Thomas E. Adamo
Looking to get your Bachelors Degree? Saint Xavier University is making it easier for Moraine Valley students to do so thanks to two new agreements with Moraine Valley.
Recently, Moraine Valley and Saint Xavier agreed to sign a “2+2 articulation agreement.” This agreement will make it easier for Moraine Valley Students to earn their Bachelors Degree if they plan on transferring to Saint Xavier. Students will complete their first two years at Moraine Valley and earn an Associate’s Degree and then they will transition to Saint Xavier for the final two years of study to earn a Bachelor’s Degree.
This new agreement will help ease the transition process for students planning on continuing their education at Saint Xavier after they’ve earned their Associate’s Degree at Moraine Valley.
In addition to signing off on the 2+2 agreement, Saint Xavier has also created the Vernon O. Crawley Scholarship for Moraine Valley students. In honor of Moraine Valley’s soon-to-be-retired President, Saint Xavier will provide $12,000 to eight Moraine Valley Students who will transfer to Saint Xavier.
According to Agenda Item 7.1 of Moraine Valley’s January 18 Board of Trustee meeting, Saint Xavier President, Christine M. Wiseman, explains how these two developments will benefit students:
“This scholarship presents an opportunity to encourage two important outcomes: the successful completion of the Associate’s Degree at MVCC by students who would transfer, and an economic opportunity for transfer students from MVCC who wish to procure a baccalaureate degree at Saint Xavier University. ”
Scholarships will go to students who have earned a 3.5 GPA and have earned their Associate’s Degree by the time they transfer to Saint Xavier. One or more members of faculty must also recommend students who are awarded scholarships.
“Nearly one in five of Saint Xavier’s 11,000 bachelor degree recipients was first an MVCC student,” said Wiseman.
This long-standing partnership between Saint Xavier and Moraine Valley is only strengthened by these new implementations. Already a common destination for Moraine Valley students who seek a Bachelor’s Degree, it will now become even easier one for students to earn their Bachelor’s Degree.
With the rising cost of tuition, this agreement will help carry not only the burden of time and effort it takes to transfer, but will help students financially; opening the door for more students to move on to a four-year institution after earning an associates degree.
