Mount gets "transfer-friendly"
Jaqueline Quillen
Issue date: 11/18/09 Section: News
In past years the Mount has not appealed to transfer students as the best option for continuing a higher education because of the complicated core curriculum and expensive tuition. To become more "transfer-friendly" to the local communities the Mount is implementing better opportunities for transfer students beginning next Fall.
The university made four new additions to the transfer program to make the Mount more marketable to students with an Associate's Degree from a community college. Transfer students without the two-year Associate's Degree do not benefit as much from these changes. Dean of Admissions & Enrollment Management, Michael Post, says the new benefits and options for transfer students helps the mass of students in local community colleges who want to further their higher education.
The first step of getting more "transfer-friendly" was made last Spring when the university adjusted the core curriculum. In past years transfer students had to take all core courses at the Mount even if they had an Associate's Degree. This meant that students with an Associate's Degree were spending three years at the Mount in order to complete the core requirements when they intended to only spend two years. Now an Associate's Degree from community college fulfills the lower core curriculum so that students with 60 credits or more can start at Junior status and proceed with the higher core courses. This prevents transfer students from spending unnecessary money and time on courses that may mimic what they took at community college.
The Mount is an expensive option for everyone but more so for transfer students because they do not receive as much academic scholarship aid as students who start at the Mount freshman year. Transfer students can receive up to $8,000 in academic scholarships whereas non-transfer students can receive as much as $16,000.
To make the Mount more affordable for transfer students, anyone with an Associate's Degree can receive free books from the Mount Bookstore for four semesters. The financial aid budget also managed to increase the Commuter Grant for commuter students who demonstrate financial need. The Mount also now offers the Phi Theta Kappa Honors Scholarship of $2,500 for Phi Theta Kappa members. These new financial adjustments offer a more affordable option for transfer students who could not otherwise afford the Mount.
With these new additions for transfer students the Mount is a more appealing option for students dedicated to continuing a higher education at a private Catholic institution.
The university made four new additions to the transfer program to make the Mount more marketable to students with an Associate's Degree from a community college. Transfer students without the two-year Associate's Degree do not benefit as much from these changes. Dean of Admissions & Enrollment Management, Michael Post, says the new benefits and options for transfer students helps the mass of students in local community colleges who want to further their higher education.
The first step of getting more "transfer-friendly" was made last Spring when the university adjusted the core curriculum. In past years transfer students had to take all core courses at the Mount even if they had an Associate's Degree. This meant that students with an Associate's Degree were spending three years at the Mount in order to complete the core requirements when they intended to only spend two years. Now an Associate's Degree from community college fulfills the lower core curriculum so that students with 60 credits or more can start at Junior status and proceed with the higher core courses. This prevents transfer students from spending unnecessary money and time on courses that may mimic what they took at community college.
The Mount is an expensive option for everyone but more so for transfer students because they do not receive as much academic scholarship aid as students who start at the Mount freshman year. Transfer students can receive up to $8,000 in academic scholarships whereas non-transfer students can receive as much as $16,000.
To make the Mount more affordable for transfer students, anyone with an Associate's Degree can receive free books from the Mount Bookstore for four semesters. The financial aid budget also managed to increase the Commuter Grant for commuter students who demonstrate financial need. The Mount also now offers the Phi Theta Kappa Honors Scholarship of $2,500 for Phi Theta Kappa members. These new financial adjustments offer a more affordable option for transfer students who could not otherwise afford the Mount.
With these new additions for transfer students the Mount is a more appealing option for students dedicated to continuing a higher education at a private Catholic institution.
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