KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The University of Tennessee is ramping up its efforts to help a growing number of transfer students.
The Knoxville News Sentinel reports the school had roughly 1,200 transfer students in the 2014-15 academic year. That number is only expected to grow as Tennessee Promise students begin finishing their first two years at community colleges.
Kari Alldredge is interim associate provost for enrollment management. She said UT placed regional recruiting representatives in Memphis, Nashville and East Tennessee last year. These representatives start working with potential transfer students early on to make sure their credits will transfer.
The school also piloted a transfer transition guide with Pellissippi State Community College that helps transfer students have an eight-semester plan. That version is expanding to other local community colleges next year.
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