Southern
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University
Articulation Agreement
South ern New Hampshire University - College of Online and Continu ing Education and Cochise County Community Co llege District I.
PURPOSE
Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) and Cochise County Communit y College District
(Cochise College), in the spirit of academic cooperation, and in order to faci litate the transfer of
graduat es of Cochise College to Southern New Hampshire Un iversity - College of Online and
Continuing Education (SNHU-COCE), hereby do enter into an academic articulation agreement.
Successfu l implementation of the Agreement is dependent upon communication of its content
to all involved participants and th e assumption of respons ibility by both institutions for such
communications.
The purpose of this Articulation Agreement is to acknowledge that, followi ng completion of an
Associate degree at Cochise College, students may transfer a m inimum of 60 credits from the
degree to a Southern New Hampshire University Bachelor of Arts in General Studies online, or
per the equ ivalency tables, to an undergraduate degree program that coincides with their
associate's degree, as long as the following criteria are met.
II.
TRANSFER PATHWAY(S)
1. As SNHU is regionally accredited, all academic course work in which a student has
earn ed a grade of "C-" or higher is fully transfera ble based on the attached course
equivalents. Academic course work in which a stud ent has earned a "C-" or better will
transfer provided the GPA of transferring coursework is a 2.0 or higher. Up to 90 cred its
may be accepted in transfer towa rd a bachelor degree program .
Nursing students w ho are ent ering the SNHU RN to BSN program must have
successfully completed their Associate Degree in Nursing program with a
minimum GPA of 2.5 and have passed t he national NCLEX-RN licensing exam to be
unconditionally admitted to th e RN to BSN program. Students with a cumu lative
GPA bet ween 2.0 and 2.49 on the degree or diploma awarding transcript may be
provisionally accepted and m ust also meet the licensure requirements.
2. If a stude nt has compl eted th e AA in Libera l Arts at a regionally-accredited
com mun ity co llege, th e n the on ly additiona l SN HU gen era l education
req uirement students would complete are that any dictated general education
requirements for the student's inten ded program must be met.
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Students must have completed SNHU Foundation requirements within the
co mmunity college AA Libera l Art s/Studi es (100 or higher level Math, ENG 120,
ENG 200). Those w ho have not taken a second composition course would have
to take ENG 200 upon transfer. (see Append ix 1 for examples)
Based on the co urse equivalency tables attached (see Appendix 1), SNHU College
of On line and Continuing Education guarantees transferability of all credits outlined
in the fo llowing Cochise College - Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC)
AGEC - A, AGEC - Band AGEC - S, per the equivalency tables attached, to a Southern
New Hampshire University undergraduate degree program that coincides w ith their
associate's degree, as long as the fo llowing criteria are met.
Arizona - AGEC - A General Education Curriculum to SNHU General Education Core
Arizona - AGEC - B General Education Curriculu m to SNHU General Education Core
Arizona -AGEC- S General Education Curriculum to SNHU General Education Core
3. Additiona lly, and upon a student's admission to the university, SNHU Co llege of Online
and Continuing Ed ucation guarantees transferabi lity of a minimum of 60 credits out lined
in any Cochise College Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degrees to the SNHU
Bachelor of Arts in General Studies.
4. Students transferring from Cochise College may enroll at SNHU College of Online and
Continuing Education as full or part time students. The Bachelor of Arts in General
Studies program is only offered online.
5. Military students enrolling at SNHU College of Online and Continuing Education may
transfer up to 90 hours for a bachelor's w ith unlimited CLEP, DANTES and Excelsior
credits--providing students meet residency requirements.
Ill.
TERMS
1. Because of this agreement to articulate, and provided the individual identifies Cochise
Co llege on his or her application form, eligible graduates, employees and the immediate
fam ily of employees (spouses, domestic partners, ch ildren, siblings and parents) will
rece ive a ten (10%} percent tuition red uction in Southern New Hampshire University ­
College of Online and Continuing Education, applicable as of the date this Agreement is
fully executed by the parties below. In addition, those eligible graduates, employees and
immediate fam ily of employees who enro ll in Southern New Hampshire University's
online grad uate program will receive a wa iver of the application fee normally requi red
by Southern New Hampshire University - Col lege of Online and Continuing Education.
No appl ication fee waiver, tuition credit or refund shall be made retroactively for any
eligible employee, the ir f amily member or alumnus already enrolled at SNHU College of
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Online and Continuing Education on the date of execution o f this Agreement; however,
the tuition reduction sha ll be applied to such eligible employees, their fami ly members
or graduates for course enrollments fo llowing the execution of this Agreement.
Programs offered at mi litary tuition assistance levels are not subj ect to this reduction.
Cochise College employees, their fami ly members and graduat es must inform SNHU
College of Online and Continuing Education admissions representatives about their
affiliation to receive their tuition reduction.
SNHU College of Online and Continuing Education may change its t uition rates at any
time at its sole discretion and th e reduction will be ca lculated based on the current
tuition in effect for th e applicable academic t erm for the enrolled program. Eligible
employees and alumni sha ll not be entitled to any other reduction and are subject to all
other admission and continuation requirements as set forth in the respective Southern
New Hampshire University policies and cata logs.
2. Southern New Hampshire University - Co llege of Online and Continuing Education agrees to provide Cochise College, at their request, an annual update of student enrollment, to include genera l data on how many students have transferred to SNHU Co llege of Online and Continuing Ed ucation. 3. This Agreement is effective as of the date of the fully executed document, and shall
continue until terminated. Both parties must approve amendments to the Agreement in
writing. Either party may terminate the Agreement without cause upon 90 days written
notice to the other party. Notwithstanding the fo regoing, either party may terminate
the Agreement immed iately in t he event that participation under the Agreement may
give rise to a vio lation of any requirement of federal or st ate law or regulation or the
requ irements of any accrediting agency having jurisdiction.
4. Admission criteria, academic requirements, and other admission req uirements w ill be
subject to the applicable Catalog at th e time of the students' admission. Students who
have begun their SNHU program of study or students in t he process of enrolling prior to
the effective date of any w ithout cause termination will be grandfathered in to continue
receiving t he discount offered in this Agreement until such time such students complete
or discontinu e enrollment in t heir program.
5. Th is Articulation Agreement is based on the current curriculum of both educational
institutions. Each institution is responsible for notifying the other of any substantive
changes to the curriculum. This agreeme nt shall be reviewed by both institutions
annually.
6. The parties grant to each other a non-exclusive, non-t ransferable license to use each
other's trademarks and servicemarks in furtherance of the articulation coordination
detailed herein or in a manner so lely for the purpose of ide ntifying and communicating
the existe nce of the re lationship to Cochise Co llege's students and alumni. Use of
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trademarks, servicemarks and logos will comply with use policies of the originating
institution . The parties shall discontinue the use of the licensed marks and return any
and all files and mate rials containing the licensed marks supplied by the owner at
t ermination or expiration of the Agreement. Neither party grants to the other any
interest in the other party's trademarks. Should either originating institution request, in
writing, that a particular use of the originating institution's trademarks and/or
servicemarks be discontinued, the non-o riginating institution shall cease and desist such
use of the trademarks and/or service marks.
7. Cochise Co llege agrees to notify students of transfer opportunities to SNHU College of
Online and Continuing Education, to co llaborate with SNHU Col lege of Online and
Continuing Education on other forms of transfer comm unication and to host SNH U
representatives on campus for re cruitm ent activities during the academic school year.
8. The parties hereto will have the relationship of independent contractors for all
purposes. Each will have complete control over its own performance and the details for
accomplishing its own obligations under this Agreement. In no event will the agents,
representatives or employees of one party be deemed to be agents, representatives or
employees of the other.
9. This Agreement may be executed by a duly authorized representative of each party,
either by electronic or facsimi le transm ission, each of which will be considered an
original.
IV.
CONTACTS FOR COORDINATION :
All notices and other communications required hereunder by either party to the other shall
be in writing, delivered personally, by certified or registered mail, return rece ipt requested,
or by overnight courier, and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered
personally or received when using overnight courier or three business days afte r being
deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed as fo llows:
If to Southern New Hampshire University: Debbie Lloyd, Ass istant Director, Academic Alliances Southern New Hampshire University Co llege of Online and Continuing Education 33 S. Commercial Street Manchester, NH 01301 [email protected]. 603.851.0854 If to Cochise College: Mark Boggle, Assistant Dean, Student Services Cochise College 4190 AZ-80 Douglas, AZ 85607 or to such other persons or places as either party may from time to time designate by written notice to the other.
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M anager of Agreement
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Arizona AGEC·A General Education Transfer Pathway
to SN HU· COCE General Education Core Curriculum
Arizona AGEC·A General Education Courses for Liberal Arts Majors
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First Year Composition 6
Mathematics
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SNHU General Education Core curriculum
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ENG 123 College Composition II
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MAT Elective College Algebra or Higher
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Arts & Humanities
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Fine Arts and Humanities General Education Core (EFAH)
6-9
Social and Behavioral Sciences
6-9
Social and Behavioral General Education Core (ESBS)
6-9
Physical and Biological Sciences Science, Technical, and Mithematics General Education Co
Options 0-6
Will be transferred In as SNHU General Edutitlon Core Electives or as
Free Electives as permitted by bachelor degree program.
•Students must earn aGrade of "C" or better for course transfer.
•Excess General Education credits are transferrable as Free Elective Credit, If available
•Some programs may have dictated courses In these general education areas. Please consult aSNHU liaison for specific course lnfonnation.
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SNHU General Education Core Curriculum
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Physical and Blolo lcal Sciences
Com uter Information Systems: Intro to CIS
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Fine Arts and Humanities General Education Core (EFAH)
Social and Behavioral General Education Core (ESBS)
Science, Technical, and Mathematics General Education Core (ESTM
6-9
Genee ral Education Elective
Will be transferred in as SNHU General Education Core Electives or as
•Students must earn a Grade of "C" or better for course transfer.
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•Some programs may have dictated courses in these general education areas. Please consult a SNHU liaison for specific course information.
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