General Transfer Planning Guide

Based on Associate of Arts/Associate of Science

Complete at VCCS	Credits	Course Equivalent	Notes
SDV 100 or 101	1-2	No Credit
ENG 111	3	WRIT 101
ENG 112	3	ENGL 210
Any UCGS Art or Humanities	3	ANY	Recommend CST 130 to satisfy Arts Proficiency
Any UCGS Art, Humanities, or Lit	3	ANY	This course must come from a different group than previous row
Any UCGS History	3	ANY
Any UCGS Social & Behavioral Science	3	ANY	Cannot be a history course
Any UCGS Natural Sciences	4	ANY
Any UCGS Math	3-5	ANY
Any UCGS course	3-4	ANY	Recommend ASL 202 or a Foreign Language 202 to satisfy Foreign Language Proficiency
Any UCGS course	3-4	ANY	Recommend ART 121, 131, 132, CST 100, or CST 110 to satisfy the Arts Proficiency
World Languages	Up to 12	Foreign Language Proficiency	Please refer to the Transfer Guidance page for additional information
Arts Proficiency	Up to 3	Arts Proficiency	Please refer to the Transfer Guidance page for additional information
Electives			Refer to discipline specific transfer guides for recommendations.
Pre-Transfer Credits	60-62

Information for students planning to transfer to William & Mary through the GAA, upon completion of the associate degree.

Complete at William & Mary
	Every new undergraduate entering W&M begins in the College of Arts & Sciences as an undeclared student. College of Arts & Sciences majors and School of Computing, Data Sciences, and Physics majors do not require a separate application process. College of Arts & Sciences: https://www.wm.edu/as/ School of Computing Data Sciences & Physics: https://www.wm.edu/cdsp/ Students interested in Business, Education, or Marine Science will need to apply separately, after being admitted to W&M. Mason School of Business: https://mason.wm.edu/undergraduate/admissions/ School of Education: https://education.wm.edu/admissions/undergraduate/ Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences: https://www.vims.edu/academics/wm_undergrad/major/admissions/ W&M's general education curriculum is called the COLL Curriculum. More information on requirements for transfer students can be found at https://www.wm.edu/as/undergraduate/coll/bor-transfer-students/
Post-Transfer Credits At least 60

University Transfer Center: wm.edu/transfer
Register Intent to Transfer: Submit Letter of Intent by February 1 for Fall, or September 1 for Spring admission through W&M.
Admission Application: Common Application for Transfer by March 1 for Fall or October 1 for Spring.
Financial Aid: wm.edu/admission/financialaid/index.php
FAFSA - Free Application for Federal Student Aid: October 1 for Fall at studentaid.gov (recommend adding CSS Profile)

Create a schedule for all required courses, pay attention to prerequisites and when courses are offered, complete your first math and English courses in your first year. For help, see Transfer Steps and Resource Center at www.TransferVirginia.org
Connect with an advisor at your community college and William & Mary within your first year. College Connect available in your account at www.TransferVirginia.org
Refer to https://www.wm.edu/offices/registrar/documents/transfer/vccs_transfer_gu... for additional transfer equivalencies

Associate Transfer Degree Completion: An Associate Degree results in lower-division gen ed and proficiency requirements being met except the Foreign Language proficiency. Please refer to https://www.wm.edu/as/undergraduate/coll/bor-transfer-students/ for more information.
Dual Enrollment -- Completion of Associate Degree in HS: W&M does not guarantee admissions to high school students earning a transferable associate degree through dual enrollment. Applicants who have earned an associate degree while in high school will apply as freshmen.
Credit for Prior Learning: Credits applied toward the associate degree but not earned at the VCCS institution will be reviewed in accordance with W&M academic policy as outlined in the Undergraduate Catalog. Other types of credit, such as military training, ACE recommendations, and CLEP, will be assessed in accordance with W&M policy at the time of student matriculation.
Catalog Year: Catalog year is determined by your first post high school enrollment at a VCCS school.

Completing your Associate transfer degree post-high school satisfies all lower division general education requirements and increases the chance of completing your bachelor's degree?
Exceeding 3 years or 90 credits at your community college means you may have exhausted your financial aid at that college and have limited your future financial aid at William & Mary?

Explore possible careers, salaries, and job outlook at www.TransferVirginia.org

All undergraduate students must demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language at the 202/203 level at W&M. Students may satisfy this requirement by:
Taking the 4th level of one foreign language in high school
Receive AP, IB or transfer credit for the 202 level or higher
Complete a college-level course at the 202 level or higher

This requirement will be satisfied by two credits with an Arts Proficiency attribute in the same creative or performing art. Examples include dance, creative writing, art, and speech. The purpose of this proficiency is to understand the artistic process. Accordingly, by actively involving students in exercises that require artistic choices, these courses aim for an experience-based understanding of how the artist communicates. A course that satisfies this proficiency requires a student to begin to understand an art at the foundation level through artistic activities involving each of the following: developing their artistic skills; and applying the principles of the art through projects and/or exercises.

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Last revised on Monday April 06 2026

Created on Monday April 06 2026