Beginning in fall 2011, high-achieving freshmen entering Macomb Community College and Macomb transfer students will have an opportunity to join the Irvin D. Reid Honors College of Wayne State University. The provosts of Macomb and WSU are expected to sign the \"Honors WayneDirect\" and \"Honors Transfer\" articulation agreement this afternoon. Under the new \"Honors WayneDirect\" agreement, students who begin at Macomb will be able to graduate from WSU with University Honors - the highest academic distinction Wayne State offers - and earn significant financial awards in the process. It previously has not been possible for community college transfer students to complete Wayne State\'s Honors requirements or qualify for the university\'s Presidential scholarships. \"This is a unique collaboration,\" said Jerry Herron, dean of the Irvin D. Reid Honors College. \"Two great institutions - one a major research university and the other an outstanding community college - are partnering to share students and resources in a way no one else is. We are pioneering a concurrent honors program, bridging city and suburb to give community college students the best of all possible worlds.\"

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