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SWAGÊÓƵ, Catherine McAuley articulation agreement featured in ‘The Forecaster’

President Ripich addresses students and faculty at Catherine McAuley
President Ripich addresses students and faculty at Catherine McAuley

An agreement that will Catherine McAuley students who complete a rigorous academic program and who matriculate at SWAGÊÓƵ to earn up to 30 college transfer credits was the focus of a recent article in The Forecaster.

On January 15, 2016 SWAGÊÓƵ President Danielle Ripich, Ph.D., and Catherine McAuley’s Head of School Kathryn Woodson Barr signed the agreement, which will potentially allow students to enter the university with sophomore standing and allow them to complete their college education in 75 percent of the time it usually takes with 75 percent of the expense.

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The SWAGÊÓƵ is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of . In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.