From the ECS State Policy Database: Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....

Transfer and Articulation Policies PDF - An increase in the number of transfer and articulation policies over the past decade demonstrates that state legislatures and higher education governing boards have recognized the need for such policies. At least two-thirds of states have one or more of the following: Enabling legislation; Cooperative system or institutional agreements; Web sites devoted to clearly articulating transfer policy; or a transferable common core. (Matthew Smith, Education Commission of the States, December 2010)...

DOE Improved the Statewide Course Numbering System; Oversight and Accuracy Issues Remain - The legislature and the Department of Education have improved the usefulness of the statewide course number system. The legislature required nonpublic institutions to identify the courses they offer that are included in the system in their college catalogs and the Department addressed inappropriately equated classes and clarified state policies on academic calendars and discontinued courses. (OPPAGA, September 2010)...

University Implementation and State Oversight of Common Program Prerequisites Has Improved - A 2008 report showed inconsistent implementation of common program prerequisites. Since that report, the Board of Governors and Department of Education have reviewed and revised the common program prerequisites and universities are more consistently complying with the revised prerequisites. The Department of Education has taken steps to improve oversight and has worked with the state's colleges to help ensure that students complete prerequisites before transferring to universities. (Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability, June 2010)...

Most AA Graduates Pursue Baccalaureate Degrees, But Many Lack Information About Articulation Policies - As directed by the legislature, this report examines the rate at which students with AA degrees enter baccalaureate degree programs in Florida. (OPPAGA, January 2010)...

Most AA Graduates Pursue Baccalaureate Degrees, but Many Lack Information About Articulation Policies - Over the past five years, the number of students who transferred to a baccalaureate degree program after earning associate in arts (AA) degrees grew by 29%. However, 31% of students who earned AA degrees did not transfer to a baccalaureate degree program. Most of the students never applied for admission to a state university. A lack of information was the most common reason students reported for not applying to a baccalaureate program. (OPPAGA, January 2010)...

Crafting a Student-Centered Transfer Process in California: Lessons From Other States - This report tackles the difficult challenge of making transfer more comprehensible and less frustrating for California’s community college students. The study examines transfer policies of eight states, identifies some key dimensions of emerging policies, and offers recommendations for more student-centered transfer policies that would increase transfer success and lead to more college educated Californians to help meet workforce needs. (Colleen Moore, Nancy Shulock and Cristy Jensen, Institute for Higher Education Leadership and Policy, August 2009)...

State Universities are Generally Following the Statewide Course Numbering System in Awarding Appropriate Transfer Credit - Is the Florida statewide course numbering system influencing credit transfers? (Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability, March 2009)...

Community College Transfer and Articulation Policies: Looking Beneath the Surface - The development of curriculum articulation and school transfer policies is one policy movement that demonstrates the extent to which state policymakers view community colleges as creating greater and broader access for students. Recent research suggests the presence of a state policy. However all such policies are not the same and state policymakers must account for more than just the presence of a policy when assessing their impact and account for the mechanisms through which they encourage or facilitate student transfers. (Betheny Gross and Dan Goldhaber, Center on Reinventing Public Education, January 2009)...

Inconsistent Implementation of Common Prerequisites Creates Barriers to Effective 2+2 Articulation - Florida's common prerequisites policy is intended to ease articulation for students transferring from community colleges to universities by establishing common courses needed for admission to upper division programs at any of the state's universities. However, in 65% of the degree programs examined, the universities were implementing prerequisites in ways that could create barriers for students who have followed the approved common prerequisites. This report concludes that the Board of Governors and the Department of Education have not monitored and enforced the policy. (OPPAGA, March 2008)...