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Hayley Smith
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According to Academic Advisor Gary Royse, about 60 percent of students will choose to further their education after a community college by attending a university or other institution.
Although there may be some unforeseen problems that arise when one is attempting to transfer, they are normally minimal. Royse stressed that meeting with an advisor at least once a semester can help prevent problems from happening.
One of the problems that Butler alumni Christina Ashenfelter encountered while she was transferring to Kansas State University was adjusting to the university lifestyle.
“In a community college, there is a lot of hand holding,” Ashenfelter said. “You will not find that at a university. If you miss class, it is your responsibility to find out what you missed and often times unless it is extenuating circumstances, you will not be able to make it up.”
Some institutions, like Wichita State University, offer dual advising. This gives students the opportunity to have an advisor from both Butler and WSU, and at the same time this will help them decide on courses to take. Ashenfelter explained how communicating with advisors can be helpful.
“If I wasn’t so persistent to the transfer advisor at K-State about what actually transferred towards my degree instead of transferring as an elective, I would have had to wait until next fall to be accepted to my program here at K-State,” Ashenfelter said.
Butler alumni Kristina Chora, who is now attending Emporia State University, shared her thoughts on transferring.
“Transferring was pretty easy overall,” she said. “I was really excited to move and be at a new school…the most difficult thing about transferring was probably not knowing much about the school.”
Most classes offered at Butler are transferrable, some regarding what school one is wanting to transfer to. Butler has transfer agreements with many institutions in Kansas, meaning that most of the courses taken at Butler will transfer to whichever institution one is wishing to attend. A full list of institutions Butler has agreements with can be found on the Butler homepage.
More information on transferring can be found on Butler’s homepage, including a transfer timeline, transfer agreements and other generic transfer information. There are also links to four-year schools and their transfer pages.
Academic advisors are always open to answer any questions that may arise about transferring. Advisors can be found in the 600 building on the El Dorado campus and in the 6000 building on the Andover campus.