April 28, 2003
(DALLAS) —
Students in the Dallas County Community College District have access to
another option for study and career advancement with the addition of a
new education partner, Argosy University. DCCCD students now can
transfer their associate's degree credit hours to AU-Dallas if they want
to pursue a bachelor's degree in psychology.
The partnership
will be formalized on Mon., May 5, during an articulation agreement
signing at DCCCD's district office, 4th floor, 701 Elm St., in Dallas at
10 a.m. Dr. William Wenrich, chancellor of DCCCD; Dr. Ray Green,
president of AU-Dallas; and Dr. Robert Aguero, DCCCD vice chancellor for
educational affairs, will participate.
"DCCCD continues to seek
new partners in higher education so that we can offer our students more
options for their educational and professional growth," said Wenrich.
"We welcome Argosy University's Dallas campus as a partner with the
district, and we look forward to additional opportunities for our
students."
"Argosy University's Dallas campus will provide easy
access to DCCCD students who graduate and would like to transfer to our
undergraduate degree program in psychology," said Green. "Additionally,
they then can pursue a master's or doctoral degree with our institution
in that same field." AU-Dallas also plans to add degree programs in
education and business.
The objectives of the agreement are: to
attract qualified students from DCCCD to AU-Dallas; to ensure the
efficient and orderly movement (or transfer) of students from DCCCD to
AU-Dallas, while guaranteeing continuous advancement in learning; to
provide specific advising for DCCCD student who plan to pursue
professional studies at AU-Dallas; to allow for transfer of up to 90
credit hours and a "seamless transition" for DCCCD graduates to
AU-Dallas; and to establish academic and administrative coordination
between the two institutions.
DCCCD students who would like to
transfer to AU-Dallas under this agreement must: be in good academic
standing with the district; have a minimum cumulative grade point
average of 2.0; have completed or been awarded an Associate of Arts
degree or an Associate of Science degree, or have a minimum of 48 credit
hours/maximum of 90 credit hours to transfer from DCCCD; have followed
the appropriate application process for AU-Dallas to pursue upper-level
undergraduate work in psychology; have followed the normal transfer
processes of AU-Dallas, meeting all application requirements and
deadlines, and paying tuition and fees; and have furnished a final
transcript with their degree posted. Exceptions may be made on a
case-by-case basis.
DCCCD, the largest undergraduate institution
in Texas, enrolls more than 63,000 credit students and 27,000
continuing education students in its seven independently accredited
colleges: Brookhaven, Cedar Valley, Eastfield, El Centro, Mountain View,
North Lake and Richland. The district also includes the Dallas
TeleCollege, part of the LeCroy Center for Educational
Telecommunications, and the Bill J. Priest Institute for Economic
Development. Founded in 1965, DCCCD has enrolled more than 1 million
students and provides educational opportunities and access for a diverse
student population pursuing a two-year associate's degree, a
certificate or continuing education classes for lifelong learning.
Argosy University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (http://www.ncahlc.org)
and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and
Schools. AU has 13 primary campuses and six extension sites in 11 states
with a fall 2002 enrollment of more than 6,800 graduate and
undergraduate students. AU-Dallas offers a doctoral degree in clinical
psychology, a postdoctoral program in clinical respecialization and
master's degrees in clinical psychology and professional counseling, as
well as a bachelor's degree completion program in psychology. AU-Dallas
is located at One NorthPark, 8950 North Central Expressway, Suite 308.
To learn more, visit http://www.argosy.edu.
For
more information about the new agreement, contact Aditi Samarth,
DCCCD's district coordinator of transfer services and university
relations, at 214.860.2185 or Dr. Judy Embry with AU-Dallas at
214.890.9900.