2010 Catalog - Delaware County Community College

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PLANNING TO TRANSFER
Each year over 1,200 DCCC students transfer successfully to
hundreds of colleges and universities throughout the United States.
The College’s Transfer Office is set up to help students with the
transfer process. Advisors can answer your questions or guide you
step-by-step through the transfer process. If you are planning to
transfer, you are strongly encouraged to meet with a transfer
advisor within your first two semesters (or before you reach 30
college credits).
It is important to begin planning for transfer as soon as you enroll at DCCC.
Many courses you take at DCCC will fill general education requirements for
graduation at your transfer college. Depending on the major you select at your
transfer institution, it will be important for you to take your prerequisites here
so you can move into your chosen major with ease. The Transfer Office has
catalogs, course equivalencies, transfer guides to many colleges and
universities, transfer agreements with the schools most often selected for
transfer by DCCC students, transfer advisors and a wealth of other information
to assist you.
In particular, the College has Dual Admissions and Core-to-Core transfer
programs with a variety of colleges and universities within the Philadelphia,
Delaware and Chester County areas. These programs are designed to facilitate
the student’s ease of transfer into many undergraduate majors. Dual
admission entitles students to be admitted into another college or university
provided they complete an approved A.A., A.S. or A.A.S. degree from DCCC
and meet the minimum GPA requirement. Students who choose to participate
in the Dual Admissions program receive distinct advantages, such as waived
application fees, scholarship eligibility, and invitations to college sponsored
events. An Intent to Enroll form must be completed before the completion of
30 transferable credits. The colleges and universities that offer Dual
Admissions programs at DCCC are Albright College, Alvernia University,
Cabrini College, Chestnut Hill College, Eastern University, Immaculata
University, Neumann University, Peirce College, Rosemont College, Saint
Joseph’s University (University College), Temple University and Widener
University. Under the Core-to-Core agreement, students who complete an
approved A.A. or A.S. degree will satisfy the transfer institution’s general
education requirements, unless a specific course or two are required. DCCC
students may take advantage of Core-to-Core programs with Albright College,
Cabrini College, Chestnut Hill College, Temple University and Villanova
University (part-time studies only) and West Chester University.
In addition to Dual Admission programs, DCCC has special partnerships with
other universities. Strayer University and Villanova University offer a
Guaranteed Admissions program and West Chester University offers a Letter of
Intent Program. These programs guarantee admission to the university
provided all requirements are met.
The PA System of Higher Education created an Academic Passport for
Pennsylvania community college students. This Passport allows graduates in
college parallel majors to maximize the number of credits accepted and
applied to a degree at one of the 14 universities in the Pennsylvania State
System of Higher Education. The Transfer Office has details on these
agreements.
Nine Delaware County Community College programs are specifically
designed to parallel the first two years at a four-year college or university:
Behavioral Science, Business Administration, Communication Arts, Computer
Information Systems, Education, Engineering, Liberal Arts, Natural Science and
Science for Health Professions. Career programs, with planning, can also
prepare students for possible transfer. Check out the Pennsylvania Transfer
and Articulation Center (www.PATRAC.org) to search for transferable courses,
find information about participating institutions and get step by step
instructions for transferring to Pennsylvania’s State Universities and
Community Colleges.
Contact the Transfer Office in the Career and Counseling Center on the Marple
Campus, at 610-359-5060. Transfer Services can be reached at 610-450-
6510 at Exton, and 484-327-6210 for the Downingtown campus; 610-957-
5700 for the Southeast Center campus or 610-869-5100 for Pennocks Bridge
Learner Services.