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A new website developed by the 大学ersity of Nebraska in collaboration with the Nebraska State College System and Nebraska 社区学院 Association provides students in the state with a convenient one-stop shop for researching course transferability between Nebraska's public higher education institutions.
内布拉斯加州转移, which went live this week, aims to help Nebraska students better understand their options, plan for their future, and stay on the path to a college degree so they can 在职场中取得成功. The sites searchable database offers information on 64,500 course equivalences among the four NU campuses, the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture, the three state colleges, and eight community and tribal colleges. 学生 looking to transfer to a Nebraska institution from some regional and private institutions can also find course equivalency information on the site.
Susan Fritz, 大学ersity of Nebraska executive vice president and provost, 说 that 内布拉斯加州转移 opens doors for students who want to blend their college education. Nebraska's public higher education institutions are committed to increasing access and affordability and informing students about their transfer opportunities in a consistent and collaborative way is one step toward that goal.
Nebraska's economic success depends on our ability to produce a highly skilled, highly 受过良好教育的劳动力. The 大学ersity of Nebraska, state colleges and community colleges all play a critical role in increasing educational attainment in our state, Fritz 说. 内布拉斯加州转移 is an important tool that will help students earn the degree 这对他们来说是正确的. We've moved from 16 different mechanisms for informing students about transfer options to a single system that gives current and consistent information. The university is proud to collaborate with our public higher education partners in 将这些资源带给内布拉斯加州的学生.
Fritz noted that given high mobility rates among college students today, there is a clear need for Nebraska's higher education institutions to work together to ensure students understand which courses may count toward a degree at a different school. pg电子app下载 5,000 students transfer into and between the states public higher education 每年的院校. A quarter of first-time, full-time students who enrolled at UNL, UNO or UNK in fall 2007 had graduated from another institution or were still enrolled at another institution six years later.
在全国范围内，三分之一的美国人.S. college students switch institutions at least once 在获得学位之前，根据a 2012年的报告 from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
With access to clear information on transferability, students can plan more effectively, and have a smoother pathway if they decide a different institution might be a better “合适，”弗里茨说. Adult students looking to return to school can also research how courses they took in the past may count toward a degree, and high school students who have earned college credit can explore where they can apply that credit. 包含 of regional institutions in the sites database also could help Nebraska attract more 学生到州.
Nebraska State College System Chancellor Stan Carpenter 说: Chadron, Peru and Wayne State Colleges have long partnered with our postsecondary colleagues across Nebraska 为学生和他们的家庭服务. We are now equally committed to the successful launch of 内布拉斯加州转移, a web-based platform which has been designed to provide easy access to information regarding the transfer of credits between public institutions. Using 内布拉斯加州转移, students can learn what courses transfer to and from every 内布拉斯加州公共机构. As the result of hard work and the commitment of numerous individuals at Nebraska's 16 public institutions, 内布拉斯加州转移 is now live and ready to help students plan their futures, become successful in the workforce, and grow into productive and engaged citizens across Nebraska.
Dennis Baack, executive director of the Nebraska 社区学院 Association, 说: This 内布拉斯加州转移 website will allow every student in Nebraska to have at their fingertips information about the transferability of their college work to make it easier for them to create a career path to their education goals. 社区学院 would like to thank the 大学ersity of Nebraska for their leadership on this very meaningful 项目.
Questions about admissions can be directed to the institutions admissions offices, which are listed on the 内布拉斯加州转移 site, http://transfer.内布拉斯加州.edu.
1月. 29, 2015
联系人:
梅丽莎·李，内布拉斯加大学
(402) 472-7127
(402) 580-3297(单元)
科琳·坦德，内布拉斯加州州立大学系统
(402) 471-2505
Dennis Baack, Nebraska 社区学院 Association
(402) 471-4685