Kent State Signs Agreement with Stark State Easing Student Transfers

Administrators at Kent State University and Stark State made it easier Thursday for students to transfer credits and grade status from Stark to Kent.

Kent State President Lester Lefton and Stark State President John O'Donnell signed an articulation agreement between both schools that guarantees admission to Kent State, a four-year university, for any Stark State student who has completed an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree with a minimum grade point average of 2.0.

The qualifying students will be admitted to Kent State as juniors and can transfer up to 60 credit hours. Based on the number of credits they earned, they will be accepted, admitted and given the same junior class standing and privileges as Kent State students who began their college careers as freshmen at the university. The transfer students can pursue their bachelor’s degree at any one of Kent State’s eight campuses located throughout Northeast Ohio.

“This is a great collaboration between our two institutions that helps our students,” Lefton said. “The articulation agreement encourages Stark State students to think about obtaining a bachelor’s degree from the beginning of their college careers."

"We’ll be offering guidance and advising to these students, and this agreement outlines the specific requirements to transfer from Stark State to Kent State," Lefton said. "When Stark State students complete those requirements, they are automatically admitted as Kent State students and afforded junior standing should they decide to continue their studies at Kent State.”