In September 2008, New Jersey signed into law a Comprehensive State-wide Transfer Agreement. This Agreement, which\u00a0is also known as the Lampitt Law, is designed to facilitate a smooth transfer from a New Jersey community college to the New Jersey public four-year colleges and universities.<\/p>\n
The Agreement provides for full transfer of the\u00a0Associate in Arts (AA) and Associate in Science (AS) degree credits\u00a0for community college graduates provided, \u00a0the student plans to\u00a0enroll in\u00a0a coordinating major at the upper division college\/university and, the student has followed certain\u00a0recommended guidelines as are posted on NJ Transfer<\/a>.<\/p>\n Please note<\/strong>: neither the Associate in Applied Science (AAS) nor the Associate in Fine Arts (AFA) degree is protected by this law.<\/p>\n While a county college graduate with an \u00a0AA\u00a0or AS degree\u00a0\u00a0is not guaranteed admission<\/strong> to college\u00a0\u00a0by this law, if the graduate has been accepted<\/strong>, then\u00a0this law respects and protects those degree credits which\u00a0the student has earned up to\u00a01\/2 of the coordinating bachelor’s degree.\u00a0\u00a0Generally that means a transfer of\u00a060 – 64 credits maximum.\u00a0 More particularly, the law instructs the upper-division college\/university to transfer the AA or AS degree credits to completely satisfy that college’s Freshman + Sophomore year core distribution.\u00a0 The county college graduate should expect to enter the next college\/university with junior status.<\/p>\n There are of course some exceptions; upper-division majors which lead to licensed fields, and\u00a0majors which are accreditation by an outside agency are not bound by this agreement.<\/p>\n