Maine Community College Grads Guaranteed Transfer Paths to Husson University Under Maine Transfer Agreement
Published on: August 1, 2024
Community college graduates in Maine can now transfer directly to degree programs at Husson University and five other independent four-year colleges in Maine under the new Maine Transfer Guarantee.
“The Maine Transfer Guarantee takes the guesswork out of higher ed planning for many Maine students and families,” said David Daigler, president of the Maine Community College System. “This provides clear benchmarks and guideposts to students and their families mapping out what can often be a confusing higher ed journey. Now they know exactly how to get from their associate degree to a four-year degree and beyond.”
Under the program, community college graduates meeting GPA requirements are guaranteed admission in programs at Husson University as well as College of the Atlantic, Thomas College, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine, Unity Environmental University, and University of New England. More detailed information is available at the Maine Transfer Guarantee student portal.
“We are pleased to continue our longstanding history of welcoming transfer students to Husson University with this new guaranteed transfer agreement for Maine community colleges. This will ensure that students seeking to continue their education will have access to scholarships and also receive transfer credits at Husson,” said Husson President Lynne Coy-Ogan. “It is our hope that this opportunity will encourage more students to choose Husson as they continue their education beyond community college.”
The Transfer Guarantee agreement is coordinated by the New England Board of Higher Education. Other New England Transfer Guarantee programs exist in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont. A New Hampshire program will launch this year.
“The Maine Transfer Guarantee is a big step forward in simplifying transfer with the goal of helping students stay on track to earn the bachelor’s degree they seek by removing barriers that previously slowed them down, such as credits lost in the transfer process that add both cost and time to degree,” said James Herbert, president of the Maine Independent Colleges Association and president of the University of New England.
Maine’s community colleges already have guaranteed transfer agreements with Maine’s public universities, including a block transfer agreement that guarantees transfer of up to 35 credits of general education requirements, and Advantage U, which guarantees community college Liberal Arts graduates admission with advanced standing to a Maine public university.
The New England Transfer Guarantee initiative, aimed at establishing systemic state transfer programs, is funded by the Teagle Foundation, the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, the Davis Educational Foundation, and the Lloyd G. Balfour Foundation.