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Getting started in Tech Prep

1. Contact your high school counselor or designated Tech Prep/ Articulation person

2. Find out which classes at your high school qualify for tech prep credits at San Joaquin Delta College

3. Enroll in the approved Tech Prep classes and earn a "B" grade or better

4. Follow the steps below to claim your credit at San Joaquin Delta College.

Students who have completed articulated courses in high school may receive college credit at San Joaquin Delta College. The College is committed to comprehensive articulation of instructional programs with both secondary and postsecondary educational institutions, usually referred to as "2 + 2 + 2" articulation. The "2 + 2" articulation links the high school program, adult school and ROP with San Joaquin Delta Community College programs. These articulated programs lead to an Associate Degree. The "2 + 2 + 2" articulation adds a four-year college or university program leading to a Baccalaureate Degree where appropriate.

The articulation process is a system designed to help students to advance from one course, program, or educational level to the next without unnecessary repetition of essentially similar courses for which credit has been received.

If you have taken any of the courses on the List of Articulated Courses, you may wish to exercise your right to obtain college credit by completing ALL of the the following criteria (Effective 05/13/08):

  1. Successfully complete the courses according to the articulation agreement between the high school and Delta College.
  2. File an Application for Admission to San Joaquin Delta College (Online Application Access)
  3. Request credit within two years of course completion or no later than two years after high school graduation.
  4. File an Application for College Credit AND submit Official / Sealed Transcripts from High School / Secondary School to the Admissions and Records Office, DeRicco Student Services Building.

Note: If sending above information through the mail, please be sure to include a return address and phone number in the event a Delta College counselor needs to contact you. If you have questions, feel free to contact (209) 954-5625.