Eastern Michigan University's College of Business has
signed an articulation agreement with Henry Ford Community
College (HFCC) that will make the transfer process easier
for HFCC students.
"We are recognizing the quality of their students, faculty
and curriculum," said David Mielke, dean of EMU's College
of Business. "In particular, we realize the innovation
that HFCC has developed in their associate of business
in management program. It is a strong base for the completion
of our bachelor's degree program."
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"Henry Ford Community College is very pleased with the
new articulation agreement with Eastern Michigan University
for our management program. The number of business and
management courses from HFCC that will transfer under the
agreement gives students the unique opportunity to take
a significant number of business courses in their first
two years in college rather than having to wait until their
junior and senior years," said William Barber of HFCC.
"Also, since students can transfer up to 80 credit hours
from HFCC to Eastern Michigan under the agreement, students
will be able to substantially reduce the cost of a bachelor's
degree in business administration. Henry Ford Community
College students interested in pursuing careers in business
will find this agreement to be of great value to them and
the College of Business at Eastern Michigan University
to be an excellent choice to pursue their bachelor's degree," said
Barber.
"This is the eighth articulation agreement I've worked
on with Henry Ford Community College. It is particularly
useful because it's not for just one major, but can be
used with all of the approved majors for the bachelor of
business administration. This agreement will make
it easier for HFCC management students to transfer to EMU's
College of Business without losing credits for courses
they took at HFCC," said Pat Cygnar, director of community
college relations for EMU.
This agreement, which applies to any major in the College
of Business, is a formal guide that guarantees specific
courses and the management program from HFCC will transfer
to EMU and meet requirements toward the completion of a
business degree from EMU.
"It is important that we provide service to students," Mielke
said, explaining that the agreement will provide a study
plan to assure that the courses that students complete
at HFCC will not only apply toward their associate's degree,
but also for their bachelor's degree at EMU.
Enrollments at community colleges continue to grow at
a rate faster that those at four-year institutions, Mielke
said. He estimates that about 50 percent of the students
in the COB transfer from community colleges.
"We want to build stronger cooperative relationships with
community colleges and attract their students to our business
programs. We view them as partners to provide the best
educational opportunities for our students," said Mielke.
