Kean University And Middlesex County College Sign Joint Admissions Agreement

UNION, NJ — Middlesex County College and Kean University signed a Joint Admissions Program agreement on Tuesday where MCC students are admitted to one of Kean's undergraduate programs from the start of their freshman year. This allows them access to Kean’s faculty and advisors, as well as invitations to special campus programs and events.

Students admitted through the program will take only courses that will transfer toward their bachelor's degree at Kean, saving them time and money.

Upon successful completion of their associate degree at MCC, students may gain full admission to one of the approved degree programs at Kean University.

For the last five years, more than 200 Middlesex County College students have transferred to Kean each year, accounting for more than 15 percent of Kean’s transfer admissions population.

“This new Joint Admissions Program provides students with a seamless route to earn a bachelor’s degree from Kean University––without wasting time or money taking credits that don’t transfer,” said Farahi. “This initiative also serves to extend the reach of Kean’s world-class programs, faculty, facilities and services to students who begin their studies at the community college.”

The agreement provides advisement and transfer of credits, allowing students to enter Kean University as a junior in the following undergraduate degree programs:

• B.A. Biology
• B.A. Psychology
• B.S. Accounting
• B.S. Management - General Business
• B.S. Management - Supply Chain
• B.S. Management - Entrepreneurship

For two consecutive years, Kean University has been named to Phi Theta Kappa’s Excellence in Community College Transfer Honor Roll, which recognizes the nation’s top four-year colleges and universities for their community college transfer pathways. The University has agreements and partnerships with a growing number of community colleges to help their students make a smooth transition to Kean.

In addition to the first six programs approved for joint admission in the Kean University-Middlesex County College Joint Admissions Program, similar opportunities will be made available in chemistry, early childhood education, elementary education, history and computer science.

At the signing ceremony, members of the two schools’ admissions and enrollment teams identified additional programs, in sociology, political science and criminal justice, that will be evaluated for future inclusion in the joint admissions agreement.

(Image via Kean University: (seated, left to right): Mark McCormick, MCC vice president for academic and student affairs; MCC President Joann La Perla-Morales; Kean President Dawood Farahi; and Stephen Kubow, acting associate vice president of Kean Ocean. Pictured (standing, left to right): Jeffrey Herron, MCC dean of professional studies; Linda Scherr, MCC dean of arts and sciences; Patrick Madama, MCC vice president for institutional advancement; George Chang, dean of Kean’s College of Natural, Applied and Health Sciences; and Marsha McCarthy, associate vice president for enrollment management at Kean.)

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