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Articulation Agreement
Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in Geosciences
The University of Texas at Dallas
School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
and
Mountain View College
School of Mathematics, Science and Health Professions
UT Dallas / Mountain View College Articulation Agreement for Geosciences
Whereas, The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) and Mountain View College of the
Dallas County Community College District have a long history of cooperation and mutual
interest in serving the citizens of Dallas County.
Whereas, Dallas County and the State of Texas are experiencing a shortage of college
graduates in Geosciences-related discipline, as stated in the Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board’s Closing the Gaps Initiative;
Whereas, Mountain View College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and
Schools (SACS) and desires to ensure that its curriculum meets or exceeds the quality and
standards established by the UT Dallas School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics; now,
therefore, be it resolved:
The University of Texas at Dallas School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics and the
Mountain View College School of Mathematics, Science and Health Professions have agreed to
enhance the transfer process for Mountain View students pursuing an Associate of Science
degree emphasizing Geology on the following terms and conditions:
1. The School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (NSM) at UT Dallas will support
Mountain View College in its desire to maintain lower-division Geology courses
comparable to those taken by UT Dallas students during their freshman and sophomore
years. This will include a preference in sharing course syllabi, related program
educational objectives and outcomes assessment material.
2. UT Dallas will continue its commitment to the terms and conditions of the October 24,
2006 general Institutional Articulation Agreement with Dallas County Community College
District campuses, including Mountain View College.
3. Both institutions understand that this new articulation agreement is specific to the School
of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at UT Dallas and students pursuing the Associate
of Science degree emphasizing Geology at Mountain View College. It contains the
following specific provisions, which will be updated as needed through the transfer
guides:
a. Students seeking the B.A. or B.S. in Geosciences at The University of Texas at
Dallas must earn at least 54 upper-division hours to graduate.
b. Students who successfully complete Mountain View College’s Associate of
Science degree emphasizing Geology, including completion of courses in
Physical Geology, Historical Geology and eight semester hours of General
Chemistry for Science majors, with a GPA of at least 2.5 and no grade below a
‘C’ in Geology courses will be able to transfer 63 credit hours as a block to UT
Dallas. These courses will satisfy UT Dallas’ core curriculum requirements as
well as the identified undergraduate courses in the B.A. and B.S. in Geosciences
degree plan matrices.
c. The two institutions will work together to provide transfer guides for Mountain
View students and advisors utilizing the Texas Common Course Numbering
System to identify the courses to be completed at Mountain View College.
Courses in the Geosciences major at UT Dallas, along with their UT Dallas
course numbers, will also be identified on the transfer guide.
d. Mountain View College faculty, staff and advisors will ensure that students in the
Associate of Science emphasizing Geology, and all students declaring an intent
to earn the B.A. or B.S. in Geosciences from UT Dallas, are advised regarding
which courses taken at Mountain View College will transfer for degree program
credit in UT Dallas’ B.A. and B.S. degree in Geosciences and courses that will
not count toward the major.
4. Mountain View College students who meet the University of Texas at Dallas student
transfer admissions requirements and complete the degree of Associate of Science
emphasizing Geosciences will receive automatic admission to The University of Texas at
Dallas.
a. Mountain View College and UT Dallas must agree on the design of any
marketing materials publicizing this agreement and to be distributed to current or
potential students or the community at large.
b. The reverse transfer program allows Mountain View College students, who
transfer to UT Dallas prior to the completion of their associate degrees, to
transfer UT Dallas credit hours to Mountain View College for the completion of
the associate degree. The faculty and administrators from both institutions will be
responsible for informing transferring/transferred students about the Mountain
View College/UT Dallas reverse transfer program.
c. The faculty and administrators from both institutions will meet annually to assess
and develop program offerings, schedule student/faculty class and lab visits and
to discuss the potential opportunities for faculty/facilities sharing. The faculty and
administrators will also explore potential joint grant funding.
This agreement shall become effective April 2, 2014 and shall remain in effect until terminated
by either party. Termination can be by either The University of Texas at Dallas or Mountain View
College by giving written notice to the other institution two years prior to the requested date of
termination.