Approved UCGS and Passport Courses

Uniform Certificate of General Studies (UCGS) 

The Uniform Certificate of General Studies is a one-year curriculum of study that consists of 30-32 semester hours where all courses shall be transferable and satisfy a lower-division general education requirement at any public institution of higher learning, except as approved by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. The courses in the UCGS may satisfy the general education requirement without having a specific course equivalent at the receiving institution. All colleges must offer the UCGS. Each VCCS college shall offer at least one course in each category of each block of the UCGS, chosen from the UCGS Course Roster posted to the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) website. Only courses completed with a “C” or better after May 2020 (copied from the 12.6.21 SCHEV UCGS course roster) may be applied to the UCGS.

Passport Courses

The Passport, a milestone within the UCGS, is a subset of courses consisting of 16 semester hours. All colleges must offer the Passport. Each VCCS college shall offer at least one course in each block of the Passport, chosen from the Passport Course Roster posted to the SCHEV website. Only courses completed with a “C” or better after May 2020 (copied from the 12.6.21 Passport course roster posted to SCHEV Policy) or later may be applied to the Passport.

Approved Uniform Certificate of General Studies (UCGS) and Passport Course Roster

Unlinked courses are not offered at our College but may be offered within the VCCS and acceptable to fulfill UCGS requirements.  Please make sure credits taken will satisfy transfer requirements of the intended four-year college/university.