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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Cedarville, OH) According to a release today from Cedarville University in Cedarville, Ohio, students and professionals pursuing a career in health care, higher education or cybersecurity now have a clearer path as the result of three new agreements between Cedarville University and Geneva College in Beaver Falls. The first is an agreement of post-graduate affiliation between Geneva College and Cedarville University will provide admission that is preferred and benefits of enrollment to students of Geneva College entering the professional health care program of Cedarville University. Eligible programs include athletic trainingnursing,  pharmacy and physician assistant studies. Students from Geneva College who meet the criteria of admissions for Cedarville University may receive priority scholarships, interviews that are guaranteed and other support that is personalized for them. According to that same aforementioned release from Cedarville University, as part of the agreement, Geneva students admitted to Cedarville’s PharmD program will receive benefits including scholarships and access to mentoring and support resources and similar benefits are extended across other programs, with guaranteed admission for Master of Athletic Training and Master of Science in Nursing candidates and preferred review for Doctor of Nursing Practice applicants. Cedarville University alumni and staff that are interested in higher education careers can get tuition that is discounted for the Master of Arts in Higher Education program at Geneva College in another separate agreement between the two colleges. Employees of Cedarville University are eligible for a tuition remission of 25%, and alumni of Cedarville University will receive a discount of 10% for a remission of tuition. The final agreement between Geneva College and Cedarville University is that students that complete the graduate-level certificate in Cybersecurity Management at Cedarville University may transfer up to credit hours totaling twelve toward the Master of Science Cybersecurity program at Geneva College. This Master of Science Cybersecurity program at Geneva College is online fully for students. Students who are interested in what this agreement entails need to earn a grade of at least a “B” or higher in certificate courses that are specified and meet requirements of admissions for the graduate program at Geneva College, who will provide the 21 credit hours remaining, along with advising for academics and support services for students.