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DUAL ADMISSION AGREEMENT - # UB2D (Part A)
Niagara County Community College

Computer Science (AS) to
Computer Engineering (BS) at University at Buffalo

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The following information has been assembled to assist those students who have been accepted into the Dual Admission program with the University at Buffalo.  By completing the following courses, students will fulfill the requirements for the NCCC associate degree listed above, and simultaneously complete credits toward the first two years of the University at Buffalo baccalaureate degree listed above.  If you have any questions, contact your NCCC advisor, the Student Development Center (A161), or the UB Admissions Office (phone 645-6421 or 645-6900).

DUAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Completion of the A.S.degree in Computer Science including the courses listed on curriculum guide #UB2D (part B) with a minimum recomputed GPA of 2.0 overall and a minimum GPA of 2.5 in CPS120, CPS130, CPS250, MAT121, and PHY171.  A minimum GPA of 2.5 in all required engineering science and math courses is required to graduate from UB.Dual Admission applicants must meet the UB admission requirements, including GPA, in place at the time they apply to the Dual Admissions Program and as stated in their letter of dual admission from UB's Office of Admission.  Refer to the UB catalog or website http://undergrad-catalog.buffalo.edu/policies/grading/repeat.shtml for recomputatoin of GPA.

Dual Admissions students must transfer to UB within one year of graduation from NCCC.  

Satisfactory "S" grades cannot be used for the major or prerequisites.
All high school AP credit or other exam credit will be re-evaluated by UB (see UB's exam credit evaluation table on the web at http://tas.buffalo.edu/altexam/index.php
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION 2000 REQUIREMENTS (for students who started at a SUNY school in the Fall 2000 semester or later). The State University of New York's General Education Requirement requires baccalaureate degree candidates, as a condition of graduation, to complete a General Education program of no fewer than 30 credit hours specifically designed to achieve the student learning outcomes in ten knowledge areas, as specified below (codes in parentheses are used by NCCC to identify appropriate courses):
Mathematics (M)
US History (U)
Humanities (H)
Basic Communication (C)
Natural Science (N)
Western Civilization (W)
The Arts (A)
Social Science (S)
Other World Civilization (O)
Foreign Language (L)
    Community Colleges are not bound by the 30 credit hour requirement; however, students who plan to start at a community college and then transfer to a SUNY school to earn their baccalaureate degree should complete as many general education courses as they can while they are at the community college.
   Completed SUNY General Education requirements submitted to UB on a SUNY GETA transcript will waive parallel UB General Education Requirements.  UB's General Education Requirements are at http://undergrad-catalog.buffalo.edu/policies/degree/gened.shtml.
This information is provided by the University at Buffalo, and is subject to change. It is intended for the sole purpose of general guidance, not as a statement of official policy. Applicants to UB (except Dual Admission applicants) must adhere to the policies and procedures in effect at the time of transfer. Dual Admission applicants must meet the admission requirements, including GPA, in place at the time they apply to the Dual Admissions Program and as stated in their letter of dual admission from UB's Office of Admission. Students are encouraged to contact the UB Admissions Office for additional and/or updated information.

Revised March 2007