Evolution of 2 + 2 Articulation
Agreements in Mississippi
Reginald Sykes
Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning
Assistant Commissioner
Community/Junior College Relations
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History of Articulation
Agreement
• Articulation Agreement signed in 1991
• The Articulation Agreement consists of 115 individual
agreements
• The Articulation Agreement has over 12,000 credit hours
guaranteed to transfer
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Articulation Agreement
• The Articulation Agreement contains programs and courses
appropriate for transfer to Mississippi’s eight public universities
• Developmental and career programs credit hours will not
transfer
• Individual universities have agreed to accept selected technical
hours
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What is a 2 + 2 Agreement?
An individual agreement between a university and
one or more community/junior colleges. It is intended
that this agreement enhances the Articulation
Agreement by allowing additional courses to transfer
in a specific program of study.
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Rationale for 2 + 2
Agreements
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Recruitment opportunity
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University will allow additional courses to transfer into a specific program of study
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Complete program in eight semesters
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University is the only institution offering the program
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Work collaboratively with CJC
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Offer similar programs in the same facility or proximity
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University will allow additional technical courses to transfer
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2 + 2 Agreement
Challenges
• Articulation Agreement is a 2 + 2 Agreement
• Students must Declare a Major
• Participation of all Community and Junior Colleges
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Technical 2 + 2 Agreements
• No State-wide Technical 2 + 2 Agreements
• Early Childhood Initiative
• Business and Office Technology Cluster
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IHL 2 + 2 Agreements with
Community/Junior Colleges
Academic Year 2008-09
• Participating Universities and Community/Junior
Colleges
• Programs
• Location
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Questions
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