2025-2026 Academic Catalog

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College Transfer Pathway

Curriculum: Juniors and Seniors

  1. The Career and College Promise Career Technical Education Pathway for juniors and seniors leads to a certificate or diploma aligned with a high school Career Cluster.
  2. To be eligible for enrollment in a Career and Technical Education pathway, a high school student must meet the following criteria: a. Be a high school junior or senior; i. Have an unweighted GPA of 2.8 on high school courses; or ii. Demonstrate college readiness in English, reading and mathematics on an assessment (See Attachment A for college readiness scores.); or iii. Have the recommendation of the high school principal or his/her designee and his/her rationale for recommendation in place of GPA requirement (assessment scores should be considered) and have the recommendation of the college’s Chief Academic Officer or Chief Student Development Administrator; and
  3. Recommendation will not be allowed for CTE pathways that include UGETC (Universal General Education Transfer Component) course(s) included in the pathways.
  4. If a CTE pathway contains a UGETC (Universal General Education Component) course(s), the student must meet the same eligibility criteria as a transfer pathway student.
  5. High school counselors should consider students’ assessment scores in making pathway recommendations.
  6. College Career Technical Education courses may be used to provide partial or full fulfillment of a four- unit career cluster. Where possible, students should be granted articulated credit based on the local or state North Carolina High School to Community College articulation agreement.
  7. To maintain eligibility for continued enrollment, a student must a. Continue to make progress toward high school graduation and b. Maintain a 2.0 in college coursework after completing two courses. c. A student who falls below a 2.0 GPA after completing two college courses will be subject to the college’s policy for satisfactory academic progress.
  8. Students who are successfully progressing towards high school graduation have access to the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Pathway for up to two years - one year as a junior and one year as a senior.
  9. Colleges may request a graduation plan verifying what high school courses remain and the anticipated graduation date.
  10. A student may be awarded a certificate, diploma, or AAS degree prior to high school graduation
  11. Colleges should follow the same graduation process for CCP students as is followed for traditional college students.
  12. A student may only enroll in one pathway and may not substitute courses in one program for courses in another.
  13. The student may change his or her pathway major with approval of the high school principal or his/her designee and the college’s chief academic officer or chief student development administrator. The college’s chief academic officer or chief student development administrator shall approve a change in pathway based on verification provided by the student that the program change allows the student to meet their newly chosen career path. Verification could include (but is not limited to) a bachelor degree plan published by the university, a career pathway plan, career information published in the Occupational Outlook Handbook and/or information published in the North Carolina Career Cluster Guide, etc.
  14. With approval of the high school principal or his/her designee and the college’s chief academic officer or chief student development administrator, a student may concurrently enroll in: a. One College Transfer Pathway and one Career Technical Education Pathway or b. Two Career Technical Education Pathways or c. One Career Technical Education Pathway and one Workforce Continuing Education Pathway
  15. A student who completes the CTE certificate or diploma may continue in the same traditional AAS program of study as long as they are still eligible for CCP. In order to continue, the program code should be changed to reflect the traditional AAS program code. The student type will remain CCPP and their student code will remain CTE.
  16. Colleges are responsible for adhering to external agency guidelines that may restrict CCP students from enrolling in specific programs.
  17. CCP students may not enroll in developmental courses.
  18. CCP students may enroll in supplemental courses.
  19. CCP students may enroll in curriculum transition courses, but may not enroll in non-curriculum transition courses.
  20. CCP students may not audit courses.
  21. Students enrolled in Adult High School, Adult Basic Education, or Adult Secondary Education are not eligible for Career and College Promise.