What is articulated credit?
Articulated credit is college credit earned while a student is in high school. The
credit is awarded for a high school course that is associated with a comparable college-level
course, for which there is a signed articulation agreement developed by faculty and
agreed upon by administration at both the secondary and postsecondary levels.
What requirements does a student have to meet to receive articulated credit?
To be eligible for articulated credit, a student must have:
- Earned credit prior to May 2024 from a high school with a signed articulation agreement.
- Received a letter grade of “B” or higher for the high school coursework that is articulated.
- Identify themselves as having earned articulated credit while enrolled in high school
when meeting with an academic advisor, counselor, recruiter, or CTE Specialist.
- Completed at least one (1) credit hour of college-level coursework at STLCC with a
2.0 or higher GPA.
What is the deadline to apply articulated credit(s) to a student’s STLCC transcript?
Students must request that the articulated credit be applied within three years of
graduation from high school.
How is articulated credit recorded on a student’s STLCC transcript?
The student, academic advisor, or counselor assisting the student should contact the
campus CTE Specialist to have the articulated credit applied. A maximum of twelve
(12) credit hours of articulated coursework will be applied to the student’s transcript.
Exceptions for additional credit will only be made for specific programs approved
by STLCC.
Credit for articulated courses will be recorded on a student’s transcript by course
title. Credit hours will be recorded on the transcript as an “R” (credit). Letter
grades will not be applied to the transcript for college-level course work.
Does articulated credit transfer to other colleges or universities?
The articulation agreements are exclusive to STLCC Career and Technical Education
programs. No assurance is given that courses credited by STLCC through articulation
agreements will transfer to other post-secondary institutions. Students should check
with an academic advisor at the transfer institution to confirm if credit(s) will
transfer.
Who initiates the articulated credit process?
Ideally, the student would initiate the process. More often, though, the CTE Specialist
is contacted by an academic advisor or other staff member. In that case, the CTE Specialist
would then contact the student and ask for the following information: Full name, STLCC
A#, DOB, High School attended, HS graduation year.
Credit for Prior Learning
Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) is a way for students to earn credit for previously acquired knowledge. CPL is commonly
referred to as credit by exam or testing out of classes.