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Catamount Connection Program - Haywood CC

A Guaranteed Transfer Program to ĢƵ

The Catamount Connection Program provides a direct-entry pathway for Haywood Community College students into ĢƵ.  This agreement will help provide a seamless transition for Haywood Community College (HCC) graduates interested in furthering their education at ĢƵ.

Catamount Connection Program

 

Each year, more than 40 qualified students transfer from Haywood to ĢƵto pursue degrees in more than 120 majors, minors, and concentrations including education, engineering, criminal justice, forensic science, nursing, biology, chemistry, environmental science, and psychology, just to name a few.

ĢƵ offers some Distance Education degree completion programs in addition to programs offered on the main campus in Cullowhee. The Biltmore Park Instructional Site in Asheville also allows some undergraduate degree completion programs.

Eligibility Requirements

To participate in the Catamount Connection Program, students must meet several conditions, including:

  • Be a currently enrolled student at Haywood Community College  in a degree-seeking capacity.

  • Submit ĢƵApplication for Admission and records by the university deadline.

  • Submit application fee or waiver and fulfill all commitment action steps.

  • Be in good standing at Haywood CC and other institutions attended.

  • Demonstrate good citizenship and conduct.

  • Earn and maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50 at Haywood CC and a minimum GPA of 2.20 in the most recently completed academic term.

  • Earn an associate’s degree from Haywood CC in a college transfer program or in an applied program for which an articulation agreement exists.

  • Enroll at ĢƵwithin one academic year (within the next two regular terms or fall/spring semesters) of completion of the associate’s degree.

  • Submit the

    • This is in addition to applying to WCU

Although the Catamount Connection Program does guarantee admission to ĢƵfor those Haywood graduates who meet the requirements, it does not guarantee admission into a specific degree program. Some programs of study at ĢƵhave their own programmatic admission criteria, standards, policies, processes and deadlines.


Benefits

  • Those that complete an A.A. or A.S. at HCC are guaranteed admission to WCU, provided all eligibility requirements above are met.

  • The onset of the NC Promise tuition plan, which reduces the cost of in-state tuition to $500 per semester at ĢƵhas resulted in a significant increase in the number of students transferring to ĢƵfrom community colleges.

  • The Program affords Haywood students access to information about academic programs, faculty, and staff at the ĢƵCampus who will facilitate their transition to WCU.

  • This program prioritizes the ability to receive admission, financial aid, and orientation communications early in the transition process, which sets Haywood CC students up for maximum success at both institutions.


Apply Now

  1. Submit the
  2. Submit your appropriate application to WCU:
    • , or the
  3. Visit our transfer information page on what to submit, scholarships, and other resources for transfer students at

Heather Hill

 

Contact Information

Interested? Contact Us!

Heather Hill
Associate Director of Admissions Regional Engagement
hchill@wcu.edu
828.227.3170

  


  

Haywood Community College

 

Admissions

enrollment@haywood.edu
828.627.4500