Adirondack Community College (SUNY
\nAdirondack) in Queensbury will expand
\nopportunities for North Country students
\nwho want to turn two-year degrees in communications
\ninto full bachelor’s degrees.<\/p>\n
The local college entered into transfer
\nagreements recently with three other colleges,
\nthe College of St. Rose in Albany,
\nSiena College in Loudonville and SUNY
\nCanton College of Technology.<\/p>\n
Officials said the agreement with St. Rose
\nenables SUNY Adirondack students who
\nearn an associate degree in radio-television
\nbroadcasting to transfer seamlessly to the
\ncorresponding bachelor of arts program in
\ncommunications at St. Rose, officials said.
\nThe agreement spells out the specific
\ncourses that students should complete at
\nSUNY Adirondack and their equivalents at
\nSaint Rose. Students may transfer a maximum
\nof 62 credits. Graduates of the SUNY
\nAdirondack radio-television broadcasting
\nprogram will enter Saint Rose with junior
\nstatus, according to college officials.<\/p>\n
To help transfer students financially,
\nSaint Rose offers guaranteed two-year
\nundergraduate academic scholarships to
\nthose who have achieved superior gradepoint
\naverages for all previous college work.<\/p>\n
Scholarships range up to $14,500 per year.
\nTransfer students who are current members
\nof Phi Theta Kappa national honor society
\nare eligible for an additional $1,000 each
\nyear.<\/p>\n
Officials said the College of Saint Rose
\nnow has more than 80 articulation agreements
\nwith community colleges and other
\ninstitutions throughout the North Country,
\nCapital Region, Hudson Valley and beyond
\nin such fields as education, business, computer
\nscience, music, art and psychology.<\/p>\n
All are designed to help provide a clear
\npath for students seeking to continue their
\neducation.<\/p>\n
The agreement with Siena College allows
\nprospective SUNY Adirondack graduates
\nto seamlessly transfer into one of almost
\ntwo dozen bachelor’s degree programs
\nat Siena. In addition, SUNY Adirondack
\ngraduates could be eligible for guaranteed
\nscholarships based on earning minimum
\ngrade-point averages while a student at
\nSUNY Adirondack.<\/p>\n
“If a student is accepted at Siena with
\na GPA of 3.25 or higher, he or she would
\nbe eligible for a $4,000 scholarship per
\nsemester to a maximum of four semesters,
\nor $16,000,” said SUNY Adirondack transfer
\ncounselor Douglas Gaulin. “If a student is
\naccepted at Siena with a 2.8 GPA or higher,
\nthat student would be eligible for a $2,000
\nscholarship per semester up to $8,000.”<\/p>\n
“These new agreements advance our longstanding
\npartnership and we are grateful for
\ntheir generosity in supporting our graduates by creating an affordable pathway to
\nSiena,” said SUNY Adirondack President Dr.
\nKristine D. Duffy.<\/p>\n
The agreement will allow qualified students
\nto seamlessly transfer into any of
\nthe following programs: American studies,
\nbiology, biochemistry, business administration,
\nchemistry, computer science, creative
\nwriting, economics, English, and environmental
\nscience, environmental studies,
\nfrench, history, management, mathematics,
\nphilosophy, physics, political science,
\npsychology, religious studies, social work,
\nsociology and Spanish.<\/p>\n
The pact with SUNY Canton College of
\nTechnology establishes three new transfer
\nagreements that allow prospective SUNY
\nAdirondack graduates to continue their experieducation
\nand earn bachelor’s degrees in
\nthree new areas. Two of the agreements will
\nallow SUNY Adirondack criminal justice
\npolice science associate’s degree graduates
\nto transfer to SUNY Canton and earn a Bachelor
\nof Technology (BT) degree in either
\ncriminal investigation or homeland security.<\/p>\n
The third agreement will allow SUNY
\nAdirondack graduates of the business administration
\nassociate’s degree program to
\ntransfer to SUNY Canton and earn a Bachelor
\nof Business Administration (BBA) degree
\nin management. This particular agreement
\nwill also allow students to complete
\nthe entire degree through online learning.<\/p>\n
For more information on the Canton affiliations,
\ncontact Gaulin at 743-2253, or via
\nemail at gaulind@sunyacc.edu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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