TESU and the NJ transfer agreement

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One of the things you have to look at, is that the CC's in a state will work with the 4-yr colleges there to make the requirements for the CC AA/AS closely match the first 60cr needed in a degree at the 4-yr college. So when you look, yes, you will see a few minor instances here and there where they don't match perfectly. But in general, the CC had to make their AA/AS degrees acceptable to the 4-yr college to begin with - otherwise, the 4-yr colleges would have put up a stink and fought this tooth and nail.

CA has similar articulation agreements - and even separate ones for the CC-to-CSU system, the CC-to-UC system, and then private colleges have their own between local CC's. They have a very specific list of courses they will accept, but it's very easy to meet the requirements as they lay it out VERY clearly. We also have automatic acceptance at the CSU-system schools if you get your transfer requirements completed at a local CC. So, if my daughter gets her transfer requirements at our local CC (Palomar) and maintains a certain GPA (maybe 2.5 or even 2.0), she is automatically accepted at CSU-San Marcos. And, if she wants a degree that CSUSM doesn't have, then she's automatically accepted at San Diego State University. Different colleges have auto-acceptance at different schools, but in general, it's the closest one to the CC. It's a good system that works well, because you can plan out your degree right online, easily, and make sure you get all of not only your transfer requirements, but any other requirements that you want to get at the CC due to cost (you can transfer in more than 60cr).