High School to Community College Articulation Agreement
What is Articulation?
Articulation is a seamless student transition process from secondary to post-secondary education. Yadkin County Schools holds an Articulation Agreement with Surry Community College.
How will Articulation benefit you as a student?
Articulation is a way of receiving community college credit for courses taken while in high school.
Requirements
The following requirements will be used to award college credit for credit for specific high school courses:
• Grade of “B” or higher in the course; and a score of “90” or above on the Career Technical Education Proof of Learning.
• Students must enroll at the community college within two years of their high school graduation date to receive articulated credit.
Additional Information
• The student must enroll in a course of study at the community college that the course applies to.
• Articulation also may be available with other North Carolina community colleges.
It is the student’s responsibility to request articulated credit when enrolling at a community college. For additional information, see your high school counselor.
Workbased Learning
Cooperative Work Programs
The Cooperative programs in Career Technical Education are an excellent way to earn while you learn. Students learn specific skills during regular classroom activities and are released early to use these skills in an actual job in business or industry. Students receive grades and credit toward graduation for both classroom work and supervised on-the-job experience. Students must work 135 hours for one (1) unit of credit. Students may enroll in cooperative programs in their field of study. A training plan must be developed and followed.
Job Shadowing
Job Shadowing is encouraged during the senior year. Weekends and teacher workdays are days best used for Job Shadowing. The duration of this activity could be a half-day or longer depending on the needs of the student. Job Shadowing is an unpaid short-term activity that exposes the student to the workplace. The student is allowed to observe an experienced skilled worker in an actual work setting. The Career Development Coordinator arranges Job Shadowing.
Internships
This option allows for additional development of workplace and technical competencies during the senior year. Internships allow students to observe and participate in daily operations, develop direct contact with job personnel, ask questions about particular careers and perform certain job tasks. This activity can be exploratory or career related and allows the student to get hands on experience in a number of related activities. The Career Development Coordinator, the student, and the business community jointly plan the organization, implementation and evaluation of an internship. Internships are allowed during the school day. A student may earn 1 unit of credit towards graduation per semester. (Limit 2 credits per year)
The student must be able to provide his/her own transportation to and from the work-based learning site.
Students may not ride together.