Articulation Agreements

Clarkson College creates articulation agreements, partnership letters of agreement, and memorandums of understanding according to College enrollment and academic programming strategic initiatives.

An articulation agreement is an officially signed document between Clarkson College and another accredited institution of higher education. The purpose of the articulation agreement is to better serve the educational growth of students and the economic development of the community through cooperative educational planning and optimal utilization of other post-secondary resources. It includes such things as; cooperative marketing, guaranteed admissions into online programs pending met requirements of admissions; priority admission points for on-campus programs; advising guides; etc. An articulation agreement is not a transfer guide. Clarkson College will continue to accept and review transfer credit, as per the AA-52 Transfer Credit policy from all accredited institutions and create transfer guides on the public website for multiple schools.

A partnership letter of agreement (PLA) is an officially signed document between Clarkson College and outside constituents that expresses an agreed course of action and conditions under which Clarkson College will accept students, employees, spouses, or dependents for matriculation. The partnership letter of agreement outlines the expectations of Clarkson College and the other entity, including such things as co-branding events and requirements, a minimum number of annual student enrollment, tuition savings percentage, partnership verification forms, etc.

A memorandum of understanding (MOU) is a signed agreement between Clarkson College and another entity that outlines mutually accepted short-term expectations for the purposes of assisting student education (i.e., space usage, shared resources, etc.). The intended outcome of an MOU is to promote more efficient use of resources.

 

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