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Thursday, November 05, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Roger Kueter, UNI 2+2 Program director and professor of curriculum and instruction,
(319) 273-2203
Rebecca Schultze, University Marketing & Public Relations, (319) 273-6728, Rebecca.Schultze@uni.edu
Note to editors/news directors: For photo opportunities with your local community college, contact Roger Kueter for names and contact information.
Students at 11 community college sites earn UNI B.A. degrees from home communities CEDAR FALLS -- The University of Northern Iowa's 2+2 program enrolls students at 11 community colleges sites who will earn a B.A. degree while remaining in their home communities with family priorities and fixed job schedules.
Started in 1995, 2+2 is Iowa's longest running and largest distance education partnership between an Iowa public university and community colleges. This fall, 32 students from Des Moines Area Community College's Ankeny/Boone/Carroll campuses are working on a bachelor's degree in elementary education with a middle level education double major. Thirty-five students are enrolled in the same program through a statewide group from eight community colleges.
Students in the current statewide cohort (group) are from the following community colleges: Kirkwood/Cedar Rapids; Scott/Davenport, Bettendorf; North Iowa/Dubuque; Southeastern/Keokuk; Indian Hills/Ottumwa; Western Iowa Tech/Sioux City; and Iowa Lakes/Spencer.
Students take two years of courses at their community college and then the equivalent of two years through UNI. Their program is the same curriculum as the elementary education B.A. degree program offered on campus. The same faculty members teach courses and supervise field experiences and student teaching. To date, UNI has graduated 190 2+2 students who are employed in education and other professions in their home communities.
Roger Kueter, program director, says 2+2's 14-year success comes from strong relationships developed between the UNI and the Iowa community colleges. "When we started the program on the DMACC-Carroll campus, we did so because the Carroll community wanted residents to have this opportunity. We continue our close affiliation with all community colleges involved."
The part-time program bringing higher education to location-bound Iowans offers 5-7 credit hours per semester with courses after 4 p.m. UNI faculty teach via distance learning using the Iowa Communications Network (ICN) and Blackboard/WebCT. Students occasionally visit the UNI campus on a Saturday during the semester for a face-to-face class.
Kueter emphasizes that 2+2 students are treated like any other UNI student. "Transfer credit evaluation is the same and 2+2 students attend the Teacher Education Convocation and graduation when possible," he says. 2+2 students also have access to all UNI facilities and services including student advising, the writing center, and mentoring.
"The only thing they're missing," Kueter says, "is living on campus. But the 2+2 cohorts become a close-knit group that gives students a social, emotional and educational network."
Kueter is currently organizing a statewide cohort for the 2+2 elementary education B.A. degree program that will begin in 2010. He encourages interested persons to begin their community college associates degree course work, contact him, and contact UNI Admissions to receive the Admissions Partnership Program assurance of guaranteed admission to UNI, provided all requirements are met.
For more information, contact roger.kueter@uni.edu, (319) 273-2203, or visit www.uni.edu/2+2.
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