ASU and ABAC partnership signing of articulation agreement of Criminal Justice programs

ALBANY, Ga. – ASU and ABAC have solidified a transformative partnership through signing a collaborative agreement.

Marking a significant milestone in higher education, delegates of Albany State University (ASU) and Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC) convened Tuesday morning to sign an articulation agreement.

This agreement will guarantee admission for qualified ABAC graduates into ASU’s Master of Science in Criminal Justice degree program.

“Our dean of graduate school is ABAC alumni, and so he had connections at ABAC. So, he was able to see a need and reach out to the ABAC family. They had just started their B.S. program and thought it would be great to have a seamless transition from the new Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice at ABAC and the Masters of Criminal Justice at Albany State University,” said Dr. Rhonda Porter, Interim Provost & Vice President of Academic Affairs.

This alliance seeks to elevate academic programs and empower student achievement across both institutions.

“It’s very important for ABAC to be able to provide this seamless pathway for our students to continue their education at a school that’s nearby, from a proximity perspective, for our students geographically. I also think it’s important for Albany State, because it helps increase their pipeline for their graduate program and its benefits, both of us and the region, because we’re educating and providing opportunities for our students to be able to move out and get jobs in a field that has tremendous opportunity. So, we’re meeting the workforce and economic development needs of the region,” said Dr. Tracy Brundage, President of ABAC.

ABAC and Albany State University plan to work together to ensure the academic success of their students.

“The deans and other academic staff faculty have already begun to work together to be able to establish the agreement, so that we have to have communication back and forth between the two programs, so that our students know what to expect as they would move into this program through the agreement. And, I think that there’s a lot of opportunity for us to work seamlessly together and collaborate,” said Dr. Brundage.

“We’re looking forward to having just the connection here in south Georgia. We’re able to use all the resources that are in Tifton, as well as the resources that are in Albany. And, so, we’ll be able to just let both universities thrive and the students from both universities will see the connection and we will be able to have a great opportunity in their degree choices,” said Dr. Porter.

De’Andra Jacobs reporting.

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