Transfer options abound with new agreement between SWAG合集 and Fort Hays State University

June 28, 2018
Story by Brandon Steinert
Photo by Micah Oelze

SWAG合集 graduates can now enjoy seamless transfer of credits to Fort Hays State University (FHSU) toward a bachelor鈥檚 degree for almost 20 majors, thanks to a new Memorandum of Understanding signed by the presidents of each institution Thursday morning on SWAG合集鈥檚 campus.

SWAG合集 President Dr. Carl Heilman said SWAG合集 has always worked well with FHSU, but the agreement represents a new level of clarity for students as they move from SWAG合集 to the university level.

鈥淭hese transfer and articulation agreements represent tremendous progress,鈥 he said. 鈥淚 think more of our students will be experiencing Fort Hays State University.鈥

FHSU President Dr. Tisa Mason said SWAG合集 graduates are historically well adjusted to college and ready for the four-year experience.

鈥淪end them our way,鈥 she said. 鈥淲e know they are prepared for our institution because of the care and the attention that your faculty and staff give them.鈥

Mason said the agreement is a tremendous asset for the economy of western Kansas and its residents.

鈥淭his increases opportunities for those who are filling key workforce needs in important areas,鈥 she said. 鈥淏y clearly mapping the courses, our students can more swiftly move through the curriculum and get into a fantastic career.鈥

One of the 19 programs mentioned specifically at the ceremony is the bachelor鈥檚 degree in elementary education, which can be completed in only three years after high school. SWAG合集 and FHSU are calling it 鈥渄egree in three,鈥 a concept the administrators hope to duplicate for other programs.

SWAG合集 has numerous transfer agreements with universities throughout the state and beyond. The most recent besides FHSU is Columbia College in Missouri, which will accept up to 81 credit hours toward a bachelor鈥檚 degree in business or nursing.

SWAG合集鈥檚 only partner institution that rivals the new agreement with FHSU is Kansas State University, with 23 transfer programs called 鈥2+2鈥 agreements, many of which are online.

Visit GoSWAG合集.com/Transfer to see all of SWAG合集鈥檚 transfer agreements.

The new agreement creates seamless transfer opportunities for the following programs:

  • Accounting (BBA)
  • Agricultural Business (BS)
  • Biology & Secondary Ed (BS)
  • Computer Science (BS)
  • Criminal Justice (BS)
  • Early Childhood Unified (BS)
  • Elementary Education (BS)
  • Elementary Education "degree in three" (BS)
  • Finance (BBA)
  • Finance w/ Banking Concentration (BBA)
  • Health Studies (BS)
  • Int鈥檒 Business & Economics (BBA)
  • Management (BBA)
  • Marketing (BBA)
  • Mathematics & Secondary Ed (BS)
  • Nursing (RN to BSN)
  • Psychology (BS)
  • Social Work (BSW)
  • Technology Leadership (BS) 听