By Kenneth Mullinax/ASU

Alabama State University is reaching out to Birmingham-Southern College (BSC) students affected by the 168-year-old schools’ recently announced closure on May 31 

Administrative and academic leaders at ASU are offering BSC undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to complete their degrees at Alabama State University.

"Our University and its Board of Trustees are greatly concerned about the hundreds of students at Birmingham-Southern College who will soon be without a school to attend. Many of these students are

 

 

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in a quandary about how they will complete their college education, so we are exploring the ways that we may assist them, including an expedited transfer process," said Alabama State University President, Dr. Quinton T. Ross, Jr. "I have instructed our Office of Academic Affairs and our Admissions Office to work closely with all of Birmingham-Southern's students who respond to our offer of assistance with their transfer needs." 

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS AND ADMISSIONS READY TO ASSIST

ASU's Provost and vice president of Academic Affairs, Dr. Carl S. Pettis, explained that the University will offer an accelerated transfer process for all eligible BSC students and will assist them with issues such as application fees and credit transfers.

"We look forward to communicating and working closely with each of BSC’s individual students so as to assemble a competitive admissions and financial aid package to the best of our ability, based on the eligibility of students and our school's available funding," Pettis said. "We have professionals in curriculum-based programs and full-time academic advisors standing by to help Birmingham-Southern's students apply their credits to the specific degree programs that interest them at ASU and to try to tailor their academic courses to meet students’ unique desires and requirements. We will do our best to see that Southern's students do not have to duplicate coursework, if at all possible.”

ASU's Provost requested that students at Birmingham-Southern College with an interest in transferring to Alabama State University communicate as follows:

* ASU's Office of Admissions & Recruitment (admissions@alasu.edu) 

* ASU's Office of Financial Aid (finaid@alasu.edu) 

* ASU's Homepage - www.alasu.edu

* ASU's main switchboard: 334-229-4560.

 

ABOUT ASU

Alabama State University is where history is made! The University was founded in 1867 by nine former slaves, which makes ASU the nation's oldest "state-sponsored" Historically Black College or University (HBCU). Alabama State University is a public research institution accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award baccalaureate, master's and doctoral degrees to a diverse student body. It is home to seven degree-granting colleges: the Dr. Percy J. Vaughn College of Business Administration; College of Education; College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences; College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics; College of Health Sciences; College of Visual and Performing Arts; and University College. A certified U.S. Air Force ROTC program is also headquartered on campus. ASU has a highly qualified and diverse faculty, with most members holding advanced degrees and professional certifications in their respective fields. The student-faculty ratio at Alabama State University is 12:1, with the majority of the University’s classes having fewer than 20 students.

 

News media contact: Kenneth Mullinax, 334-229-4104.

 

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