06/29/18
HAYS, Kan. – Fort Hays State University signed two memoranda of understanding this week to ensure smooth transfers from Barton Community College and Colby Community College in a variety of majors.

The articulation agreements are a roadmap for course work that helps to ensure a seamless transition of course credits from the community college to the university.

FHSU President Tisa Mason and Barton President Carl Heilman signed an MOU Thursday in a ceremony at Barton Community College. The agreement with Barton establishes criteria for transfer in 19 majors, from accounting to technology leadership.

Two days before, in Colby, President Mason and Colby President Seth Carter signed an agreement that also covered 19 majors.

The Barton agreement covers:

• Accounting (BBA)
• Agricultural business (BS)
• Biology and secondary education (BS)
• Computer science (BS)
• Criminal justice (BS)
• Early childhood unified (BS)
• Elementary education (BS)
• Elementary education (“degree-in-three” path) (BS)
• Finance (BBA)
• Finance with banking concentration (BBA)
• Health studies (BS)
• International business and economics (BBA)
• Management (BBA)
• Marketing (BBA)
• Mathematics and secondary education (BS)
• Nursing (RN to BSN)
• Psychology (BS)
• Social work (BSW)
• Technology leadership (BS)

Barton Community College is on the Web at www.bartonccc.edu.

The agreement with Colby covers:

• Accounting (BBA)
• Agriculture (BS)
• Agricultural business (BS)
• Biology and secondary education (BS)
• Criminal justice (BS)
• Early childhood unified (BS)
• Elementary education (BS)
• Finance (BBA)
• Graphic design (BFA)
• Health and human performance (BS)
• Health studies (BS)
• International business and economics (BBA)
• Management information systems (BBA)
• Management (BBA)
• Marketing (BBA)
• Mathematics and secondary education (BS)
• Nursing (RN to BSN)
• Psychology (BS)
• Social work (BSW)

Colby Community College is on the Web at www.colbycc.edu.

Cutline: Fort Hays State University President Dr. Tisa Mason and Barton Community College President Dr. Carl Heilman shake hands after signing a transfer agreement to allow the seamless transfer of credits from Barton to FHSU for 19 bachelor’s degree programs. Photo by Micah Oelze, courtesy Barton County Community College.