Articulation Agreement

ARTICULATION AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made the __________ day of ________________, 2017.
BETWEEN:
THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY
Represented by its international education division, TRU World,
With a mailing address of:
805 TRU Way, Kamloops, BC, CANADA V2C 0C8
(hereinafter called “TRU”)

AND
UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE - MARKETING
With a mailing address of
_____________________________________________
__________________________________________________
(hereinafter called “UFM”)
A BACKGROUND
A.1 TRU is a degree granting public university operating in Kamloops, B.C., Canada.
A.2 UFM is a degree granting institute operating in (city, province, country).
A.3 UFM offers to its students the ___________________________________ Program
(hereinafter called “UFM Program”).
A.4 TRU offers to its students the Bachelor of ________________ (hereinafter called
“TRU Program”) and is empowered to grant degrees to the graduates of TRU
Program.
B OBJECTIVES
The objectives of this Agreement include, but are not limited to:
B.1 Ensuring access by eligible students of UFM Program to TRU Program.
B.2 Establishing criteria to determine eligibility of UFM students to TRU Program.
B.3 Determining the transferability and applicability of certain courses offered by UFM
to the TRU Program.
B.4 Establishing of processes to encourage, review and expand, as appropriate, this
Agreement between TRU and UFM.
C AGREEMENT
C.1 TRU agrees to accept UFM students who meet the criteria set out in Schedule “A”
of this Agreement. Such acceptance is subject to there being seats available in the
TRU Program when UFM students apply.
C.2 Both UFM and TRU agree to encourage UFM students to participate in this
articulation program by providing information and assistance to prospective
transfer students. Current transferability and applicability of the UFM Program to
the TRU Program is set out in Appendix A and B to this Agreement.
C.3 Both UFM and TRU will designate a program representative at its respective
campus to facilitate coordination of this Agreement.
D TERM OF AGREEMENT
D.1 This Agreement will become effective on the date of signing and shall have an
initial term of five (5) years. The term shall be extended on a year by year basis
unless either party notifies the other in writing at least six (6) months before the end
of the then-current term of its desire to terminate the Agreement. If either party
breaches a material term herein, this Agreement may be terminated by the other
party upon giving six (6) months’ written notice of such breach.
D.2 In the event of the termination of this Agreement under Section D.1, both parties
acknowledge and agree that, subject to Section C.1 above, all students enrolled in
the UFM Program as at the date of the written notice of such termination shall be
entitled to admission to the TRU Program under this Agreement, despite its
termination, upon their graduation from UFM so as to ensure the fulfillment of the
reasonable expectations of such students.
D.3 Each institution must notify the other prior to making material changes to
curriculum of the UFM Program or the TRU Program as the case may be.
Depending on the nature of the curriculum change, adjustments to the attached
Schedule A, Appendix A and B of this Agreement may be necessary.
E GENERAL
E.1 Any notice or other communication between the parties may be delivered by
courier, mail, facsimile or electronic mail to the respective addresses of the parties
set out below:
If to TRU:
TRU World
805 TRU Way, Kamloops, BC, Canada V2C 0C8
Attention: Baihua Chadwick, Associate Vice-President International and
CEO TRU World Global Operations
Facsimile: 250-828-5140
E-mail: [email protected]
If to UFM:
UFM
________________________________
Attention: _____________________
___________________________________
Facsimile: ________________
E-mail: ________________________
E.2 This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of
British Columbia and any legal proceedings arising out of this Agreement shall be
brought in Kamloops, B.C
E.3 Neither party to this Agreement shall be liable to the other party for any failure or
delay in performance caused by circumstances beyond its control including, but not
limited to, acts of God, fire, labour difficulties, unusually severe weather or
governmental action. If TRU ceases offering the TRU Program, UFM will stop
accepting new students into the UFM Program immediately upon receiving written
notice from TRU. Both TRU and UFM will work collaboratively to explore
alternative educational pathways for students who are registered in the UFM
Program.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF TRU and UFM have executed this Agreement on the dates set out
below:
TRU UFM
_____________________________ _____________________________
Alan Shaver Name
President and Vice-Chancellor Title
_____________________________ _____________________________
Baihua Chadwick Name
President and Vice-Chancellor Title
Associate Vice-President International
CEO TRU World Global Operations
Date: Date:

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ARTICULATION AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT is made the day of ______, 2017.

(hereinafter called “TRU”)

(hereinafter called “UFM”)

President and Vice-Chancellor Title

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