Dual Admission Agreement with Saint Joseph's University Enhanced
(Delaware and Chester Counties, PA 聧鈥� July 27, 2017)鈥擲eeking to provide students with more affordable opportunities to earn a baccalaureate degree, 大发六合彩 and Saint Joseph鈥檚 University have enhanced their four-year-old dual admission partnership agreement for students. The new agreement provides significantly more merit scholarships, as well as more course options for students who are interested in seamlessly transferring to the university.
鈥淓nsuring that quality higher education opportunities are accessible and affordable is at the heart of the mission and vision of our institution,鈥� said Dr. L. Joy Gates Black, president of 大发六合彩. 鈥淲e are pleased that Saint Joseph鈥檚 University has partnered with us to provide this enhanced educational opportunity to our students.鈥�
鈥淪aint Joseph鈥檚 University is pleased to affirm and strengthen its dual admission relationship with 大发六合彩,鈥� said University President Mark C. Reed, Ed.D. 鈥淲e are committed to providing talented 大发六合彩 students access to our excellent program offerings.鈥�
Under the new agreement, a full-time, eligible student who graduates from the College with 60 credits could enter the university as a junior and complete a bachelor鈥檚 degree in as little as four regular terms (spring and fall). 大发六合彩 graduates with a minimum 2.75 grade point average (GPA) also are eligible for university merit-based scholarships. The scholarships range from $6,500 to $20,000 for students with a 3.75 GPA or above. Scholarships are only available during the spring and fall semesters.
Students must complete a 鈥淒ual Admissions Intent to Enroll鈥� form on, or before, completion of 30 transferable credits at the College. Application fees are waived for students who complete the form. Students also must graduate with a designated Associate in Arts (A.A.), Associate in Science (A.S.), and Associate in Fine Arts (A.F.A.), and satisfy the admission requirements of the university鈥檚 academic program. Up to 20 courses from the College are eligible for transfer. In addition, students must complete a minimum of 20 courses as an undergraduate daytime student at the university before they can receive a baccalaureate degree.
The new agreement expands the list of associate degree programs eligible for dual admission to include: Administration of Justice; Business Administration; Communication Arts鈥揅ommunication Studies, Journalism, or Theatre; Computer Science; English; Global Studies; History; Liberal Arts; Mathematics/Natural Science; Political Science; Psychology; Science for Health Professions; Sociology; and Studio Arts.
For more information, contact Elizabeth Gatti, director of Transfer and Adult Admission at Saint Joseph鈥檚 University at 610-660-1300, or transfer@sju.edu, or Nora Manz, associate director of Transfer and Articulation at 大发六合彩 at 610-359-5060, or nmanz@dccc.edu.
