ARTICULATION AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
AND 
ORANGE-ULSTER BOCES

This MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING entered this 28th day of March 2019, between the Orange County
Community College, located at 115 South Street, Middletown, New York 10940, hereinafter referred to as the
COLLEGE, and Orange-Ulster BOCES, Career & Technical Education Centers, and hereinafter referred to as BOCES.

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the parties hereto are desirous to enter into an agreement for the purpose of articulating the BOCES
Career and Technical Education Centers (CTEC) Licensed Practical Nursing program with similar programs at
OCCC to provide necessary services so that each student may function at the highest level of which s/he is capable
with  minimum repetition or duplication of time and effort when moving from BOCES and enrolling in Orange
County Community College, and thereby providing a more cost-effective service to the community.

THEREFORE, agree as follows:

Effective March 28, 2019, the following conditions are acceptable to both parties:

1. An ARTICULATION AGREEMENT regarding the Orange-Ulster BOCES and Orange County Community
   College shall be in effect.

2. The Department Chair from OCCC, and Director of Career and Technical Education and respective staff from
   BOCES will review these articulations on an annual basis to evaluate, update and expand them where
   needed.

3. Orange County Community College will make the final decision as to enrollment of any students; at which
   point the terms of this AGREEMENT will be put into effect.

4. A student from BOCES may enter the COLLEGE with Advanced Placement and course credit for subjects taken
   at BOCES after successfully meeting specified conditions of the COLLEGE Department as set forth in the
   MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING or any jointly approved addenda attached hereto.

5. The COLLEGE will make the final decision as to enrollment of any students; at which point the terms of this
   AGREEMENT will be put into effect.

6. Where credit is awarded by the COLLEGE under terms of this AGREEMENT, it shall be counted and apply
   towards the minimum total credits required to attaining a specific and appropriate degree or certificate
   awarded by the COLLEGE.

6. In order to receive credit, the BOCES student must:
	a. Complete the BOCES Licensed Practical Nursing program with a grade of "85" or better.
	b. Enroll in the following COLLEGE program - A.A.S. Nursing.
	c. Have completed the BOCES Licensed Practical Nursing program within five years of entering
	   Nursing 2: Fundamentals, NUR 102, at the COLLEGE.
	d. Pass the New York State Licensed Practical Nursing examination and submit a copy of current license.
	e. Successfully complete the COLLEGE's nursing Bridge 1 course before entering the nursing program.
	f. Receive a grade of "75" or better in NUR 102-Nursing 2: Fundamentals at the COLLEGE to receive
	   credit for NUR 101-Nursing 1: Fundamentals.
	g. To challenge NUR 201 Nursing 3: Care of the Growing Family an official transcript needs to be
	   approved by the COLLEGE's department of nursing to validate a minimum of 70 clinical hours in
	   Maternal/Child Nursing before taking the Excelsior College Examination for Maternal and Child
  	   Nursing, baccalaureate level.
	h. Receive a grade of "B" or higher on The Excelsior College Examination for Maternal and Child
	   Nursing, baccalaureate level and submit results to the COLLEGE.
	i. Request from the nursing department's current chairperson in writing to be granted advanced standing
     	   into NUR202-Nursing 4.
	j. Receive a grade of "75" or better in NUR 202-Nursing 4: Physical and Mental Illness at the
	   COLLEGE to receive credit for NUR 201-Nursing 3: Caring for the Growing Family.
	k. If all of the above criteria have been met, credit will be awarded for,
			NUR 101		Nursing 1: Fundamentals			(7 credits)
			NUR 201		Nursing 3: Care of the Growing Family	(7 credits)
	l. Any BOCES graduate who does not meet the requirements set forth in section a-d can challenge
	   NUR 101 by taking the Excelsior College Fundamentals of Nursing Examination and receive a grade
	   of B or higher.

7.  This agreement will be subject to annual review by both parties. Such review should take place no later than
    June 1st of each academic year. This agreement shall remain in effect unless either party requests in writing
    that it be rescinded.

8.  This agreement is approved this 28th day of March 2019.


BY  Dr. Kristine M. Young				BY  Deborah McBride Heppes
    President						    Assistant Superintendent for Finance
    SUNY Orange						    Orange-Ulster BOCES

BY  Dr. Erika Hackman					BY  Orande K. Daring
    Vice President for Academic Affairs			    Director, Career & Technical Education
    SUNY Orange						    Orange-Ulster BOCES

BY  Pat Cal						BY  Mary Ford
    Chair, Nursing					    Director of Educational Partnerships
    Orange County Community College			    Orange-Ulster BOCES


Updated August 2015