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Baylor University is creating more partnerships with community colleges around the state that will allow those students to transfer seamlessly to the university.

Baylor has signed an agreement to start a Baylor Bound program with Tyler Junior College. Students who are accepted into the program and meet certain grade-point average requirements would receive guaranteed transfer admission to Baylor.

The minimum GPA standard for Tyler students was not available. Students in a similar program through McLennan Community College must maintain a 2.5 GPA.

The effort is meant to make it simpler for the Tyler students to transfer to Baylor. It also helps students who aspire to attend Baylor save money by paying the lower tuition at the community college for up to two years before transitioning to the university.

‘Win-win’

“It makes complete sense from everyone’s perspective here. It’s truly one of those win-win kind of things,” said Wesley Null, Baylor’s vice provost of undergraduate education. “Very, very bright students frequently are choosing to pursue community college, as opposed to university, right out of high school and this just provides them with an opportunity to then go on to Baylor and get their four-year degree.”