General Education Resources

Transfer Models

Utah System of Higher Education
Approved in 1997, this document states the purpose, policy, and procedure for the Utah Sytem of Higher Education's General Education program. To assure full value and reciprocity among all USHE institutions, the number of credit hours required in General Education ranges from 30 to 39 semester credits, including credits required in the core areas of composition, quantitative literacy, and American Institutions. The state policy provides consistency in the structure of general education at USHE institutions while allowing latitude for institutions to establish and preserve unique requirements which reflect emphases of the institutions, strengths of faculties, and varying interests of students.

Delta College
Whether through traditional transfer or some other enrollment pattern, an increasing number of students participate in formal learning experiences at two or more institutions. Several challenges associated with swirling enrollment are addressed in Delta College's General Education program, including academic assessment and outcomes.

Illinois Articulation Initiative
iTransfer supports the Illinois Articulation Initiative's (IAI) mission to facilitate student transfer from one participating Illinois college/university to another in order to complete a degree. iTransfer's goal is to make planning and gathering transfer information simple. The iTransfer website highlights the IAI General Education Core Curriculum (GECC) and Major recommendations.

State Policies on 2/4 Transfers are Key to Degree Attainment from The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education
This Policy Alert summarizes an earlier report, "State Policy and Community College-Baccalaureate Transfer," which examined the role of state policy in influencing community college-baccalaureate transfer. The Policy Alert looks at the importance of two-year to four-year transfer, and offers recommendations for improvement to state policymakers.

AAC&U offers these resources only as possible models of interest and has not submitted each of them to any substantial peer or quality review. If you have questions about any particular resource, please contact the institution sponsoring it directly.