SHEPHERDSTOWN, WV — Shepherd University and Blue Ridge Community and Technical College have established several articulation agreements in education, nursing, and credit-for-experience degrees (Blue Ridge CTC's Board of Governor's A.A.S. degree to Shepherd's Regents Bachelor of Arts degree). Shepherd President Suzanne Shipley and Blue Ridge CTC President Peter Checkovich signed the agreements June 30 in a ceremony at Blue Ridge CTC.
A collaborative teacher education program will allow students who earn an associate of science degree in education at Blue Ridge CTC to continue their studies at Shepherd, where they will earn a bachelor's degree with teaching specializations in social studies (5-adult), general science (5-adult), biology (9-adult), mathematics (5-adult), English (5-adult), or elementary education (K-6). Students who earn an associate of science in nursing degree at Blue Ridge CTC can continue their nursing studies at Shepherd in the R.N. to B.S.N. program. The agreement also allows graduates of Blue Ridge CTC's Board of Governor's A.A.S. degree to continue in Shepherd's R.B.A. program. For more information, contact the Office of Enrollment Management at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College at 304-260-4380 or the Office of Admissions at Shepherd University at 304-876-5212.