Transcript John Tyler Transfer Pathways to VCU

John Tyler Transfer Pathways to
VCU
Artis Gordon, Director of Transfer Center
[email protected]
Seth Sykes, Associate Dean of Academic Services
[email protected]
Overview of Transfer Pathways
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Students graduating with a two-year
transfer-oriented associate degree program.
Students graduating with a one-year General
Education Certificate.
Transfer articulation agreements for specific
degree programs.
Guaranteed Admission Agreement
http://www.ugrad.vcu.edu/admissions101/transfer/VCCS_VCU.pdf
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“Students who graduate from a transferoriented degree program at a Virginia
community college with a 2.5 cumulative
GPA and who meet the eligibility
requirements are guaranteed admission to
and may enroll in VCU.”
Guaranteed Admission Agreement
http://www.ugrad.vcu.edu/admissions101/transfer/VCCS_VCU.pdf
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details:
 Transfer-oriented associate degrees = Associate of Arts
(A.A.), Associate of Science (A.S.), and Associate of Arts and
Science (A.A.&.S).
 Minimum GPA requirement = 2.5 with no grades below a C
(i.e., repeat D or F grades at community college).
 Careful selection of community college courses will result in
completion of general education and lower-level
requirements for VCU degree programs.
 Does NOT guarantee admission into specific VCU programs
(e.g., art, engineering, nursing, etc).
Guaranteed Admission Addendum
http://www.ugrad.vcu.edu/pdfs/VCCS-VCU_Addendum.pdf
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“Students who complete a General
Education certificate at a Virginia
community college with a 2.5 cumulative
GPA, ENG 111, ENG 112, and ENG 210,
and who meet eligibility requirements are
guaranteed admission and may enroll in
VCU.”
Guaranteed Admission Addendum
http://www.ugrad.vcu.edu/pdfs/VCCS-VCU_Addendum.pdf
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Key details:
 General Education Certificate can be completed in 2-3
semesters.
 Minimum GPA requirement = 2.5 with no grades below a C
(i.e., repeat D or F grades at community college).
 Writing requirement = complete ENG 111, ENG 112,
and ENG 210.
 Certificate will complete most if not all general education
requirements for VCU degree programs.
 Does NOT guarantee admission into specific VCU programs
(e.g., art, engineering, nursing, etc).
Letter of Interest
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After students earn 15 credits hour at community
college, students should submit a “Letter of Interest” to
VCU.
This allows us to identify prospective students to VCU so
we can start providing pre-admission advising services.
We can also track the academic progress of students
from the time they enroll at John Tyler through
graduation at VCU.
Benefits of the Guaranteed Admission
Agreement
Students are guaranteed admission to
VCU.
 With careful selection of courses, students
can complete course-work that fulfill the
first 1 or 2 years of a VCU degree.
 Affordability of community college.
 Students are better prepared academically
for rigors of VCU.
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Transfer Articulation Agreements
http://www.ugrad.vcu.edu/admissions101/transfer/gaa.html
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Agreements between individual colleges and VCU
schools or programs.
Articulation agreements specify two-year course
sequence at community college.
The following agreements with John Tyler are currently
under review:
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Human Services/Social Work
Business
Science
Teacher Education
Nursing
Transfer Pathways Advising Tools
http://www.transfer.vcu.edu/ForAdvisors/index.html
Advising tool for advisers or school
counselors.
 Provide recommendations for the best path
to degree completion.
 Also provide specific course
recommendations for individual community
colleges.
 Example: A.S in General Studies for the B.S.
in Mass Communications.
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VCU Advising Resources
Admissions
(http://www.ugrad.vcu.edu/admissions101/inde
x.html)
 Transfer Center
(http://www.transfer.vcu.edu/index.html)
 VCU Undergraduate Bulletin (for information on
degree programs at VCU)
(http://www.pubapps.vcu.edu/BULLETINS/)
 Transfer Pathways for John Tyler
(http://www.transfer.vcu.edu/ForAdvisors/index.
html )
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