States and institutions increasingly rely on articulation agreements to streamline vertical transfer, although the effectiveness of those policies on transfer student outcomes remains unclear. To better understand this effectiveness, we explored a partnership between the College of Engineering at a mid-Atlantic research university and two community colleges located within the same state. We interviewed engineering faculty and academic advisors (i.e., the street-level bureaucrats who implement policy) to explore how an articulation agreement influences processes and policies related to coursework transfer. Our results revealed complexities in the implementation of the articulation policy as it collides with an enrollment management university policy that differs in purpose. Their collision has challenging implications for transfer students and for the faculty and advisors responsible for interfacing with those students.

尽管这些政策对转学生成绩的政策的有效性尚不清楚，但各州和机构越来越依赖于明确的协议来简化垂直转学。为了更好地了解这种效果，我们探索了大西洋中部研究型大学的工程学院与位于同一州的两所社区学院之间的合作伙伴关系。我们采访了工程系和学术顾问（即实施政策的街头官僚），以探讨明确的协议如何影响与课程转让相关的流程和政策。我们的研究结果表明，衔接政策与目的不同的入学管理大学政策相冲突时，其实施的复杂性。