SCC and UMSL sign acceptance agreement for international students

St. Charles Community College and University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL) signed a conditional guaranteed acceptance agreement on April 5 for SCC's international students to transfer to UMSL.

Such an agreement ensures students who are moving from other countries are on a set track to transfer after SCC.

Signed by Barbara Kavalier, Ph.D., SCC president; John Bookstaver, Ph.D., SCC vice president of academic affairs and student enrollment; Thomas F. George, Ph.D., UMSL chancellor and Kristin Sobolik, Ph.D., UMSL provost and vice chancellor of academic affairs, the agreement will benefit international students by giving them a clear pathway for transfer before they decide to leave their home countries for the opportunity to gain a college education in the United States. 

UMSL will admit qualified current and prospective international SCC students who have completed or will complete any articulated bachelor degree of SCC and UMSL, including an Associate of Arts, Associate of Applied Science, Associate of Science, Associate of Fine Arts or an associate degree in an official major related program transferrable degree as defined by the Missouri Department of Higher Education.

“These conditional guaranteed transfer agreements are essential to international students who, along with their families, are spending their savings and enduring separations from loved ones and home,” said Virginia Guneyli, SCC professor of English and program manager for global studies and international student support services. “They understandably want assurances of admission to a four-year institution.” 

SCC officials are on track to introduce conditional guaranteed acceptance agreements with other four-year institutions in the coming months.

“I am confident these agreements will result in an increase in international students,” Guneyli said. 

For more information, contact Virginia Guneyli at vguneyli@stchas.edu or 636-922-8617. 

St. Charles Community College is a public, comprehensive two-year community college with associate degrees and certificate programs in the arts, business, sciences and career-technical fields. SCC provides workforce training and community-based personal and professional development as well as cultural, recreational and entertainment opportunities. For more information, visit stchas.edu.