Polk State and Florida Poly expand STEM bachelor’s degree pathways

Polk State College students will have a new path to earn bachelor’s degrees in engineering, computer science and other STEM fields through an expanded partnership with Florida Polytechnic University.The institutions signed an articulation agreement Thursday establishing the Eagle to Phoenix Pathway program.Under the agreement, students can earn an Associate in Arts degree and complete the required prerequisites at Polk State before transferring into one of 10 bachelor’s degree programs at Florida Poly.The eligible programs are:Aerospace engineering Applied mathematics Civil engineering Computer engineering Computer science Cybersecurity Electrical engineering Environmental engineering Mechanical engineering Physics The agreement expands a partnership established in 2019 that provided a transfer pathway into one Florida Poly bachelor’s degree program.The new pathway goes beyond Florida’s statewide 2+2 system, which guarantees students with associate degrees admission to a state universi