Contact: Maridith Geuder
STARKVILLE, Miss.--Students planning to transfer to Mississippi State from two state community colleges will find the process much smoother because of "two-plus-two" agreements signed recently between the institutions.
Raymond-based Hinds Community College and Scooba-based East Mississippi Community College now have formal partnerships with the university that link completion of two years at the respective institutions to two final years on the Starkville campus leading to a bachelor's degree in eight specific curriculums.
"We strongly believe in working with our very fine community college system, and we're pleased that these partnership agreements will assist students in achieving their academic goals," said university President Robert H. "Doc" Foglesong.
"Our hope is that students participating in the program will enroll more smoothly and graduate more quickly," Foglesong said.
The two-plus-two agreement applies to majors in elementary education, secondary social studies education, secondary mathematics education, and history.
The others include land surveying, animal and dairy sciences, human sciences/apparel, textile and fashion merchandising, and human sciences/human development and family studies.
For additional information on the two-plus-two program, contact MSU's Office of the Provost at 662-325-3542.
For more information about Mississippi State University, see http://www.msstate.edu/.