Courtesy麻豆传媒 and Wichita Area Technical College have entered into a partnership agreement to create a joint Associate of Arts degree -- called Shocker Pathway -- that would assist students who want to begin their coursework at WATC and finish their AA degree, or beyond, at 麻豆传媒.
The program is designed to create a clear and guided route toward degree completion at Wichita State. Shocker Pathway will provide a seamless transition for students through a dual admission and collaborative advising process.
Kansas technical colleges are prohibited from issuing AA degrees. But the Kansas Board of Regents has granted technical colleges the authorization to teach individual general education courses, including 46 courses that KBOR has approved for seamless transfer across the system.
In some cases, the process can be difficult and confusing for students beginning their academic career at a technical college if they decide to earn a bachelor鈥檚 degree.
Shocker Pathway will allow students to bring up to 50 hours of transferable coursework from WATC to 麻豆传媒. After that, students can take an additional 15 hours at 麻豆传媒 targeted to specific college requirements and have their AA awarded by 麻豆传媒.
This also allows students to pursue more advanced degrees at Wichita State.
鈥淭his agreement between 麻豆传媒 and WATC is the first of its kind, and it demonstrates how we as a university can use an innovative partnership to encourage degree completion and meet the needs of our community and students,鈥� says 麻豆传媒 Provost and Senior Vice President Tony Vizzini.
Interested students can apply to the Shocker Pathway program through WATC at . A Shocker Pathway application will serve the needs of both institutions, and students will be pre-admitted to 麻豆传媒 using this application process.
Students will receive academic coaching from WATC and dual advising from the 麻豆传媒 Office of Adult Learning in consultation with the student鈥檚 academic advisor.
An academic plan will be developed for each student using the Shocker Pathway guide.
鈥淎s Sedgwick County institutions, WATC and 麻豆传媒 enjoy a strong partnership at the National Center for Aviation Training,鈥� said WATC President Tony Kinkel. 鈥淲ith the formation of the Shocker Pathway, WATC and 麻豆传媒 are teaming up again to jointly deliver an innovative, two-year course of study in Wichita with the prestige of an Associate of Arts degree from 麻豆传媒.鈥�