Career & College Promise (P1012C), AA

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Purpose

The Career and College Promise (CCP) College Transfer Pathway leading to the Associate in Arts is designed for high school students who wish to begin study toward the Associate in Arts degree and a baccalaureate degree in a non-STEM major.

The courses are approved for transfer through the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA). The CAA enables North Carolina community college courses with Universal General Education Transfer Component course designation to transfer as a lower level general education course equivalency at every public four year institution in North Carolina. Students must obtain a grade of “C” or better in each course.

High school students in the CCP College Transfer Pathway leading to an Associate in Arts must complete the entire pathway before taking additional courses in the Associate in Arts (AA) degree.

Admissions Criteria

To be eligible for enrollment, you must meet the following criteria:

Be a high school junior or senior;
Have a weighted GPA of 3.0 on high school courses;
Demonstrate college readiness in English, Reading, and Math on an assessment or placement test.
Meet all program prerequisites.

If you meet these qualifications, submit your Career and College Promise application, official high school transcripts, and any applicable test scores (official, unopened original copies) to RCC. See your school counselor for more information.

Program Curriculum

First Semester (Fall)

ACA 122 - College Transfer Success Credit Hours: 1
ENG 111 - Writing and Inquiry Credit Hours: 3
BIO 111 - General Biology I Credit Hours: 4

Class Hours 6 | Lab Hours 5 | Credit Hours 8

Second Semester (Spring)

ENG 112 - Writing/Research in the Disciplines Credit Hours: 3
Social/Behavioral Science Elective Credit Hours: 3 (See choices below)
MAT 143 - Quantitative Literacy Credit Hours: 3
or MAT 152 Statistical Methods I Credit Hours:4

or MAT 171 Precalculus Algebra Credit Hours: 4

Class Hours 8 or 9 | Lab Hours 2 | Credit Hours 9 or 10

Third Semester (Fall)

Humanities/Fine Arts Elective Credit Hours: 3 (See choices below)
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective Credit Hours: 3 (See choices below)
Social/Behavioral Science Elective Credit Hours: 3 (See choices below)

Class Hours 9 | Lab Hours 0 | Credit Hours 9

Fourth Semester (Spring)

Humanities/Fine Arts Elective Credit Hours: 3 (See choices below)
Social/Behavioral Science Elective Credit Hours: 3 (See choices below)

Class Hours 6 | Lab Hours 0 | Credit Hours 6

*OPTIONAL GENERAL EDUCATION HOURS (0 - 8 SHC)

A student may satisfy up to 8 SHC of foreign language courses and accompanying labs, in a single language, designated as General Education in the CAA as a part of this pathway. These courses are not a part of the Universal General Education Transfer Component. Students who complete these courses with a grade of “C” or better will receive transfer credit. The receiving university will determine whether the courses will count as general education, pre-major, or elective credit.

Total Credit Hours 32-41*

General Education

The general education requirement includes study in courses selected from the Universal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC) component of the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement.

Humanities/Fine Arts/Communications Choices

Select three courses from the following from at least two different disciplines:

ART 111 - Art Appreciation Credit Hours: 3
COM 231 - Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3
ENG 231 - American Literature I Credit Hours: 3
ENG 232 - American Literature II Credit Hours: 3
ENG 241 - British Literature I Credit Hours: 3
ENG 242 - British Literature II Credit Hours: 3
MUS 110 - Music Appreciation Credit Hours: 3
MUS 112 - Introduction to Jazz Credit Hours: 3
PHI 215 - Philosophical Issues Credit Hours: 3
PHI 240 - Introduction to Ethics Credit Hours: 3

Social/Behavioral Sciences Choices

Select three courses from the following from at least two different disciplines:

ECO 251 - Prin of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
ECO 252 - Prin of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
HIS 111 - World Civilizations I Credit Hours: 3
HIS 112 - World Civilizations II Credit Hours: 3
HIS 131 - American History I Credit Hours: 3
HIS 132 - American History II Credit Hours: 3
POL 120 - American Government Credit Hours: 3
PSY 150 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3
SOC 210 - Introduction to Sociology Credit Hours: 3

NOTE:

High school students in the CCP College Transfer Pathway Leading to the Associate in Arts must complete the entire pathway before taking additional courses in the Associate in Arts degree, except for mathematics courses in the Associate in Arts.