{"id":27476,"date":"2024-10-31T14:00:22","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T18:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/?p=27476"},"modified":"2024-10-31T14:06:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T18:06:29","slug":"marshall-university-announces-partnership-with-kanawha-county-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/2024\/10\/marshall-university-announces-partnership-with-kanawha-county-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Marshall University announces partnership with Kanawha County Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Marshall University is proud to announce a joint effort with Kanawha County Schools to simplify the college admission process for high school seniors. The announcement comes amid the statewide College Application and Exploration Week. Through this program, Marshall University will automatically accept any Kanawha County Schools senior in the Class of 2025 with a GPA of 2.5 or greater, with no admissions application required. The new program eliminates the traditional application process, providing a seamless and stress-free transition for students pursuing a four-year degree.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMarshall University is thrilled to partner with Kanawha County Schools on this direct admission policy,\u201d said Brad D. Smith, president of Marshall University. \u201cBy streamlining the path from high school to college, we aim to empower students to pursue their goals with fewer barriers and more confidence. This initiative reflects our belief that every student deserves the opportunity to succeed and thrive in a supportive learning environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kanawha County Schools Superintendent Dr. Tom Williams says he hopes the program will aid the district\u2019s goal of a 60% college-going rate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis innovative partnership with Marshall University will remove stress from the admissions process and will encourage more Kanawha County students to consider a college degree,\u201d said Williams.<\/p>\n<p>Seniors who meet the 2.5 GPA criteria and wish to consider attending Marshall during Fall 2025 can meet with their school counselor to discuss their decision and learn how to enroll. Once parental permission is obtained, the student\u2019s high school will share their academic and contact information with Marshall.<\/p>\n<p>The university will notify eligible students through official letters, simplifying communication and keeping students informed about their acceptance to Marshall University.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marshall University is proud to announce a joint effort with Kanawha County Schools to simplify the college admission process for high school seniors. The announcement comes amid the statewide College Application and Exploration Week. Through this program, Marshall University will automatically accept any Kanawha County Schools senior in the Class of 2025 with a GPA [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":239,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-releases"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/239"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27476"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27476\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27479,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27476\/revisions\/27479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}