UB, JCC Sign Dual Admission Program Agreement

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The University at Buffalo and Jamestown Community College have signed a new dual admission program agreement designed to assist the transfer experience and increase the number of students transferring to UB with completed JCC associate degrees that include prerequisites for parallel degree programs at UB.

The agreement initially defines a dual admission program in nursing, between JCC's applied associate of science degree in nursing and UB's bachelor of science degree in nursing with the RN track. Other dual admission degree programs are under discussion.

Under the agreement, JCC will recruit eligible students who then apply to the dual program. Students selected for matriculation in this program will, upon satisfactory completion of a prescribed sequence of courses and requirements leading to an associate degree from JCC, continue their studies at the UB with assurance that they may complete all requirements for the corresponding baccalaureate degree by taking four additional semesters of normal work load. The agreement calls for regular communication between JCC and UB faculty and participation by UB staff in advising students and training JCC faculty and staff advisors.

Signing the document for UB were President John B. Simpson; Michael E. Ryan, vice provost and dean of undergraduate education; Jean K. Brown, interim dean of the School of Nursing; and Jennifer S. Gottdiener, director of transfer and articulation services.

Signing on behalf of JCC were President Gregory T. DeCinque; Monica M. Moore, acting vice president and dean of student development; Marilyn A. Zagora, interim vice president and dean of academic affairs; and Robert A. Phillips, transfer articulation coordinator.

Students participating in the dual admissions program will receive curricular information about their degree and be contacted by UB while at JCC. As part of their dual admission, those who successfully complete the stated requirements for their selected dual admission degree and indicate their intent to enroll at UB can be advised in their academic departments and register for courses along with continuing UB students. JCC students also will attend an orientation session for transferring students.

The enhanced support systems defined by the dual admission agreement are intended to promote retention and timely graduation from UB of students transferring through the program from JCC, one of 30 community colleges in the State University of New York (SUNY) system. JCC's dual admission agreement is one of eight agreements that include 125 degrees at UB and SUNY community colleges. Information on JCC's agreement is available online at http://www.sunyjcc.edu.

The University at Buffalo is a premier research-intensive public university, the largest and most comprehensive campus in SUNY. The School of Nursing is one of five schools that constitute UB's Academic Health Center.