While Sinclair Community College can fit the needs of many different students, it can be a starting point for students who plan to continue on with their education at a four-year institution.<\/p>\n
For advice on transferring, the Clarion talked to Senior Academic Advisor Susan Spacht.<\/p>\n
\u201cOverall just about any school will accept Sinclair\u2019s credits,\u201d Spacht said.<\/p>\n
According to Spacht, any public institution in the state of Ohio must accept general education credits, while private institutions don\u2019t necessarily have to accept credits.<\/p>\n
\u201cPrivate institutions, while they don\u2019t have to, are very good at accepting Sinclair credits because they want students also,\u201d Spacht said.<\/p>\n
In addition, she said students who plan to transfer to out-of-state institutions should not have a problem transferring either.<\/p>\n
\u201cOut of state students shouldn\u2019t have much of an issue either, as long as they are taking the kind of courses four-year institutions want students to take,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Spacht also said it can be easier to transfer with an associate degree.<\/p>\n
The only time Spacht has heard of an institution rejecting credits is when private institutions reject courses based on what is taught.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve occasionally heard of private institutions, particularly if they\u2019re affiliated with a conservative religion, not liking certain courses such as general biology. [If] the course teaches evolution\u2026 sometimes they won\u2019t accept those credits,\u201d she said as an example.<\/p>\n
Sinclair has articulation agreements with other institutions.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat an articulation agreement does, is it shows a student that if you take those specific courses at Sinclair, this is how we will apply that at your transfer institution,\u201d Spacht said<\/p>\n
With Sinclair\u2019s switch to semesters, some of the articulation agreements ended. Spacht said that articulation agreements are in the process of being developed and that some have been completed.<\/p>\n
Spacht said Wright State University is popular with Sinclair students who plan to transfer.<\/p>\n
\u201cWright State \u2014 that\u2019s the most popular school because it\u2019s local and has reasonably low tuition rates,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
She advices students to get prepared early-on if they plan to transfer.<\/p>\n
“Students who plan on transferring to a four-year institution should choose a major early on so they can take the right classes,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Deadlines should also be taken into consideration when applying to a school.<\/p>\n
\u201cStudents need to start early and not wait until the last minute, because there are deadlines for a lot of these programs at four-year colleges. The students have to apply by a certain date and if they don\u2019t, then a lot of times they have to wait a whole year before they can actually get into the program,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
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