Accelerated Degree Agreement Signed with Providence University

The University of Scranton and Providence University, a Catholic co-educational institution in Taichung City, Taiwan, have signed an Accelerated 4+1 Agreement that will allow qualified students at Providence to earn an MBA from Scranton in as little as one year after completing their undergraduate degree. Through the agreement, students can take graduate-level courses at Providence during their senior year, which will be recognized at Scranton and allow the students to earn an MBA from Scranton at an accelerated pace.

Similar to the Jesuit principles of Cura Personalis and educating students to becoming "men and women for others," Providence University is committed to the education of each student as a whole person, striving to assist its students "in the development of lifelong values, research and critical thinking skills so that they may effect positive changes in society." Its school motto is "Virtus cum Scientia" or "Virtue with Knowledge."

Providence University traces its origin to the elementary and high school established in the Henan Province of China in 1921 by the Sisters of Providence. It was one of the first schools for girls in China. During the Communist Party war in China in 1948, the Sisters relocated to Taiwan. Over time, the school developed into a junior college for women, gaining accreditation from the Ministry of Education in 1956. The college continue to grow and establish additional programs at the undergraduate and graduate level. The college gained University status in 1989 and began to enroll men in 1993.

For more than a decade, The University of Scranton has established partnerships with agencies in Taiwan, including with several divisions in the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in New York, the Taiwan Ministry of Education and the Taiwan Ministry of Culture. In 2014, Scranton became the only higher education institution in the world to receive a replica of the Kinmen Peace Bell, which is displayed in the Atrium of the Loyola Science Center. The gift was given as a gesture from Taiwan in honor of the University's charter membership in the Taiwan Academy and its success with its Taiwanese cultural programming and Asian Studies program.

The University also has a 4+1 MBA degree articulation agreement with Fu Jen Catholic University, a Jesuit university in Taiwan.

For additional information about the Accelerated 4+1 Agreement with Providence University, contact Murli Rajan, Ph.D., associate dean, Kania School of Management at [email protected] or 570-941-4208, Ann Pang-White, Ph.D., professor of philosophy and director of Asian Studies at Scranton, at [email protected] or 570-941-6312.