UNIVERSITY In addition to the partnerships listed below, RCC also PARTNERSHIPS has articulation agreements through the NC Community College System with Appalachian State University, Western Carolina University, the University of North Carolina at Asheville, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, the North Carolina A&T University, Winston-Salem State University, WITH and North Carolina Central University. PACKTRAC (College of Agriculture and Life Sciences) • Cumulative GPA of 3.0 for all transfer credits. • Available to students immediately a昀琀er high school graduation or community college students with less than 20 credit hours. • 30 semester hours of transferable credit. C-STEP • Study in a participating Agriculture Major in CALS at NC THE CAROLINA STUDENT TRANSFER EXCELLENCE State. PROGRAM • https://cals.ncsu.edu/packtrac/ • Available to students immediately a昀琀er high school • Contact Courtney Kilgore ([email protected]) graduation or community college students with less C3 (NC State Community College Collaboration) than 30 credit hours. • Students must be eligible to receive federal 昀椀nancial • Targets students from rural or low-to-moderate income aid to apply. backgrounds. • Maintain a 3.2 GPA or higher. • Available to students immediately a昀琀er high school • Abide by Carolina’s honor code. graduation or community college students with less than 30 • · Eligible students will be admitted to LMC • Participate in C-STEP programming. credit hours. and transfer the necessary credits of a “C” or • https://admissions.unc.edu/apply/transfer-students/ • Commit to earning AA or AS degree. higher through the state-wide articulation carolina-student-transfer-excellence-program-c-step/ • Maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher. agreement. • Contact Scotty 吀栀ompson ([email protected]) • Participate in program activities (Paired with NC State • RCC students admitted to LMC, that remain advisor, online.planning tools, and networking events). in good academic standing, will receive • https://c3.ncsu.edu/about/ aca-demic merit scholarships that range up to • Contact: Joey Hinson ([email protected]) and including 60% o昀昀 LMC annual tuition. UNC- Chapel Hill North Carolina State • All RCC students must complete an LMC University application for admission. • 吀栀e application fee is waived. • Students apply during the second semester of Lees-Mcrae College their sophomore year at RCC. • Students must have a 2.2 to 3.0 GPA at RCC, depending on the program of study they plan to transfer into at LMC. • https://www.lmc.edu/admissions/guaran- teed-admission.htm • Contact Dr. Elizabeth Hernandez . ([email protected]) . Chapel Hill Raleigh Greenville . . Fayetteville . Fayetteville State Pembroke RCC . University NC Promise Wilmington East Carolina University • NC Community College graduates can earn a 4-year . degree at FSU with a total average “out-of-pocket” cost of $10,000. UNC-Wilmington • Complete a FAFSA for each year of enrollment. UNC-Pembroke • Enroll and earn at least a “C” or better in required courses speci昀椀ed in a selected pathway • Earn associate’s degree in an approved curriculum • Apply for admission to FSU and meet all criteria • https://www.uncfsu.edu/admission-and-aid NC Promise • Contact: John Bennett ([email protected]) • Minimum 24 hours PIRATE PROMISE of transferable col- lege-level course- • RCC students (including Early College work (completed and Career and College Promise) are Methodist or in progress) PATH eligible if pursuing an approved associate • Students under the Pathway to Excellence Partnership degree University age of 21 will also be • RCC students who transfer to Methodist Univer- expected to meet the • Guaranteed admission for students who • Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or sity are awarded credit for courses already earned freshman admission criteria. complete an AA or AS degree with a cu- higher up to 64 credits. • Minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA for all college mulative GPA of 2.5 or higher • Guaranteed admission, waived application • RCC students must meet the requirements for courses as calculated by the UNC Pembroke • UNCW host will RCC students at its an- fee, and joint academic/昀椀nancial advising Undergraduate Admissions O昀케ce. nual Open House. • Eligible to purchase an ECU 1 card to get admission to Methodist University. MU will • A student who completes the Associate in Arts • Waived application fee and joint academ- access to various events, resources, etc. accept AA, AS and AAS degrees. or Associate in Science degree prior to transfer ic/昀椀nancial advising • Guaranteed admission to MU with a 2.0 GPA to a UNC institution will have ful昀椀lled the UNC • https://apply.uncw.edu/register/UNCW- • https://admissions.ecu.edu/apply/trans- and completion of an AA, AS, or AAS degree. institution’s lower-division general education pathways fers/pirate-promise/ • Students may take up to 8 hours and no more requirements • Contact Wendy Fields (w昀椀elds@robeson. • Contact Jim Brisson (jbrisson@robeson. than 2 courses at MU at current RCC tuition rate. • Community college graduates of the Associate edu) • Students must earn a minimum of 31 credits of in Arts or Associate in Science degree programs their bachelor’s degree at MU. who have earned 60 semester hours in approved • Students will receive a student ID card, access transfer courses with a grade of “C” or better and to resources in the library, and joint academic an overall GPA of at least 2.0 on a 4.0 scale will advising. receive at least 60 semester hours of academic credit upon admission to a UNC institution. www.robeson.edu • https://www.methodist.edu/academics/registrar/ • Contact: Kay Freeman [email protected] www.robeson.edu transfer-partners/ Some academic programs at UNCP may have admission • Contact Carla Deese ([email protected]) requirements that exceed those listed above.

RCC's 1st edition of SOAR Magazine - Page 2 RCC's 1st edition of SOAR Magazine Page 1 Page 3