Career & College Promise (CCP) at Western Piedmont Community College offers North Carolina high school juniors and seniors who meet GPA and other requirements the opportunity to earn tuition-free college credits. Through this program, WPCC provides many college pathways designed to meet the needs of our students and community, while providing huge educational savings to families.

WPCC offers college transfer pathways and career technical education pathways to help students jump-start their career goals. College courses that earn 3 or more credit hours count as one high school credit, and many classes may substitute for required high school courses. All CCP classes and grades will be displayed on a student’s high school transcript and computed in the high school grade point average and class rank. College transfer courses receive the same GPA weight as Advanced Placement (AP) classes (up to 5 weighted points). All other community college courses receive no weight.

How to Enroll

To enroll in the CCP program, students MUST meet with a WPCC Career Coach, who will help them complete a CCP application, select an appropriate college pathway, and enroll in college courses. Students may ONLY take courses listed in their pathway(s) until all pathway courses are completed. Then, students may continue taking courses toward completion of the corresponding degree.

Most students will enroll in a single pathway (either a college transfer pathway or a career technical pathway). However, students may enroll simultaneously in ONE transfer pathway and ONE technical pathway, or TWO career technical pathways. Once established, students may NOT change their designated pathway(s) without proper documentation and approval from BCPS and WPCC.

CCP Eligibility for Juniors & Seniors

For the College Transfer Pathways (Associate in Arts, Associate in Fine Arts, Associate in Science, Associate Degree Nursing, Associate in Arts in Teacher Preparation, Associate in Science in Teacher Preparation) here are the requirements for students seeking to enroll in College & Career Promise at WPCC:

• • High School GPA (unweighted) of at least 2.8
    NOTE: Beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, there is no requirement to demonstrate college readiness via ACT, SAT, or college placement tests (unless the GPA is below 2.8)

To maintain eligibility, students must continue to make progress toward high school graduation and maintain a 2.0 GPA in college coursework after completing 2 courses. A student who falls below a 2;.0 GPA after completing 2 courses will be subject to WPCC’s policy for Satisfactory Academic Progress.

Articulation Agreements for
College Transfer Courses

The North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) and the University of North Carolina System (UNC System) abide by a Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA) that governs course credit transfers. The NCCCS also has articulation agreements with the North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU). These agreements help to ensure that students who transfer from WPCC to a 4-year institution receive full credit for the classes. WIth an Associate in Arts (A.A.) degree or an Associate in Science (A.S.) degree, students may transfer with junior status to any of the 16 UNC System institutions and many of affiliates of NCICU. You can see a list of colleges that participate in the CAA here. WPCC also has a list of specific articulation agreements the college has between its programs and specific colleges here.

The current CAA identifies a set of courses which are universally transferable to UNC System institutions as part of the Universal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC). If a student earns a C or higher in a UGETC course, transferability of that course is guaranteed, regardless of whether or not the student completes the transfer degree. ALL courses listed in the A.A. and A.S. Transfer pathways are UGETC courses. For a complete list of transferable and UGETC courses, please visit this North Carolina Community College System page on the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement.

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High School Graduation Requirements Aligned
with CCP Transfer Pathway Courses

Here is a list of high school courses and their equivalent CCP Transfer Pathway courses. Course descriptions for the CCP courses offered at WPCC are linked to their names.

• American History 
  • HIS 131 – American History I  AND
  • HIS 132 – American History II
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• Biology
  • BIO 111 – General Biology I AND
  • BIO 112 – General Biology II
• English III
  • ENG 111 – Writing & Inquiry AND
  • ENG 112 – Writing/Research in the Disciplines AND
  • ENG 231 – American Literature I OR
  • ENG 232 – American Literature II
• English IV
  • ENG 111 – Writing & Inquiry AND
  • ENG 112 – Writing/Research in the Disciplines AND
  • ENG 241 – British Literature I OR
  • ENG 242 – British Literature II 
• Fine Arts Elective
  • ART 111 – Art Appreciation OR
  • ART 114 – Art History Survey I OR
  • ART 115 – Art History Survey II OR
  • MUS 110 – Music Appreciation
• Foreign Language
  • ASL 111 – American Sign Language I / ASL 181 – ASL Lab I AND
  • ASL 112 – American Sign Language II / ASL 182 – ASL Lab II OR
  • SPA 111 – Elementary Spanish I / SPA 181 – Spanish Lab I AND
  • SPA 112 – Elementary Spanish II / SPA 182 – Spanish Lab II
• Fourth Math Credit
  • MAT 143 – Quantitative Literacy OR
  • MAT 152 – Statistical Methods I OR
  • MAT 171 – Pre-Calculus Algebra OR
  • MAT 271 – Calculus I
• Physical Science Credit
  • CHM 151 – General Chemistry I AND
  • CHM 152 – General Chemistry II OR
  • PHY 151 – College Physics I AND
  • PHY 152 – College Physics II OR
  • PHY 251 – General Physics I AND
  • PHY 252 – General Physics II
• World History
  • HIS 111 – World Civilizations I AND
  • HIS 112 – World Civilizations II

Visit North Carolina Public Schools for a complete list of Dual Credit Allowances for Career & College Promise,

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Pathway Options

Students may select ONE College Transfer pathway and ONE Career Technical Education Pathway.

Associate in Science (P1042C)

English Composition

• ENG 111 – Writing and Inquiry
• ENG 112 – Writing/Research in the Discipline
  (ENG 111 is a prerequisite)

Humanities/Communication/Literature
(select 1)

• COM 231 – Public Speaking
  (ENG 111 is a prerequisite)
• ENG 231 – American Literature I
  (ENG 111 & ENG 112 are prerequisites: substitutes for high school English III)
• ENG 232 – American Literature II
  (ENG 111 & ENG 112 are prerequisites: substitutes for high school English III)
• ENG 241 – British Literature I
  (ENG 111 & ENG 112 are prerequisites: substitutes for high school English IV)
• ENG 242 – British Literature II
  (ENG 111 & ENG 112 are prerequisites: substitutes for high school English IV)

Humanities/Fine Arts
(select 1, may not repeat from above)

• ART 111 – Art Appreciation
  (substitutes for high school fine arts elective)
• ART 114 – Art History Survey I
  (substitutes for high school fine arts elective)
• ART 115 – Art History Survey II
  (substitutes for high school fine arts elective)
• COM 231 – Public Speaking
  (ENG 111 is a prerequisite)
• DRA 111 – Theatre Appreciation
• ENG 231 – American Literature I
  (ENG 111 & ENG 112 are prerequisites: substitutes for high school English III)
• ENG 232 – American Literature II
  (ENG 111 & ENG 112 are prerequisites: substitutes for high school English III)
• ENG 241 – British Literature I
  (ENG 111 & ENG 112 are prerequisites: substitutes for high school English IV)
• ENG 242 – British Literature II
  (ENG 111 & ENG 112 are prerequisites: substitutes for high school English III)
• MUS 110 – Music Appreciation
  (substitutes for high school fine arts elective)
• MUS 112 – Introduction to Jazz
• PHI 215 – Philosophical Issues
  (ENG 111 is a prerequisite)
• PHI 240 – Introduction to Ethics
  (ENG 111 is a prerequisite)

Social Science/History
(select 1)

• HIS 111 – World Civilizations I
  (together with HIS 112, substitutes for high school World History)
• HIS 112 – World Civilizations II
  (together with HIS 111, substitutes for high school World History)
• HIS 131 – American History I
  (substitutes for American History I)
• HIS 132 – American History II
  (substitutes for American History II)

Social/Behavioral Science
(select 1)

• ECO 251 – Principles of Microeconomics
• ECO 252 – Principles of Macroeconomics
• POL 120 – American Government
• PSY 150 – General Psychology
• SOC 210 – Introduction to Sociology

Math
(select 2)

• MAT 171 – Precalculus Algebra
  (substitutes for high school 4th math)
• MAT 172 – Precalculus Trigonometry
  (substitutes for high school 4th math)
• MAT 263 – Brief Calculus
  (substitutes for high school 4th math)
• MAT 271 – Calculus I
  (substitutes for high school 4th math)
• MAT 272 – Calculus II
  (substitutes for high school 4th math)

Natural Science
(select 1 group)

• AST 151 – General Astronomy & AST 151A – General Astronomy Lab AND GEL 111 – Geology
• BIO 111 General Biology I AND BIO 112 General Biology II
• CHM 151 General Chemistry I AND CHM 152 General Chemistry II (substitutes  for high school Physical Science)
• PHY 151 College Physics I AND PHY 152 College Physics II (substitutes  for high school Physical Science)
• PHY 251 General Physics I AND PHY 252 General Physics II (substitutes  for high school Physical Science)

Other Required Courses

• ACA 122 College Transfer Success

Foreign Language
(Optional)

• SPA 111 – Elementary Spanish I & SPA 181 – Spanish Lab I AND SPA 112 – Elementary Spanish II & SPA 182 – Spanish Lab II
• ASL 111 –  Elementary American Sign Language I & ASL 181 – ASL Lab I AND ASL 112 – Elementary American Sign Language II & ASL 182 – ASL Lab II

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Associate in Fine Arts (A.F.A.) (Visual Arts) (P1062C)

English Composition

• ENG 111 – Writing and Inquiry
• ENG 112 – Writing/Research in the Discipline
  (ENG 111 is a prerequisite)

Humanities/Fine Arts/Communication
(Select 2 courses from at least 2 subject areas)

• ART 111 – Art Appreciation
  (substitutes for high school fine arts elective)
• COM 231 – Public Speaking
  (ENG 111 is a prerequisite)
• DRA 111 – Theatre Appreciation
• ENG 231 – American Literature I
  (ENG 111 & ENG 112 are prerequisites: substitutes for high school English III)
• ENG 232 – American Literature II
  (ENG 111 & ENG 112 are prerequisites: substitutes for high school English III)
• ENG 241 – British Literature I
  (ENG 111 & ENG 112 are prerequisites: substitutes for high school English IV)
• ENG 242 – British Literature II
  (ENG 111 and ENG 112 are prerequisites: substitutes for high school English IV)
• MUS 110 – Music Appreciation
  (substitutes for high school fine arts elective)
• MUS 112 – Introduction to Jazz
  (substitutes for high school fine arts elective)
• PHI 215 – Philosophical Issues
  (ENG 111 is a prerequisite)
• PHI 240 – Introduction to Ethics
  (ENG 111 is a prerequisite)

Social/Behavioral Science
(select 2 courses from at least 2 subject areas)

• ECO 251 – Principles of Microeconomics
• ECO 252 – Principles of Macroeconomics
• HIS 111 – World Civilizations
  (together with HIS 112, substitutes for high school World History)
• HIS 112 – World Civilizations II
  (together with HIS 111, substitutes for high school World History)
• HIS 131 – American History I
  (substitutes for American History I)
• HIS 132 – American History II
  (substitutes for American History II)
• POL 120 – American Government
• PSY 150 – General Psychology
• SOC 210 – Introduction to Sociology

Math
(select 1)

• MAT 143 – Quantitative Literacy
  (substitutes for high school 4th math)
• MAT 152 – Statistical Methods
  (substitutes for high school 4th math)
• MAT 171 – Precalculus Algebra
  (substitutes for high school 4th math)

Natural Science
(select 1)

• AST 151 – General Astronomy & AST 151A – General Astronomy Lab
• BIO 111 – General Biology I
• CHM 151 – General Chemistry I
• GEL 111 – Geology
• PHY 110 – Conceptual Physics & PHY 110A Conceptual Physics Lab

Other Required Courses

• ACA 122 – College Transfer Success
• ART 121 – Two-Dimensional Design
• ART 131 – Drawing I

Foreign Language
(Optional)

• SPA 111 – Elementary Spanish I & SPA 181 – Spanish Lab I and SPA 112 – Elementary Spanish II & SPA 182 – Spanish Lab II
• ASL 111 –  Elementary American Sign Language I & ASL 181 – ASL Lab I and ASL 112 – Elementary American Sign Language II & ASL 182 – ASL Lab II

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Associate in Science in Teacher Preparation (P1042T)

English Composition

• ENG 111 – Writing and Inquiry
• ENG 112 – Writing/Research in the Discipline
  (ENG 111 is a prerequisite)

Communication

• COM 231 – Public Speaking
  (ENG 111 is a prerequisite)

Humanities/Fine Arts

(select 1)

• ART 111 – Art Appreciation
  (substitutes for high school fine arts elective)
• ART 114 – Art History Survey I
  (substitutes for high school fine arts elective)
• ART 115 – Art History Survey II
  (substitutes for high school fine arts elective)
• DRA 111 – Theatre Appreciation
• ENG 231 – American Literature I
  (ENG 111 & ENG 112 are prerequisites: substitutes for high school English III)
• ENG 232 – American Literature II
  (ENG 111 & ENG 112 are prerequisites: substitutes for high school English III)
• ENG 241 – British Literature I
  (ENG 111 & ENG 112 are prerequisites: substitutes for high school English IV)
• ENG 242 – British Literature II
  (ENG 111 & ENG 112 are prerequisites: substitutes for high school English IV)
• MUS 110 – Music Appreciation
  (substitutes for high school fine arts elective)
• MUS 112 – Introduction to Jazz
  (substitutes for high school fine arts elective)
• PHI 215 – Philosophical Issues
  (ENG 111 is a prerequisite)
• PHI 240 – Introduction to Ethics
  (ENG 111 is a prerequisite)

Social/Behavioral Sciences
(select 1)

• ECO 251 – Principles of Microeconomics
• ECO 252 – Principles of Macroeconomics
• HIS 111 – World Civilizations I
  (together with HIS 112, substitutes for high school World History)
• HIS 112 – World Civilizations II
  (together with HIS 111, substitutes for high school World History)
• HIS 131 – American History I
  (substitutes for American History I)
• HIS 132 – American History II
  (substitutes for American History II)
• POL 120 – American Government
• PSY 150 – General Psychology
• SOC 210 – Introduction to Sociology

Math
(select 2)

• MAT 171 – Precalculus Algebra
  (substitutes for high school 4th math)
• MAT 172 – Precalculus Trigonometry
  (substitutes for high school 4th math)
• MAT 263 – Brief Calculus
  (substitutes for high school 4th math)
• MAT 271 – Calculus I
  (substitutes for high school 4th math)
• MAT 272 – Calculus II
  (substitutes for high school 4th math)

Natural Science
(select 1 group)

• AST 151 – General Astronomy & AST 151A – General Astronomy Lab AND GEL 111 – Geology
• BIO 111 General Biology I AND BIO 112 General Biology II
• CHM 151 General Chemistry I AND CHM 152 General Chemistry II (substitutes  for high school Physical Science)
• PHY 151 College Physics I AND PHY 152 College Physics II (substitutes  for high school Physical Science)

Other Required Courses

• SOC 225 – Social Diversity

Other Required Hours

• ACA 122 – College Transfer Success
• EDU 187 – Teaching and Learning for All*
• EDU 216 – Foundations of Education

* Students who have completed Teacher Cadet or Teaching as a Profession courses in high school with a B or better may substitute that course for EDU 187

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Contact Information

Suzanne Crawford, BCPS Liaison
E Building, 112A
(828) 448-3177