Truman, MACC reach accord
Nathan Becker
Issue date: 3/9/06 Section: News
For some students, transferring to Truman just became a lot easier.
University President Barbara Dixon and Moberly Area Community College President Evelyn Jorgenson signed a transfer articulation agreement Monday that will allow MACC students who have received an Associate in Arts degree to seamlessly transfer all credits to Truman and begin work on their bachelor's degree as a junior.
"The articulation agreement assures [students] don't come here and find out half of their classes aren't going to transfer, and they've got to take this over and all the kinds of things you hear about," Dixon said.
The agreement will help to encourage more MACC students to apply to Truman after they receive their associate degree, which is generally recognized as a transfer degree, Jorgenson said.
"We hear from a lot of students that they would like to go to Truman, but there is a little bit of a fear factor, if you will," Jorgenson said. "They're not sure if they're good enough to go to Truman, they're not sure if they're qualified, and sometimes they simply don't even consider Truman. And it's only because they don't know they can do it."
Dixon said the agreement also will be of particular benefit to Kirksville-area and other local students, and it is important to bring them to Truman.
"I think a lot of them like the area because they've grown up here, but particularly if they are academically talented students that, for whatever reason, started at the community college, this is a gem," Dixon said.
Between 75 and 100 students per year transfer to Truman, and the University is trying to attract more transfer students, Dixon said.
"I think it's a good mix, and I think it will help us stabilize our enrollment if we have a certain number of [transfer students] that we're looking at," Dixon said.
Dixon said both institutions have put a lot of work into this agreement.
"It takes, actually, a fairly thorough review of both curriculums," Dixon said. "They have to look at ours, and we have to look at theirs, and we have to kind of compare syllabi and things like that and try to make some smooth transitions. ... One of the things we try to do is make sure students know that it eases transfer if they actually stay at the community college and complete their associate's degree."
University President Barbara Dixon and Moberly Area Community College President Evelyn Jorgenson signed a transfer articulation agreement Monday that will allow MACC students who have received an Associate in Arts degree to seamlessly transfer all credits to Truman and begin work on their bachelor's degree as a junior.
"The articulation agreement assures [students] don't come here and find out half of their classes aren't going to transfer, and they've got to take this over and all the kinds of things you hear about," Dixon said.
The agreement will help to encourage more MACC students to apply to Truman after they receive their associate degree, which is generally recognized as a transfer degree, Jorgenson said.
"We hear from a lot of students that they would like to go to Truman, but there is a little bit of a fear factor, if you will," Jorgenson said. "They're not sure if they're good enough to go to Truman, they're not sure if they're qualified, and sometimes they simply don't even consider Truman. And it's only because they don't know they can do it."
Dixon said the agreement also will be of particular benefit to Kirksville-area and other local students, and it is important to bring them to Truman.
"I think a lot of them like the area because they've grown up here, but particularly if they are academically talented students that, for whatever reason, started at the community college, this is a gem," Dixon said.
Between 75 and 100 students per year transfer to Truman, and the University is trying to attract more transfer students, Dixon said.
"I think it's a good mix, and I think it will help us stabilize our enrollment if we have a certain number of [transfer students] that we're looking at," Dixon said.
Dixon said both institutions have put a lot of work into this agreement.
"It takes, actually, a fairly thorough review of both curriculums," Dixon said. "They have to look at ours, and we have to look at theirs, and we have to kind of compare syllabi and things like that and try to make some smooth transitions. ... One of the things we try to do is make sure students know that it eases transfer if they actually stay at the community college and complete their associate's degree."