Transfer/Articulation Programs and Admission Agreements

State Policy on Transfer

The Joint Committee on Transfer recommended a statewide policy to facilitate transfer between state supported community colleges and senior colleges and universities. The State Policy on Transfer provides a mechanism for community college students to transfer to a four-year institution. A certificate of general education was adopted by the committee that provides a recommended program of study for students who begin at the community college without a clear sense of their future educational goals, assists students in planning a rigorous and well-rounded program of study prior to transfer, and provides them with certain guarantees about the acceptability of courses in this program of study.

Transfer/Articulation Agreements

Virginia Peninsula Community College is a member of the Virginia Community College System (VCCS). Both the College and the VCCS have entered into articulation agreements with many of the four-year colleges and universities in Virginia. These agreements are developed jointly by representatives from the College or the VCCS and the four-year institutions. The articulation agreements list the appropriate courses to take at Virginia Peninsula that will transfer to the four-year college towards completion of the bachelor’s degree.

Through system agreements, students who graduate from one of Virginia’s 23 community colleges with an associate degree and a minimum grade point average may obtain GUARANTEED admission to more than 30 of the Commonwealth’s colleges and universities. A complete listing of guaranteed admissions agreements can be found on the VCCS Transfer Programs website and the Transfer Virginia website. Additional transfer information and resources are available online at the senior institution and from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) website.

In addition to meeting with an academic advisor, students who plan to transfer are strongly advised to contact the four-year institution to verify current information concerning academic program and transferability of courses. Students are encouraged to utilize the four-year college’s transfer guide to assist with planning. 

Information about statewide transfer agreements, guaranteed admissions agreements, and other transfer opportunities can be found here: 

• College & University Transfer
• Transfer Programs
• Transfer Virginia