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Transfer Programs
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Students may complete coursework to prepare for transfer to a four-year college or university. Black Hawk College supports many majors through its general education offerings and majors courses frequently needed in the first two years of a bachelor degree.
The programs listed below are for a wide variety of transfer majors and many have a Sample Transfer Plan available at: www.bhc.edu/transfer. Students with other transfer goals in mind, or who are preparing to transfer to a specific transfer institution, should seek advising from Black Hawk College and the transfer school.
Agriculture (including Business, Education and Science), Anthropology, Art (including Graphic Design), Biological Sciences, Business (including Accounting, Economics, Finance, Human Resources, Management, Marketing, and Supply Chain), Chemistry, Pre-Chiropractic, Communication (Speech), Computer Science (including Information Systems, Networking, and Security), Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement, Pre-Dietetics/Nutrition, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Pre-Engineering, English (including Literature and Writing), History, Mathematics, Pre-Medicine, Music (including Business, Performance & Education, and Therapy), Pre-Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physics, Pre-Physical Therapy, Political Science, Psychology, Social Work (including general social services), Sociology, Spanish, Sport and Fitness Management, Pre-Veterinary Medicine/Animal Science.
Transfer programs lead to an Associate in Arts (AA), an Associate in Science (AS), or an Associate in Fine Arts (AFA) degree. These programs prepare students to transfer to four-year colleges or universities offering bachelor’s degrees. Students preparing to transfer should be aware of the following:
The Compact Agreement
Black Hawk College has an explicit agreement with a number of senior colleges and universities which simplifies the transfer from Black Hawk. According to the agreement, Associate in Arts or Associate in Science degree graduates from Black Hawk may enter these schools with junior status and the assurance that they have met all lower-division general education requirements of that school.
Graduating at Black Hawk
Because of the Compact Agreement, all AA and AS students are encouraged to graduate from Black Hawk College before transferring to a four-year school. Students who do not graduate before transferring will not receive the transfer benefits of the Compact Agreement and may, as a result, transfer with the need to complete additional general education coursework on the freshman-sophomore level.
Academic Advising
It is strongly recommended that students in the Transfer Programs ask an academic advisor for assistance in planning their course of study. Because four-year schools differ considerably in the courses which they require for specific majors, most students find that they really do need an advisor’s help. To assist the academic advisor and further ensure ease in transfer, students should ideally make an early selection of the school to which they intend to transfer and become informed about that school’s admission, curriculum and graduation requirements. While an academic advisor will assist students in selecting the proper courses for their major, students are responsible for knowing the requirements for graduation in their major, both at Black Hawk and at the four-year school of their choice.
Degree Progress Reports
Degree planning resources are available in Advisement Services to help students prepare for graduation from Black Hawk College. Degree progress reports are available electronically through the College’s student portal located at: www.bhc.edu/mybhc.
Degree
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