SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University says it has signed a new articulation agreement with SUNY Potsdam and renewed its agreements with SUNY Adirondack and SUNY Canton.
In signing the pacts, the three North Country SUNY schools are providing a “seamless pathway” for their students to continue their education in the health professions at Upstate Medical University, per the Upstate announcement.
SUNY Potsdam’s new articulation agreement with Upstate allows interested students to transfer into the doctor of physical therapy (DPT) program at Upstate’s College of Health Professions (CHP). At the same time, both SUNY Adirondack and SUNY Canton recently renewed agreements to create easy transfers to CHP programs.
“These agreements illustrate the benefits the SUNY system can provide its students,” Katherine Beissner, dean of Upstate’s College of Health Professions, said in the announcement. “It helps us attract even more highly qualified students at both institutions, who will in turn serve our communities.”
SUNY Potsdam has created a new educational agreement that provides a pathway for its students to secure early admission into Upstate CHP’s DPT program as students earn their bachelor’s degree in exercise science.
The 4+3 DPT early-assurance program guarantees admission to Upstate’s DPT program for SUNY Potsdam exercise science majors, provided they meet all conditions outlined in their acceptance letter, Upstate said.
“We are thrilled to partner with Upstate Medical University to offer this unique 4+3 program,” Tanya Hewitt, chair of SUNY Potsdam’s department of public health and human performance, said in the Upstate announcement. “This articulation agreement provides our exercise science students with a clear and assured pathway to a rewarding career in physical therapy.”
The pacts with SUNY Adirondack and SUNY Canton seek to allow students a smooth transfer into the CHP’s upper-division health-professions programs. Students who are accepted will be transferred with full junior status into the programs.
The agreement with SUNY Adirondack also includes an early-assurance program for high-school seniors. Students accepted into this program during their senior year of high school are guaranteed admission into both colleges, provided they meet the conditions of acceptance.
Upstate and SUNY Canton have participated in several initiatives over the years, including a memorandum of understanding allowing Upstate to offer their doctor of nursing practice degree remotely through SUNY Canton’s Margaret D. Sovie School of Nursing.