Maine Department of Education
Career and Technical Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME  04333-0023
(207) 624-6730

ARTICULATION AGREEMENT

For the coordination of curricula between Maine’s Career and Technical Education Centers/Regions and the Maine college system campuses

Program Objectives

•	To encourage career and technical education students to pursue a postsecondary education.
•	To reduce repetition of mastered competencies between secondary career and technical education and college.
•	To provide a smooth transition from secondary career and technical education to college education.
•	To reduce student and state costs.

Role of the Institutions

The secondary career and technical education centers/regions and college campuses are jointly responsible for developing and executing Articulation Agreements.  Secondary and postsecondary faculty should partner to identify competencies a student will need to successfully transition into the professional/technical program(s) being articulated.  As the needs of students and the demands of business and industry change, it is reasonable to re-evaluate and update agreements on an annual basis to reflect those changes in the curriculum.

Secondary and postsecondary faculties will agree upon competencies to be examined for the courses to be articulated.  They will jointly develop an Articulation Agreement listing the student requirements needed to achieve the articulated credits.  Instructors at the secondary and postsecondary levels will meet annually to review course competencies and amend the Articulation Agreement as necessary.  

The career and technical education centers/regions and colleges will develop methods of publicizing the Articulation Agreements to encourage students to take advantage of seamless transitions and advanced placement opportunities.  To benefit from articulation, all college admissions requirements must be met by the student.

The State requires that a contact/position be identified by the individual postsecondary colleges and the individual secondary CTE schools to be responsible for the facilitation, record keeping, and reporting on Articulation, Maine Enhanced Articulation, and Program of Study Agreements.

Types of Articulation Agreements
Dual Credit
Dual credit exists when a student is enrolled concurrently in a secondary CTE program and the corresponding college course. Students enrolled in dual credit courses earn college and high school credit by successfully completing these courses. The program is operated jointly by the career and technical center and college and students receive credit at both institutions upon successful completion of dual credit courses. Final grades for dual credit courses are reflected on both the student's high school transcript and on the college's permanent record.
Escrow Credit
Escrow credits are awarded when the student completes the secondary CTE program and the requirements for matriculation and completion of the college program stipulated in the articulation agreement. Matriculated students are awarded college credit for the articulated course(s) following successful completion of a college's identified number of credit hours taken at the college. The escrow credit program is a formal, written agreement that identifies courses or sequence of courses at a career and technical center which successful completion assures the college that the student has the necessary background, instruction and preparation to enable the student to progress to the next level of instruction at the college. These escrow credits are applied to a degree, but do not carry quality points. They are listed on a transcript as "P" for passed.

Time Consideration
A student has up to three years to take advantage of the postsecondary credits made available under an Articulation Agreement.

Articulation Agreement

1.	Secondary institution name:
2.	Postsecondary institution name:
3.	Secondary course of study:
4.	Postsecondary course of study:
5.	Secondary course(s) to be used for articulation:
6.	Postsecondary course(s) to waived because of  articulation:
7.	Type of articulation:
(please check)
•	Dual Credit
•	Escrow Credit
•	Student choice of Dual Credit or Escrow Credit

8.	What are the minimum and maximum number of credits a student may articulate from the postsecondary institution?

9.	How will the student demonstrate meeting the competencies?

10.	How will the secondary instructor document the student as meeting the competencies?

11.	What are the education, training, and/or experience requirements for the secondary instructor?

12.	What college entrance requirements must be met by the student?

We, the undersigned administrators, agree to enter into this Articulation Agreement to provide students a seamless transition from high school instruction to college instruction.  

We hereby mutually agree that this Articulation Agreement will remain in effect for a period of one year.

We do hereby mutually agree to abide by all of the terms specified within the Articulation agreement.

Secondary School Name:
	College Name:	
CTE Director Signature/Date	College Academic Dean/Date	
		
CTE Secondary Instructor/Date	Department Chair /Facilitator/Date	
		
	CTE Postsecondary Instructor/Date