Comprehensive Articulation Agreement
View the NEW 2025 Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA)
Introducing the new Comprehensive Articulation Agreement.
Following more than a year of review by the Transfer Advisory Committee (TAC), the 2025 CAA has been approved by the UNC Board of Governors and the State Board of Community Colleges. This is the most significant update to the agreement in a decade, focused on increasing clarity and simplicity to better help students and families understand the agreement and its protections. The revised CAA will take effect in Spring 2026.
Key updates to the CAA include:
- Clearly defined student protections such as the General Education Waiver, acceptance of CAA coursework with grades of C- or higher, junior-level transfer, and the Transfer Assured Admissions Policy.
- New details on the creation and use of Transfer Guides, formally known as Baccalaureate Degree Plans.
- A new online Transfer Student and Credit Appeals Portal for students to submit appeals.
- Expansion of CAA compliance reviews to include both UNC institutions and community colleges to ensure all participants are upholding the pillars of this important agreement.
- An emphasis on the value of the ACA 122: Transfer and Career Success course, and the benefits it affords to community college students when completed in their first semester.
The CAA applies to the Associate in Arts (A10100) (AA) and the Associate in Science (A10400) (AS) degrees only.
The CAA is one example of how the NCCCS and UNC System are working together to make the transfer process easier.
The Transfer Advisory Committee (TAC) is a legislatively mandated group of faculty and staff from the North Carolina Community College System and the University of North Carolina System.