Pathway to Purdue Agriculture

Criteria for an Ag Pathway student to transfer from Ivy Tech to Purdue:

  Submit a final high school transcript
  Submit a final Ivy Tech transcript
  Submit any additional transcripts from other institutions attended since high school graduation
  Earn a cumulative 2.5 GPA or better (Some Purdue Agriculture majors may require a higher GPA.)
  Earn at least a 2.0 grade in each course for transfer credit to apply
  Complete four Purdue Agriculture courses on the West Lafayette campus
  Meet high school subject matter expectations

While Ag Pathway students must apply for admission to Purdue as transfer students, they will not need to pay an application fee.

Once transferred, a student pays Purdue's tuition rates and receives financial aid from Purdue.

All Purdue Agriculture majors are eligible for the Pathway to Purdue Agriculture program.

Ag Pathway is considered a 2-year program, so students can remain in the program for up to 2 years. However, some students may apply to transfer full-time to Purdue after only 1 year (often depending on the total number of college credits earned, the sequence of the Purdue classes needed for the Purdue Ag major, and the status of meeting Purdue’s transfer admission requirements).

Ag Pathway students work with their assigned College of Agriculture Academic Advisor to determine when to apply to transfer from the Pathway to Purdue Agriculture program to the College of Agriculture at Purdue.

A student is program-ready for the Pathway to Purdue Agriculture program when Ivy Tech's requirements (as determined by PSAT/SAT, ACT, Knowledge Assessment, or previous college coursework) are met to waive Academic Skills Achievement (ASA) courses in reading, writing, and math. The student must be placed into English Composition (ENGL111) for reading and writing, and MATH043 (Intermediate Algebra) or higher for math. Course placement and Knowledge Assessment information can be reviewed at www.ivytech.edu/admissions/course-placement/.

For continued eligibility, the student will:

• Maintain registration of 12 credit hours, including one course at Purdue University;
• Meet jointly with the appropriate Ivy Tech and Purdue College of Agriculture academic advisors;
• Participate in community-building and academic-support activities (a list of these activities will be provided each semester);
• Maintain a cumulative 2.5 grade point average at each institution (If a student falls below a 2.5 GPA, an academic success plan must be approved by both academic advisors);
• Earn at least a 2.0 grade in each course for transfer credit to apply.

As a degree-seeking Ivy Tech student in Pathway to Purdue Agriculture, you will apply for financial aid through Ivy Tech's Financial Aid Office. When completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), list Ivy Tech as your first school (Ivy Tech's School Code: 009917) and then include Purdue West Lafayette as your second school (Purdue West Lafayette School Code: 001825). To be considered for financial aid, college students must complete a FAFSA each year.

The Bursar's Office at Purdue works with the Financial Aid department at Ivy Tech to notify Ivy Tech of the enrollment hours at Purdue and if the student has housing fees at Purdue. The budget at Ivy Tech will then be increased as needed to reflect the need for additional aid for housing or if the student qualifies for state aid for enrollment hours and costs.

  If a student is expecting scholarships at Purdue, they will need to notify us via email (facontact@purdue.edu) so that the Division of Financial Aid can authorize the aid manually.

Both Ivy Tech and the Purdue College of Agriculture continue to seek additional scholarship support for Ag Pathway students.

The Learning Community ties together classroom learning with out-of-class experiences while being supported by your faculty. You also have the opportunity to participate in a residential aspect of the Learning Community, as all Ag Pathway students who live on campus will live together in the UR Boiler Apartments or Hawkins Hall. You will participate in classes together, get to know one another, learn about the resources available to you at Purdue University and Ivy Tech Community College, and participate in some fun events & activities! Living together will also give you the opportunity to form study groups, interact with faculty where you live, and have additional resources in faculty fellows as well as a resident assistant.

  Ag Pathway students living in University Residences at Purdue are typically placed in either the UR Boiler Apartments located at 333 South Grant Street and 410 Steely Street OR Hawkins Hall located at 430 Wood Street.

  A HOUSING CONTRACT must be signed by the new student housing contract deadline April 15 at 11:59 PM EDT (strict deadline!).

• Indicate your preferred room type when completing the Housing Contract. If you want UR Boiler Apartments, list “Apartment with AC” as your first choice; if you want Hawkins Hall, list “Double with AC or Single with AC” as your first choice. You need to rank all of your room type preferences.
• Each unit at the Grant/Steely Apartments has a full kitchen. Rooms in Hawkins Hall do not have kitchens.   
  

  While each apartment unit has a full kitchen, you will also need to purchase a Meal Plan to eat in any of the Purdue Dining & Catering facilities, www.dining.purdue.edu (see "Residential Dining and Meal Plans" for choices and details).

  If you have questions regarding this process, please contact Learning Communities at (765)-494-2020 or learningcommunities@purdue.edu. More information about University Residences can be found online at www.housing.purdue.edu. 

COMPLETE THE Ag PATHWAY APPLICATION

  Be sure to submit transcripts to complete your application.

Apply to Ivy Tech Lafayette

 

  Be sure to submit transcripts to complete your application.