Articulation Agreements with Clark + Sinclair CCs.

OHIO STATE COMPLETES TRANSFER AGREEMENTS WITH COMMUNITY COLLEGES

     COLUMBUS -- Transferring to The Ohio State University just
became easier for students attending two western Ohio community
colleges.

     In separate ceremonies on the campuses of Clark State
Community College in Springfield and Sinclair Community College
in Dayton, E. Gordon Gee, president of Ohio State, on Friday
(1/20) signed transfer articulation agreements that take effect
immediately.

     Signing for the community colleges were Albert Salerno,
president of Clark State, and David Ponitz, president of
Sinclair.

     Representing the Ohio Board of Regents at the ceremonies
were Rayma E. Smith, director of degree programming, and Tahlman
Krumm Jr., regent.

     The ceremonies conclude more than a year of cooperative
efforts by Ohio State faculty and their counterparts at each
community college to relate community college courses to
university degree requirements.

     The articulation agreements are based on the principles of
the Ohio Articulation and Transfer Policy adopted by the Ohio
Board of Regents, which encourages cooperation among state
supported colleges and universities.

     The agreements permit students to more easily make the
transition from the community college to the university.  They
provide students with the flexibility to transfer after a course,
quarter or two, or a year or two of community college study.

     The agreements also give community college students the
information they need to choose courses at the community college
that can meet bachelor's degree requirements at the university.
Educational opportunities are expanded because students may start
a university degree while attending their hometown community
colleges.  Conversely, Ohio State students may use information in
the agreement to take community college courses while at home
during the summer.

     As an integral part of the agreement, Transfer Counselor
Handbooks have been prepared for staff at the community colleges
to use in advising students about course selection and planning
for their future move to the university.  The handbooks relate
community college courses directly to university degree
requirements.  They will be updated continuously as the
institutions revise their curricula and degree requirements.
They also contain pre-admission information and a resource
directory of academic, financial and social support services.

     Over the last two years, a total of 116 students from the
two colleges transferred to Ohio State (Sinclair, 91 transfers;
Clark 25 transfers).

     Community college transfer students tend to perform well at
Ohio State.  Approximately 25 percent of students receiving
undergraduate degrees from Ohio State entered as transfer
students from other four-year institutions or community colleges.

     Ohio State previously developed articulation agreements with
Columbus State Community College, Cuyahoga Community College,
Lakeland Community College and Lorain County Community College.

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Contact: Tom Schriner, associate director of admissions at Ohio
State, (614) 292-5995.

                  Comments on the significance
             of the transfer articulation agreements:

"These agreements seal important relationships between Ohio State
and two excellent community colleges.  They smooth the transition
from a two-year to a four-year program and take much of the
guesswork out of transferring."
Dr. E. Gordon Gee, president, The Ohio State University

"This is a win-win opportunity for Sinclair students interested
in transferring to Ohio State.  At both levels they are getting
low cost, quality education at institutions which are
comprehensive in terms of the mission and scope of their
programs."
Dr. David H. Ponitz, president, Sinclair Community College

"Clark State Community College's transfer mission will be greatly
enhanced by this articulation/transfer agreement with The Ohio
State University.  We are pleased to be able to open the door of
access for our students to one of America's premier institutions
of higher learning,"
Dr. Albert Salerno, president, Clark State Community College

"Most of today's college students need just exactly what this
Agreement provides -- the ability to be academically mobile.  The
Agreement exemplifies a strong commitment -- shared by public
higher education officials across Ohio -- to meet student needs
and provide good stewardship of public funds.  I commend
Presidents Gee, Ponitz and Salerno for the excellent leadership
they have provided their respective institutions, and for the
spirit of cooperation they have advanced through this Agreement.
I urge students to take full advantage of the important new
opportunities the Agreement frames.  The Agreement clearly
represents increased academic values for Ohio and its college
students.
Rayma E. Smith, Director of Degree Programming,
Ohio Board of Regents

This Agreement is exactly what the Board of Regents had in mind
when it adopted the Ohio Articulation and Transfer Policy four
years ago.  The policy encouraged the development of specific
inter-institutional articulation agreements.  The Ohio State-
Clark State-Sinclair Agreement provides clear pathways to
specific educational goals, and has great capacity to increase
access to public higher education for many Ohioans.  We are very
gratified by today's signing.
Tahlman Krumm Jr., Regent
Ohio Board of Regents


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