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ARTICULATION AGREEMENT
between
Midland College
and
Texas Tech University I College of Education
For the
Bachelors of Multidisciplinary Studies
With
EC-6th Grade Generalist Certification
And
English as a Second Language (ESL) Certification-EC-6
Or
Special Education Certification (EC-12)
September 2013
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Student Access and Success Partnership Program Articulation Agreement
Between
Midland College
And
Texas Tech University - College of Education
In order to increase the number of Texas residents completing a bachelor's degree and to help the State of Texas
reach the goals set out in the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's report Closing the Gaps, the Texas
Tech University College of Education (TTU) and Midland College (MC) deem it to be of mutual interest and
benefit to participate in a Student Access and Success Partnership program articulation agreement serving the
educational needs of MC students by providing pathways to baccalaureate degrees in the high-demand teacher
certification field of English as a Second Language (ESL) and Special Education.
The purpose of this agreement is to provide opportunities for MC students to transfer college credit hours
earned via the Associate of Arts in Teaching curriculum from their current institution to Texas Tech University
to complete a bachelor's degree in Multidisciplinary Studies.
Assured Admissions Criteria
MC students meeting the following TTU and College of Education assured admission standards for transfer are
guaranteed admission to the College of Education. The assured admission requirements are:
1. Apply to TTU after completing the Associate of Arts in Teaching degree at MC or at a minimum,
completed the State of Texas required 42-48 semester credit hour core curriculum;
2. Grade of "C" or higher in all courses on the certification plan; and
3. Have a 2.70 or better cumulative GPA on all college level coursework completed.
Texas Tech University agrees to:
1. Provide upper-division courses to support this articulated degree program as mutually agreed upon by
TTU and MC, and as approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and appropriate
accrediting bodies.
2. Provide all administrative and student-support functions of the Program under this agreement.
3. Exchange with MC enrollment information for each student subject to FERPA regulations (data
elements to be defined).
4. Offer only courses at junior and senior levels, non-duplicative of MC courses unless delivery of a TTU
lower-division course is first approved in writing MC and appropriate Higher Education Regional
Council notification has been made. TTU will only offer courses required for the degree program as
specified in separate articulation agreement.
5. Promote the seamless transfer of students to TTU by ensuring that MC course equivalency evaluations
are current and readily available to students and academic advisors at MC;
6. Provide pre-transfer academic advising per semester through the Office of Community College &
Transfer Relations academic advisors while students are attending MC.
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7. Develop a process whereby transcript information from TTU will be reported back to MC to allow
for the awarding of "Reverse Articulated" associate degree(s);
8. Provide communication regarding admissions policy and procedure updates, campus recruitment events,
and scholarship opportunities to MC;
9. Provide a link to MC on the College of Education website;
10. TTU is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
(SACSCOC). As part of this agreement and in order for TTU to remain compliant with SACSCOC
Comprehensive Standards, MC will ensure that all courses related to this agreement are taught by
qualified faculty holding appropriate and acceptable degrees and/or credentials as outlined by
SACSCOC Comprehensive Standards 3.4.11, 3.5.4 and 3.7.1.
Midland College agrees to:
1. Inform MC students of the availability ohhis articulated degree provided by TTU.
2. Promote the seamless transfer of students to TTU by ensuring that information on the transfer
equivalency for MC course(s) is current and readily available to both students and academic advisors at
MC.
3. Within legal guidelines, provide information about prospective transfer students with the goal of making
students aware of scholarship and other financial aid opportunities and the potential to satisfy Associate
and Bachelor's degree requirements by transferring course work between both institutions.
4. Provide a link to TTU, Community College & Transfer Relations, and the TTU - College of Education
websites for transfer information on the MC website;
5. Ensure that all courses related to this agreement are taught by qualified faculty holding appropriate and
acceptable degrees and/or credentials as outlined by the SACSCOC Comprehensive Standards 3.4.11,
3.5.4 and 3.7.1.
This agreement:
1. Shall commence when it has been signed by the appropriate administrator( s) of both institutions;
2. Shall continue until such time as either or both institutions wish to terminate the agreement by sending
written notification. In the event this agreement is terminated, both institutions agree to make
completion provisions for individual students participating in the program at the time of termination;
3. Annually, representatives of the institutions will review and, where appropriate, modify this agreement.
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SIG.\ t Tl 'RI: P,ffil·
Student Access & Success Partnership
Between
Midland College
And
Texas Tech University - College of Education
Jennifer Adling, Mana
Procurement Services
Date
10- J- r5
Date
Date
Midland College Signatures
; Interim Dean ofSocial & Behavioral Sciences & Business
Date
Rex Peebles, Vice President ofInstruction
Date
Steve Thomas, President
Date
a/-c?
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Addendum
Preferred Transfer Curriculum
Associate of Arts in Teaching
Midland College
Course
Title
Bachelor of Multidisciplinary Studies
College of Education
Texas Tech University
SCH
Course
Title
SCH
State of TX
Attribute
ENGL 1301
Composition I
3
ENGL 1301
Essentials of College Rhetoric
3
010
ENGL 1302
Composition II
3
ENGL 1302
Advanced College Rhetoric
3
010
SPCH 1315
Public Speaking
3
COMS 2300
Public Speaking
3
OJI
MATH 1314
College Algebra
3
MATH 1320
College Algebra
3
020
MATH 1350
Fund. of Mathematics I
3
MATH2370
Elementary Analysis I
3
CHEM 1405
Introductory Chemistry I
Or
Or
PHYS 1405
Elementary Physics I
BIOL 1406
Biology -Science Majors I
CHEM 1305
& ll05
4
Or
4
021 and AAT
Component
Chemical Basics &
Experimental Chemical Basics
4
30/031
4
030/031
or
PHYS 1401
Physics for non-science majors
BIOL 1403
Biology I
Or
Or
BIOL 1404
Biology II
Or
Or
BIOL 1407
Biology -Science Majors II
ENGL 23--
Sophomore level literature
3
ENGL LIT
Sophomore level literature
3
040
MUSI 1306
Music Appreciation
3
MUHL 1308
Music of Western Civilization
3
050
HIST 1301
United States History I
3
HIST 2300
History of U.S. to 1877
3
060
HIST 1302
United States History II
3
HIST 2301
History of U.S. since 1877
3
060
GOVT2305
American Government I
3
POLS 1301
American Govt. Organization
3
070
GOVT 2306
American Government II
3
POLS 2302
American Public Policy
3
070
World Regional Geography
3
Reg. Geography of the World
3
080 and TIU
GEOG 1303
GEOG 2351
Multicultural
Requirement
AAT
EDUC 1301
Intro to Teaching Profession
3
EDEL2300
Schools, Society, & Diversity
3
Component
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NOT for 3/4000 level credit
EDUC 2301
Intro to Special Populations
3
EDSP 3300*
Substitutes for:
AAT
3
Exceptional Children & Youth
Component
AAT
NOT for 3/4000 level credit
Fund. of Mathematics II
MATH 1351
3
MATH 3370
Substitutes for:
Component
3
Elementary Geometry
Additional
math beyond
core
ASTR 1400
Or
PHYS 1403
Or
PHYS 1404
Or
GEOL 1447
Or
GEOL 1403
Or
GEOL 1404
ASTR 1401
Stars and Galaxies w/lab
Or
Or
ATMO
Solar System w/lab
Or
Solar System
Or
Intro. to Atmospheric Science
130011100
Or
Meteorology w/lab
Stellar Astronomy
4
Or
Or
GEOL 1303
&
Physical Geology w/lab
Or
Historical Geology w/lab
AAT
Or
Physical Geology
Physical Geology lab
Or
Or
GEOL 1304
Historical Geology
beyond core
&
GEOL 1102
Historical Geology lab
Texas History
3
HIST 2310
History of Texas
3
ARTS 1301
Music Appreciation
3
ART 1309
Music Appreciation
3
General Psychology
Or
Child Psychology
3
PSY 1300 or
PSY 2301
Additional
science
HIST 2301
PSYC 2301
Or
PSYC 2308
Component
&
GEOL 1101
&
4
ITU
Requirement
TTU
Requirement
Introductory Psychology, or
Child Psychology
3
ITU
Requirement
Total Transfer: 66 semester credit hours
*NOTE: Students must have earned credit for two years of a single foreign language in high school or one year (or its
equivalent) of a single foreign language in college.
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