Gannon University Announces Early College 1+3 Program
Posted: October 2, 2013
Gannon University today announced the creation of a new program
that can significantly reduce the cost of college for graduates of
Cathedral Preparatory School and Villa Maria Academy graduates.
Gannon's Early College 1+3 Program allows
high school students who attend the high schools to accumulate a
total of thirty credits through a combination of advanced placement
high school courses approved through articulation agreements and
Gannon's Dual-Enrollment courses.
The program, which was developed in conjunction with the two
diocesan high schools, will allow Prep or Villa students the
opportunity to complete in three years a course of study in one of
12 University programs.
Other benefits of the program include:
- Decreasing cost to students and their parents
- Decreasing time-to-degree completion
- Increasing the value of a Gannon degree. Achieving a degree in
three years means that students have a clear path to degree
completion and can start earning an income sooner. This is
important to parents and students who are concerned about the value
of a college degree and securing employment
- Maintaining access to financial aid. The program will be
attractive for students who rely on Pell Grants, which are now
available year-round as long as the student completes more than 24
credits over the fall, spring, and summer terms
Qualifying students must complete a specified combination of
articulation-evaluation credits and credits completed via the dual
enrollment program prior to entering as a full-time degree seeking
student. Having done so, students can enter the University at the
second year level.
"This is a tremendous opportunity for students at Erie's
diocesan high schools, who can accumulate college credits at a
significantly reduced cost and essentially graduate from high
school as a Gannon sophomore," said Carolynn Masters, Ph.D., RN,
Gannon's provost and vice president for academic affairs.
Students must meet programmatic admission criteria to be
admitted into the major. Further, once enrolled as a student at
Gannon, students must follow the designated curriculum plan to
ensure completion of the degree in three years and meet all other
degree requirements. Students must successfully complete a minimum
of 128 credits for a bachelor's degree. The 1+3 Program also
applies to certain 1+3+1 master's programs.
The programs of study eligible for the 1+3 program are
communication arts and theatre, early childhood education pre-K-4,
early childhood education pre-K-4 and special education pre-K-8,
English, environmental engineering, history, legal studies,
mathematics, philosophy, political science, psychology, sport and
exercise science and theology.Prep and Villa students who will be juniors in the 2014-14
academic year will be eligible for the full 1+3 Program. Gannon's
existing articulation agreements and Dual-Enrollment courses will
continue to be offered
For more information about the 1+3 program, call the Office of
Admissions at (814) 871-7240, at 1-800-GANNON-U (1-800-426-6668) or
at admissions@gannon.edu.