WHAT IS ARTICULATION AND HOW CAN IT HELP YOU?
ALL MY SECONDARY COURSES ARE ARTICULATED WITH COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. FIRST OF ALL YOU MUST UNDERSTAND THE DEFINITION OF ARTICULATION. ARTICULATION IS AN AGREEMENT OR CONJUNCTION OF AN ACCREDITED COURSE (CRIMINAL JUSTICE) FROM A POST SECONDARY LEVEL TO A COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OR ANOTHER SECONDARY LEVEL INSTITUTION WHICH PROVIDES THE SAME COURSE OR IDENTICAL SYLLABUS/LESSON PLANS TO THE COURSE BEEN ARTICULATED, THE MERRIAM WEBSTER DICTIONARY DEFINES ARTICULATION AS "TO UNITE BY OR AS IF BY JOINT". HOW DOES THIS AFFECT YOU? THIS MEANS IT PROVIDES YOU WITH AN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY TOWARDS MANY INSTITUTIONS. FOR EXAMPLE: AS SOON AS YOU COMPLETE MY CRIMINAL JUSTICE COURSE YOU HAVE OFFICIALLY COMPLETED A COURSE THAT IS BEING ARTICULATED BY MANY SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE, TRINITY UNIVERSITY, SOUTHWESTERN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY, COSMOPOLITAN UNIVERSITY, COASTAL BEND COLLEGE, ETC...

DO YOU HAVE TO PAY TOP DOLLAR FOR EACH OF THOSE COURSES? NO IF YOU HAVE A COLLEGE DEGREE OR HAVE ATTENDED COLLEGE, YOU KNOW HOW EXPENSIVE EACH CLASS CAN BE (250.00 TO 300.00 DOLLARS PER CLASS) AND THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE BOOKS, REGISTRATION, PARKING LOT AND OTHER FEES BY THE INSTITUTION. BECAUSE YOU HAVE OFFICIALLY COMPLETED MY CRIMINAL JUSTICE COURSE, YOU NO LONGER HAVE TO PAY THOSE HIGH TUITION FEES FOR THIS COURSE. OFFICIALLY YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COURSE AS REQUIRED BY AN ARTICULATED INSTITUTION. THE ARTICULATED INSTITUTION WILL NOT CHARGE ANY FEE FOR THE COURSE. TO RECEIVE THE PROPER CREDIT, MANY INSTITUTIONS ONLY REQUIRE A SMALL FEE TO COVER REGISTRATION OR EVALUATION (MANY TIMES ITS LESS THAN SEVENTY FIVE DOLLARS).

I NEED TO REINFORCE THE TERM ARTICULATION

EDUCATIONAL EXAMPLE:

OFFICER JOHN DOE COMPLETES PROFESSOR FRANK TORRES CRIMINAL JUSTICE COURSE.  OFFICER DOE RECEIVES A DIPLOMA FROM PROFESSOR FRANK TORRES. A COLLEGE CREDIT IS PROVIDED (3-12 HOURS) FROM AN ARTICULATED UNIVERSITY. OFFICER JOHN DOE NEEDS MORE EDUCATION. PROFESSOR FRANK TORRES REFERS OFFICER JOHN DOE TO TSTC. OFFICER JOHN DOE RECEIVES A DIPLOMA {SPECIAL TOPICS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE STUDIES} & RECEIVES 5.0 CEUs (EQUIVALENT TO ONE SEMESTER 3 HOURS OF COLLEGE FROM AN ARTICULATED UNIVERSITY). OFFICER JOHN DOE IS HAPPY BECAUSE HE ONLY PAID SEVENTY FIVE DOLLARS. INSTEAD OF THE HIGH TUITION. OFFICER JOHN DOE NEEDS MORE EDUCATION. HE IS REFERRED AGAIN TO TSTC AND RECEIVES ANOTHER CERTIFICATE IN SECURITY & SPECIAL OFFICER & RECEIVES ANOTHER 5.0 CEUs FOR WHICH HE ONLY PAID SEVENTY FIVE DOLLARS. OFFICER JOHN DOE NEEDS ADDITIONAL EDUCATION, SO HE IS REFERRED TO COSMOPOLITAN UNIVERSITY AND RECEIVES A DIPLOMA NTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE (ONE SEMESTER - 3 HOURS OF COLLEGE)HE ONLY PAID FIFTY DOLLARS APPLICATION AND EVALUATION. OFFICER JOHN DOE NEEDS YET ADDITIONAL EDUCATION, HE IS THEN REFERRED TO SOUTHWESTERN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY AND RECEIVES A DIPLOMA IN PRIVATE SECURITY SPECIALIST 101 AND ONE SEMESTER 3 HOURS OF COLLEGE HOURS. OFFICER JOHN DOE ONLY PAID TWENTY FIRVE DOLLARS FOR AN ADMINISTRATION EVALUATION. THANKS TO THE POWER OF ARTICULATION, OFFICER JOHN DOE DOES NOT PAY OR DO EXTRA STUDYING OR ASSIGNMENTS.