence between the outcome of courses at the high school and at Pine Technical College.
  
• Proposals will be presented to the Division Chair and Curriculum Coordinator for approval. Final approval will be from the Vice President of Academic Affairs. The approval process will be completed in a timely manner.
  
• Upon final approval the request will be submitted to the Tech Prep Coordinator or other assigned college representative for implementation at the high school.
  
• Articulated courses will be reviewed bi-annually or when either party deems it necessary.
  

• Pine Technical College will transcript the advanced standing credit when the student has completed the articulated course and received a grade of “B” or higher.
  
• The application procedure is the responsibility of the college’s Tech Prep coordinator and includes the following steps:
  
• High school instructor will send the Tech Prep coordinator a list of students eligible for the credit
  
• Tech Prep coordinator will send application with cover letter to eligible students. Students will be advised the application fee is waived and to return the completed application to the Tech Prep Coordinator.
  
• Upon receipt of the application, Tech Prep Coordinator will stamp the application with “Tech Prep credit, application fee waived” and send to the college registrar.
  
• Registrar will enter the credit with a grade of CR, grade method 05. The credits do not generate FYE’s.