RVCC, ESU Sign Agreement Focusing On STEM Fields

BRANCHBURG, NJ — Raritan Valley Community College and East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania entered into a new agreement that will allow for RVCC students to transfer to ESU in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) fields.

Students who receive an Associate of Science degree in Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics from RVCC may seamlessly transfer to ESU with junior status, as long as they fulfill certain requirements. This includes maintaining the requisite grade point average and completing the Dual Admission Intent form, preferably before the student completes 30 college credits at RVCC, according to the Dual Admissions Agreement.

“In the past 10 years, there has been an explosion in the number of students studying science and related fields at the College. Since 2007, the number of students enrolled in STEM programs has increased more than 250 percent, and the number of STEM degrees awarded has increased 500 percent. The new transfer agreement with East Stroudsburg University is welcome news for our STEM majors, offering them an opportunity to pursue a Bachelor’s Degree at a highly respected university that is close to home,” said RVCC President Michael J. McDonough.

The agreement offers several benefits for RVCC students, including waiving the application fee to ESU. In addition, students graduating from RVCC’s Honors Program will be admitted into the Honors Program at ESU.

For information about the new agreement, contact Paul Michaud, RVCC’s Director of Transfer & Career Services, at 908-526-1200, ext. 8333.

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