The North Dakota State Board of Higher Education adopted a General Education Transfer Agreement (GERTA) in March 1994. The agreement was created to help students transferring between institutions comprising the North Dakota University System (NDUS). CCCC is formally recognized by the NDUS as a Silver Certificate institution. Students are better able to plan at both the originating and transfer campuses by knowing what general education classes and credits will transfer prior to actually transferring.
The contents of the Silver Certificate were developed by the registrars upon consultation with faculty at each NDUS institution to assist students and faculty advisors in planning how general education courses may transfer from one institution to another. Registrars meet annually to review the document, share information, and make necessary updates.
The Guide is separated into two color-coded areas. The Gold pages describe the general education areas and credit requirements for each NDUS institution. The Silver pages describe the specific courses and credits at each institution that fall within the ten categories established by the registrars. These categories were formulated to link the areas noted in the GERTA (communications, arts and humanities, social sciences, mathematics, and science and technology) to the general education areas of the institutions.
The ten categories are English (ND:ENGL), Speech (ND:COMM), Fine Arts Activities (ND:FA), Humanities (ND:HUM), History (ND:HIST), Social Science (ND:SS), Laboratory Science (ND: LABSC), Mathematics (ND:MATH), Computer Science (ND:COMPSC), and Science and Technology (ND:SCI). The North Dakota University System is committed to helping students achieve their educational goals. This Guide was developed as one of many ways the System is seeking to improve the transfer process for students so they may achieve their goals with greater ease and less expense.
