This agreement recognizes the following terms and conditions:

1. Representatives from TAMU-C’s and DCCCD’s admission’s staff, academic advisors, and engineering faculty will collaborate to select students for the program and will provide advising to students in the program.
   
   
2. The TAMU-C Industrial Engineering faculty and staff will provide support to DCCCD faculty through the sharing of course syllabi and other pertinent ABET related material.
   
   
3. Students who successfully complete the DCCCD Associate in Sciences with an Emphasis in Industrial Engineering will be able to transfer a block of 60 credit hours into the TAMU-C Industrial Engineering degree. The transfer courses must meet the TAMU-C Department of Industrial Engineering & Technology core required GPA and the minimum grade per course for transferring to the TAMU-C Department of Industrial Engineering curriculum. TAMU-C will accept all courses as outlined in the transfer guide.
   
   
4. The TAMU-C / DCCCD Equivalency Transfer Guide, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit A, will be reviewed and updated by DCCCD and TAMU-C faculty and advisors on at least a yearly basis. The Office of Transfer Services and University Relations at DCCCD and department chair for the Department of Industrial Engineering & Technology at TAMU-C will approve changes.
   
   
5. DCCCD students successfully completing the Associate in Science with an Emphasis in Industrial Engineering program according to the specified transfer guide and who maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 in transferable hours will gain automatic admission into TAMU-C’s Department of Industrial Engineering.
   
   
6. The progress of this program will be monitored by both TAMU-C and DCCCD and may be revised by mutual agreement at any time. Either party may terminate this agreement at any time, with a 120 day notice, when the said party believes that termination is in the best interest of all parties concerned. Those students already participating in the program at the time of termination will have their course work honored by TAMU-C as transfer credit.
   
   
7. A copy of the Memorandum of Understanding and Articulation Agreement, along with the TAMU-C / DCCCD Equivalency Transfer Guide will be kept in the Office of Academic Affairs and Transfer Programs at DCCCD and the Department of Industrial Engineering at TAMU-C.
   
   
8. Annually, TAMU-C and DCCCD will share data related to the enrollment, scholastic progress, and academic performance of former and active cooperative students in order to evaluate the success of this program.
   
   
9. DCCCD and TAMU-C will collaborate on the design of marketing materials, which will be distributed to current students, potential students, or the community at large to publicize this agreement.
   
   
10. The faculty and administrators from TAMU-C and DCCCD will consult annually to assess and develop program offerings; to schedule student and faculty class visits; and to explore potential joint grant funding.  These meetings may be face-to-face at the request of either DCCCD or TAMU-C.
    
    
11. Dispute Resolution: The dispute resolution process provided in chapter 2260, Texas Government Code, and the related rules adopted by the Texas Attorney General pursuant to chapter 2260, shall be used by TAMU-C and DCCCD to attempt to resolve any claim for breach of contract made by either party that cannot be resolved in the ordinary course of business.  The parties shall submit written notice of a claim of breach of contract under this Chapter to the respective undersigned part, who shall examine the claim and any counterclaim and negotiate with the other respective party in an effort to resolve the claim.
    
    
12. Governing Law and Venue:  This agreement shall be governed and interpreted pursuant to the Constitution and Laws of the state of Texas.  Pursuant to Section 85.18, Texas Education Code, venue for any suit filed against TAMU-C shall be in the county in which the primary office of the chief executive officer of TAMU-C is located.  At the time of this Agreement, such county is Hunt County, Texas.
    
    
13. Amendments, Changes or Modifications:  No amendment, change or modification to the MOU may be made except in writing by all parties.

The parties hereto certify that they have the authority to execute this MOU and that covenants contained herein are within their respective statutory authority to fulfill.  The undersigned parities bind themselves to the faithful performance of this MOU.

IN WITNESS THEREOF, the parties execute this Memorandum of Understanding.

TAMU-COMMERCE IE CURRICULUM

A. Communications

ENGL 1301

ENG 101

ENGL 1302

ENG 102

SPCH 1311

SPCH 111

B.  Social/Behavioral Sciences

HIST 1301

HIST 121

HIST 1302

HIST 122

GOVT 2301

PSCI 211

GOVT 2302

PSCI 212

Choose one from the following:

ECON 2301, 2302

ECO 231 or ECO 232

C.  Humanities/Visual Arts

Choose one from Category I:

ARTS 1301, 1303, 1304
HUMA 1301
DANC 2303
DRAM 1310, 2366
MUSI 1306, 1308, 1309

Visual / Performing Arts requirement

Choose one from Category II:

ENGL 2321, 2322, 2323, 2326, 2327, 2328, 2331, 2332, 2333

Humanities requirement

Choose one from Category III:

CUST (Cultural Studies) 2370
HIST 2321, 2322, 2380, 2381
PHIL 1301, 2306, 2307, 2316, 2317
RELI 1304

D.  Math & Quantitative Reasoning

MATH 2513

MATH 191

E.  Science

PHYS 2425

PHYS 211

PHYS 2426

PHYS 212

F.  Institutional Option

PHED 1164

Physical Education requirement (1 of 2)

COSC 1436 (C++)

CSCI 151

MATH 2414

MATH 192

CHEM 1411

CHEM 111

Choose one of the following:
DFTG 1305, 1309, 2332, OR ENGR 1304

IT 111

MCHN 1352 or MCHN 2338

IT 112