| What is the difference between an Associate
Degree, Bachelors Degree, and Masters Degree? |
| |
Associate Degree: typically 60 college
credits or more. KVCC only offers Associate Degrees. They are
often called “two year degrees” but are ONLY 2 year degrees if a
person is full time each semester (15 credits / semester) and
takes the right classes to complete all the requirements. KVCC’s
Liberal Studies Associate degree is designed to transfer to a
Bachelors Degree and to fulfill the General Education
requirements at the University. Bachelor Degree:
typically a 120+ college credit degree. These are offered at
universities and other “4 year colleges” across the country.
Again, a person would have to be a full time student each
semester and very focused to earn a bachelors degree in 4 years.
Master’s degree: typically earned after completion of
a Bachelors degree.
Not to confuse the issue, but there are some colleges like
Husson College and Thomas College who now offer degrees that are
5 years in length and include both the Bachelors and Masters
degree in one college acceptance. |
| |
| What is the difference between
Teresa Smith, Trio Transfer Counselor and Jim Peacock, Transfer
Counselor at KVCC? |
| |
Both Teresa and Jim can assist you in the
Transfer process. The difference is that Teresa serves Trio
students and provides more intensive support to a student in the
transfer process. Trio is a federal program that many KVCC
students are eligible for by meeting one of the following areas:
income level; first generation college student; or disability.
Contact Teresa Smith for
details.
Click
here for comparison of services offered. |
| |
| Do I need to take two semesters
of a foreign language at KVCC in the Liberal Studies degree in
order to be accepted in a bachelors degree? |
| |
It depends. If you had two years of a foreign
language in high school, you should be fine. If you did not
have two years of a foreign language in high school and are
applying to a Bachelors of Arts degree at the university, you
probably will need to fulfill that requirement.
Bachelors of Science degree at the University level “may” not
require a foreign language.
The key here is to contact the University you are thinking
about applying to and ask this question of their Admissions
Office. |
| |
| When should I apply to transfer
to a university or another college? |
| |
When you are ready to transfer, you should apply
at least one semester ahead of time.
Example: if you want to enter U.S.M. in the fall semester,
you should apply sometime in November or December or January at
the latest.
If you want to begin at U. Maine in January, you should apply
in May of the previous year or during the summer at the latest. |
| |
|
When I transfer to another
college, will my financial aid package go with me?
Is there anything specific that I need to do? |
| |
No, your financial aid does not go with you. The
financial aid that a student receives is specific to the
institution that they are actively attending. When a student
transfers and will require financial aid at their new school the
student must apply for aid at the new school. (Simply add the
new school code to your existing FAFSA information and talk to
the Financial Aid personnel at the college you are transferring
to).
What is important when transferring is to inform any lenders
that you are transferring so that the "student deferment" status
continues and the repayment date remains open. In order to
assure that the transferring student does not lose this benefit,
they must provide an "In-School Deferment Request" to their
lender(s). This printable form is available on-line at
http://www.studentloans.com/resources.cfm. Click on
“In-School Deferment Form”. The student fills out Section 1. The
Registrar's Office at the new school certifies the student's
status at their school. (See Section 4.) The completed form is
mailed to the lender. I suggest that the student keep a copy for
their files.
If you have any questions regarding this, please contact our
Financial Aid Office at 453-5160. |
| |
| If you have any questions about this
process, please do not hesitate to contact Jim Peacock at any
time. |
