July 10, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Jennifer McDonald
Communications Manager
Central New Mexico Community College
(505) 224-4673
CNM, UNM Sign Liberal Arts Agreement to Ease Transfer Process
Central New Mexico Community College and University of New Mexico representatives signed agreements on Thursday to help ease the transfer process for thousands of liberal arts students.
The signing marked the fourth “2+2” program agreement between CNM and UNM. This one will make it easier for CNM students who earn an associate’s degree in liberal arts to seamlessly transfer to UNM. The “2+2” model allows students to attend CNM for the first two years of coursework and then move on to UNM for the final two years in pursuit of a bachelor’s degree in a particular field of study.
There are 3,600 students at CNM who have declared a liberal arts major. Approximately 1,000 students a year transfer from CNM to UNM, and a majority of them are liberal arts students.
“This 2+2 agreement will account for a majority of the students who transfer from CNM to UNM,” said Susan Murphy, CNM vice president for Academic Affairs. “This agreement will define the strength of the CNM-UNM relationship.”
The previous “2+2” agreements signed by CNM and UNM allow students to transfer seamlessly in the areas of business administration and university studies. A third agreement, called a “1+3,” allows students who earn a one year certificate at CNM in General Studies to transfer to UNM for the final three years in the University Studies bachelor’s degree program.
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