<p>Is anyone aware of any instances where U of Virginia, Virginia Tech, William & Mary or George Mason declined to admit a qualified transfer student from a Virginia state Community College who satisfied all the Transfer agreement stipulations?</p>
<p>At one time on this board a couple of years ago I read an opinion that it was much easier to gain admission to UVA as a transfer student than as a Freshman.</p>
<p>Not if they meet all the criteria. At UVa they are working to expand the program but budget limitations are real. Engineering transfers may be limited.</p>
<p>“AGENCY 207 – Academic Division: Produced in Virginia ($1.7 million (need to develop updated proposal) GF in year two) – The University has partnered with the Virginia Community College System to increase the number of undergraduate engineering degrees awarded in the Commonwealth. Students complete the first two years of coursework at a community college, then enroll in the University of Virginia and complete an engineering bachelor’s degree program through both on-site and asynchronous technology. At full implementation in six years, the University projects to award an additional 400 degrees annually. These students, all of whom are expected to be Virginians, will be incremental to the number of students previously approved by the Board of Visitors in the University’s official enrollment projections. The request represents start-up costs (recruiting, course design, equipment) of $1.3 million, plus the ongoing general fund’s share of base budget adequacy funding per undergraduate engineering student for the incremental in-state students (32 FTE) who will join the University in the summer of 2009.”</p>
<p>Probably cut from budget</p>
<p>NOVA has an ad on p.6 of today’s Washington Post Express (the free newspaper distributed around the DC Metro area) advertising just this information. Their wording:</p>
<p>“NOVA graduates are entitled to guaranteed admission at all of the well-known Virginia colleges and universities. That means that our graduates transfer as juniors and finish with the same bachelor’s degrees as students who began as freshmen.”</p>
<p>Contact info: 703-323-3000 [Northern</a> Virginia Community College](<a href=“http://www.nvcc.edu%5DNorthern”>http://www.nvcc.edu)</p>
<p>Thank you happy and Barrons. By the way Barrons, I do understand that the guaranteed is intended for UVA’s College of Arts & Sciences only.</p>
<p>There’s [a</a> separate agreement between the VCCS and the School of Engineering at UVa](<a href=“http://myfuture.vccs.edu/Portals/0/ContentAreas/Transfer/uva-engineering.pdf]a”>http://myfuture.vccs.edu/Portals/0/ContentAreas/Transfer/uva-engineering.pdf). :)</p>
<p>[Here’s</a> a list of all VCCS transfer agreements](<a href=“http://www.vccs.edu/Default.aspx?tabid=106]Here’s”>http://www.vccs.edu/Default.aspx?tabid=106).</p>
<p>These must be carefully coordinated with the schools to ensure that the requirements are met. You cannot just take any ol’ courses for 2 years and then transfer. There are specific course and grade requirements. The counselors at the community colleges know what is required for the majors.</p>
<p>I have talked to the admission’s counselors at VT, UVA, JMU and a couple of others. It is easier to transfer from a Va community college because they are usually given preference over other transfers. They do have solid articulation agreements. However, keep in mind that admittance to the college does NOT guarantee admittance to a particular department. It only guarantees admittance to the college. They were very clear on this. Also for example, my daughter was interested in the communications program at VT and they told me that their freshman took many communication classes that were offered only at VT and not at the cc level. Therefore when she transferred in to expect an extra year there. I have heard that from all of them especially depending on the degree you are seeking. A friend of mine’s son went into engingeering at VT after transferring from cc and he needs an additional semester to make up for what the community college does not offer. It almost seems like it isn’t as cost effective if you have to tack on an extra year. But it is a great way to boost gpa to get into the college you really want if you can’t straight out of high school.</p>