QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
CAA - CORRECT ANSWERS Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA) is a
statewide agreement governing the transfer of credits between NC community colleges and NC
public universities and has as its objective the smooth transfer of students.
TAAP - CORRECT ANSWERS assures admission to one of the 16 U.N.C. institutions
under the following conditions: admission is not assured to a specific campus or specific
program or major, students must have graduated from a North Carolina community college with
an Associate in Arts or Associate in Science degree, students must meet all requirements of the
CAA, students must have an overall GPA of at least 2.0 on a 4.0 scale, as calculated by the
college from which they graduated, and a grade of "C" or better in all CAA courses, students
must be academically eligible for re-admission to the last institution attended, students must meet
judicial requirements of the institution to which they apply, students must meet all application
requirements at the receiving institution, including the submission of all required documentation
by stated deadlines.
UGETC - CORRECT ANSWERS courses that transfer for lower-division general
education equivalency as part of the new CAA and comprises a minimum of 30 semester hours
of credit, and additional general education, pre-major, and elective courses which prepare
students for successful transfer into selected majors at U.N.C. institutions and bring the total
number of hours in the degree programs to 60-61 semester hours.
Co-requisite - CORRECT ANSWERS A course that should be taken within the same
semester as another course.
Pre requisite - CORRECT ANSWERS A requirement that must be fulfilled prior to taking
a course.
General education courses - CORRECT ANSWERS General education courses are courses
designed to create a foundation for students' understanding and appreciation of diverse cultures