LBCC + Western Oregon University

University Partnerships Office

Albany Campus
Takena Hall, Room 211
dpp@linnbenton.edu
541-917-4237
 

 

Get the best of both worlds. Run as a Roadrunner and a Wolf.

 

 

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Affordable

Save thousands of dollars on tuition. Same WOU degree but with big savings.

Flexible

Take advantage of classes, social opportunities, and academic resources at both schools.

Small Class Sizes

Build an excellent academic foundation with average class sizes of 18:1 and qualified instructors.

 

 

  • Live on campus at WOU and take classes at LBCC.
  • Apply for scholarships at both schools.
  • Use Oregon Promise for classes at LBCC.

 

Dual-enrollment has something for everyone. Get started today!

 

WOU-Bound Students

If you want to be one of the WOU Wolves and dual-enroll with LBCC, you will fill out a single application that will simultaneously admit you to WOU and to LBCC.

To find out if you are eligible to apply to WOU, see WOU's admissions requirements for freshman or WOU's admissions requirements for transfer students. If it turns out that you are not yet eligible, it's easy to get started at LBCC and then apply to DPP after completing 36 graded transferable credits, completing your basic writing class (WR 121z) with a grade of C or better, completing either MTH 105z or MTH 111z with a grade of C or better, and earning a minimum GPA of 2.25 (you may be conditionally admitted with in-progress math and writing courses; the condition would be to complete the in-progress courses with the C- or better prior to first term).

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Current WOU Students

Ready to become a DPP student? It’s pretty painless. You simply submit an application through your WOU portal under the "Financial Aid" tab.

Here are the key steps to getting financial aid while dual-enrolled.

  1. Choose which school will be awarding your financial aid. We call this the “home school.” There are several things to consider with this decision.
    • Some key points to keep in mind:
      • It’s possible to change your home school before each term, but it’s best to choose it once in the fall and leave it, since you will have to be re-awarded an aid package each time you change it. If you need to change your home school, log into the WOU portal and submit the Degree Partnership Program - Change Home School form.
      • You need to take at least six credits per term at your home school.
      • If you’re starting in on your 300- or 400-level courses at WOU, then you must choose WOU as your home school because LBCC cannot award aid for upper-division course work.
  2. Make sure that your home school is listed on your FAFSA. If you need to edit your FAFSA to add it, that’s no problem! OSU’s school code is 003209, and LBCC’s is 006938.
  3. Once you have a home school, our financial aid offices will share information on how many credits you are registered for at each school, and your aid package will be based on your total credits.
  4. Our billing systems are not connected, so you need to remember to pay your bill at whichever institution is not your home school. You might have a refund from financial aid at your home school, which you can use to pay your bill at the other school. Visit WOU Financial Aid.

 

WOU-Bound Students

The short answer is: as soon as you are eligible. This way, if WOU's programs change some of their requirements, you will not have to re-take classes. As a DPP student, you are an WOU student and will earn catalog rights once you have taken your first credit at WOU.

At the very latest, you should apply about a month prior to the start of the term you'd like to begin taking classes at WOU.

When applying, request any official transcripts to be sent to WOU for all of your college course work (all official transcripts need to come directly from the school that awarded the credits regardless if LBCC has received/evaluated them). LBCC will not automatically send transcripts to WOU for the application process; they need to be requested. If you completed the foreign language requirement by taking two years of foreign language in high school, you will need to have your official high school transcripts sent to WOU as well.

As a current LBCC student transitioning to WOU, you will not be required to take additional placement tests.

WOU evaluates all DPP applications. For transfer students, WOU is looking at the following criteria:

  • Completed 36 transferable, college-level credits
  • Completed WR 121z with a grade of C or better***
  • Completed MTH 105z or MTH 111z with a grade of C or better***
  • Earn a GPA of 2.25 or higher

***You may be conditionally admitted with in-progress math and writing courses. The condition would be to complete the in-progresses courses with the C- or better prior to first term.

WOU will notify students of admission once they have evaluated all transcripts. This can take four to six weeks. Keep an eye out on the email used to set up the application. If WOU feels your application is incomplete (for example, they have not received official transcripts from a school), they will send you an email requesting the required information.

All OSU students are required to pay this fee the first term they enroll in classes at OSU.

Fee payment information can be found on WOU's Accounting & Business Services.

You must sign up to attend an orientation session prior to the term that you are planning on taking classes at WOU. During the summer, there are several SOAR orientation sessions for transfer students. Between terms, there will be at least one session as well. During the orientation, you will learn about transitional resources at WOU, meet with an WOU advisor, and be assigned to the time you may register for any WOU classes.

See your LBCC advisor regularly! Meeting with an WOU advisor at our office is another great way to be reassured that you are on-track. Following the catalog plan of study for an AAOT degree will also ensure that your courses transfer to WOU. We also have some transfer guides that can be used as an additional reference, although there is no substitute for meeting with your advisor.

 

Current WOU Students

Currently enrolled WOU students and new students planning to attend a SOAR session at WOU are not required to attend an orientation at LBCC. We do, however, have different policies and systems here than at WOU, and it pays for you to be familiar with these. 

Once we have your account set up, you will receive an email with your LBCC ID number and a claim code to set up your single sign-sn password for Webrunner. In Webrunner, under the "Student" tab, you'll see the "Registration" link. Use that to register for classes.

While the credits you're taking at both schools are added together to show your full load, our billing systems are not connected. WOU will not send LBCC money directly -- it is your responsibility to pay your bill at LBCC. LBCC offers multiple ways to pay.

You can re-take a class that you failed, and when you pass that class at LBCC, it can meet graduation or program requirements at WOU. However, you cannot replace the grade you got at WOU with the grade you got at LBCC (or vice verse). Grade replacements can only happen within the same institution. Generally, we tell students to re-take the class they failed at the institution they originally took the class at.

Although all classes are different, the short answer is no. When a class counts at both institutions, it's because both schools have reviewed the class and found that it leads to students reaching the same learning outcomes. Classes at LBCC are often smaller, which means that you get more interaction with the instructor, and the instructor can assign more grading-intensive projects. This means that classes at LBCC are just as hard, if not harder, than the same class at WOU.

Meeting with an WOU advisor at our office is a great way to be reassured that you are on-track. Following the catalog plan of study for an AAOT degree will also ensure that your courses transfer to WOU. Many programs have developed advising guides that list courses beyond those included in the AS that will transfer to WOU in your major (ask your advisor!).