3.4.7 Consortia relationships/contractual agreementsThe institution ensures the quality of educational programs and courses offered through consortia relationships or contractual agreements, ensures ongoing compliance with the comprehensive requirements, and evaluates the consortial relationship and/or agreement against the purpose of the institution. Judgment of Off-Site Review Committee Non-Compliance Comments of Off-Site Review Committee The college has extensive consortia relationships and contractual agreements with institutions such as North Carolina A and T University, Life University, Howard University and Amherst University. However, the Off-Site Committee was unable to locate documentation that addressed the expectations of this standard. Bennett Focused Response The relationships and agreements are evaluated against the purpose of the College on a course-by-course basis. In each instance of executing the consortia arrangement, the College has an opportunity to determine the value of the agreement as it relates to fulfilling the purpose of the institution. The educational purpose and degree/program offerings of the College are interrelated. As the consortia agreements assist the College with its course offerings, the purpose and mission of the institution is furthered. Therefore, before students are allowed to enroll in a consortia institution, an evaluation of the course is performed. The course evaluation process can be described as an approval process. Before taking a course at another institution, a student must receive the signatures of the program chair and the department director. The approval form must be completed and approved by the Vice President for Academic Affairs and must be filed with the Office of the Registrar. Each agreement is evaluated annually. Each year the Registrar prepares a report to indicate the participation rate of students enrolled in consortia programs. This report and terms of the agreements are evaluated by the Academic Council chaired by the Provost to determine the viability of the agreement. See the Consortia Participation Report. The four consortia mentioned are agreements made between Bennett College and the following entities: Greater Greensboro Consortium, St. John’s University, North Carolina A&T University, Howard University (School of Pharmacy), and Life University. All programs are reviewed regularly. Greater Greensboro Consortium: This cross-registration program first approved in 1972 and is perpetually maintained as specified in the agreement. Bennett College maintains a consortium relationship with North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, thus making it possible for a student from one institution to pursue courses at another. Bennett College reserves the right to make arrangements for its students to take certain required courses at one or more of the cooperating colleges when, because of insufficient enrollment or for other reasons, it is not feasible to offer the course on its own campus. Cooperative Program in Law: Bennett College participates in the cooperative program in law established by St. John’s University, N.Y., and the College Fund/UNCF started in August 2004. Bennett students who maintain the required grade point average and make the requisite score on the LSAT are admitted to St. John’s at the beginning of their senior year. After the satisfactory completion of one year of law school, the student is awarded a bachelor’s degree from Bennett College. Upon satisfactory completion of the three-year program at St. John’s, she is awarded a doctor of jurisprudence degree. This permits the student to complete both her undergraduate work and law school in six years instead of the seven usually required for completion of two degrees. Cooperative Program in Engineering: A dual degree in engineering is offered through a cooperative arrangement with North Carolina A&T State University. The dual degree program is a five-year (3+2) program. The student begins her studies at Bennett College as a Mathematics or Chemistry major. After three years of successful studies at Bennett College, she can be accepted as a transfer student to North Carolina A&T State University where she completes her studies as an engineering student in one of several available areas. In approximately five years, the successful student receives a B.S. degree in Mathematics or Chemistry from Bennett College and an engineering degree from North Carolina A&T State University. Cooperative Program in Chemistry and Pharmacy: A dual degree program in Chemistry and Pharmacy is offered as a cooperative program with Howard University College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences started in September 2006. Students complete the first three years of the curriculum for the B.S. degree in Chemistry at Bennett College. The senior year is completed at Howard University College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, if admission of the student is approved by Howard University. The students then continue to study for the Doctor of Pharmacy degree at Howard University. Articulation Agreement with Life University: Life will admit to professional level status toward a master’s degree student who completes the articulated prerequisite requirements at Bennett College including the additional course requirements starting in August 2006. Life University retains sole responsibility for establishing the academic and other criteria that students must meet in order to fulfill its own entrance and graduation requirements and in evaluating student applications for admission. Incoming students must meet all entry requirements for the master's program. Acceptance into the master's program does not guarantee successful completion of course requirements leading to a degree. A full description of consortia relationships and contractual agreements can be found in the Academic Affairs Handbook, Section II.Supporting Documents
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