SU launches initiative to accept transfer credits from 8 community colleges
SU’s College of Professional Studies will accept credits from “nontraditional” higher education institutions, according to a Friday release. The initiative will also help reduce credit loss and decrease costs for students. Leonardo Eriman | Daily Orange File Photo
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Syracuse University’s College of Professional Studies will now accept transfer credits from eight community colleges, according to a release issued Friday.
The university launched the initiative to create “clearer pathways” during the transfer process for students pursuing a bachelor’s degree. SU now has partnerships with 23 community colleges, including eight in New York, to help students transfer previously earned credits, aiming to decrease costs by reducing credit loss.
The transfer pipeline includes:
- Onondaga Community College
- Corning Community College
- Cayuga Community College
- Dutchess Community College
- Finger Lakes Community College
- Hudson Valley Community College
- SUNY Fulton–Montgomery Community College
- Tompkins Cortland Community College
“This commitment reflects our ongoing dedication to supporting students at every stage of their academic journey,” Jim Gaffey, SU’s executive director of administration and strategy, said in the release. “The College of Professional Studies meets students where they are and champions their path forward.”
The agreement reflects the university’s effort to recognize the experience students gain from community college and other “nontraditional” higher education pathways, according to the release.
The partnership will prioritize eliminating friction in academic transitions, maximizing credit mobility, sparking early advising conversations for long-term success and strengthening student confidence, the release stated.
“Through alignment, communication and shared goals, these partnerships prepare students not only to transfer, but to thrive in a university environment,” the release said.
