UAlbany, College of Saint Rose Reach Agreement to Transfer Student Academic Records

ALBANY, N.Y. (May 22, 2024) — The University at Albany and The College of Saint Rose have reached an agreement to transfer the academic records of current and former Saint Rose students to the University over the course of the next seven months.

Under the agreement, UAlbany will maintain the records in perpetuity, providing continued access to transcripts and other academic records for Saint Rose students and alumni following the college’s closure at the end of the 2023-24 academic year.

“The University at Albany is proud to continue to support our community with this important agreement to retain the academic records of College of Saint Rose students and alumni,” said UAlbany President Havidán Rodríguez. “Through our teach-out agreement, the development of new undergraduate education programs, the hiring of former Saint Rose employees and this new record-retention agreement, UAlbany is stepping up to ensure that Saint Rose’s legacy lives on and that the Capital Region’s higher education needs are met.”

Until the full transfer of records is complete at the end of December, Saint Rose students and alumni who need records for employment or further education can continue to request transcripts from the college by following the directions on the Registrar’s Office Transcript Requests website.

Additional instructions for accessing records will be provided once the transfer is finalized.

“We are grateful for the support University at Albany President Dr. Havidán Rodríguez, Provost Dr. Carol Kim and their colleagues have shown, and continue to show, Saint Rose students and alumni,” said College of Saint Rose President Marcia White. “UAlbany was the first partner to sign a teach-out agreement with Saint Rose, offering at least 85 percent of the College’s undergraduate and graduate programs a degree completion pathway. Throughout this past year, our work with UAlbany has centered on meeting the needs of the Saint Rose community, now and in the future, a testament to our shared commitment to our educational missions and the Capital Region.”

UAlbany was the college’s first partner to sign a teach-out agreement, offering at least 85 percent of Saint Rose’s undergraduate and graduate programs a degree completion pathway. 

In January, the New York State Department of Education approved three new undergraduate teacher certification programs at UAlbany, similar to those offered at the College’s Thelma P. Lally School of Education, to help sustain Saint Rose's legacy as a major pipeline for teachers throughout New York. These programs are critical to addressing the ongoing shortage of teachers regionally and beyond.

Since the teach-out plan was announced, UAlbany has received nearly 300 undergraduate applications and 77 graduate applications from Saint Rose students. Of those, 186 undergraduates and 30 graduate students have submitted deposits confirming they intend to enroll for the Fall 2024 semester.

The preferred deadline to apply to the University is June 1. Saint Rose students who wish to apply can find more information about undergraduate programs here and graduate programs here.

The University is also supporting Saint Rose employees, hiring 16 full-time faculty and staff (eight professional staff and eight instructional staff), as well as two part-time staff, from the college.