ACA 122 Final Review with Verified Answers
What is the abbreviation for Associate in Arts? - ANS -AA
What is the abbreviation for Associate in Science? - ANS -AS
How many credit hours are needed to complete the AA? The AS? - ANS -60-61 credit
hours for either the AA or the AS
What is the abbreviation for Comprehensive Articulation Agreement? - ANS -CAA
What is the abbreviation for Universal General Education Transfer Component course? -
ANS -UGETC
According to the CAA, the AA and AS degree programs of study are structured to include two
components: - ANS -1) Universal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC) courses
2) Additional general education, pre-major, and elective courses
The Transfer Course List (Appendix G of the CAA) takes it a step further and separates the
General Education courses so there are three categories:
1)Universal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC) courses
2)General Education (also referred to as Additional General Education courses)
3)Pre-Major/Elective courses.
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,The UNC Minimum Admission
Requirements (MAR) and Minimum Course Requirements (MCR) are
satisfied for any student completing the AA or AS.
True or False - ANS -True. See V. Regulations, A.4 of the CAA for more information.
A transfer student who has not completed the AA or AS degree must meet the receiving
institution's (the university the student is transferring to)
general education requirements.
True or False - ANS -True. See V. Regulations, A.6 of the CAA.
How many community colleges are in North Carolina? - ANS -58
A North Carolina community college student who transfers without completing the AA or AS
and satisfactorily completes a transfer course that is not designated as a Universal General
Education Transfer
Component (UGETC) course will receive transfer credit for the course. The receiving institution
(university) will determine whether the course will count as general education, pre-major, or
elective credit.
True or False - ANS -True. See V. Regulations, A.5 of the CAA.
Students not completing the AA or AS degrees are subject to limitations on receiving credit
toward the university's lower-division general education course requirements. True or False -
ANS -True. See V. Regulations, A.5 of the CAA.
How many constituent institutions of the University of North Carolina are there? (public
universities in NC) - ANS -16
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,The Comprehensive Articulation Agreement is between __________________ and
______________. - ANS -The University of North Carolina and the North Carolina
Community
College System
The CAA policies extend to high school students taking college coursework through the North
Carolina
Community College System and/or the constituent
universities of the University of North Carolina.
True or False - ANS -True
What is the abbreviation for Transfer Advisory Committee? - ANS -TAC
The TAC addresses questions about the
transferability of course work under the CAA, or any proposed changes to the policies, or
courses.
True or False - ANS -True
What is the abbreviation for Transfer Assured Admissions Policy? - ANS -TAAP
The Transfer Assured Admissions Policy (TAAP) assures admission to one of the 16 UNC
institutions under certain conditions.
True or False - ANS -True
Under the Transfer Assured Admissions Policy (TAAP), admission is assured to a specific campus
or specific program or major.
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True or False - ANS -False. Admission is not assured to a specific campus or specific
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program or major.
, Under the Transfer Assured Admissions Policy (TAAP), a student does not have to complete the
AA or AS.
True or False - ANS -False. Students must have graduated from a North Carolina
community college with an Associate in Arts or Associate in Science degree.
Under the Transfer Assured Admissions Policy (TAAP), a student must have a "C" or better in all
transfer courses.
True or False - ANS -True
Under the Transfer Assured Admissions Policy (TAAP), a student must meet judicial
requirements of the institution to which they apply and be eligible to re-admission to the last
institution attended.
True or False - ANS -True
Under the Transfer Assured Admissions Policy (TAAP), students do not have to meet all
application requirements at the receiving
institution; it is waived under the CAA.
True or False - ANS -False. Students must meet all application requirements at the
receiving institution, including the
submission of all required documentation by stated deadlines.
Students cannot be denied admission to a specific UNC institution under the terms of the CAA.
True or False - ANS -False.
Students can be denied admission to one or more of the UNC institutions. Admission is not
guaranteed to every and any UNC institution of your choice; it is assured to one (or more) of the
16 UNC institutions as long as the conditions of the Transfer Assured Admissions Policy (TAAP)
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are met.
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What is the abbreviation for Associate in Arts? - ANS -AA
What is the abbreviation for Associate in Science? - ANS -AS
How many credit hours are needed to complete the AA? The AS? - ANS -60-61 credit
hours for either the AA or the AS
What is the abbreviation for Comprehensive Articulation Agreement? - ANS -CAA
What is the abbreviation for Universal General Education Transfer Component course? -
ANS -UGETC
According to the CAA, the AA and AS degree programs of study are structured to include two
components: - ANS -1) Universal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC) courses
2) Additional general education, pre-major, and elective courses
The Transfer Course List (Appendix G of the CAA) takes it a step further and separates the
General Education courses so there are three categories:
1)Universal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC) courses
2)General Education (also referred to as Additional General Education courses)
3)Pre-Major/Elective courses.
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Page
,The UNC Minimum Admission
Requirements (MAR) and Minimum Course Requirements (MCR) are
satisfied for any student completing the AA or AS.
True or False - ANS -True. See V. Regulations, A.4 of the CAA for more information.
A transfer student who has not completed the AA or AS degree must meet the receiving
institution's (the university the student is transferring to)
general education requirements.
True or False - ANS -True. See V. Regulations, A.6 of the CAA.
How many community colleges are in North Carolina? - ANS -58
A North Carolina community college student who transfers without completing the AA or AS
and satisfactorily completes a transfer course that is not designated as a Universal General
Education Transfer
Component (UGETC) course will receive transfer credit for the course. The receiving institution
(university) will determine whether the course will count as general education, pre-major, or
elective credit.
True or False - ANS -True. See V. Regulations, A.5 of the CAA.
Students not completing the AA or AS degrees are subject to limitations on receiving credit
toward the university's lower-division general education course requirements. True or False -
ANS -True. See V. Regulations, A.5 of the CAA.
How many constituent institutions of the University of North Carolina are there? (public
universities in NC) - ANS -16
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,The Comprehensive Articulation Agreement is between __________________ and
______________. - ANS -The University of North Carolina and the North Carolina
Community
College System
The CAA policies extend to high school students taking college coursework through the North
Carolina
Community College System and/or the constituent
universities of the University of North Carolina.
True or False - ANS -True
What is the abbreviation for Transfer Advisory Committee? - ANS -TAC
The TAC addresses questions about the
transferability of course work under the CAA, or any proposed changes to the policies, or
courses.
True or False - ANS -True
What is the abbreviation for Transfer Assured Admissions Policy? - ANS -TAAP
The Transfer Assured Admissions Policy (TAAP) assures admission to one of the 16 UNC
institutions under certain conditions.
True or False - ANS -True
Under the Transfer Assured Admissions Policy (TAAP), admission is assured to a specific campus
or specific program or major.
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True or False - ANS -False. Admission is not assured to a specific campus or specific
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program or major.
, Under the Transfer Assured Admissions Policy (TAAP), a student does not have to complete the
AA or AS.
True or False - ANS -False. Students must have graduated from a North Carolina
community college with an Associate in Arts or Associate in Science degree.
Under the Transfer Assured Admissions Policy (TAAP), a student must have a "C" or better in all
transfer courses.
True or False - ANS -True
Under the Transfer Assured Admissions Policy (TAAP), a student must meet judicial
requirements of the institution to which they apply and be eligible to re-admission to the last
institution attended.
True or False - ANS -True
Under the Transfer Assured Admissions Policy (TAAP), students do not have to meet all
application requirements at the receiving
institution; it is waived under the CAA.
True or False - ANS -False. Students must meet all application requirements at the
receiving institution, including the
submission of all required documentation by stated deadlines.
Students cannot be denied admission to a specific UNC institution under the terms of the CAA.
True or False - ANS -False.
Students can be denied admission to one or more of the UNC institutions. Admission is not
guaranteed to every and any UNC institution of your choice; it is assured to one (or more) of the
16 UNC institutions as long as the conditions of the Transfer Assured Admissions Policy (TAAP)
4
are met.
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