PATHWAY AGREEMENT
PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
AND
SUNY BROOME COMMUNITY COLLEGE
This Pathway Agreement establishes a mechanism for students of SUNY Broome Community College to
earn credit for the below defined coursework at Pennsylvania College of Technology.
SUNY BROOME COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Coursework
Penn College Credits
Dental Hygiene A.S. Degree AND current dental
hygiene licensure
47 DEN Credits*
* BIO115, BIO125, and BIO201 will be waived for any student not already satisfying these courses through
transfer credits. This is in addition to the 47 credits awarded based on the professional credential.
Transfer Credit for General Education Courses Completed as Part of Associate Degree
Per Penn College’s protocols for transfer students with earned associate’s degrees, Penn College will
satisfy the following Dental Hygiene bachelor-degree general education requirements based on
completion of the SUNY BROOME COMMUNITY COLLEGE associate’s degree:
PCT Dental Hygiene Requirement
SUNY BROOME COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Associate - Basis for Transfer
ENL111 – English Composition I
Any freshman composition/writing course
(currently listed as ENGL110)
SPC101 – Fundamentals of Speech
Any speech/communications course (currently
listed as SPK106)
SSP – Core Social Science Perspective
Any introductory/general psychology or
sociology courses at the 100-level or higher
(currently listed as SOC110 or SOC111)
Possible total credits based on associate-degree general education: 9 credits
Additional Transfer Credit (if applicable)
In addition to the program-specific credits and transfer based on the earned associate’s degree,
students may be eligible to receive transfer credit for specific courses per Penn College’s Transfer
Course Equivalency Database (https://as400sec.pct.edu/CourseCrosswalk/).
At the present time, the courses below are required by SUNY BROOME COMMUNITY COLLEGE’s dental
hygiene major and are listed as equivalent to Penn College courses required in the bachelor’s degree;
that list may change over time and additional courses can be evaluated for equivalency upon request.
SUNY BROOME COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Penn College
Course
Credits
Credits
ENG220: Communicating About
Ideas and Values
3
3
PSY110: General Psychology
3
3
Additional Transfer Information
• Individuals must provide an official transcript of all college coursework and any other supporting
materials required for the major.
• Students must have gained admission to Penn College and met placement requirements.
• Students must complete all coursework with a grade of C or better (2.0 or better on a 4.0 scale).
• Penn College will only consider those credits earned through SUNY Broome Community College
for the terms of this agreement. Students must request transcripts from additional institutions
to be evaluated on an individual basis at Penn College.
• Students must complete a minimum of 36 credits at Penn College for coursework prescribed in
the final four semesters of the student’s baccalaureate profile, a prescribed course sequence for
completion of a specific major.
Agreement formalized June 2022