BLINN, TEXAS A&M COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCES PARTNER TO OFFER NEW BACHELOR’S DEGREE PATHWAYS
The Texas A&M University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the Blinn College District established a new transfer agreement Thursday that provides Blinn agricultural sciences students seamless pathways toward Texas A&M bachelor’s degrees.
(courtesy Blinn College)
Announced by Dr. Mary Hensley, Chancellor of the Blinn College District, and Dr. Patrick Stover, Vice Chancellor for Texas A&M AgriLife, Dean for the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and Director for Texas A&M AgriLife Research, the agreement provides seamless pathways toward bachelor’s degrees in agricultural economics, bioenvironmental sciences, poultry science, plant and environmental soil science, and horticulture.
Through the partnership, students who complete the associate degree plan at Blinn College earn admission to the specified Bachelor of Science degree programs offered by the Texas A&M College College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. To be eligible, students must meet the grade-point average and general admissions requirements for Texas A&M University.
“Texas A&M University is dedicated to the land-grant mission that established our institution, to serve the people of Texas,” said Patrick J. Stover, Ph.D., vice chancellor of Texas A&M AgriLife, dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and director of Texas A&M AgriLife Research. “We are excited that these new agreements will help increase transfer student enrollment at Texas A&M and prepare a diverse cohort of graduates who are ready to join this mission to serve.”
“We are excited to partner with the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences to provide Blinn students a seamless pathway to an agricultural bachelor’s degree through this one-of-a-kind partnership,” said Dr. Mary Hensley, Chancellor of the Blinn College District. “We look forward to seeing our students succeed at Texas A&M and as leaders in the agricultural industry.”
(Story courtesy Richard Bray, Blinn Information)