The CAA is a statewide agreement gov-
erning the transfer of credits between
NC Community Colleges and NC pub-
lic universities and has as its objective
the smooth transfer of students. Provides
certain assurances to the transferring
student.
1. What is the Comprehensive Articula- • Assures admission to one of the 16
tion Agreement (CAA)? UNC institutions (Transfer Assured Ad-
missions Policy)
• Enables NC community college grad-
uates of two-year Associate in Arts and
Associate in Science degree programs
who are admitted to constituent institu-
tions of the university of NC to transfer
with junior status.
2. The 6 Key Attributes success-
ful college students are self-aware-
ness, self-motivation, emotional intel- Accountability
ligence, interdependence, self-efficacy
and .
3. The Universal General Education
Transfer Component (UGETC) are the
courses that transfer for lower division
general education equivalency as part of True
the new CAA and comprises a minimum
of 30 semester hours of credit. True or
False?
Assures admission to one of the 16 UNC
institutions under the following condi-
tions
4. What is the Transfer Assured Admis- - Students must graduate from a North
sions Policy (TAAP) and three conditions Carolina community college with AA or
AS degree.
- Must meet all requirements of the CAA
- Students must have an overall GPA of
at least 2.0 on a 4.0 scale
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- Students must be academically eligible
for re-admission to last institution attend-
ed.
under which the policy applies to transfer - Students must meet judicial require-
students? ments of the institution to which they ap-
ply
- Must meet all application requirements
of the receiving institution
5. If a student from a North Caroli-
na Community College System (NC-
CCS) college believes the terms of the
Comprehensive Articulation Agreement
(CAA) have not been honored by a Uni-
True
versity of North Carolina (U.N.C.) institu-
tion to which the student has been ad-
mitted, the student may invoke the CAA
Transfer Credit Appeal Procedure. True
or False?
6. All colleges in North and South Car-
olina have a Comprehensive Articulation False
Agreement with CPCC. True or False?
S- Specific
M- Measurable
7. When setting goals using the SMART A-Attainable
technique, what does the acronym R- Relevant
SMART actually mean? T- Time Specific
Student goals will vary for the second
part of the question.
8. What is the semester GPA if a student
earned the following grades this semes-
ter: An A in English (worth 3 credits), a
B in Math (worth 4 credits), an A in Intro 3.63
to Communications (worth 3 credits) and
an A in ACA 122. (credit hours x grade)
(divide grade points by total credit hours)
9. What is the difference between a grant
and a student loan?
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