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University Of West Florida And Pensacola State Make Getting A Degree Easier

Bob Barrett
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WUWF News

The University of West Florida and Pensacola State College have announced an agreement to make getting a bachelor's degree easier on the panhandle.

Dr. Judy Bense, President of the University of West Florida was at Pensacola State College Monday morning to sign a new partnership agreement between to two schools. The program is called PSC -2- UWF...and it makes it much easier for a student to transfer from Pensacola State to the university to complete a bachelor's degree.

Under the program, students enrolled at Pensacola State will be offered admission to UWF early on to make for an easier transfer of studies between the two schools. Dr. Bense says some of the red tape should have been removed years ago.  The agreement ends the application fee  and the need to order transcripts when transferring from PSC to UWF.  Another advantage of this "Direct Admit" agreement between PSC and UWF is that advisors can work between schools to make sure students are taking to right courses as they earn their degree.

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After the signing there was a cake cutting

And the hope is that making the process easier will allow more students to enter college and help both schools retain the students they already have.

The signing ceremony was held Monday morning at Pensacola state and was attended by board members and employees of both schools as well as others from the community.

You can learn more about this partnership on line at PSC2.UWF.edu.

Bob Barrett has been a radio broadcaster since the mid 1970s and has worked at stations from northern New York to south Florida and, oddly, has been able to make a living that way. He began work in public radio in 2001. Over the years he has produced nationally syndicated programs such as The Environment Show and The Health Show for Northeast Public Radio's National Productions.