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Sam Houston State University and Angelina College signed
an agreement Wednesday that will make it easier for Angelina
College students to transfer to SHSU, and give them joint
admission status as well. Signing the document, which was
similar to ones signed earlier between SHSU and the Blinn
and Montgomery College systems, were, from left, James F.
Gaertner, SHSU president; David Payne, SHSU provost and vice
president for academic affairs; Larry Phillips, Angelina
College president, and Patricia McKenzie, Angelina College
vice president and dean of instruction.
--Photo by David Burris |
Angelina College Enters Agreement With Sam Houston State
By Gary Bass
The Lufkin Daily News
Nov. 30, 2004
Thanks to a new agreement between Angelina College and Sam
Houston State University, the process of transferring from
AC to the
four-year college will be easier. The agreement will also give
students joint admission to both colleges.
"
Through this agreement, Angelina College students will be able
to access from the home pages of both institutions over 30
articulation
agreements for more than 40 different degrees at Angelina College
and Sam Houston," a press release from Angelina College
stated. "The articulation information will be available
online to students and counselors at both schools.
" The program is designed to encourage AC students to complete
associate degrees before transferring to Sam Houston for (bachelor's)
degrees. In the job market, there is a clear distinction between
having attended Angelina College and having graduated from
Angelina College."
Larry Phillips, president of Angelina College, and James F.
Gaertner, president of Sam Houston, are expected to sign an
articulation
agreement between the two schools on Wednesday.
As part of the agreement, students taking advantage of joint
admission may attend both schools at the same time. AC students
will be allowed to have Sam Houston ID/bank cards with student
access to Sam Houston sporting events before they even attend
the college.
Students will also be able to use a Sam Houston e-mail account
with enough space to create and maintain a home page and to
store important files from one semester to the next. In addition,
students
will have access to the Sam Houston library and campus computer
facilities while they earn their associate degrees at Angelina
College.
The two colleges' financial aid departments will work together
to make financial aid transfer between the two institutions
as convenient as possible for students involved in articulation
agreements, the release stated.
Students seeking more information about the agreement may contact
Patricia McKenzie at Angelina College at 633-5201 or David
Burris at Sam Houston at (936) 294-1568.
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Gary Bass' e-mail address is gbass@coxnews.com.
Reprinted with permission from the Lufkin Daily
News, Nov. 30, 2004.
SHSU Media Contact: Frank
Krystyniak
Dec. 1, 2004
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