Resources for Students

Please first review the information provided on the about articulated credit page, before returning here for additional information specific to students.

How do I earn college credit at OTC?

1   Carefully review the about articulated credit page. 

 

2   While in high school, students participating in one or more courses from these schools, complete the following process. 

    • Only after the high school creates the course, can the student create an account and enroll in course(s) in the CATEMA database online.
      • Accurate MOSIS, Date of Birth, and non-high school email address must be provided within CATEMA to be eligible to earn credit
      • The student must enroll in each eligible course.
      • A high school representative accepts each student into each articulated credit course.
    • In order to be eligible for credit, students must maintain an overall high school grade point average (GPA) of 2.0, as well as a 3.0 (or 80% and above) as the final grade in each articulated credit class.
      • Only if the student meets these expectations is their course registration in CATEMA marked as “recommended for credit” by the instructor.
    • Only students who successfully complete the process above, and meet these standards communicated within, receive a communication from OTC about their next steps.

 

3   While at OTC, students must successfully complete a college course with OTC and submit a Student Application for Articulated Credit, within two years of high school graduation.

    • The Student Application for Articulated Credit is the only method to communicate to OTC that students wish to have their articulated credits posted on their OTC transcript. 
      • This step is often completed with an OTC advisor or navigator.
      • After submission of the application, eligible student’s applications are reviewed against CATEMA records.
      • If eligible to earn credit, the request is forwarded to the OTC registrar for transcription of OTC credit on the student’s OTC transcript.
    • Students are able to see if and when credits are applied to their OTC transcript through their myOTC account.

 

Note: the process is FREE! However, all eligible credits through the articulated credit program at OTC reflects as “JA” or “JB” for passing grades only on OTC transcripts.

Resources

After careful review of the “How do I earn college credit at OTC” section above, students can utilize the following resources:

While in high school – see step 2 above:

While in college, often after high school graduation – see step 3 above: