Transfer
Transfer from Other Colleges
Courses accepted for transfer must have been completed at a regionally accredited institution. Usually, a student transferring from another college who is eligible for reentry to the last college attended shall be eligible for admission to Southside Virginia Community College.
If a transfer student is ineligible to return to a particular curriculum in a previous college, generally the transfer student will not be allowed to enroll in the same curriculum at Southside Virginia Community College until one semester elapses or until completion of an approved preparatory program. The Academic Review Committee shall decide on each case and can impose special conditions for the admittance of such students.
Students transferring from another college should consult the Dean of Enrollment Management at SVCC for assessment of credit in order to determine their standing before registering for classes. Generally, no credit will be given courses with grades lower than “C”. Transfer students may be advised to repeat courses if it is clearly to their advantage to do so in order to make satisfactory progress in their curriculum.
Transfer Between Curricula
As students proceed in their studies, they may decide that they wish to change their program or curriculum. In such cases, the student should make an appointment with Student Development for assistance. No changes in program or curriculum can be made without the recommendation of the student services and the approval of the Dean of Enrollment Management.
Transfer to Four-Year Institutions of Higher Education
State Policy on Transfer
According to the statewide policy on transfer, students who have earned an associate degree based on a baccalaureate-oriented sequence of courses should be considered to have met lower-division general-education requirements of senior institutions. This may still leave specific degree requirements based upon the selection of a major at the senior institution.
As students implement their transfer plans, it is their responsibility to become familiar with the departmental requirements at the institution(s) they are considering. On each campus of the institution, faculty advisors and counselors are available to assist students with the transfer process. It is recommended that this process begin early in the students’ enrollment at the community college. Associate of Applied Science Degree Programs are designed by the college as two-year terminal programs. The State Policy on Transfer states that applied degree programs often have counterparts at senior institutions. Increasingly, community colleges and senior institutions are developing agreements to encourage student transfer into these programs. It is the responsibility of students in applied programs planning to transfer to work closely with faculty advisors and counselors to identify senior institutions that will accept these credits and to enroll in transferable general education courses.
Guaranteed Admission Agreements
Through system-wide agreements, students who graduate from one of Virginia’s 23 community colleges with an associate’s degree and a minimum grade point average may obtain guaranteed admission to more than 20 of the commonwealth’s colleges and universities.
The most current listing of Guaranteed Admissions Agreements between Virginia’s community colleges and four-year colleges and universities is available at http://www.vccs.edu/transfer.
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