The Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA) addresses the admission of community college graduates to UNC institutions and the transfer of credits between institutions within the North Carolina Community College System and institutions within the University of North Carolina.
The CAA assures admission to one of these University of North Carolina institutions with the following stipulations:
If a student is denied admission to a UNC System institution, the College for North Carolina’s (CFNC) website (www.cfnc.org) is a helpful resource for students to find information about the admissions requirements of other UNC System institutions. It is the student’s responsibility to contact these other institutions’ admissions offices to receive specific information about admissions and available majors at those other institutions.
In addition to the CAA, an articulation agreement exists between NC Community Colleges and many independent colleges. This agreement is known as the ICAA and was officially adopted in May of 2015.
The ICAA is consistent with the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA) between North Carolina Community Colleges and the University of North Carolina system, meaning students will have the same transfer guarantees regardless of the type of senior North Carolina institution they attend.
The revised ICAA is effective for new college transfer students in the fall of 2015 at the signatory colleges and universities.
Independent Colleges and Universities That Are Signatory Institutions of the 2015 Independent Comprehensive Articulation Agreement as of August 27, 2015:
If a transfer student perceives that the terms of the CAA have not been honored, he or she may follow the CAA Grievance Procedure as outlined in Appendix D of the CAA.