high school students, they can still take advantage of college fairs, which are open to high school and college students. Visit the admission page of any four-year college website and they are likely to have a list of up- coming college fairs in the immedi- ate area.


Future transfer students should bring an unofficial college transcript to their college fairs too so when they visit an admission representa- tive’s table, they can present their aca- demic information and get a sense of whether or not they’ll meet the aca- demic criteria for admission. A majority of community colleges will also hold at least one transfer student fair each year. (Many hold two!) By participating in a transfer fair, students will often have the op- portunity to meet the primary trans- fer enrollment representative from a four-year school, and they can be- gin building a relationship prior to submitting an application for admis- sion. College representatives enjoy getting to meet prospective appli- cants prior to admission committee reviews, so if the opportunity is there, students should take advantage!


Admission partnerships Many two- and four-year schools have different types of admission agreements to help ease the transfer process for their students. When re- searching colleges, transfers should look out for these commonly used admission opportunities, aka articu- lation agreements, which can greatly assist with the transfer experience.


2+2 articulation agreements Most commonly used as partner- ship agreements between commu- nity colleges and relatively nearby four-year institutions, these agree- ments provide specific course require- ments for every semester a student is enrolled at the community college. Students who follow the required course plan and complete their as- sociate degree with a specific grade point average can then apply to spe- cific four-year schools where they


TRANSFERRING FROM ONE SCHOOL TO ANOTHER DOESN’T HAVE TO BE STRESSFUL.


THERE ARE MANY RESOURCES


AVAILABLE TO ALL TYPES OF TRANSFER APPLICANTS.


BUT FOR THE MOST PLEASANT TRANSFER EXPERIENCE,


COMMUNICATION IS KEY.


will be guaranteed admission—with all their coursework transferring seamlessly.


3+2 articulation agreements These are often partnerships between two four-year institutions. If one school doesn’t offer a specific ma- jor (like Engineering or Nursing), they may create an agreement with another school that does offer that program. The student can spend three years of study at one institu- tion, completing specific prerequisite classes, then transfer to the second school to complete the required core classes for the specific degree. Ulti- mately, the student will graduate with two bachelor’s degrees and will have experienced college life at two different four-year schools. These agreements work well for students with a desire to study in two differ- ent parts of their state or those with an eye on reducing their college costs.


Joint admission agreements In rare instances, students accept- ed to a community college will si- multaneously be granted admission to a specific four-year school. As long as the student completes their two-


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year degree with a specific cumu- lative grade point average, they will automatically be granted an accep- tance to the four-year institution.


Guaranteed admission agreements Guaranteed agreements are similar to 2+2 articulation agreements, but they will not provide a specific de- gree plan while a student is enrolled at the community college. Instead, these agreements will often refer the student to the community college curriculum for degree completion and will then require that they take one or two additional courses in or- der to transfer to the four-year school with junior standing.


Transferring from one school to an- other doesn’t have to be stressful. There are many resources available to all types of transfer applicants. But for the most pleasant transfer experience, communication is key. The more students ask questions of advisors and transfer admission personnel, the easier the transition will be and the more knowledge- able they will become about varied opportunities and processes. Stu- dents can get the support they need to go through the transfer experi- ence from beginning to end, one school to another.


Troy Cogburn is the Director of Transfer Admissions at Manhattan College.

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