Benefits of students participating in the program include:
- Eligible to gain automatic admission to Southwestern University
- Competitive financial aid package
- Academic advising on curricular choices
- Peer to peer mentoring
- Civic engagement projects
- Trips to Southwestern University
- Summer academic experiences at Southwestern University
- Membership in ACC’s Transfer Academy, providing valuable access to expertise, guidance, and resources for students planning to transfer to a four-year college or university
- Reverse transfer courses, enabling receipt of ACC Associate’s Degree while continuing academic progress at Southwestern University
Program Criteria:
- Current Austin Community College student
- Completed a minimum of 12 semester hours at Austin Community College
- At least a 3.25 GPA
- Pell-eligible
Program Requirements:
● Students will carry a full (at least 12 hour) course load each fall and spring semester
● Students must maintain a 3.25 cumulative GPA and make satisfactory academic progress at ACC
● Participate in civic engagement activities sponsored by the program
● Participate in peer-to-peer mentoring program
● Participate in academic activities on Southwestern’s campus during the summer
● Perform grade checks each semester
Why transfer to Southwestern University?
- Student population of 1350 with average class size of 14
- Nationally ranked Career Services focused on assisting students as they look for jobs upon graduation
- Students can choose from 40 different majors
- Pirate Athletics - NCAA Division III Athletics
- 701-acre sustainable campus in Georgetown, TX
- 90+ student organizations on campus
- Southwestern University is one of the colleges included in an updated edition of the influential book Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think About Colleges. Southwestern was also included in the original publication.
- Southwestern placed in the top 100 colleges and universities in the United States on the Forbes list and second in Texas. Rice University is the only other Texas college − public or private − that ranked in the top 100 on the Forbes list.
