UNT, DCCCD sign agreement to provide
concurrent admission for the two schools

Beginning this fall, students in the Dallas County Community College District who meet UNT admissions requirements may apply simultaneously to DCCCD and UNT.

The agreement between the two institutions allows students who have completed an associate's degree at DCCCD to automatically enter UNT and be admitted to UNT System Center courses.

The agreement came at a signing June 25 at the UNT System Center. UNT President Norval Pohl and DCCCD Chancellor William Wenrich signed the contract.

DCCCD students who are granted concurrent admission will have access to the UNT libraries, including the virtual library at the System Center. In addition, they may purchase student guest tickets to athletic events and other UNT campus events and they may apply for designated scholarships. Qualified students may move into the UNT University Honors Program.

"UNT's agreement with the Dallas County Community College District grows out of our shared commitment to give the people of Dallas County maximum access to affordable, high-quality public higher education," Pohl says. "This partnership exemplifies UNT's long, close and effective relationships with community colleges in the North Texas region. More than half of UNT's undergraduates are transfer students – and most of our transfer students come from community colleges."

"DCCCD is excited to partner with the University of North Texas through this agreement and other programs as well," Wenrich says. "The district strives to provide access to higher education for the students of Dallas County, and a concurrent agreement builds bridges from our seven community colleges to UNT; it makes the transition a smooth process for our students."

UNT and DCCCD agreed to cooperate to reach the following goals:

• Enabling students to apply for concurrent pre-admission status at the time they enroll at DCCCD.
• Facilitating the process of student transfer.
• Providing UNT upper-division and graduate courses at DCCCD campuses.

The agreement encourages students to transfer from community colleges to the university to obtain bachelor's and master's degrees. It also adds to the planned growth of the UNT System Center at Dallas, which was designed to absorb potential students from the community college level.

BY RUFUS COLEMAN rcoleman@unt.edu

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