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Introduction
This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) formally recognizes that the Dallas County Community College District and the Parker College of Chiropractic are active educational partners, committed to providing greater educational opportunities and services for students transferring between institutions. This commitment strongly supports the concept of seamless transfer that embraces the principle that transfer students should not be required to repeat competencies already achieved.
DCCCD and Parker College of Chiropractic enter into this MOU in the spirit of cooperation and mutually recognize each other as quality institutions of higher learning. Each institution, furthermore, is dedicated to serving students from all walks of life, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, disability, color, age, marital status, national origin or other non-merit factors.
Purpose
The purpose of the agreement is to enable DCCCD students who transfer to Parker College of Chiropractic to carry with them the credit they have already earned for as much relevant study as possible. The MOU provides a structure through which transfer articulation on all levels can be supported. The Parker College of Chiropractic understand and agree that transfer articulation is with DCCCD as a whole and not with individual colleges within the district. Therefore, it is understood and agreed that courses taken at any DCCCD college are considered equally transferable. This is particularly important at DCCCD where students may be enrolled at more than one DCCCD college.
Transfer Elements
DCCCD Associate Degrees
This MOU establishes the principle that all Associate Degrees; Associate in Arts (AA), Associate of Arts in Teaching (AAT), Associate in Applied Sciences (AAS), Associate in Sciences (AS), at DCCCD transfer to the Parker College of Chiropractic as a block. Completed blocks are treated as a whole; the components are not examined separately to determine transferability.
DCCCD graduates will not have to repeat lower-division requirements at the Parker College of Chiropractic. DCCCD graduates with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 who meet all other requirements for admission are guaranteed admission into the university.
DCCCD graduates will go through the Parker College of Chiropractic transfer process and therefore must meet all applicable requirements and deadlines pertaining to application for admission, orientation and registration, and payment of tuition and fees. They will abide by the policies and procedures, along with any revisions thereof that apply to all students from that institution.
DCCCD students transferring without an Associate Degree, will have all courses, numbered 1000 and above and with a grade of C or better, accepted for transfer for the participating institution’s Baccalaureate program as either an elective, general education requirement, or an exemption or replacement for a required course
DCCCD - Core Curriculum
Completion of the DCCCD Core Curriculum, a 48 semester credit general education program of study will transfer as a block and will satisfy lower-division general education requirements at Parker College of Chiropractic. The Core can be transferred and accepted as a component of a Bachelor’s Degree or as a stand alone general education block not affiliated with a Bachelor’s Degree.
DCCCD Associate in Applied Science (AAS) Degree
The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) Degree represents the attainment of depth of technical competency in identified occupational arenas. Students transferring an AAS Degree to Parker College of Chiropractic will have achieved competency in many areas generally considered to be upper division. However, some competencies in the area of general education may still need to be obtained. The Parker College of Chiropractic will provide AAS transfer students with a flexible degree plan that identifies upper division general education competencies that will meet Parker College of Chiropractic’s Baccalaureate Degree requirements. In effect, this flexibility represents an inverted transfer degree plan. Students from Eastfield College and North Lake College will not be able to transfer their AAS degree. However, all DCCCD students who take core courses within their AAS degree, such core courses will be transferable.
Total Number of Transferable Credits
The maximum number of transfer credits that can be accepted and applied toward degree completion is based on Parker College of Chiropractic’s upper division requirement. This transfer credit limit will be the difference between the total credits required for degree completion and the university upper division requirement.
Joint Obligations
DCCCD and Parker College of Chiropractic agree to provide direct links between their institutional Web sites, indicating the existence of this Agreement.
Official lists of programs (AA, AAT, AS, AAS) for which articulation agreements have been approved by both DCCCD and the Parker College of Chiropractic will be made available at both institutions.
No transfer articulation materials developed by an articulating institution are valid without a MOU signed by the DCCCD Vice Chancellor for Educational Affairs.
DCCCD and the Parker College of Chiropractic agree to exchange data and documents as agreed that will contribute to the maintenance and improvement of these transfer arrangements, and promote effective cooperation between the two institutions. The institutions will exchange admissions, grades, and retention data after obtaining appropriate permission from the students involved and in compliance with all federal, state, and local laws.
Evaluation
There will be an annual evaluation process of the partnership supported by this MOU. The information obtained from this evaluation will be used to improve the transfer process for the benefit of students.
Longevity of the Agreement
This MOU is in perpetuity or until it is discontinued by either educational partner by submitting written notification to the other partner one year prior to the identified cancellation date in order to protect all students transferring between these institutions. |