Relevant Articles & Web Resources
- Adelman, C. "Moving Into Town--and Moving On: The Community College in the Lives of Traditional-Age Students." Washington: Department of Education, 2005.
- Altavena, L. "4 Out of 5 in Community College Want to Transfer, Report Says," The New York Times "The Choice" blog, 14 July 2011.
- American Association of Community Colleges, "Transfer: An Indispensable Part of the Community College Mission," October 2012.
- Associated Press, "Mo. Lawmakers Approve College Transfer Legislation," 17 May 2012.
- Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U), Resources on General Education.
- AAC&U, Resources on Student Success.
- AAC&U, Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education (VALUE).
- Borden, V.M.H. "Accommodating Student Swirl," Change 36.2, 2004.
- Center for American Progress, "Articulation Agreements and Prior Learning Assessments: Tools to Help 21st Century Students Achieve Their Postsecondary Education Goals and Keep America Competitive." <pdf> Washington: Center for American Progress, 2011.
- Chirico, D. "Enhancement Through Gen Ed Reform," <pdf> York College Academic Affairs Update 4.9, February 2011.
- "Clearing the Credit-Transfer Path," CUNY Matters, Spring 2011.
- Colorado Community College System (CCHE), Statewide Transfer Policy (General Education Procedures and Processes).
- Education Commission of the States. "Transferring Focus" (policy blog series).
- Fain, Paul. "Fast Enough on Transfer in California?" Inside Higher Ed, 8 August 2013.
- Gonzalez, Jennifer. "A Third of Students Transfer Before Graduating, and Many Head Toward Community Colleges," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 28 February 2012.
- --. "To Raise College-Completion Rates, Deal With Costs and Transfer Policies, Report Suggests," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 30 June 2011.
- Grasso, L. "The Brain is Wider Than the Sky: Reflections on York's General Education Reform Process," <pdf> York College Academic Affairs Update 4.9, February 2011.
- Hart Research Associates, "Trends and Emerging Practices in General Education: Based on a Survey Among Members of the Association of American Colleges and Universities." <pdf> Washington: Hart Research Associates, 2009.
- Hemelt, S.W. "The College Double Major and Subsequent Earnings," Education Economics 18.2, June 2010.
- Hoover, Eric. "The Complexity of Counseling Transfer Students," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 1 June 2011.
- Kahlenberg, Richard. "Facilitating Community-College Transfers," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 3 June 2011.
- Lieber, Ron. "Six Keys to Saving by Starting at Community College," The New York Times, 9 April 2011.
- Lipka, S., and Coddington, R. "One Math Course: Variously Valued Within a Single University System," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 15 October 2010.
- Lumina Foundation, Degree Qualifications Profile <pdf>. (See also The Chronicle of Higher Education article on this subject.)
- Marcus, Jon. "Stopping the Clock on Credits that Don't Count," The Hechinger Report, 22 March 2013.
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education, "Characteristics of Excellence in Higher Education," <pdf>2009 (See especially Standard 12, "General Education.")
- Mitchell, Brian C., "Strengthening the Pathway to Higher Education," The Huffington Post, 19 November 2012.
- National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, "Affordability and Transfer: Critical to Increasing Baccalaureate Degree Completion." San Jose, CA: National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2011.
- Smith, M. "Transfer and Articulation Policies." <pdf> Denver: Education Commission of the States, 2010.
- "Student Churn," The New York Times, 11 April 2012.
- U.S. Department of Education, College Completion Tool Kit <pdf>, Washington, DC, 2011. (See especially Strategy 4, "Make it Easier for Students to Transfer.")
- Weidenbener, Lesley. "House Passes Bill Making College Transfer Easier." Evansville Courier & Press, 21 February 2012.