University Partnerships
COMMUNITY COLLEGE ALLIANCE PROGRAM
Franklin University offers degree completion programs through articulation agreements with community colleges* in the United States. The Community College Alliance Program provides opportunities for students at two-year colleges to complete their bachelor’s degree without leaving their local community. Students complete their associate’s degree with an option to complete additional semester credit hours of preparation (“bridge”) coursework from their local community college. An official transcript evaluation will determine which community college courses will fulfill the “bridge” component of a student’s degree plan Students complete a minimum of 40 semester credits of bachelor’s degree completion courses from Franklin University. These degree completion programs are designed to prepare students for career opportunities and advancement in business and industry.
Franklin University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools,
*Throughout the publication, “community college” refers to community, technical and other two-year institutions.
DEGREE COMPLETION PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
Franklin University’s curriculum leading to the Bachelor of Science degree is intended to help the student achieve the following general objectives: • An understanding of the activities that constitute their chosen profession and the principles underlying the administration of those activities;
• The ability to think logically and analytically about the kind of complex problems encountered in their profession and how to deal with them appropriately;
• Facility in the arts and skills of leadership, teamwork and communication;
• A comprehension of human interrelationships involved in an organization;
• Awareness of the social and ethical responsibilities inherent in modern society
• Skills in the art of lifelong learning that will help the student continue learning.
PHILOSOPHY
Franklin University’s curriculum and overall design for its Community College Alliance Program is based on the latest research, pedagogical techniques and androgogical principles for designing online, interactive, responsive, collaborative, and expanded learning opportunities to be delivered to learners at a time, place, and in appropriate formats convenient to the learners.
This philosophy assumes a mix of technologies based on an analysis of student needs, content requirements and costs. It assumes a design based on a range of interactions between faculty and students, among students, and between the student and a broad array of media and other learning resources, including current content experts, real world
problem solving, and collaborative work groups. Designing with these types of dialogues in mind ensures that the teaching and learning experience is an active and collaborative one.
Good teachers stimulate, encourage, guide and challenge students. Good students are mentally active, involved, and experiment in the real world. Franklin University’s curriculum is designed to create the experiences needed to build knowledge, perspective and compassion, and allows students to do it when and where they choose.
NEW TRANSFER STUDENTS
Students who have earned or will earn an associate’s degree from an institution that is regionally accredited and has an articulation agreement with Franklin University are eligible for the student transfer benefits outlined in the Community College Alliance articulation agreements.
All new transfer students at Franklin University must complete Learning Strategies (PF 321), a two-credit-hour course. This course is the first of the major requirements and focuses on preparing students for the virtual learning environment they will experience throughout this program.
The course provides an environment for learning the technology, opportunities to practice using the technology, tools for understanding how one learns and how to adjust learning styles to a Web-based environment. In addition, the mentoring/encouraging process between the instructor and students helps the student to understand expectations and feel comfortable with online learning.
Students practice using various communication-based technologies, including, email, chat rooms, and bulletin boards, and. In addition, a synchronous communication tool, FranklinLive, is introduced during this course. This technology allows for real-time interaction between the instructor and the students. Students also become familiar with all of the resources available to them through Franklin’s virtual library.
MILITARY & VETERAN AFFAIRS
The Office of Military & Veteran Affairs (OMVA) serves active duty, reservists, National Guard, veterans, family members, and dependents of active duty service members and veterans of all branches of the military. The office currently facilitates academic advising and military benefits certification services, as well as other information regarding military and veteran processes and procedures. Please contact OMVA via the University Call Center (1.877.341.6300), or by email at
OMVA@franklin.edu.
GOARMYED
Soldiers in the U.S. Army also have the opportunity to earn a Franklin education through the GoArmyEd Program. Franklin University was one of the original education partners when the Army introduced the Program in 2001. The University requires the soldier to have a high school diploma or GED. Contact your ACES Counselor, the Franklin University Military Admissions & Services Office toll free at 1.877.341.6300 or visit
http://www.GoArmyEd.com for more information.
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