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St. Catharine College reaches ‘teach-out’ agreement with seven Kentucky colleges

Helps students complete degree at another school

St. CATHARINE, Ky. (June 6, 2016) — St. Catharine College, which recently announced it will close at the end of July, has entered “teach-out” agreements with Bellarmine University, Midway University, Georgetown College, Kentucky State University, Spencerian College, Sullivan University and Morehead State University.

A teach-out agreement is “a written agreement between institutions that provides for the equitable treatment of students and a reasonable opportunity for students to complete their program of study if an institution, or an institutional location that provides fifty percent or more of at least one program offered, ceases to operate before all enrolled students have completed their program of study,” according to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.

Programs that “teach out” agreement colleges have in common with St. Catharine are:

Bellarmine University

  • Art
  • Biology
  • Business Administration (Business/Management majors)
  • Criminal Justice
  • Education
  • English
  • Liberal Studies (Liberal Arts)
  • Music
  • Nursing (BSN track)
  • Psychology
  • Sports Administration (Sports Leadership)

Georgetown College

  • Art
  • Athletic Training
  • Biology
  • Business Administration
  • Criminal Justice
  • Education
  • English
  • Management
  • Nursing
  • Sports Administration

Kentucky State University

  • Agriculture, Food, and Environment (AFE) Degree Program
  • Art
  • Biology
  • English
  • Music
  • Psychology
  • Business
  • Management
  • Criminal Justice
  • Education
  • Nursing (Associate)
  • Nursing (RN-BSN)
  • Liberal Studies

Kentucky Wesleyan College

  • Fitness and Sports Management (Athletic Training)
  • Biology
  • Criminal Justice and Criminology
  • Elementary Education
  • English
  • Chemistry with an Environmental Science emphasis (Farming and Ecological Agrarianism)
  • Music, Music Performance or Music Education
  • Art or Graphic Design
  • Health Sciences
  • Theatre arts (Liberal Arts – Humanities)
  • Psychology or Political Science (Liberal Arts – Social Sciences)
  • Biology or Chemistry (Liberal Arts – Natural Sciences)
  • Business Administration (Management)
  • Middle Grades Education (Middle School Education)
  • Pre-Nursing (Nursing – ADN)
  • Psychology
  • Fitness and Sports Management (Sports Leadership)

Midway University

  • Biology
  • Business Administration (Management)
  • Criminal Justice
  • Education
  • English
  • Interdisciplinary Studies (Liberal Arts)
  • Nursing (RN to BSN)
  • Psychology
  • Sports Management (Sports Leadership)
  • Associates in Nursing
  • Associates in Business

Spencerian College

  • Nursing
  • Radiologic Technology
  • Radiographic Science Admin
  • Surgical Technology

Sullivan University

  • Business Administration (BA and AA)
  • Nursing – RN to BSN