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SOURCES: BoR POLICY MANUAL 3.3.5, UNIVERSITY SYSTEM AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM OF GEORGIA ARTICULATION
EFFECTIVE DATE: 1/2012
Revised: 08/23/2024

Per BOR Policy 3.3.5 and associated sub-sections, the University System of Georgia (USG) and Technical College System of Georgia (TSCG) have articulation agreements in place to expand opportunities for post-secondary degree attainment in Georgia.

USG and TCSG institutions will accept pre-determined General Education courses for transfer as detailed in the USG/TCSG Course Transfer Chart.
USG Institutions may individually evaluate TCSG courses other than those listed on the USG/TCSG Course Transfer Chart and make decisions about acceptance.

All USG/TCSG articulation agreements must be maintained on the USG/TSCG Articulation Directory (coming soon).

In addition to the General Education course transfer agreement outlined in the USG/TCSG Course Transfer Chart, the following guidelines should be followed:

1. USG institutions must notify the BOR Office of Academic Affairs prior to establishing expansive articulation agreements that include all TCSG institutions.
2. USG institutions may create more expansive agreements with a local TCSG institution above what is detailed in the USG/TCSG Course Transfer Chart. This information should be published on the institutional website and housed in the USG/TCSG Articulation Directory.
3. USG institutions must notify BOR Office of Academic Affairs as soon as possible when discussions begin about potential A.S. degree articulation agreements with a TCSG institution AND before entering into an A.S. degree articulation with a TCSG institution. TCSG has agreed that A.S. degrees will be limited in number and meet the following criteria:
   1. Focused on specific career opportunities associated with a specific local community, i.e. A.S. in Logistics Management by Savannah Technical College with Georgia Southern University.
   2. Initiated in regions of the state where the proposed degree is not currently offered by a USG institution, therefore avoiding unnecessary duplication.
   3. If a USG institution does have the program, consideration of necessary v. unnecessary duplication will be predicated on the capacity and willingness of the USG institution to offer the degree in the area.
4. BOR Policy 3.3.5 states that TCSG institutions will not offer A.A. degrees.

To be eligible for articulation agreement transfer credit, TCSG students must have successfully completed courses on the USG/TCSG Course Transfer Chart in January 2012 or after and have either met the USG minimum requirements for exemption from learning support or have exempted or completed Learning Support requirements at a TCSG institution. (See USG Learning Support policy guidelines)

Additionally,

1. TCSG transfer students meeting USG standard admissions criteria are exempt from Learning Support evaluation. (See BOR Policy 4.2.1.1, Freshman Requirements)
2. Students who have taken a USG comparable Accuplacer test at a TCSG institution and transfer to a USG institution will not be required to take another placement test if they have comparable placement scores recorded on the transcript or have placement test scores securely transmitted from the TCSG institution to a USG institution.
3. Exit from Learning Support at TCSG institutions will be honored at all USG institutions.
4. Students who exempt Learning Support at a TCSG institution but transfer without credit for the appropriate core curriculum course may be placed in Learning Support at the receiving institution based on institutional requirements higher than the USG minimum.

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