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October 20, 2015 EDUCATION
3+1 adds up to more flexibility for students Sauk, NIU sign partnership deals BY JERMAINE PIGEE
DIXON – Technology students at Sauk Valley Community College can now earn a bachelor’s degree from Northern Illinois University without stepping foot on the DeKalb campus. Sauk students who find themselves out of the area also can finish their associate’s degree at the DeKalb campus. Officials from Sauk and NIU came together Tuesday afternoon to sign two agreements that provide such flexibility for their students. One is a reverse transfer agreement that allows students who transfer from Sauk to NIU without having earned their 2-year associate’s degree to finish up there. The other agreement, called 3+1, allows manu-
facturing and technology students to get their 4-year bachelor’s degree from NIU without even stepping foot on the DeKalb campus. The agreements were signed at Sauk by NIU President Doug Baker and Sauk President Dave Hellmich. They take effect immediately. “We hope these agreements are just the beginning of a new partnership between Sauk and Northern,” Hellmich said. Through 3+1, Sauk students can take 60 hours of classes, and earn a technical associate of applied science degree. To get their bachelor of science degree in technology, with an emphasis in applied manufacturing technology, they then must take 30 hours of general education or BS prerequisites, plus 30 hours of NIU technology courses. Those last 10 classes, NIU’s College of Engi-
neering and Engineering Technology, now can be taken online. “This is a wonderful opportunity for tech students to get their associate degree and further their education,” said Steve McPherson, associate professor of technology and electronics at Sauk. “It’s also an excellent opportunity for industry as a whole to develop a more educated workforce with a more complete skill set.” Taking those extra steps to obtain a bachelor’s in the field will benefit students, Baker said. “You learn a lot in the programs and a lot of really important stuff,” Baker said. “Getting a bachelor’s degree opens a whole bunch of additional doors. I think it shows our regional business community the willingness of higher education to collaborate.” Under the reverse transfer agreement, credits earned in any
department at NIU can transfer to Sauk, to meet the degree requirements for an associate’s degree, just like Sauk credits transfer to the NIU, but in reverse. Sauk is the 11th Illinois community college to partner in this way with NIU. “This project is a winwin, with no cost to students and minimal cost to institutions,” said Jerry Montag, NIU director of records and registration. “Sauk benefits from the increase in completions and student success, and NIU benefits from its strengthened relationship and communication with its community college partners.” Baker hopes both
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