July 24, 2007
Systemwide agreement with Ivy Tech for three College of Technology programs begins this fall
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Starting this fall, it will be possible for students at all Ivy Tech State College locations to transfer credits to Purdue University's College of Technology, thanks to an agreement between the two institutions.Purdue's College of Technology now has in place a systemwide articulation agreement with Ivy Tech for three programs: organizational leadership and supervision, industrial technology and engineering/technology teacher education. The agreement will make it easier for students in related programs at Ivy Tech to pursue a Purdue bachelor's degree.
"The agreement means that Ivy Tech students can transfer credits to the college's West Lafayette campus and any of our 10 statewide locations that offer these programs," said Mary Sadowski, associate dean for undergraduate programs and learning in Purdue's College of Technology. "This is significant because this is the first statewide articulation agreement between Ivy Tech and our college. Before, each Ivy Tech site had to have a separate agreement with each Purdue College of Technology location, which made transferring credits much more difficult.
"This agreement will result in much more flexibility and options for students who want to earn their Purdue bachelor's degree."
The agreement applies to the college's West Lafayette campus as well as its 10 Indiana locations.
Purdue offers a bachelor's degree in organizational leadership and supervision at the College of Technology's Anderson, Columbus, Greensburg, Kokomo, Lafayette, New Albany, Richmond and South Bend locations. A Purdue bachelor's degree in industrial technology is offered at the college's Lafayette, Richmond and South Bend locations, and industrial technology coursework is available at the Anderson, Columbus and Greensburg locations. The engineering/technology teacher education program is currently available at the West Lafayette campus.
In all three Purdue College of Technology programs, Ivy Tech students can transfer nearly half the credits required to earn a bachelor's degree. Students pursuing majors within the Ivy Tech technology and business divisions will receive the highest number of transfer credits.
Ivy Tech students are encouraged to work with Ivy Tech counselors early in their studies to ensure that the correct courses are taken to earn maximum credit toward a Purdue bachelor's degree.
The Purdue-Ivy Tech agreement is the first step toward meeting an Indiana General Assembly mandate that requires all state universities in Indiana to establish articulation agreements that apply to any campus in the Ivy Tech State College and Vincennes University systems. The legislation requires the identification of 12 college degree programs that would be transferable to public four-year campuses offering a bachelor's degree program in that area.
Writer: Kim Medaris, (765) 494-6998, kmedaris@purdue.edu
Sources: Mary Sadowski, (765) 494-4935, sadowski@purdue.edu
Daniel Lybrook, associate professor or organizational leadership and supervision at Purdue, (765) 494-7676, lybrood@purdue.edu
William Krug, associate professor or organizational leadership and supervision at Purdue, (765) 494-5614, krugw@purdue.edu
Matthew Stephens, professor of industrial technology, (765) 494-1091, mstephens@purdue.edu
George Rogers, associate professor of industrial technology and coordinator of Purdue's engineering/technology teacher education program, (765) 494-1092, rogersg@purdue.edu
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu
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