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ÐßÐßÊÓƵ University and ÐßÐßÊÓƵ State College Orange have formalized an articulation agreement to better serve the needs of students interested in pursuing bachelor’s degrees.

ÐßÐßÊÓƵ University President Kenneth Evans and Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs James Marquart and ÐßÐßÊÓƵ State College Orange President Thomas A. Johnson and Executive Vice President and Provost Al Barringer signed an agreement on the ÐßÐßÊÓƵ University campus Tues., Aug. 6, creating innovative 2+2 programs allowing students to easily transfer to ÐßÐßÊÓƵ University to pursue four-year degrees after completing a two-year associate degree at ÐßÐßÊÓƵ State College Orange.

“We’re committed to making transfer students successful, because at the end of the day, if we make this partnership successful, we meet the needs of the community - the Golden Triangle,” said Evans. “More importantly, we meet the needs of one student at a time, which is really what this is all about.”

The agreement furthers a partnership held between the two institutions by granting ÐßÐßÊÓƵ State College Orange students with associate degrees full access to ÐßÐßÊÓƵ University online bachelor degree programs specific to their associate degrees. 

All the LU programs offered are fully online and allow the student to complete studies without leaving home.

“We have a great partnership with LU and have for many years but this allows us to expand it, and we will be able to create new programs now so they (students) can come to us and literally get their first two years at ÐßÐßÊÓƵ State College Orange and then come to ÐßÐßÊÓƵ University,” said Johnson. “We can prepare them so that when they come here they will be successful. This is more than an agreement, this is a partnership.”

The agreement between ÐßÐßÊÓƵ University and ÐßÐßÊÓƵ State College Orange also signifies steps toward establishing ÐßÐßÊÓƵ Link, a joint partnership program that provides first-time college students with comprehensive support from both institutions. ÐßÐßÊÓƵ Link, already established with ÐßÐßÊÓƵ Institute of Technology, offers affordability, access and the eventual opportunity to enroll at ÐßÐßÊÓƵ University.

The articulation agreement is just one of a dozen agreements ÐßÐßÊÓƵ University will be formalizing with Texas community colleges in the coming months to increase access to four-year degrees through 2+2 online programs.