Ntafos, S. (2022, March), The TCCNS and the effect of variations on transferability  Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference, Prairie View, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--39214

\bibitem{asee_peer_39214}
  Ntafos, S. (2022, March), \emph{The TCCNS and the effect of variations on transferability}
  Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference, Prairie View, Texas.
  10.18260/1-2--39214

Simeon Ntafos.  "The TCCNS and the effect of variations on transferability".  2022 ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference, Prairie View, Texas, 2022, March.  ASEE Conferences, 2022.  https://peer.asee.org/39214 Internet.  13 Jul, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_39214}
  Simeon Ntafos.
  "The TCCNS and the effect of variations on transferability".
  \emph{2022 ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference, Prairie View, Texas, 2022, March}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2022.
  https://peer.asee.org/39214 Internet.  13 Jul, 2025

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Abstract:  Starting the pursuit of a Bachelor’s Degree at Community College is received increasing attention with plans to federally fund tuition for community college classes in the news.       Transferability of community college credit is critical to the success of such plans.   The State of Texas recognized the importance of Community Colleges early on as evidenced by efforts like the Texas Common Course Numbering System (TCCNS) initiated over 40 years ago and recent efforts to establish Fields of Study for many popular majors.   
We will focus on transferability issues for a School of Engineering and Computer Science that has a history of working closely with local Community Colleges.  Initially, the School offered upper-level classes only and largely served Community College transfers.  The first freshman class was admitted in Fall 1990, multiple new programs have been added since then and the School continues to have a strong transfer presence.  Transfer guides largely follow the TCCNS model and are routinely updated each year.   Advising units communicate and work together to smoothly transition students.    
Transferability of the core curriculum including Calculus, Calculus-based Physics, Chemistry and Biology is well established.  However, transferability is not without problems with issues arising from variances like a two-semester accelerated Calculus sequence, a two semester Discrete Mathematics sequence and an upper-level Circuits class.   We will report on a detailed study of the effects of variations from the TCCNS on transfer students and also on the performance of incoming freshmen that take some of their major classes at Community Colleges. 

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