New agreement designed to make it easier for Waubonsee students to continue their education at Aurora University

Waubonsee Community College and Aurora University recently signed an agreement designed to make it easier for Waubonsee students to continue their studies at Aurora U.

The Guaranteed Admissions Agreement provides a seamless opportunity for Waubonsee students to complete a bachelor’s degree at Aurora University after completing coursework at Waubonsee, officials said.

Any Waubonsee student who has completed a transferable associate in arts or associate in science degree at Waubonsee with a minimum grade point average of 2.25, submits a required application and supporting documentation and meets all other admission requirements will automatically be admitted to Aurora University at the junior level, Waubonsee officials said in a press release.

The Waubonsee students who meet the requirements will be deemed to have met Aurora University’s lower division general education requirements when they are admitted to the university, according to the press release.

Waubonsee President Brian Knetl and Aurora University President Susana Rivera-Mills officially signed the agreement recently.

“We are affirming a long partnership, and there is more mutually cooperative work to come,” Knetl said in the press release.

Rivera-Mills said the new agreement is a good one for both institutions.

“By signing this agreement, we are providing a simplified and streamlined pathway for our students to maximize student success,” said Rivera-Mills in the release. “It opens all kinds of possibilities to be innovative.”

There are specific admission and academic requirements for the program, officials said. For more information, go to waubonsee.edu/transfer.