Under a new student transfer agreement, eligible Delgado Community College students will have a seamless path to a four-year degree at the Íæż½ã½ã. Delgado students also will have access to new financial aid opportunities and Íæż½ã½ã admissions counselors who can admit transfer students on Delgado’s campuses.
Íæż½ã½ã President John Nicklow and Delgado Community College Interim Chancellor William Wainwright took part in a signing ceremony Thursday afternoon on Delgado’s City Park campus.
Here are some of the highlights of the newly signed student transfer agreement:
• Delgado students with 24 or more hours of transferable, college-level coursework, including the completion of a college-level math and English, and an overall GPA of 2.25 or higher receive guaranteed admission to Íæż½ã½ã.
• Íæż½ã½ã admissions counselors will hold a number of “quick admit†days on Delgado’s City Park and West Bank campuses. Íæż½ã½ã will waive the application fee, and eligible Delgado students will be admitted to Íæż½ã½ã on the spot.
• For students seeking admission before the completion of an associate degree, they may participate in a financial aid consortium. Students may take classes at Delgado and Íæż½ã½ã but use financial aid through Íæż½ã½ã to fund their education at both institutions.
• Íæż½ã½ã will participate in a reverse transfer agreement with Delgado. Under this agreement, transcripts of students who apply and attend Íæż½ã½ã for at least one academic year at Íæż½ã½ã will be sent back to Delgado for articulation and possible award of an associate degree.
• All students interested in transferring to Íæż½ã½ã will have weekly access to pre-admission advising through a transfer admission counselor in a dedicated on-campus Delgado location.
“The agreement represents a major step forward as we seek to work more closely with our partners at Delgado Community College,†Nicklow said. “This will provide Delgado students who are interested in pursuing a bachelor’s degree with a clear and predictable path to achieving that objective. We hope this leads to more degree completion.â€
“Strengthened collaborations between Delgado Community College and the Íæż½ã½ã represent unity centered on student success, and this agreement represents a commitment by our institutions to expand opportunities for qualified Delgado students to achieve a baccalaureate degree by making the transfer rules and requirements seamless and supportive of achieving their goals,†Wainwright said. “Special thanks to our Íæż½ã½ã partners for their work to create this enhanced pathway for Delgado students.â€
The student transfer agreement must still be approved by the University of Louisiana System and the Louisiana Community and Technical College System.
