Growth Through Partnerships: SAU Signs Five New Articulation Agreements

St. 竞技宝app下载安装 和 Loras College signed five new articulation agreements on Thursday, 4月20日, to exp和 the growing partnership between the two institutions. The agreements will result in students earning undergraduate degrees at one college/university 和 a master’s or doctorate degree at the other.

“我们很高兴与St. 竞技宝app下载安装 to offer excellent educational opportunities for students at both institutions to access graduate-level programs that prepare them for careers in high-need healthcare areas on an accelerated timeline,洛拉斯学院教务长唐娜·希尔德说. “These agreements will reduce costs for students while also helping them to enter the workforce sooner.”

The first agreement offers the opportunity for Loras students to earn a bachelor’s 和 职业治疗医生(OTD) degree in six years, one year less than typical, through a 3+3 dual degree program. The top five qualified Loras students are guaranteed an interview for admission to the SAU Doctor of Occupational Therapy program. 通过本协议, students would begin at Loras for their first three years of undergraduate coursework. If accepted to the OTD program, they begin their fourth year at St. 竞技宝app下载安装, earning their bachelor’s degree from Loras at the conclusion of the fourth year, before completing the last two years of the OTD degree program.

的一对协议 运动生理学理学硕士 和 社会工作硕士(MSW) also begins a student journey at Loras before earning their advanced degree with SAU. 对于这两个4+1协议, students earn an undergraduate degree from Loras before attending SAU for one year to earn the graduate degree. In the MSEP program, they can transfer up to six credits to SAU toward their degree.

对于其他协议, students pursuing a Master of Athletic Training (MAT) or Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC) will pursue undergraduate coursework at SAU before transitioning to Loras for the graduate degree, each program will guarantee two seats each year for qualified SAU students. Students pursuing the MAT program will transition to Loras after three years 和 earn their master's degree after two years at Loras. The CMHC degree requires the completion of a four-year undergraduate degree at SAU 和 three years at Loras, with qualified students earning the credentials necessary for mental health licensure in Iowa, 伊利诺斯州, 和威斯康辛州.

“SAU的独特方法 以人为本的卫生服务 is a direct reflection of our commitment to continuously adapt 和 evolve to better serve our students 和 our community,保罗·科赫说, Ph.D., St. 竞技宝app下载安装 Provost 和 Vice President of Academic 和 Student Affairs. “We are proud to partner with Loras College to create accelerated pathways that not only increase access to education, but also deliver effective solutions that meet critical healthcare needs in our region.”

这些新协议遵循3+2原则.5 Doctor of Physical Therapy announcement in March between the two institutions. Students complete both a bachelor’s 和 a doctor of physical therapy degree in five 和 a half years. In addition, the agreement guarantees the top five Loras students interview with SAU’s 物理治疗博士(DPT)计划.

洛拉斯学院和圣. 竞技宝app下载安装 are both members of the Iowa Catholic Collegiate Association. Additional members include Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids, 得梅因的梅西健康科学学院, Briar Cliff University in Sioux City 和 Clarke University in Dubuque.

ICCA members have a shared purpose to ensure Catholic higher education continues to provide students with collegiate experiences that promote the integration of faith 和 reason.

关于洛拉斯学院
成立于1839年, Loras College leverages its historic roots as Iowa’s first college, the second oldest Catholic college west of the Mississippi River 和 one of the nation’s 10 diocesan colleges. Loras is an innovator 和 leader of Catholic liberal arts education, 培养学生成为积极的学习者, 反光的思想家, 道德决策者和负责任的贡献者.