Transfer agreements
Virginia Commonwealth University welcomes and encourages properly qualified transfer students from the Virginia Community College System to apply to the university. VCU has entered into a number of guaranteed admission agreements with the VCCS. Below is a comprehensive list of VCU’s guaranteed admission agreements.
For more information about the state policy on transfer, visit the Transfer Guide. For information about course equivalencies or transfer credit evaluation, please contact the VCU Transfer Center at (804) 827-1349 and ask to speak to a transfer adviser.
Guaranteed admission agreements
- VCU and the Virginia Community College System [PDF]
- Addendum to agreement [PDF]
- Letter of interest for transferring from the Virginia Community College System to VCU
Beginning in fall 2011, VCCS students who submit a Letter of Interest [PDF] for transferring to VCU will be eligible for benefits described in the Addendum to the Guaranteed Admission Agreement. VCCS students who submit the Letter of Interest before fall 2011 will be placed on the Office of Undergraduate Admissions mailing list of prospective transfer students, but will not be eligible for the GAA benefits until fall 2011. At this time, VCCS students should not submit the $25 fee associated with these GAA benefits.
- VCU and Richard Bland College [PDF]
- Pre-Teacher Education admission agreement [PDF]
Transfer articulation agreements
School of Allied Health Professions
The following transfer articulation agreements are for J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College.
School of Business
The following transfer articulation joint curriculum program is for J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College.
School of Education
The following transfer articulation agreements are for J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College.
Teacher preparation
- Science A.S. specialization – biology major [PDF]
- Science A.S. specialization – chemistry major [PDF]
- Liberal arts specialization – English major [PDF]
- Liberal arts A.A. specialization – foreign language major [PDF]
- Social science A.S. specialization – history major [PDF]
- Social science A.S. specialization – liberal studies for early and elementary education major [PDF]
- Science A.S. specialization – mathematics major [PDF]
- Science A.S. specialization – physics major [PDF]
School of Engineering
VCU offers transfer articulation agreements with the following community colleges:
The articulation agreements are offered for the following areas of study:
- Biomedical Engineering
- Chemical and Life Science Engineering, chemical engineering track
- Chemical and Life Science Engineering, life science engineering track
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Electrical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
School of Nursing
The following transfer articulation agreements are for J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College.
Interdisciplinary studies
The following transfer articulation agreements are for J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College.







