Individualized Transfer Studies

Humanities & Social Sciences
Degree awarded: Associate in Arts

Program Narrative
Even if Northampton's extensive selection of degree programs doesn't include your intended major, you can still begin your studies here by creating an Individualized Transfer Studies program. By working with your advisor, you can carefully select courses at NCC that are required by the four-year institution to which you plan to transfer. Doing so will give you an affordable head start on your baccalaureate degree with an associate's degree from Northampton.

Please note that this option is intended only for students who have identified their baccalaureate college of choice, and their intended major, and are pre-planning a program of Northampton courses to fulfill the general distribution requirements and other courses that are transferable to the four-year institution.

Program Features
The Individualized Transfer Studies program consists of a three-part curriculum, including:

• The current Northampton general education core for associate in arts programs
• The addition of one Humanities and one Social Science course to the general education electives
• 30 credit hours aligned with the requirements of the degree program at your transfer institution

The College has negotiated opportunities for students to use the Individualized Transfer Studies program to transfer to several colleges/universities for specific programs:

• East Stroudsburg University
  • Health Service Administration, BS Degree
  • Health Education, Concentration in Community Health, BS Degree
• Kutztown University
  • Art Education, BS Degree
• DeSales University (via online learning)
  • Accounting, BA Degree

Program Requirements
Students will be eligible for this program by:

a. Pre-planning a 61-credit program with the assistance of the Director of Advising

b. Securing the signature of the transfer counselor and appropriate academic dean

c. Agreeing to work with an academic advisor each semester before registration

d. Securing all signatures for the pre-planned program before attempting the last 15 credits at Northampton

e. Agreeing to contact an advisor at the baccalaureate institution during the first semester of study

Contact the Admissions Office at 610-861-5500 for further information.

Program Outcomes
Graduates of the program will:

• With the assistance of the Transfer Advisor, have planned and completed a 61-credit program tailored to their transfer institution.
• Have fulfilled all general education objectives at Northampton and maximized their transfer to a baccalaureate institution.

Individualized Transfer Studies,
Associate in Arts Degree

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
ENGL 101C	English I	3
ENGL 151C	English II	3
CMTH 102	Speech Communication	3
MATH___	Mathematics Elective (QL) +	3
-------------	Laboratory Science Elective (SCI) +	4
-------------	Social Science: Societies and Institutions over Time Elective (SIT)+	3
-------------	Social Science: Scientific Study of Human Behavior Elective (SSHB)+	3
-------------	Elective from ECON, GEOG, HIST, POLS, PSYC, or SOCA	3
-------------	Arts & Humanities Elective (AH) +	3
-------------	Elective from ARTA, CMTH, ENGL, MDLA, MUSC, or PHIL	3
-------------	Pre-planned Electives (courses that satisfy the requirements of the baccalaureate institution)	30
	Total Credits	61

+ Must be selected from the list of approved courses in these categories

• Students must select two Writing Intensive (WI) courses.
• One course should be designated as Diversity (D).
• Completion of both ENGL101C and ENGL151C satisfy the computer literacy requirement.
• Electives should be chosen from the list of courses which are applicable to AA and AS degrees. The intention in the 30 elective credits is to align the NCC courses with the baccalaureate major toward which the student is working; any substitution must be discussed and approved by the student's academic advisor.