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ARTICULATION AGREEMENT

Roxbury Community College & Madison Park Technical Vocational High School

 

Areas of Articulation by Career Pathway:

  1. Business (Office) Technology at Madison Park Technical Vocational High School
  2. Administrative Information Technology Program (AS) at Roxbury Community College

 

Effective Agreement Date:  6/15/2011

1.0 The Purpose of this Articulation Agreement is to develop a non-duplicative learning continuum that will enable students to progress from the high school Business Office Technology course of study directly to the Administrative Information Technology Program Associate Degree Program. The articulation agreement identifies the areas of curriculum alignment and the credits to be awarded for high-level work completed in the high school Business Office Technology Vocational Program.

    1. Stage One

Madison Park Technical Vocational High School and Roxbury Community College will form a collaboration which will incorporate specific activities to increase and enhance the post secondary connection for those students designated as “Tech Prep Enrolled”.  These activities include the following which will be documented in each student’s file:

    1. Tech Prep activities may include:  (check those that apply)

 

[X] Field trip(s) to the college
[X] Visits by post secondary professors to high school classes
[X] College Placement Testing
[X] Provision of admission and course requirement brochures
[X] Post secondary representatives at College/Career Fairs

The group of high school students designated as “Tech Prep Students” will participate in the activities described in section 1.2 in addition to those described in section 2.0.

 

2.0 Stage Two

Course(s) to be Articulated, Number of Credits to be awarded, and Requirements to be achieved are as follows:

 

Secondary School Course(s)

Post-Secondary School Course(s)

# Credits

Requirement(s) for Credit

Madison Park Technical Vocational
Business (Office) Technology Program

OFT101  Keyboarding I

3

Grade of “B” or higher  in the High School Business Office Technology Program

Madison Park Technical Vocational
Business (Office) Technology Program

OFT102  Keyboarding II

3

Grade of “B” or higher  in the High School Business Office Technology Program

Madison Park Technical Vocational
Business (Office) Technology Program

IST 120 Microcomputer Applications

3

Grade of “B” or higher in the High School Business Office Technology Program

 

    1. 2.1 Competency Assessment and Evaluation:  Applicants for credit must meet all College admissions requirements and be a matriculated student in good standing with the College and have received a grade of “B” or better in the courses to be assigned credit and/or Advanced Placement.

 

    1. 2.2 Required and Recommended Academic Courses:  See the Grade 9-14 Course of Study.


High School Required Courses Minimum Grade
1.  Course No. 715 - Business (Office) Technology I “B”
2.  Course No. 715 - Business (Office) Technology II “B”
3.  Course No. 715 - Business (Office) Technology III “B”