Professional
Development for
Statewide Articulation
www.atctexas.org
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Articulation
Articulation
ATC
Tech Prep
Work
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Tech Prep
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Advanced Technical Credit
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Work
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Providing
eligible high school teachers
with the necessary information
to successfully teach
ATC statewide-articulated
Courses.
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Each ATC course section
taught
by a school must have an
ATC-eligible trained teacher.
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Teachers must meet college
requirements:
Requirement 1: The teacher must have
a baccalaureate degree or higher in the
teaching discipline.
OR
Requirement 2: The teacher must have
a minimum of an associate degree and 3
years verifiable non-teaching work
experience directly related to the
teaching discipline.
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The teacher’s degree and/or work
experience must be related directly to
the teaching discipline.
(approval based more on cluster area).
› For instance, a teacher with a degree in
biology would not qualify to teach Anatomy
and Physiology in the Health Science
Cluster unless they also had a degree
and/or work experience related to hands
on patient care.
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Teachers will need to submit official
transcripts sent to SFASU ATC Office and
detailed work history if requested.
All teachers must possess required industry
certifications if applicable. For example;
registered nurse, CNI or ASE certifications.
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The school still may offer the regular nonATC course at the high school.
ATC approval is related to community
college faculty requirements.
SBEC certification is related to high
school teacher requirements.
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ATC PART I
ATC PART II
General
instruction
Two hours
minimum
(on line)
Course-specific
instruction
One hour
minimum per
college course
TRAINING REQUIRED BY TEA
EVERY THREE YEARS.
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Both ATC Part I and Part II
MUST be completed before
the 3rd Friday in September
deadline.
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There are two main types of
articulation:
Program articulation
 Tech Prep programs
Course articulation
 Local articulation
 Statewide articulation
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Local Course Articulation
Agreements are:
 Course-to-course agreements
between one high school or
school district
and
one college or college district
system.
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Statewide Course Articulation is:
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A statewide agreement between the
Texas Higher Education Coordinating
Board and the Texas Education
Agency.
A state-designed, advanced college
placement program, the Advanced
Technical Credit Program (ATC).
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Statewide Articulation allows
students to:
 Attend any of a variety of
participating colleges.
 Save time and money.
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Statewide Articulation is
Tech Prep
Statewide Articulation
NOT
IS
 One element of College Tech Prep.
 One method to earn college credit
in high school.
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 A federally funded initiative
 Seamless, non-duplicative
education
 Participation leads to post
secondary program enrollment
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Tech Prep AAS degrees by area
Computer Science
10%
Protective Services
6%
Mechanics
8%
Drafting &
Manufacturing
10%
Family
Sciences
6%
Engineering
Related
12%
All Others 9%
Business
23%
Health
16%
Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
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Course Requirements
 Content-enhanced beyond TEKS
 College-level course
competencies define expected
student outcomes
 Courses = at least 1 credit
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Teacher Requirements
 Teacher credentials
 Official Transcripts submitted to
ATC Office.
 ATC training and approval
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 Junior or senior year completion
of sequence
 Grade of at least 80%…...And
 Enroll in a related technical
degree program
 Enroll within 15 months of
graduation (time may be
extended)
 Credit awarded on enrollment?
(however, a college may elect to
require up to six credit hours)
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Obstacles:
 Not all colleges are
participating.
 Not all courses or programs are
offered at all colleges.
 HS courses must be applied to a
two-year technical program to
receive credit.
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Student completes
enhanced HS ATC
course or sequence
Passed with
80+ %?
No
No
Yes
No
Not eligible for
College credit
Yes
Sequence
Completed in
Jr or Sr year if
needed?
Within 15
months of
graduation?
Declared
technical
major?
Yes
No
No
Yes
Optional - 6 hrs
non-developmental
credit?
Yes
Student enrolls at
community college
Student receives
college credit
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Student A
Earns an 80% in BUSMGT
(1 credit) in the 9th grade
AND
Takes no other related career and
technology courses
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Student A is not eligible because a
sequence has not been completed in
their junior or senior year.
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Student B
Earns a 90% in BUSIM1
(1 credit) in the 9th grade
AND
Earns an 80% in BUSIM2
(1 credit) in the 12th grade
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Answer to Student B:
Student B will get credit for both
courses…a sequence was
completed in the junior or senior
year.
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Student C
Earns an 80% in PRINHLSC
(1 credit) in the 9th grade.
AND
Earns an 80% in ADVWELD
(1 credit) in the 11th grade.
(and takes no other ATC courses)
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Answer #3
Answer to Student C:
Student would not be eligible for
credit for PRINHLC because they
did not take any ATC courses
related to PRINHLC in their junior
or senior year.
They are eligible for credit in
ADVWELD.
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 When a course is not offered by at
least five community colleges and/or
school districts across the state, the
State Leadership Committee may
recommend the removal of the course.
 Any course(s) to be added or removed
from the Crosswalk MUST be approved by
the State Leadership Committee prior to
any change being made.
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Athena M. Friday-Black
Program Manager ATC
Athena.M.Friday-Black@LoneStar.edu
(281) 290-2848
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Stephen F. Austin State University
Dr. Bill Wilson
ATC Program Coordinator
wilsonwe@sfasu.edu
Krista Guerrero
ATC Assistant Program Coordinator
guerrerokk@sfasu.edu
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