-- AJ!reement "Sino-American 1-2-1 Joint Degree Program" {(1-2-1 1f *A*~~it~d)} ~f1:t*ix.~ Party A: Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology f¥:fj: (9='00) -mJj{ffi ,~I~*~ Party B: Northern Arizona University Z:fj: (~OO) ~tjf1l!~~*~ I. Definition of "1-2-1 Program" The above-mentioned-parties have agreed upon the following, defmition of the 1-2-1 Program under the essential prerequisite of mutual credit acceptance and transfer. 1. One year of study will be defined as equivalent to at least 30 semester hours in the credit system of U.S. partner universities. 2. During the first year of the program, Chinese students will complete their freshmen year in one of the Chinese partner universities. 3. In the second and third year of the program, Chinese students will travel to the United States to complete their sophomore and junior years at one of the United States partner universities. 4. In the fourth year of the program, students will return to China to fmish their senior year at the Chinese partner university. Students completing all requirements of the program will be granted bachelor's degrees from both the U. S. partner university and the Chinese partner university. 5. All 1-2-1 Program academic decisions are to be made solely between U. S. partner universities and Chinese partner universities. «1-2-19='~A~nf~Ht~J» ~j'(: LJct1J-3&~;i::(£;ffil[jf<iA~7tfIJ~7t 1i~I¥J~i:IL.t, ~ «1-2-19='~A~nf~it:\()J» }Ej'(tm-r: L ilkiA ~~~~d> 30 ~7t~ Z:fj~7t#Jtl;ffiiWJ-g.; 2, ~-~, ~1:::(£9=':fj*~(f¥:fj)%JJX;*~**4~-~1¥J~3]; 3, ~=, :=:~, tI:~:(£~1J*~(Z1J)%JJX;~=, :=:~~*~1¥J**4~3]; 4,~~~,~~9=':fj*~%JJX;~~~~~~,~~~~1::~~~9='~fIJ~~I¥J*~*~~~~ ~:i:~fftiiE~o 5, PJT~~;tc 1-2-1 J9!§I¥J1*~EI3f¥Zx.x:fjt1}lfijiJfJ~o II. Major Responsibilities of the Chinese Partner University (party A): =, f¥:fj (9=':fj*~) 1¥J~~jftE: 1. Party A shall recruit students on their campus according to the annual recruitment plan of the "1-2-1 Program". t-lHIi!i «1-2-1 9='~A~nf~it:\()J» I¥J~JJtm1::it:\()J, :(£*~m:~fm1::Ifto 2. Party A shall work with CCIEE to administer English proficiency tests and select students for the program. ~~ft~~..~.~~~~~*~~1::m:ff~*~~fIJ~*I~o
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--AJ!reement
"Sino-American 1-2-1 Joint Degree Program"
{(1-2-1 1f *A*~~it~d)} ~f1:t*ix.~
Party A: Nanjing University of Information Science & Technologyf¥:fj: (9='00) -mJj{ffi ,~I~*~
Party B: Northern Arizona UniversityZ:fj: (~OO) ~tjf1l!~~*~
I. Definition of "1-2-1 Program"
The above-mentioned-parties have agreed upon the following, defmition of the 1-2-1 Program under the
essential prerequisite of mutual credit acceptance and transfer.1. One year of study will be defined as equivalent to at least 30 semester hours in the credit system of U.S.partner universities.2. During the first year of the program, Chinese students will complete their freshmen year in one of theChinese partner universities.3. In the second and third year of the program, Chinese students will travel to the United States to complete
their sophomore and junior years at one of the United States partner universities.4. In the fourth year of the program, students will return to China to fmish their senior year at the Chinese
partner university. Students completing all requirements of the program will be granted bachelor's degreesfrom both the U. S. partner university and the Chinese partner university.5. All 1-2-1 Program academic decisions are to be made solely between U. S. partner universities and
II. Major Responsibilities of the Chinese Partner University (party A):=, f¥:fj (9=':fj*~) 1¥J~~jftE:
1. Party A shall recruit students on their campus according to the annual recruitment plan of the "1-2-1Program".t-lHIi!i«1-2-1 9='~A~nf~it:\()J» I¥J~JJtm1::it:\()J, :(£*~m:~fm1::Ifto
2. Party A shall work with CCIEE to administer English proficiency tests and select students for theprogram.~~ft~~..~.~~~~~*~~1::m:ff~*~~fIJ~*I~o
3. Party A shall articulate the curriculum with Party B and design a four-year education program, andprovide studentswith relevant curriculaduring their study in China;~~~~~m~, ~IT~~~~IT~,~~~~~~~~~~~~o
4. PartyA shall provide PartyB with transcripts of students' academic work at the completion of the firstand fourth year in China, and shall have a completion plan of courses, textbooks and teaching curriculumfor the proposed degrees sought by students.~~~~~~~~~~*~m-,~~~~~~,~~~~m$~~~~~,~~~,~~IT~~o
5. Party A shall provide necessary courses for students to complete their first and fourth year in a timelyand convenient manner to insure that students will complete the proposed degree program.~~~~~~m-,~~~~~~~~~ffl~~~~~~~~~%~~~~~~~~o
6. Party A shallnot make substantial changes in any or all of the courses without prior approval of PartyB.
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7. Party A shallnot revise and/or exempt any or all of the courses without prior approval of Party B.*~~~~~, ~~$~~~~~~~~~o
8. Party A shall collect the fees and other related costs from students for the program registration, testsand tuition in China.
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9. Party A shall recruit and examine students based on the recruitment standards.
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10. Party A shall check the students' family financial background to prove the parents are the only sourceof financial support to the student (such as a bank statement showing deposits and withdrawals for at least asix-month period).ffi.~~~~~~*~~~~)(:~~~~~PfE-!~~~H!JJ# (tmrl4;:61-~ ~tHTff~~~)o
11. PartyA shall assist students who have already received their visas to send tuition and related fees toPartyB.ffi.~~.B~~~~~~~~~~~~M~~~ffi~~fflo
12. Party A shallgrant each student a Chinese diploma, and bachelor degree when course work issatisfactorily completed 'in China. '
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13. Under separate agreement, Party A may send teaching staff to the United States to observe classes and
exchange ideas with professors ofPartyB (All the expenses will be paid by Party A) .imJ1!)i~~tJ}i)(, I¥~QJ~~~ A9H1~~~~~~'tN(Jt#~ ~~~mp~~~£ (~ffl mI¥~jfdf!)o
14. Party A shall host the representatives of Party B for business/campus visit to Party A (All the expenseswill be paid by Party B) .
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III. Major Responsibilities of AASCU Member Partner University (party B)=., ~1i (~1i*~) (f<J~~JJitE:
15. Party B shall articulate the curriculumwith Party A and design a four-year education program thatwill provide studentswith relevant curriculaduring their study in the United States.~~1i~Nm~, ~~~~~~~~, ~~~~~~1i~N(f<J~~o
16. Party B shall provide to Party A, with each student's approval, transcripts of students' academic workat the completion of the second and third year in the U.S., and shall have a completion plan of courses,textbooks and teaching curriculum for the proposed degrees sought by students. .
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17. Party B shall provide necessary courses for students to achieve English proficiency and to completetheir second and third year in a timely and convenient manner to insure that students will complete theproposeddegreeprogram.~~m~~~~=,~~~~~~~N~m~~~1i~~~~~*~~~~N(f<J~~o
18. Party B shall not make substantial changes in any or all of the courses without prior approval of PartyA.
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19. Party B shall not revise and/or exempt any or all of the courses without prior approval of Party A.*~~1i~~g, ~~~W~~~~~~~No
20. Party B shall determine the student's academic enrollment based upon the student's EnglishProficiencyand TOEFLtest after the student's arrivalon campus.~1i.M.~A.E(f<J~m~~*~~.#~~~ft~~.o
21. Party B shall collect the tuition and related fees trom participating students for the second and third
year of university study, plus any additional coursework required to attain English proficiency.in~t&.~~~~1i*~(f<J~!Jt, ~&JtiU~.* ~m~~j]n(f<JW!;'r~N!Jtm0
22. Party B's representativeshall go to China with AASCU's representativefor the interviewof studentswho are applyingfor the 1-2-1Program. CCIEEwill pay all the expenses in China for Party B (excludinginternationalairfare)./i:iJ~OO1'liJL*.~~~t1J.~ (AASCU) ~~-J!g*9='OO, ~l¥iW 1-2-1 J.m§ ~~~j£~TiIiiU\. 9='~OO\Ilj~A3C:mt9="C.\~xN~1i*~~~~9=' OOjjt~~JiJi~!Jtm (~*~~m~)o
23. Party B shall issue letters of admissionand no other visa fonn other than DS-2019 forms to qualifiedstudents. .
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24. Party B's representative shall work with AASCU's representative to coordinate and provide the USEmbassy in China all documentation necessary in the student interview process and to assist students inpreparation of their documentation for the visa interview process.
25. Party B shall collect and keep the students' passports/visas during their study in the United States.in~t&.~~~~~~~1i*~~~M~~~~~~~o
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26. PartyB shall infonn Party A, with each student's approval,of the adjustment,progress and successofstudents during their study in the United States.&~~~g~~~~, ~~n~*~n~~~~~~M~~~W~,~~~~~~~~o
27. Party B shall grant each student the U.S. diploma and bachelor's degree when the 'course work issatisfactorilycompleted in both the U.S. and China.~~~~~~n*~~~$~~~, ~~~~~~~~n*~~~~~~~I~~o
28. Under separate agreement, Party B may send teaching staff to China to observe classes and exchangeideas with professors of Party A (All the expenses will be paid by party B).Jmi1!)i~~tJ}i.)(., Z.nJ:iJ~~~A!JhEt~n~~~~tff~*~~n~!1iP3C~.J\!.(.m E8Z.1J71(flDo
29. Party B shall host the representatives of Party A for the business/campus visit to Party B (All theexpenseswill be paid by party A).ffJ.]~H3H~~nf~~**tSt~~~~:§: (.mE8~n71(H!)o
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30. In the implementation of 1-2-1 Program, if any issues that are not stated here arise, two parties shallsolve them through mutual understanding and discussion.~~.(I~I~~A~~~*~»i1~~,~*W.*~~~~~.H~~~,~n@*.~&~j§j~1*]j!~M*=o
31. This agreement is written in both Chinese and English with the same legal force which is done in fourcopies. Each party, CCIEE and AASCU shall hold one copy in Chinese and English.*~~m~~~~~, ~#~~A~~~.~o-~Im~,~n~tStH~~OO~~.3C.~~~~00 1'M:lL*~~~~~~~~-ffi' 0
32. This agreement will become effective when signed by the representatives of two parties and be validuntil December 31, 2007 and renewable unless tenninated earlier by at least one party. To tenninate theagreement,a party must notify all other parties, in writing, 60 days prior to termination. .
