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Program aids with transferring to university
Tim Tucker
Issue date: 10/12/06 Section: Front Page
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Amarillo College may be just the beginning of a college education, and getting all the information and doing the paperwork involved in transferring can be a real hassle.
AC can help, however, with a program to help students transfer to a university.
The Straight Through to University program allows AC to partner with six universities to help make the transition to a four-year school easier.
The six schools - Eastern New Mexico University, Texas Tech University, the University of North Texas, Wayland Baptist University, Midwestern State University and West Texas A&M University - have representatives who visit AC often to ease the stress of transferring.
WTAMU even has a representative on campus three days a week.
While the Straight Through to University program does make it easier on students, the program cannot do all the work for the student.
Cherie Clifton, an AC transfer adviser, said, "Students need to plan transfers early. University deadlines are a lot sooner than community colleges."
It is important for students to shop for colleges that fit their academic goals, Clifton said.
There are many ways to shop for schools. One method is to go to www.collegesource.org, where universities and the degree programs they offer are listed.
If a student already has declared a major, it is important to find out when the application deadlines and admission requirements are.
Brad Newman, a robotics major, has applied for admission to Texas A&M University.
"Make sure you know the requirements that the school you want to transfer for has," Newman said.
For certain universities, students must keep a certain grade point average to be eligible to transfer.
The best way to find out what the requirements for a school are is to visit the school's Web site or contact the admissions office by phone.
Students also may log too many college credit hours and therefore have their transfer requests rejected.
As stated in the Straight Through to University brochure, public universities in the state are required to allow at least 66 hours of college credit, but they are not required to allow any more than that.
Accumulating too many credit hours while at AC could be detrimental to a student's transferring chances.
AC can help, however, with a program to help students transfer to a university.
The Straight Through to University program allows AC to partner with six universities to help make the transition to a four-year school easier.
The six schools - Eastern New Mexico University, Texas Tech University, the University of North Texas, Wayland Baptist University, Midwestern State University and West Texas A&M University - have representatives who visit AC often to ease the stress of transferring.
WTAMU even has a representative on campus three days a week.
While the Straight Through to University program does make it easier on students, the program cannot do all the work for the student.
Cherie Clifton, an AC transfer adviser, said, "Students need to plan transfers early. University deadlines are a lot sooner than community colleges."
It is important for students to shop for colleges that fit their academic goals, Clifton said.
There are many ways to shop for schools. One method is to go to www.collegesource.org, where universities and the degree programs they offer are listed.
If a student already has declared a major, it is important to find out when the application deadlines and admission requirements are.
Brad Newman, a robotics major, has applied for admission to Texas A&M University.
"Make sure you know the requirements that the school you want to transfer for has," Newman said.
For certain universities, students must keep a certain grade point average to be eligible to transfer.
The best way to find out what the requirements for a school are is to visit the school's Web site or contact the admissions office by phone.
Students also may log too many college credit hours and therefore have their transfer requests rejected.
As stated in the Straight Through to University brochure, public universities in the state are required to allow at least 66 hours of college credit, but they are not required to allow any more than that.
Accumulating too many credit hours while at AC could be detrimental to a student's transferring chances.
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