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St. Petersburg College and the University of Central Florida have partnered to offer a program to allow SPC grads to transfer to UCF Online.
PINELLAS COUNTY, FL — St. Petersburg College (SPC) and the University of Central Florida (UCF) have partnered to offer a new program, which will begin in the Fall 2020 semester. The Transfer Connect program will allow students who are interested in staying in Pinellas County the opportunity to earn an Associate in Arts degree from SPC and then transfer to complete a bachelor’s degree from UCF Online.
Sheryl Mundorff, SPC’s Student Success and Transfer Coordinator, says this partnership broadens the horizons of Pinellas County students who may not otherwise have the means to travel out of town for college.
“As we try to promote higher education for all students in Pinellas County, we want to offer them every option available and not be limited to just one institution,” she said.
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SPC’s Transfer Connect team is reaching out to Pinellas County First Time in College (FTIC) students who were denied admission to UCF to see if they are interested in attending SPC to complete their AA and then transferring to one of UCF’s online bachelor’s degree programs.
“SPC has always been a strong online institution, so to be able to partner with another strong online program is a benefit to everyone involved,” Mundorff said.
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The program is not a guaranteed admissions articulation, so students will still need to meet the transfer admission requirements for UCF. Transfer Connect students will be assigned a UCF academic coach, Shannon Harmon, who will help them on their journey from SPC to UCF, but Mundorff said they will also be assigned an SPC advisor based on their degree/area of study to oversee their curriculum.
“Our advisors will work with them to make sure they meet UCF’s requirements while they’re studying at SPC,” Mundorff said.
Interested students should contact Sheryl Mundorff at mundorff.sheryl@spcollege.edu or meet with their advisor to fill out the UCF student survey.
“We are very excited about this new partnership,” Mundorff said. “We look forward to working together to enhance institutional enrollment and continue to build solid partnerships across the state.”
This press release was produced by the St Petersburg College News. The views expressed are the author's own.