FRANKLIN — A new partnership between two local colleges will make it easier for some students to earn a bachelor’s degree.
Students at Ivy Tech Community College will have the ability to complete a bachelor’s degree at Franklin College through a new program that accelerates the degree path.
Instead of the typical four years it takes to complete a bachelor’s degree, students in Ivy Tech’s Associate Accelerated Program, also known as the ASAP program, will be able to earn their degree in just three years.
The ASAP program is a liberal arts program in which students complete two years of education at Ivy Tech in 11 months. Students who begin the program this fall and complete it with at least a 2.5 GPA will be eligible to transfer to Franklin College next fall and complete their bachelor’s degree in two years, said Kerry Prather, Franklin College president.
“We’ve been in an ongoing dialogue with Ivy Tech about any programs that might lend themselves to transfer opportunities. This is the first of its kind, this specific program. We were attracted to this one with the obvious selectivity on the Ivy Tech end of this, the intensity of the academic program and the level of support and mentoring Ivy Tech provides the students,” Prather said.
The colleges announced the bachelor’s degree transfer program Friday. Students in the ASAP program will attend classes from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, for five eight-week terms.
For the complete story, see Sunday’s Republic.
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