Pathway to Purdue is a partnership between the Purdue University College of Agriculture and Ivy Tech Community College-Lafayette designed to help make higher education even more accessible to Indiana students. The program allows Ivy Tech students to co-enroll at Purdue in preparation for an undergraduate degree in the College of Agriculture. Pathway students will take courses simultaneously at both institutions with the goal of earning a Bachelor of Science degree in agriculture from Purdue.

Students will participate in activities to support their academic development and have all the benefits of full-time students at both institutions. On the Purdue campus that includes access to libraries, student housing, recreational facilities($45 additional fee), computer labs, student organizations, and athletic events.

The program is expected to serve approximately 30 students in 2010-11, its inaugural year. At this time, Pathway to Purdue is limited to students who wish to study agriculture.

Pathway students will take the majority of their general education courses as full-time students at Ivy Tech. Concurrently, they will take at least one course each fall and spring semester as non-degree-seeking students at Purdue.

Transportation

Pathway students who live in Purdue student residences will have access to residence hall parking permits as well as free access to Greater Lafayette's CityBus public transportation system.

Transferring to Purdue

Criteria for a Pathway student to transfer from Ivy Tech to Purdue:

• Completed the requirements for an associate degree in agriculture at Ivy Tech
• Submitted a final high school transcript
• Submitted a final Ivy Tech transcript
• Submitted any additional transcripts from other institutions attended since high school graduation
• Earned a cumulative 2.5 GPA or better (Some Purdue Agriculture majors may require a higher GPA.)
• Earned at least a 2.0 grade in each course at each institution
• Completed four Purdue agriculture courses on the West Lafayette campus

While Pathway students must apply for admission to Purdue as transfer students, they will not need to pay an application fee. If students meet all of the criteria above, admission into Purdue's College of Agriculture is guaranteed.

Once students have transferred, they pay Purdue’s tuition rates and receive financial aid from Purdue.