Common use of ECE to BK Articulation Agreement Transfer Credit Appeal Procedures Clause in Contracts

ECE to BK Articulation Agreement Transfer Credit Appeal Procedures. If a student from a North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) college believes the terms of the Early Childhood Education Articulation Agreement (ECAA) have not been honored by a University of North Carolina (UNC) institution to which the student has been admitted, the student may invoke the following ECAA Transfer Credit Appeal Procedure: Step #1: • By the last day of classes of the first semester for which admission is offered, the student must submit an ECAA Transfer Credit Appeal Form, along with any supporting documentation, to the Director of Admission (or equivalent position, regardless of specific name, at the university) at the UNC campus to which the student has been admitted. Students first enrolling at the senior institution in a summer session must submit their appeal by the end of the subsequent fall semester. • The student must specify on the appeal form the specific ECAA language that is in contention. Appeals lacking this information will not be considered. • The Director of Admissions will review the appeal and respond in writing (email or letter) to the student within 15 business days. Step #2: • If the student is not satisfied with the decision of the Director of Admission, they may appeal on the same form to the Chief Academic Officer (CAO) of the University within 15 days of written notice of the Director’s decision. • The CAO will review the appeal and respond in writing (email or letter) to the student within 15 business days of receiving the student’s appeal. Step #3 • If the student is not satisfied with the decision of the Xxxxxxx, they may appeal to the Early Childhood Education Birth to Kindergarten Transfer Advisory Committee (ECEBKTC) subcommittee, composed of the Co-chairs, a representative from the UNC General Administration, and a representative from the NCCCS. • The student must submit the appeal to the subcommittee within 15 days of the receipt of the Xxxxxxx’x decision. The appeal to the ECEBKTC subcommittee should be sent to: UNC-System Early Childhood Education Birth to Kindergarten Transfer Committee Member ECAA Appeal PO Box 2688 Chapel Hill, NC 27515 If a consensus is reached by the subcommittee, the student will be notified within 15 business days. If a consensus resolution is not reached, the appeal will be forwarded by the subcommittee to the full ECEBKTC within 10 business days. The ECEBKTC will review the appeal and notify the student of the final decision within 10 business days of receiving the appeal. Appendix A Participating Programs (as of Academic Year 2018-2019) NCCCS Associate in Applied Science in Early Childhood Education (A55220) All 58 NCCCS Community Colleges UNC System ECE to Bachelor in Birth-Kindergarten Teaching licensure option:

ECE to BK Articulation Agreement Transfer Credit Appeal Procedures. If a student from a North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) college believes the terms of the Early Childhood Education Articulation Agreement (ECAA) have not been honored by a University of North Carolina (UNC) institution to which the student has been admitted, the student may invoke the following ECAA Transfer Credit Appeal Procedure: Step #1: • By the last day of classes of the first semester for which admission is offered, the student must submit an ECAA Transfer Credit Appeal Form, along with any supporting documentation, to the Director of Admission (or equivalent position, regardless of specific name, at the university) at the UNC campus to which the student has been admitted. Students first enrolling at the senior institution in a summer session must submit their appeal by the end of the subsequent fall semester. • The student must specify on the appeal form the specific ECAA language that is in contention. Appeals lacking this information will not be considered. • The Director of Admissions will review the appeal and respond in writing (email or letter) to the student within 15 business days. Step #2: • If the student is not satisfied with the decision of the Director of Admission, they may appeal on the same form to the Chief Academic Officer (CAO) of the University within 15 days of written notice of the Director’s decision. • The CAO will review the appeal and respond in writing (email or letter) to the student within 15 business days of receiving the student’s appeal. Step #3 • If the student is not satisfied with the decision of the Xxxxxxx, they may appeal to the Early Childhood Education Birth to Kindergarten Transfer Advisory Committee (ECEBKTCECEBKTAC) subcommittee, composed of the Co-chairs, a representative from the UNC General Administration, and a representative from the NCCCS. • The student must submit the appeal to the subcommittee within 15 days of the receipt of the Xxxxxxx’x decision. The appeal to the ECEBKTC ECEBKTAC subcommittee should be sent to: UNC-System Early Childhood Education Birth to Kindergarten Transfer Committee Member ECAA Appeal PO Box 2688 Chapel Hill, NC 27515 If a consensus is reached by the subcommittee, the student will be notified within 15 business days. If a consensus resolution is not reached, the appeal will be forwarded by the subcommittee to the full ECEBKTC ECEBKTAC within 10 business days. The ECEBKTC ECEBKTAC will review the appeal and notify the student of the final decision within 10 business days of receiving the appeal. Appendix A Participating Programs (as of Academic Year 20182021-20192022) NCCCS Associate in Applied Science in Early Childhood Education (A55220) All 58 NCCCS Community Colleges UNC System ECE to Bachelor in Birth-Kindergarten Teaching licensure option:

ECE to BK Articulation Agreement Transfer Credit Appeal Procedures. If a student from a North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) college believes the terms of the Early Childhood Education Articulation Agreement (ECAA) have not been honored by a University of North Carolina (UNC) institution to which the student has been admitted, the student may invoke the following ECAA Transfer Credit Appeal Procedure: Step #1: • By the last day of classes of the first semester for which admission is offered, the student must submit an ECAA Transfer Credit Appeal Form, along with any supporting documentation, to the Director of Admission (or equivalent position, regardless of specific name, at the university) at the UNC campus to which the student has been admitted. Students first enrolling at the senior institution in a summer session must submit their appeal by the end of the subsequent fall semester. • The student must specify on the appeal form the specific ECAA language that is in contention. Appeals lacking this information will not be considered. • The Director of Admissions will review the appeal and respond in writing (email or letter) to the student within 15 business days. Step #2: • If the student is not satisfied with the decision of the Director of Admission, they may appeal on the same form to the Chief Academic Officer (CAO) of the University within 15 days of written notice of the Director’s decision. • The CAO will review the appeal and respond in writing (email or letter) to the student within 15 business days of receiving the student’s appeal. Step #3 • If the student is not satisfied with the decision of the Xxxxxxx, they may appeal to the Early Childhood Education Birth to Kindergarten Transfer Advisory Committee (ECEBKTC) subcommittee, composed of the Co-chairs, a representative from the UNC General Administration, and a representative from the NCCCS. • The student must submit the appeal to the subcommittee within 15 days of the receipt of the Xxxxxxx’x decision. The appeal to the ECEBKTC subcommittee should be sent to: UNC-System Early Childhood Education Birth to Kindergarten Transfer Committee Member ECAA Appeal PO Box 2688 Chapel Hill, NC 27515 If a consensus is reached by the subcommittee, the student will be notified within 15 business days. If a consensus resolution is not reached, the appeal will be forwarded by the subcommittee to the full ECEBKTC within 10 business days. The ECEBKTC will review the appeal and notify the student of the final decision within 10 business days of receiving the appeal. Appendix A Participating Programs (as of Academic Year 2018-2019) NCCCS Associate in Applied Science in Early Childhood Education (A55220) All 58 NCCCS Community Colleges UNC System ECE to Bachelor in Birth-Kindergarten Teaching licensure option:: Appalachian State University East Carolina University Xxxxxxxxx City State University Fayetteville State University North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University North Carolina Central University University of North Carolina at Charlotte University of North Carolina at Greensboro University of North Carolina at Pembroke University of North Carolina Wilmington Western Carolina University Winston-Salem State University UNC System Bachelor in Early Childhood Non-teaching licensure option, with corresponding Bachelor Degree title: East Carolina University: Family and Community Services, Child Development Concentration Xxxxxxxxx City State University: Child, Family and Community Fayetteville State University: Birth-Kindergarten Non-Teaching North Carolina Agricultural and Technical University: Child Development and Family Studies North Carolina Central University: Family Consumer Sciences, Child Development and Family Relations Concentration University of North Carolina Greensboro: Early Care and Education Western Carolina University: Early Childhood Winston-Salem State University: Early Intervention and Preschool Concentration or Business Optional Concentration Appendix B Block Degree Plan Transfer Course List (60 Total credit hours applied to Bachelor Degree Program) General Education BLOCK 1 (15 course credit hours): Consists of general education courses that are taken as part of all North Carolina AAS early education programs. The courses are: Course Category Transferable courses Credit Hours Communication COM 231 and ENG 111 6 Humanities/Fine Arts ART 111, 114, 115 MUS 110, 112 PHI 215, 240 3 Math MAT 143 3 Social/Behavioral PSY 150 3 BLOCK 2 (14 course credit hours): Consists of additional university general education requirements that are not part of AAS degree but are required to earn a Bachelor degree in Birth-Kindergarten (B-K) teaching licensure program and non-teaching licensure Early Childhood related Bachelor degree programs.