Computer Information Systems C++ Degree Completion Agreement

DEGREE COMPLETION AGREEMENTBETWEENJOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGEANDDEVRY UNIVERSITYOVERVIEW:This formal program articulation agreement is made and entered into by DeVry University, hereinafter referredto as DeVry, and Johnson County Community College, hereinafter referred to as JCCC. By this agreement,JCCC and DeVry express a shared commitment to increasing opportunities for student access to and success inhigher education. By clarifying transfer policies and procedures that assure articulation between programs,the institutions seek to assist students in making a seamless transfer from the associate to the baccalaureatedegree.PURPOSE:This agreement provides students who have earned an Associate of Applied Science degree in ComputerInformation Systems (C++ Track) at JCCC the opportunity to complete a Bachelor of Science degreein Computer Information Systems at DeVry. Any JCCC student who has earned an Associate of AppliedScience in Information Systems (C++ Track) is guaranteed that DeVry will accept designated technical andgeneral education credits and will apply such to the Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systemsdegree in a manner consistent with the treatment of native students.CONDITIONS OF TRANSFER:Section I: Admissions and MatriculationJCCC students maintaining continuous enrollment under this agreement will be afforded the same treatmentand protection as DeVry native students enrolled under a specific catalog.Criteria for acceptance into Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems will be the same for transferas for native students.JCCC, upon request of students, will provide verification of completed courses to DeVry through its Office ofStudent Records.Representatives from the Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems degree program and theRegistrar Office at DeVry will evaluate transcripts of students transferring from JCCC.Transfer students from JCCC will have access to financial aid, scholarships, and student services on the samebasis as native students.DeVry will apply the same academic progress and graduation standards to JCCC transfer students as thoseapplicable to native students at DeVry.Section II: Transfer of CreditA maximum of 93 credit hours will be accepted (through articulation or credit transfer) by DeVry from JCCC tobe applied to the Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems. Students who transfer to DeVry mustearn at least 25% of the program’s required credit hours through course work completed at DeVry tograduate.Transfer students from JCCC, upon acceptance into the Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systemsprogram at DeVry, will have junior academic standing at DeVry.Reviewed/Updated: 5-1-07 Page 1

Section III: Program PlanStudents falling under this program articulation agreement will be responsible for successfully completing thefollowing requirements.Program Components Completed at JCCC for an ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE IN COMPUTERINFORMATION SYSTEMS (C++ TRACK)FIRST TERMCIS 134 Program Fundamentals (pre-req course 4 credits)CS 200 Concepts of Programming Algorithms Using C++ 4CIM 133 Screen Design 4ACCT 121 Accounting I 3ENGL 121 Composition 3MATH 171* College Algebra 3TOTAL 17SECOND TERMCIS 235 Object Oriented Programming Using C++ 4CS 210 Discrete Structures I 3CIS 162 Database Programming 4CIS 242 Introduction to System Design & Analysis 3ENGL 123* Technical Writing 3TOTAL 17THIRD TERMCS 250 Basic Data Structures Using C++ 4CIS 258* Operating Systems 3CIS xxx CIS Elective 3HIST 141* US History Since 1877 3SOC 122 Sociology 3XXX xxx Health and/or Physical Ed Elective 1TOTAL 17FOURTH TERMCIS 269 GUI Programming 4CIS 264 Application Development & Programming 4CIS 260 Database Management 4CIS 262 Project Management 3CIS xxx CIS Elective 3TOTAL 18TOTAL FOR AAS DEGREE 69*Suggested courses to take as electives. Other courses may be used for the AAS degree, but may or may notapply towards the BS degree. Go to http://www.kc.devry.edu/admissions/transfer/docs/jccc-general.pdf foradditional courses.Remaining Required Coursework for a BS in CIS at DeVryAs of the date of this document, the courses required to complete the remainder of the curriculum for astudent who has completed the course work for the AAS degree listed above are as follows:ACCT 301 Essentials of Accounting 4Reviewed/Updated: 5-1-07 Page 2

BUSN 115** Introduction to Business 3CARD 405 Career Development 2CIS 246 Connectivity 4CIS 363A Web Interface 4CIS 407A Web Application Development 4CIS 355A Business Systems Programming I 4CIS 470 Senior Project 3COMP 100** Computer Applications 2ENGL 135** Advanced Composition 4HUMN 4xx** Literature/Fine Arts/Humanities Elective 3HUMN 432 Technology, Culture & Society 3MATH 221** Statistics for Decision Making 4SCI 214** Integrated Science 4SEC 280 Principles of Information Security Systems 3SOCS Xxx** 300/400 Level Psychology/Sociology Elective 3SOCS Xxx** Economics/Law/Political Science Elective 3SPCH 275** Public Speaking 3Track CoursesComputer Forensics, Database Management, Info. SystemsSecurity, Systems Analysis, Web Development, BusinessManagement or Flex OptionTOTAL REMAINING CREDITS REQUIRED FOR BS DEGREE 77 -7916-18**The equivalent to these courses may be taken at JCCC in addition to courses required for the AAS degreeand will lower the total number of hours required for the BS in Computer Information Systems degree atDeVry University.A transfer guide is in place, and will be maintained for courses not included in this articulation.Both articulating parties will provide advance notice, when possible, of any substantial curriculum or courserevisions that could impact the viability of this articulation agreement.MINIMUM TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED FOR DEGREE: 124Reviewed/Updated: 5-1-07 Page 3

TERMS OF AGREEMENT:This agreement is made and entered into in the academic year 2007-2008 and remains in force unlesschanged in writing by mutual agreement of both parties. The agreement may be amended at any time withthe approval of both parties and is subject to regular review to assure currency with the respective degreerequirements. Should either party desire to discontinue this agreement, advance notification of two years willbe required.SIGNATURES:Johnson County Community College and DeVry University hereby enter into this program articulationagreement leading from the Associate in Applied Science in Information Systems to the Bachelor of Science inComputer Information Systems by the affixing of signatures of the chief executive officers of both institutions.____________________________________________________Larry TyreeInterim PresidentJohnson County Community CollegeOverland Park, KansasDate____________________________________________________________________________C. Robert LeValley DatePresidentDeVry UniversityKansas City, Missouri_________________________Reviewed/Updated: 5-1-07 Page 4