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June
16, 2005
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT ANSON SMITH AT 203-332-5229 HCC, UCONN STAMFORD/WATERBURY ESTABLISH TRANSFER AGREEMENTBRIDGEPORT – Housatonic Community College students can have a seamless transfer into UCONN Stamford/Waterbury’s bachelor degree program in business and technology under an agreement reached between the two schools. The agreement, which takes effect this fall, will enable HCC graduates who maintain a 3.0 GPA, complete required courses, and maintain a 3.0 in required 200-level courses, to be automatically be admitted to the program. The agreement, which brings the number of transfer agreement HCC has with other colleges to 20, “presents a wonderful opportunity for our students,” said HCC president Janis M. Hadley at a formal signing of the agreement Wednesday, (6/15). “We’re witnessing the beginning of a trend,” added Academic Dean Anita Gliniecki. “More and more, community colleges in the Northeast, as have others throughout the country, are being recognized as transfer institutions.” The agreement represents a winning situation for UCONN Stamford/Waterbury as well, said Dr. Jeffrey Rummel, associate dean of undergraduate programs and administration. “We want to establish a pipeline of qualified students and this agreement will help provide us with this,” he said. “This will be very helpful to students who want their degree to hold weight,” said HCC business student Adam Kindilien of Milford. “The school of business at UConn holds a lot of weight in the business community.” Particularly attractive to Kindilien is knowing that, if he takes the right courses, they will transfer. “You don’t want to put in all that work for two straight years to find out that only one course will transfer,” the 22-year-old Air Force veteran said. “You shouldn’t have to take classes twice.” Trying to ensure this can be a daunting task for students, said HCC Business Department Chair Joan Gallagher. “What students fear the most about transferring is having to go up to someone and say, ‘I’d like all my credits to be transferred,’” she said. “This agreement does that for them.” Kindilien said taking courses at small campuses like UCONN Stamford Waterbury and Hartford is a better choice for non-traditional students like him. He values the personal attention one receives, he said, while being spared the distractions of life on a large campus. In addition to the new agreement with UCONN Stamford/Waterbury, HCC has transfer agreements with Albertus Magnus College, Clarkson University, Charter Oak College, the Connecticut State University System, Fairfield University, Manhattan College, Marymount College, the National College of Chiropractic, New York University, Quinnipiac University, Sacred Heart University, St. Joseph College, Syracuse University, Teikyo Post College, the University of Bridgeport, and the University of Connecticut.
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