Articulation Agreement between Pasadena City College and Pacific Oaks College 2018-19 Transfer Student Responsibilities A. To qualify for the Agreement, active PCC students must submit an application for admission to POC, and shall be subject to the admission requirements of the specific degree program for which they wish to transfer. 1. BACHELOR OF ARTS ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Bachelor s degree applicants fulfill the admissions requirement by meeting either of the following criteria: a. Complete a minimum of 60 transferable semester units, 34 of which must meet the specific General Education requirements detailed within this document (See Appendix A). Students may be admitted with 12 units of general education contingency credit, but will need to have 60 semester units completed by the end of their first academic year at Pacific Oaks. All transfer coursework must be completed with a grade of C or higher from a regionally accredited college or university. Credit must be college level and degree applicable Credit will be reviewed on a course by course basis Quarter Hour credits will be converted to Semester Hours Credit for Prior Learning Assessment (ie: Challenge Exams, Credit for Life Experience, etc.) awarded by other institutions will not be accepted for transfer -OR- b. Possess a conferred Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree (minimum of 60 semester units and a GPA of 2.0) which includes completion of IGETC or the California State University General Education-Breadth Requirements from a regionally accredited institution in a traditional academic area of study (see Appendix B for a list of applicable areas of study). Students with a conferred associate degree as described above satisfy all of the general education requirements for admission to Pacific Oaks College All transfer coursework must be completed with a grade of C or higher from a regionally accredited college or university. Quarter Hour credits will be converted to Semester Hours Certificates in vocational areas of study and Associate of Applied Science degrees do not meet this requirement and credit will be reviewed on a course by course basis If transfer credit from another institution is listed as part of the completed associate degree, an official transcript will need to be sent from the institution(s) where the credit was awarded
2. TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) All applicants for whom English is a second language, with the exception of applicants who have an associate s degree, bachelor s degree, or 60 transfer credits from a university in which the language of instruction is English, must take the international TOEFL and have the scores sent directly to the Admissions Office. A score of 550 or above on the paper-based exam or 79 and above on the Internet-based exam is required for admission. IELTS score of 6.5 or higher is also accepted. Scores may be no more than two years old. 3. RESIDENCY AND UPPER LEVEL TRANSFER CREDIT REQUIREMENTS BY PROGRAM In addition to the Admission Requirements outlined above, students may be awarded additional transfer credit beyond the 60 semester units required for admission. All potential upper level credit will be reviewed by a subject matter expert to determine eligibility for upper level TOC. The residency requirements and upper level transfer credit policies are listed below by program: BA Human Development Students may be awarded up to 87 semester units of transfer credit in the Human Development program. All credit above the 60 semester unit admission requirement must be in the area of study per program. Any degree applicable coursework beyond the 60 needed for admittance to Pacific Oaks may be reviewed for potential transfer credit. BA Early Childhood Education (Non-Credential) Students may be awarded up to 84 semester units of transfer credit in the BA Early Childhood Education Non-Credential program. All credit above the 60 credit admission requirement must be in the area of study per program. Any degree applicable coursework beyond the 60 needed for admittance to Pacific Oaks may be reviewed for potential transfer credit. See Appendix C for courses that will be accepted in substitution for upper level Early Childhood Education courses. BA Early Childhood Education (Teacher Credential Programs) No upper level elective credit is awarded in the teaching credential programs for freshman and sophomore level coursework. Pacific Oaks requires all course-to-course transfer credit for 300 and 400 courses be upper division (junior/senior level), therefore no additional credit beyond the 60 units will be awarded from PCC. BA Advocacy and Social Justice Students may be awarded up to 87 semester units of transfer credit in the Advocacy and Social Justice program. All credit above the 60 semester unit admission requirement must be in the area of study per program. Any degree applicable coursework beyond the 60 needed for admittance to Pacific Oaks may be reviewed for potential transfer credit.
BA Community Psychology Students may be awarded up to 87 semester units of transfer credit in the Community Psychology program. All credit above the 60 semester unit admission requirement must be in the area of study per program. Any degree applicable coursework beyond the 60 needed for admittance to Pacific Oaks may be reviewed for potential transfer credit. B. All PCC students who transfer to POC shall be held to all academic policies as outlined in POC Student Handbook and POC Student Catalog. This includes, but is not limited to, completion of all graduation requirements for degree conferral.
Appendix A: Qualifying General Education Courses 2018-2019 Pacific Oaks College General Education Pasadena City College Courses English Composition (3 units) English 001A, 001AH English Communication / Oral Communication 001, 020 Communication (3 Units) Speech Communication 001, 001H, 002, 003, 004, 005, 005A-B, 006, 008, 009, 010, 012, 013 English Elective (3 units) Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning (3 units) Fine Arts and Humanities (3 units of Fine Arts, 3 units of humanities and 3 units of Fine Arts or Humanities) Communication 001, 020 English 001B, 001BH, 001C, 001CH, 005B, 006, 007, 008, 009, 010, 011, 003, 012, Journalism 002, 004A, 005, 007A, 007B, 009 Linguistics 010, 011, 012, 014, 016 Speech Communication 012 005A, 014, 015 Business 014A, 014B, 114 Mathematics 003, 005A, 005AH, 005B, 005BH, 005C, 005CH, 007A, 007B, 009, 010, 015, 022, 038, 055, 055H, 131, 139, 141, 150, 250 Statistics 015, 018, 050, 050H American Sign Language 001, 002, 003, 004 Arabic 001, 002 Armenian 001, 002 Art 001A-C, 003A-B, 004A-D, 005, 006, 007, 008, 009, 011A-C, 012A-B, 013, 015, 016, 020B-C, 021, 022A-C, 025, 026, 027, 028, 031A-B, 032A, 033A- C, 038A-038D Chinese 001, 002, 002A, 003, 004, 005, 008A-B, 010, 012, 022, 050 Cinema 007A-B, 025, 026A-C, 027, 126, 127, 129 Dance 021A-B English 014, 024, 025A-J, 026, 030A-C, 044A-C, 045A-B, 046A-B, 047-082C French 001, 002, 003, 004, 006, 008A-B, 009A-B, 010, 011, 012, 014, 015, 016, 050 German 001, 002, 003, 004, 005, 008A-C, 009A-C, 010, 012 History 001A-B, 002A-B, 005A-B, 007A-B, 009, 009A-B, 012, 016, 018, 019, 024A-G, 025B-I, 027A-B, 029A-B, 030, 031, 041 Humanities 001, 002, 003, 004 Italian 001, 002, 003, 004, 008A-B, 009A-C, 010, 012, 050 Japanese 001, 002, 003, 004, 005, 008A-B, 009A- C, 010, 012 Music 001A-D, 007A-B, 012, 021, 022, 023, 024A- B, 025, 027, 028, 030, 036A-B, 040, 045A-B
Social and Behavioral Sciences (9 units) Philosophy 001, 001H, 003, 007, 020A-B, 025, 030, 031, 033, 037 Photography 010, 021, 022A, 030, 031, 033, 040, 130, 132, 135, 136, 140, 171A Portuguese 001, 002, 003, 004 Religious Studies 001, 002, 003 Russian 001, 002, 003, 004, 011 Spanish 001, 002, 002A, 003, 004, 005, 006A-B, 008A-B, 009A-C, 012, 025, 031, 042A-B, 044A-B, 050 Theater Art 001, 002A-C, 004A-B, 005A-B, 006, 008, 009, 010A Administration of Justice 010, 012, 016, 018 American Institutions 125 Anthropology 002, 002H, 004, 006, 009, 012 Child Development 011, 015 Economics 001A, 001AH, 001B, 001BH Geography 002, 003 History 001A-B, 002A-B, 005A-B, 007A-B, 009, 009-B, 012, 016, 018, 019, 025B-I, 027A-B, 029A- B, 030, 031, 041 Political Science 001, 002, 006, 007, 021, 022 Psychology 001, 001H, 002, 005, 021, 021H, 022, 023, 024, 025, 029, 031, 033, 041 Sociology 001, 002, 014, 015, 016, 022, 024, 029, 031, 041 Anatomy 025, 115 Anthropology 001, 001H, 001L (lab) Astronomy 001, 012 Biology 002, 003, 004, 010A-C, 011, 011H, 014, 016 Chemistry 001A-B, 002A-B, 008A-B, 022 Physical and Biological Sciences Environmental Studies 001, 002, 003 Geography 001, 001L (lab), 004 (3 units of biological science, 3 units of physical science and 1 unit of lab Geology 001, 001F (lab), 002, 002F (lab), 003, science) 003F (lab), 004, 005, 006, 012, 012F (lab), 012L (lab) Microbiology 002 Nutrition 011 Physical Science 002, 003, 003L (lab) Physics 001A-D, 002A-B, 010, 010L (lab), 031A-B Physiology 001, 100 *Classes not on this list that are college level, degree applicable, and non-vocational may be transferred as a general elective.
Appendix B: Qualifying Associate Degrees An Associate in Arts or an Associate in Science degree, with a minimum of 60 semester units from a regionally accredited college in a traditional academic area of study which includes completion of IGETC or the California State University General Education-Breadth Requirements will be accepted as fulfilling the general education requirement for admission to Pacific Oaks College. All AA-T and AS-T degrees from PCC will be accepted for a minimum of 60 semester units and all general education requirements will be fulfilled. Any AA degree from PCC with completion of IGETC or the California State University General Education-Breadth Requirements indicated on the PCC transcript will be accepted for a minimum of 60 semester units and all general education requirements will be fulfilled. Students with only IGETC or the California State University certificate will be reviewed on a course by course basis to determine minimum credit and general education fulfillment. All other AA and AS degrees will be reviewed on a course-by-course basis to determine minimum credit and general education fulfillment. Certificates and Applied Associate degrees are considered vocational and DO NOT automatically meet the requirements for admission to Pacific Oaks College.
Appendix C: Qualifying Courses in Child Development and Early Childhood Education Pacific Oaks College/ Units Pasadena City College/ Units BA ECE Child Development ECE 380: Healthy Living in ECE 3 CHDV 016 Health, Safety and 3 Nutrition ECE 361: Child Family & 3 CHDV 015 Child, Family and 3 Community Partnerships Community ECE 390: Diversity, Equity, and 3 CHDV 017 Teaching Children in a 3 Social Justice in ECE Diverse Society ECE 305: Cognitive Development: 3 CHDV 010 Principles and Practices 3 How Children Learn of Teaching Young Children ECE 311: From Theory to Practice 3 CHDV 020 Introduction to 3 Curriculum Planning ECE 320: Creating Inclusive 3 CHDV 035 Introduction to 3 Environments Curriculum and Strategies for Children with Special Needs ECE 351: The Creative Arts in ECE 3 No course equivalent ECE 370: Infants and Toddlers 3 CHDV 011 Infant and Toddler 6 Development* CHDV 022 Infant and Toddler Care and Education* ECE 332: Introduction to Special 3 CHDV 030 Introduction to Children 3 Education: ECE with Special Needs