Approved Articulation Agreements
Articulation Agreements
Saint Francis University has the following articulation agreements in place. Questions on articulation agreements should be directed to the specific academic program listed.
| Affiliated Institution | Academic Program | Date of Agreement | Description |
| Admiral Peary Area Vocational Technical School | Undergraduate Transfer - Select Programs | 2024 | Articulation agreement between SFU and Admiral Peary Area Vocational Technical School (APAVTS) is designed to provide a seamless transfer from postsecondary programs offered at APAVTS into the Associate of Applied Science is Specialized Studies or one of the other associate or bachelor degree programs offered through the Division of Professional Studies at SFU. |
| Allegany College of Maryland Paradigms | Undergraduate Transfer - Select Programs | 2021 | Articulation agreement between SFU, Division of Professional Studies and Allegany College of Maryland (ACM) to facilitate the transfer of between associate degree programs at ACM into the baccalaureate degree programs offered through DPS, SFU. |
| Bedford County Technical Center | Undergraduate Transfer - Select Programs | 2024 | Articulation agreement between SFU and Bedford County Technical Center (CTC) is designed to provide a seamless transfer from postsecondary programs offered at Bedford CTC into the Associate of Applied Science in Specialized Studies or one of the other associate or bachelor degree programs offered through the Division of Professional Studies at SFU. |
| Career Institute of Technology | Undergraduate - Select Programs | 2024 | Articulation agreement between SFU and Career Institute of Technology is designed to provide a seamless transfer from postsecondary programs offered at APAVTS into the Associate of Applied Science is Specialized Studies or one of the other associate or bachelor degree programs offered through the Division of Professional Studies at SFU. |
| Changzhou University (CHINA) | Undergraduate Transfer | 2021 | Transfer articulation agreement to allow Changzhou University (CZU) students to transfer to SFU to complete their bachelor of science degree in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering. (Bachelor’s degree from SFU.) |
| Chester County Technical College High School Campuses | Undergraduate Transfer - Select Programs | 2024 | Articulation agreement between SFU and Chester County Technical College High School is designed to provide a seamless transfer from postsecondary programs offered at APAVTS into the Associate of Applied Science is Specialized Studies or one of the other associate or bachelor degree programs offered through the Division of Professional Studies at SFU. |
| Clearfield County Career and Technology Center | Undergraduate Transfer - Select Programs | 2024 | Articulation agreement between SFU and Clearfield County Career and Technical Center is designed to provide a seamless transfer from postsecondary programs offered at APAVTS into the Associate of Applied Science is Specialized Studies or one of the other associate or bachelor degree programs offered through the Division of Professional Studies at SFU. |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center | Medical Technology/Medical Laboratory | 2019 | Affiliation agreement between SFU and Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, dba Conemaugh School of Medical Technology, to provide a medical technology/medical laboratory science program (3+1) leading to a Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology/Medical Laboratory degree. (BS from SFU.) |
| Dauphin County Technical School | Undergraduate Transfer - Select Programs | 2024 | Articulation agreement between SFU and Dauphin County Technical School is designed to provide a seamless transfer from postsecondary programs offered at APAVTS into the Associate of Applied Science is Specialized Studies or one of the other associate or bachelor degree programs offered through the Division of Professional Studies at SFU. |
| Delaware County Technical High Schools | Undergraduate Transfer - Select Programs | 2024 | Articulation agreement between SFU and Delaware County Technical High Schools is designed to provide a seamless transfer from postsecondary programs offered at APAVTS into the Associate of Applied Science is Specialized Studies or one of the other associate or bachelor degree programs offered through the Division of Professional Studies at SFU. |
| Drexel University, Thomas R. Kline School of Law | Law | 2019 | Articulation agreement between SFU and Drexel University, Thomas R. Kline School of Law, to provide an early admission (3+3) program leading to the baccalaureate and Juris Doctor (JD) degrees. (BS from SFU; JD from Drexel University.) |
| Dubois Business College | Undergraduate Transfer | 2014 | Articulation agreement between SFU and Dubois Business College (DBC) to allow for seamless transition for students from DBC to SFU and guarantee admittance and transfer scholarships provided performance standards are met at DBC. (Bachelor’s degree from SFU.) |
| Duquesne University | Law | 1999 | Articulation agreement between SFU and Duquesne University School of Law to provide an early admission (3+3) program leading to the baccalaureate and Juris Doctor (JD) degrees. (BS from SFU; JD from Duquesne.) |
| Duquesne University | Pharmacy | 2015 | Affiliation agreement between SFU and Duquesne School of Pharmacy to provide a joint undergraduate/professional program (3+3/3+4 Early Acceptance Program) of education leading to the Doctor of Pharmacy degree (PharmD). (BS from SFU; PharmD from Duquesne.) |
| Franciscan University at Steubenville | TOR Affiliate Program | 2009 | Cooperative agreement between SFU and Franciscan University of Steubenville, Steubenville, OH, that allows qualified SFU students the opportunity to transfer and participate in the TOR Affiliate Program at Franciscan University at Steubenville. |
| Franciscan University at Steubenville | Environmental Engineering | 2019 | Articulation agreement between SFU and Franciscan University of Steubenville (Franciscan), Steubenville, OH, that allows a seamless educational path starting with a Franciscan Associate of Science in Natural and Applied Science degree and leading to the completion of a SFU B.S. in Environmental Engineering degree. |
| Franklin County Career and Technology Center | Undergraduate - Select Programs | 2024 | Articulation agreement between SFU and Franklin County Career & Technology Center is designed to provide a seamless transfer from postsecondary programs offered at APAVTS into the Associate of Applied Science is Specialized Studies or one of the other associate or bachelor degree programs offered through the Division of Professional Studies at SFU. |
| Fulton County Area Vocational Technical School | Undergraduate Transfer - Select Programs | 2024 | Articulation agreement between SFU and Fulton County Area Vocational Technical School is designed to provide a seamless transfer from postsecondary programs offered at APAVTS into the Associate of Applied Science is Specialized Studies or one of the other associate or bachelor degree programs offered through the Division of Professional Studies at SFU. |
| Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center | Undergraduate Transfer - Select Programs | 2024 | Articulation agreement between SFU and Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center is designed to provide a seamless transfer from postsecondary programs offered at APAVTS into the Associate of Applied Science is Specialized Studies or one of the other associate or bachelor degree programs offered through the Division of Professional Studies at SFU. |
| The Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center | Undergraduate -Select Programs | 2024 | Articulation agreement between SFU and Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center is designed to provide a seamless transfer from postsecondary programs offered at APAVTS into the Associate of Applied Science is Specialized Studies or one of the other associate or bachelor degree programs offered through the Division of Professional Studies at SFU. |
| Harrisburg University of Science and Technology | Computer Science | 2011 | Affiliation agreement between SFU and Harrisburg University of Science and Technology for co-enrollment of students and to coordinate their respective degree programs of study and courses leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Sciences – New Media Design and Production. (BS from SFU.) |
| Huntingdon County Career and Technology Center | Undergraduate Transfer - Select Programs | 2024 | Articulation agreement between SFU and Huntingdon County Career and Technology Center is designed to provide a seamless transfer from postsecondary programs offered at APAVTS into the Associate of Applied Science is Specialized Studies or one of the other associate or bachelor degree programs offered through the Division of Professional Studies at SFU. |
Indiana County Technology Center
| Undergraduate Transfer - Select Programs | 2024 | Articulation agreement between SFU and Indiana County Technology Center is designed to provide a seamless transfer from postsecondary programs offered at ICTC into the Associate of Applied Science is Specialized Studies or one of the other associate or bachelor degree programs offered through the Division of Professional Studies at SFU. |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania | Exercise Physiology | 2024 | Articulation agreement between SFU and Indiana University of Pennsylvania to provide a seamless transfer of SFU's School of Health Sciences & Education's highly qualified Exercise Physiology graduates to the M.S. in Athletic Training, offered by IUP's Department of Allied and Public Health. |
| Juniata College - Raystown Field Station | Biology | 2008 | Cooperative agreement between SFU and Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA, to provide the opportunity for students at both institutions to reside and carry out a period of study (one semester) at Raystown Field Station under conditions which normally pertain there. |
| Keller Graduate School of Management | Master of Business Administration | 2000 | Articulation agreement between SFU and Keller Graduate School of Management to provide graduate transfer credit opportunities to students enrolled in the Master of Business Administration program who successfully complete the Keller CPA or CMA/CFM Exam Preparation course sequence. |
| Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine | Biology/Pre-Professional | 2020 | Affiliation agreement between SFU and Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) to provide a joint undergraduate/professional program of education (Early Acceptance Program) leading to the Doctor of Dental Medicine (DO) degree. (BS in Biology from SFU; DMD from LECOM.) |
| Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine | Biology/Pre-Professional | 2020 | Affiliation agreement between SFU and Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) to provide a joint undergraduate/professional program (Early Acceptance Program) leading to the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree. LECOM campuses are in Erie, PA, Greensburg, PA, or Bradenton, FL. (BS in Biology from SFU; DO from LECOM.) |
| Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine | Biology/Pre-Professional | 2020 | Affiliation agreement between SFU and Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) School of Pharmacy to provide a joint undergraduate/professional program (Early Acceptance Program) of education leading to the Doctor of Pharmacy degree (PharmD). (BS from SFU; PharmD from LECOM.) |
| Mifflin County Academy of Science and Technology | Undergraduate - Select Programs | 2024 | Articulation agreement between SFU and Mifflin County Academy of Science and Technology is designed to provide a seamless transfer from postsecondary programs offered at APAVTS into the Associate of Applied Science is Specialized Studies or one of the other associate or bachelor degree programs offered through the Division of Professional Studies at SFU. |
| Mount Aloysius College | Master of Science in Nursing | 2018 | Dual Admission Agreement between SFU and Mount Aloysius College (MAC), Cresson, PA, that provides a seamless transition between the MAC RN-BSN program to SFU MSN Leadership/Education Concentration program with maximum use of previous credits. |
| Mount Aloysius College | Master of Occupational Therapy | 2013 | Articulation agreement between SFU and Mount Aloysius College (MAC), Cresson, PA, that allows up to two MAC students to matriculate into the Master of Occupational Therapy program. (BS from MAC after year 4; Master of Occupational Therapy degree from SFU after year 5.) |
| Mount Aloysius College | Behavioral Science, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology | 2019 | Dual Admission Agreement between SFU and Mount Aloysius College (MAC), Cresson, PA, that provides a seamless transition between the SFU Behavioral Science, Psychology, Social Work and Sociology programs and the MAC Masters in Community Counseling program. |
| Mount Aloysius College | Graduate Education | 2019 | Dual Admission Agreement between SFU and Mount Aloysius College (MAC), Cresson, PA, that provides a seamless transition between MAC Education program to SFU M.Ed. program with maximum use of previous credits. Pertains to all graduate Education programs and certificates offered by SFU. |
| North Montco Technical Career Center | Undergraduate - Select Programs | 2024 | Articulation agreement between SFU and North Montco Technical Career Center is designed to provide a seamless transfer from postsecondary programs offered at APAVTS into the Associate of Applied Science is Specialized Studies or one of the other associate or bachelor degree programs offered through the Division of Professional Studies at SFU. |
| Northumberland County Career and Technology Center | Undergraduate - Select Programs | 2024 | Articulation agreement between SFU and Northumberland County Career and Technology Center is designed to provide a seamless transfer from postsecondary programs offered at APAVTS into the Associate of Applied Science is Specialized Studies or one of the other associate or bachelor degree programs offered through the Division of Professional Studies at SFU. |
| Pennsylvania Highlands Community College | Undergraduate Transfer | 2024 | Articulation agreement (3+1) between SFU, Division of Professional Studies (DPS) and Pennsylvania Highlands Community College (PHCC) to enhance the transferability between the associate degree programs at PHCC into the baccalaureate degree programs offered through DPS, SFU. |
| Pennsylvania State University (The) | Engineering | 2009 | Affiliation agreement between SFU and The Pennsylvania State University Colleges of Engineering and Earth and Mineral Sciences (PSU) to provide a program designed to prepare students with a liberal arts background for a professional career in a branch of engineering. After successfully completing three years in the pre-engineering program at SFU, the qualified student transfers to PSU to complete the final two years of the program. (BA in Engineering from SFU after year 4; BS in Engineering from PSU after year 5.) |
| Pennsylvania State University (The) | Chemistry | 2020 | Affiliation agreement between SFU and The Pennsylvania State University (PSU) to provide a program designed for students who pursue the Nanotechnology concentration to spend one spring semester (their junior or senior year) at PSU’s University Park Campus to complete coursework in PSU’s nanofabrication facilities. (Certificate from PSU Center for Nanotechnology Education and Utilization upon successful completion; BS in Chemistry from SFU.)ween SFU and Pierpont Community & Technical College to enhance transferability into SFU’s baccalaureate degree prog |
| Pennsylvania State University (The) | Doctor of Physical Therapy | 2024 | Articulation agreement between SFU and Pennsylvania State University (University Park Campus) {PSU}, that allows up to three PSU students to matriculate into the Doctor of Physical Therapy program. (BS from PSU after year 4; Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from SFU after additional 3 years.) |
| Pittsburgh Technical Institute | Undergraduate Transfer | 2014 | Articulation agreement between SFU and Pittsburgh Technical Institute (PTI) to enhance the transferability between the associate degree programs at PTI into the baccalaureate degree programs at SFU. Allows for seamless transition for students from PTI to SFU and guarantees admittance and transfer scholarships provided performance standards are met at PTI. (Bachelor’s degree from SFU.) |
| Point Park University | Nursing | 2024 | Articulation agreement between SFU Department of Nursing and Point Park University, that provides that PPU academic course work is transferable toward an approved second degree/accelerated SFU program in nursing. |
| Providence University (Taiwan) | Student Exchange | 2015 | An Exchange Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding between SFU and Providence University (Taiwan) to facilitate the exchange of students and scholars, and to establish specific educational relations and cooperation between the two institutions in order to promote academic linkages and to enrich the understanding of the culture of the two countries concerned. |
| Reading Hospital | Medical Laboratory Science | 2020 | Affiliation agreement between SFU and Reading Hospital, located in West Reading, PA, to provide a medical laboratory science program (3+1) leading to a Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science degree. (BS from SFU.) |
| Salus University - Pennsylvania College of Optometry | Biology/Pre-Professional | 2019 | Affiliation agreement between SFU and Salus University Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO) to provide a joint undergraduate/professional program (3+4 Accelerated Program in Optometry). The Doctor of Optometry (OD) degree will be conferred after successful completion of the 4th year at PCO. |
| Somerset County Technology Center | Undergraduate Transfer - Select Programs | 2024 | Articulation agreement between SFU and Somerset County Technology Center is designed to provide a seamless transfer from postsecondary programs offered at APAVTS into the Associate of Applied Science is Specialized Studies or one of the other associate or bachelor degree programs offered through the Division of Professional Studies at SFU. |
| South Hills School of Business and Technology | Undergraduate Transfer - Select Programs | 2020 | Affiliation agreement between SFU and South Hills School of Business and Technology (SHSBT) to enhance the transferability between the associate degree programs at SHSBT into the baccalaureate degree programs offered through Division of Professional Studies at SFU. |
| St. Bonaventure University | Doctor of Physical Therapy | 2015 | Articulation agreement between SFU and St. Bonaventure University (SBU), that allows up to three SBU students to matriculate into the Doctor of Physical Therapy program.(BS from SBU after year 4; Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from SFU after additional 3 years.) |
| St. Christopher's Hospital for Children | Medical Laboratory Science | 2020 | Affiliation agreement between SFU and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA, to provide a medical laboratory science program (3+1) leading to a Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science degree. (BS from SFU.) |
| Temple University - Kornberg School of Dentistry | Biology/Pre-Professional | 2011 | Affiliation agreement between SFU and Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry to provide an accelerated undergraduate/professional program (3+4) leading to the Baccalaureate and Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) degrees. TO END 2019. TEMPLE WILL HONOR AGREEMENT FOR ANY ELIGIBLE STUDENT ENTERING ADMISSIONS CYCLE FALL 2018. |
| University of Pittsburgh - Swanson School of Engineering | Engineering | 2014 | Affiliation agreement between SFU and University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering designed to facilitate the transfer of students to pursue dual baccalaureate degrees from the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering and SFU. After successfully completing three years in the pre-engineering program at SFU, the qualified student transfers to University of Pittsburgh to complete the final two years (minimum) of the program. (BA in Engineering from SFU after year 4; BS in Engineering from University of Pittsburgh after year 5.) |
| University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC Altoona) | Medical Laboratory Science | 2019 | Affiliation agreement between SFU and UPMC Altoona School of Medical Technology to provide a medical technology/medical laboratory science program (3+1) leading to a Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science degree. (BS from SFU.) |
| UPMC Chautauqua WCA | Medical Laboratory Science | 2017 | Affiliation agreement between SFU and UPMC Chautauqua WCA, Jamestown, NY to provide a medical laboratory science program (3+1) leading to a Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science degree. (BS from SFU.) |
| UPMC Williamsport | Medical Laboratory Science | 2020 | Affiliation agreement between SFU and UPMC Williamsport, located in Williamsport, PA, to provide a medical laboratory science program (3+1) leading to a Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science degree. (BS from SFU.) |
| University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown | Shields School of Business (MBA, MHRM, and MA in Strategic Leadership) | 2023 | Articulation agreement between the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown and SFU facilitating the seamless transition of qualified University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown business graduates to select Shields School of Business graduate programs |
| University of St. Francis | Semester in France | 2009 | Affiliation agreement between SFU and University of St. Francis (USF), Joliet, IL, for USF students to participate in SFU’s Semester in France program. |
| Undergraduate Transfer - Select Programs | 2020 | Articulation agreement between SFU and West Virginia Junior College (WVJC), United Career Institute (UCI), and Ohio Valley College of Technology (OVCT), to enhance the transferability between the associate degree programs at WVJC, UCI, and OVCT into the baccalaureate degree programs offered through the Division of Professional Studies at SFU. (Bachelor’s degree from SFU.) | |
| Western Area Career and Technology Center | Undergraduate - Select Programs | 2024 | Articulation agreement between SFU and Western Area Career & Technology Center is designed to provide a seamless transfer from postsecondary programs offered at APAVTS into the Associate of Applied Science is Specialized Studies or one of the other associate or bachelor degree programs offered through the Division of Professional Studies at SFU. |
| Western Montgomery Career & Technology Center | Undergraduate Transfer - Select Programs | 2024 | Articulation agreement between SFU and Western Montgomery Career & Technology Center is designed to provide a seamless transfer from postsecondary programs offered at APAVTS into the Associate of Applied Science is Specialized Studies or one of the other associate or bachelor degree programs offered through the Division of Professional Studies at SFU. |
| Westmoreland County Community College | Undergraduate Transfer - Select Programs | 2025 | Articulation agreement between Saint Francis University (SFU), Division of Professional Studies (DPS), and Westmoreland County Community College (WCCC), to facilitate the transfer of graduates of WCCC into the baccalaureate degree programs offered through DPS, SFU. |
Saint Francis University participates in The Council of Independent Colleges Online Course Sharing Consortium through Acadeum. This arrangement provides opportunities for students to take online courses offered by other regionally accredited institutions.
Through Acadeum, additional agreements have been made with Austin Community College, Colorado State University Global Campus, Community College of Baltimore County, Jacksonville College, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, and Western Texas College.
Web page last updated on 2/20/2025