With seven more weeks left in the semester and graduation right around the corner, degrees and transfers to universities are underway.
Joyce Haywood, senior academic advisor, said it’s important to have a plan so Sinclair Community College can work with you.
“First of all, [students] preparing to transfer, what we ask generally is number one what college or university are they transferring to, but secondly what is their major,” Haywood said. “Now for those students who have an idea as to what they want to major in, when they transfer to the university we can actually design and map out their program so that when they do transfer, they graduate from Sinclair and then they have junior status.”
She said meeting with an academic advisor is important in the transfer process.
There are two academic advising centers. Students who have taken less than 12 semester hours go to the First Year Academic Center. After a student has completed 12 semester hours, they go to the Academic Advising Center.
The location of the institution a student wants to transfer to also needs to be considered, as the state of Ohio has the Ohio transfer module.
“We have what you call the Ohio transfer module,” she said. “That means if the student does not plan to complete a degree at Sinclair, they are able to complete around 54 to 60 hours of courses and it’s mandatory that the receiving institution accept those classes.”
For students planning on transferring out of state, Haywood said to first make sure they will accept Sinclair’s credits.
“Sinclair is nationally known. I work with students all the time who are transferring to other states in the country, pretty much what we ask those students to do is to verify that they will accept Sinclair’s credits,” she said.
Haywood says having a goal will help students succeed.
“I would recommend students to have a clear objective prior to going to a university and I think when they have a clear objective, they are more successful and that can even apply here at the community college. Now because there are students who are undecided maybe a year maybe even two years we can work with those students but by the time you get to a university you really need to have a clear cut goal,” Haywood said.
For students planning on transferring, Sinclair will be holding a transfer fair on March 20.
During the fair, more than 50 four year institutions will be represented and available to answer student’s questions.
The transfer fair will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Library.