The collective and continuing effort of representatives of colleges and universities in North Carolina to preserve institutional autonomy in determining admissions and academic policies, while eliminating unnecessary penalties to transfer students, is reflected in this report. The articulation guidelines were first developed in 1967, and revised and expanded in 1973 and 1976, each time under the aegis of the Joint Committee on College Transfer Students. Guidelines that would result in better articulation are presented in the following areas: admissions; transferability of credit; transcript; general education; liberal arts and basic sciences (English composition, mathematics, humanities, natural sciences, and social and behavioral sciences); and paraprofessional and professional education (allied health, business administration and education, criminal justice, health, physical education, and recreation, nursing, teacher education, and technical education). (LBH)