 What is
College Transfer?
In this section:
The transfer program at Mayland Community College is a group of selected courses that prepare you to enter a college or university as a junior (depending on how many courses you take at MCC). The courses in these programs parallel those taken by freshmen and sophomores at the four-year colleges and universities.
Program Requirements
At MCC we have different transfer programs to meet your educational goals. Each program consists of selected courses that you have to complete in order to graduate. These courses include:
- General Education courses
- Courses in your intended major
- Appropriate electives
No matter which major you pursue, you will need to complete certain general education courses. These 44 semester hours of courses are known as the "core" classes, and include the following:
- English Composition (6 Semester Hours)
- Humanities/Fine Arts (12 Semester Hours)
- Social/Behavioral Science (12 Semester Hours)
- Natural Science/Math (14 Semester Hours)
Academic Advising
Students entering the transfer program are assigned an academic advisor from the faculty of the Arts and Sciences Division or the Business,Engineering and Public Service Division, depending on the program of study. A student is free to choose his/her advisor after entering the program and may do so at any time during their academic career at Mayland.
Transfer Options
Mayland Community College has the following transfer degree options:
- Associate in Arts degree
- Associate of Arts degree with a pre-major:
- Associate in Science
- Taking the general core ( 44 hours) and then transferring to the four-year college as a sophomore
- Taking at least 30 semester hours of the general core and then transferring as a freshman
We also offer 2-year transfer degree options:
- General Occupational Technology in
The Comprehensive Articulation Agreement
Since the Fall of 1997, the North Carolina Community College System converted to the semester system. As a result of the transition, the Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina and the North Carolina Community College system developed the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement and common course library to maximize the transferability of credits and to give students the opportunity to transfer as juniors.
The Comprehensive Articulation Agreement provides that students who complete the general education core (44 semester hours credit) at any of the colleges in the NC Community College system will have satisfied the general education requirements for any of the 16 public universities in the UNC system. In addition, students who complete the 44 semester hour core at a North Carolina Community College will enter the senior institution (if the institution is a member of the UNC System) with junior class standing and having met the minimum course requirements. Students must meet the receiving institutions foreign language and/or health and physical education requirements, if applicable, prior to or after transfer to the senior institution.
The Comprehensive Articulation Agreement does not apply to private and out-of-state colleges, therefore students planning to transfer to private or out-of-state colleges will be responsible for completing the core requirements of the four year college. Students who attended a community college prior to fall semester 1997 are required to meet the core requirements of the four year college they are planning to transfer to.
Selecting Your Courses
In choosing your courses it is important to understand you are trying to accomplish two goals at once. First, you are meeting the requirements of Mayland Community College and second you are taking courses that will transfer into your major. For example if your major is Social Work and you take Sociology 210, you will be meeting a MCC requirement as one of your Social/Behavior Sciences and also a course toward your major at the four-year school. Your advisor can assist you in maximizing your transfer by helping you pick out the appropriate courses.
Occasionally students make the decision to transfer to a four year college after completing most of the requirements for the Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree. It is possible for students to transfer with the A.A.S. degree, but it will likely take longer to attain the bachelors degree than it would had they pursued the Associate in Arts or Associate in Science degree at the community college. The A.A.S. programs do not require as many general education courses as do Associate in Arts, Associate in Science or a bachelors degree programs, therefore students will be required to complete remaining general education requirements in addition to requirements for the major at the four year institution. Another option for students planning to transfer with the A.A.S. degree is to look for colleges offering "reverse transfer" programs. These programs, which are specially designed for individuals with the A.A.S. degree, allow students to meet the general education requirements after transferring. They are given credit for many of the courses they have taken in the A.A.S. program as meeting requirements in the major.
Undecided students (those who have not chosen a major field of study) are encouraged to explore a variety of courses in their program at Mayland. Assistance in exploring career options is available at Mayland Community College's Counseling Center. Be patient; don't force a choice unless you are comfortable. You will find that your choices may change with experience.
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