Joint Boards Articulation Commission Oregon: A Long Record of Articulation & Transfer Accomplishments

• 1987: HB 2913 passed by Oregon Legislative Assembly
• 1988: HB 2913 Committee completed the first Associate of Arts/Oregon Transfer Degree standards
• 1992: Common Course Numbering List published by the HB 2913 Committee
• 1992: First data on AA/OT recipients were gathered, demonstrating that 49% transferred during study period (twice the national average for students with 12 credits or more in transfer courses)
• 1992: The Joint Boards Articulation Commission replaced the HB 2913 Committee and the University System/Community College Coordinating Committee
• 1993: Policy and procedures recommended for review of applied academic courses submitted by high schools for use by OUS
• 1993: 1978 Joint Boards Articulation Agreement updated
• 1994: Professional-technical course numbering policy developed
• 1994: College credits earned while students are in high school reaffirmed (dual credit courses)
• 1994: Associate of Arts/Oregon Transfer degree standards revised
• 1995: Agreement reached on "data exchange" elements and procedures
• 1996: Data-exchange project tested, making  necessary revisions to procedures. Completion of first full study.
• 1996: Joint faculty development encouraged. Meeting with representation from nearly all community college and OUS campuses held to plan joint faculty conference on education reform
• 1996: Alignment principles developed for CIM, CAM, PASS AND PREP
• 1997: Joint OUS-community college faculty conference on educational reform was held
• 1997: JBAC web site implemented to aid efforts in articulation and transfer
• 1997: AA/OT degree reviewed. Letter from JBAC sent to institutional representatives regarding guidelines for practice
• 1998: 1978/1993 Joint Boards Articulation Agreement updated
• 1998: Associate of Arts/Oregon Transfer degree standards revised to include up to 12 credits of professional-technical coursework and to allow the inclusion of WR 115 as an elective
• 1999: Course and Credit Transfer Plan submitted to the 70th Oregon Legislative Assembly
• 1999: Oregon University System adopts revised credit transfer policy for Organic Chemistry
• 2000: Major report on transfer students issued: Students Who Transfer Between Oregon Community Colleges and Oregon University System Institutions: What the Data Say
• 2001: Policies adopted: Credit for Prior Learning and Transfer Credit Limitation Policy
• 2002: Associate of Arts/Oregon Transfer degree standards updated to accommodate proliferation of 4- and 5-credit courses.
• 2002: Operating guidelines of Joint Boards Articulation Commission revised.
• 2002: Major report on transfer students issued: Transfer Activity in Oregon Postsecondary Education, 1996-97 to 2000-01
• 2003: New block-transfer degree adopted by State Board of Education: Associate of Science/Oregon Transfer degree in Business (AS/OT-Bus)

Revised: July 14, 2003
URL: http://www.ous.edu/aca/accomplish.html

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