High School/Technical Center Articulation is a process that provides students with an opportunity to earn college credits for career and technical courses.
Grand Rapids Community College partners with high schools and technical centers to create and maintain articulation agreements that outline transferable coursework to GRCC. Articulated credit can then be used toward the attainment of a terminal academic program at GRCC.
How does it work?
Steps to Receive Articulated Credit at GRCC
- Students complete a high school/technical center course that is eligible for articulation with a grade of B or higher.
- Check the Spreadsheet of Agreed Upon Courses to determine eligibility by year and program completed. The spreadsheet reflects the signed agreements which are kept on file at GRCC and partner institutions.
- The student completes the Articulated Course Credit Application with their high school/technical center counselor. Teachers and counselors must verify that the student has met the GRCC Course Learning Outcomes. Refer to the teacher and counselor information below for details.
- A representative from the high school/technical center will send the completed Articulated Course Credit Application to the GRCC Student Records Office on behalf of the student. Completed forms can be emailed to studentrecords@grcc.edu.
Once a student has applied and been admitted to Grand Rapids Community College as a degree-seeking student, and has met all the criteria for High School/Technical Center Articulation, appropriate credits are placed on the student’s transcript as articulated credit to be used toward the attainment of a terminal academic program at GRCC.
There is no charge for these credits. The student must have applied to GRCC as a degree-seeking student within two (2) years of high school/technical center graduation to be eligible for articulated credit.
Will the Credits Transfer to Another College?
Articulated high school/technical center credit is intended to be used toward the attainment of a terminal academic program at GRCC, and is not intended for transfer. Students should check with the college/university they are transferring to from GRCC in order to see if the credits are eligible for transfer.
High School/Technical Center Teacher and Counselor Information
GRCC Course Documents are used to verify satisfaction of Course Learning Outcomes as part of completing Articulated Course Credit Applications. Mastery of the GRCC Course Learning Outcomes must be verified in order for high school/technical center articulated credit to be granted to a student.
Steps to Access GRCC Course Learning Outcomes
- Navigate to the GRCC catalog page.
- Select “Courses Descriptions” to enter the catalog.
- Select “GRCC Curriculum Database (Most Up-to-Date Year) from the drop down in the upper right portion of the screen.
- Search by prefix and course number, or scroll through the list of course offerings.
- Select the appropriate course.
- Locate the “Course Learning Outcomes/ILO Competencies” section. These are the outcomes that should be viewed and affirmed as “Articulated Course Credit Applications” are signed, or as “Alignment Worksheets” are completed.
Creating and Updating Articulation Agreements
High Schools or Technical Centers interested in establishing (or adding to) an Articulation Agreement with GRCC should contact the Director of Transfer & Articulation Services at GRCC, Matt Novakoski, mnovakoski@grcc.edu or (616) 234-3183.