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Stratford University Culinary
Management
Stratford University and Frederick Community
College have established an articulation agreement
for students graduating with the Culinary Arts &
Supervision A.A.S. degree who wish to transfer into
the B.A. degree in Culinary Management at Stratford.
This agreement provides a seamless transfer of
FCC courses to Stratford University. Students must
maintain an overall“C”average in order to transfer to
Stratford. For further information, contact the Culinary
Arts & Supervision Program Manager.
Towson University
Allied Health Technical and Professional
Studies
In addition to the system-wide articulation with
Towson University and other Maryland State colleges,
Frederick Community College and Towson have
established memorandums of understanding for
students completing Allied Health programs. These
collaborative programs are designed to enable
students with an A.A.S. in any of our Allied Health
programs to smoothly transition to the Bachelor of
Technical and Professional Studies degree at Towson.
For more information, contact the Counseling &
Advising Office at 301.846.2471, or the program
coordinator at Towson.
Electronic Media and Film
Students completing the A.A. in Digital Media Design
may transfer into Towson University’s Electronic Media
and Film: Film/Video/Digital Media Concentration
with junior status. For more information, contact the
Counseling & Advising Office at 301.846.2471, or the
program coordinator at Towson.
Towson University Honors
Frederick Community College maintains a
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Towson
University for students enrolled in the FCC Honors
Program. The purpose of this MOU is to acknowledge
the scholastic accomplishments of FCC Honors
students and to facilitate a seamless transition from
the FCC Honors Program to the Honors College at
Towson University. Interested students should contact
the FCC Honors Program Coordinator for further
information.
Universities at Hagerstown
The Universities at Hagerstown follow a new model
in education that was originally created through the
Universities at Shady Grove. Various degree programs
are offered at a location accessible to students in
the Western Maryland region. Students seeking
to complete a bachelor’s degree after attending
Frederick Community College will find bachelor’s
degree programs offered by a number of Maryland
State colleges at the Universities at Hagerstown.
For more information, visit the website at www.
Universities at Shady Grove
The Universities at Shady Grove is a new model in
education, offering a variety of degree programs
in an accessible Montgomery County location.
Students seeking to complete a bachelor’s degree
after attending Frederick Community College will
find bachelor’s degree programs offered by a number
of Maryland State colleges at Universities at Shady
Grove. For more information, visit the website at
University of Baltimore Health
Systems Management
Frederick Community College maintains an
articulation agreement with the University of
Baltimore which allows graduates of FCC A.A.S.
programs in Nuclear Medicine, Respiratory Care and
Surgical Technology to transfer into the University
of Baltimore Bachelor of Science in Health Systems
Management. For more information, contact the
Counseling & Advising Office at 301.846.2471.
University of Maryland College Park
Transfer Advantage Program
The Maryland Transfer Advantage Program (MTAP)
guarantees admission to the University of Maryland
at College Park or a University of Maryland, College
Park program at the Universities at Shady Grove
(USG) within one year of completion of the Associate
degree or, in the case of College Park, completion of
30 credits of coursework (15 credits of which must be
completed at FCC) with a minimum 3.0 GPA. MTAP
students may also be eligible for a 25% course-
tuition-scholarship for one UMD course per term. For
more information, contact the Counseling & Advising
Office at 301.846.2471.
University of Maryland College Park at
Shady Grove
Public Health Science
FCC students who earn the A.A. in General Studies or
the A.S. in STEM, following the prescribed curriculum
as outlined in the course matrix, will be able to
pursue the third and fourth years of the Bachelor
of Science Degree in Public Health Sciences from
University of Maryland College Park at the Universities
at Shady Grove. For more information, contact the
Counseling & Advising Office at 301.846.2471.
Communications
FCC Students who earn their Associates degree,
following the prescribed curriculum as outlined in
the course matrix for communications, will be able
to pursue the third and fourth years of the Bachelor
of Arts in Communications from the University of
Maryland College Park at the Universities at Shady
Grove. For more information, contact the Counseling
& Advising Office at 301.846.2471.
Criminal Justice
FCC Students who earn the A.A. in Criminal Justice,
following the prescribed curriculum as outlined in
the course matrix, will be able to pursue the third and
fourth years of the Bachelor of Arts in Criminology
and Criminal Justice from the University of Maryland
College Park at the Universities at Shady Grove. For
more information, contact the Counseling & Advising
Office at 301.846.2471.
Biological Sciences
FCC Students who earn the A.S. in STEM, following
the prescribed curriculum as outlined in the course
matrix, will be able to pursue the third and fourth
years of the Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences
from the University of Maryland College Park at the
Universities at Shady Grove. For more information,
contact the Counseling & Advising Office at
301.846.2471.