General Transfer Planning Guide

Catalog Year 2025-2027

Based on Associate of Arts/Associate of Science

Transfer Guidance

Guaranteed Admission Agreement: Randolph-Macon College

• Earn an AA, AS, or AA&S degree with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

• Only courses which have been passed with the grade of C or higher will be accepted in transfer.

• GAA is not applicable if you earned an associate degree concurrent with high school or if you were previously enrolled at RMC and transferred back to a VCCS college to complete the transfer-oriented associate degree.

• Register your intent through College Connect in the Transfer Virginia portal to use this agreement upon completion of 45 college credits.

• Please visit the TransferVirginia.org portal to find course requirements for different majors (Transfer Tools) and Transfer Guides that outline course requirements for specific majors. (Resource Center)

Important Links & Dates

• University Transfer Center: www.rmc.edu/transfer

• Register Intent to Transfer: upon earning 45 college credits through College Connect at www.TransferVirginia.org

• Admission Application: By June 1 for fall admission and December 1 for spring admission at www.rmc.edu/apply

• Financial Aid: www.rmc.edu/financialaid

• FAFSA - Free Application for Federal Student Aid: February 1 for fall semester at studentaid.gov

What Should I Consider When Selecting Courses?

• Refer to program-specific transfer guides as available.

• Create a schedule for all required courses, pay attention to prerequisites and when courses are offered, and complete your first math and English courses in your first year. For help, see Transfer Steps and Resource Center www.TransferVirginia.org

• Connect with an advisor at your community college and Randolph-Macon College within your first year. College Connect is available in your account of www.TransferVirginia.org

Which Majors Will Be Available To Me Through This GAA?

• RMC majors may be reviewed at www.rmc.edu/academics. Refer to program-specific transfer guides at www.TransferVirginia.org as available.

• This GAA does not apply to the BSN in Nursing at RMC.

What Is The Impact On My Degree Of Work I Have Already Completed?

• Associate Transfer Degree Completion: Students will be considered as having fulfilled RMC's general education requirements, with the following exclusions and exceptions: Students must complete any additional foreign language coursework necessary to satisfy the Effective Communication requirement of two consecutive courses in a foreign language or completion of a foreign language through the intermediate level (212 or 215). Students must complete the college's Cross-Area Requirements, most of which can be fulfilled through major programs and should not significantly increase the time to completion of degree. These requirements include one course that is designated as non-western, one course that is attentive to diversity and inclusion, one course that is experiential in its delivery, and one course that fulfills the collegiate capstone requirement. When applicable, GAA students may apply courses taken for the VCCS transfer-oriented associate degree program to these remaining requirements.

• Dual Enrollment — Completion of Associate Degree in HS: This GAA is not applicable to students earning an associate degree concurrent with high school.

• Credit for Prior Learning: VCCS credit for courses completed through Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, Armed Services experiences, and other prior learning assessments will not automatically be eligible for individual transfer to RMC; such courses will be evaluated according to RMC's policy on credit-by-examination.

• Catalog Year: Students must complete the degree requirements in effect at the time of their matriculation at RMC. GAA students may select an Academic Catalog from the two years prior to their matriculation, but this decision must be communicated to the Registrar's Office within the first semester of attendance at RMC.

Is This College Right For Me?

• Students enrolled at Randolph-Macon College attend classes primarily Monday-Friday between 8 am - 5 pm with very few evening courses.

• The large majority of RMC coursework is offered in-person and on campus. A very limited selection of online courses is offered in summer sessions.

• No more than one half of the courses on a major or minor can be transferred; at least one-half of the semester hours of the major or minor must be taken at Randolph-Macon.

• Learn more about our college at www.rmc.edu

What Resources Are Available To Help Me Select A Major?

• Learn more about career pathways at www.TransferVirginia.org

Did You Know That…

• 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 Randolph-Macon College.

• If you apply through general application instead of through the GAA, you will be considered for admission with all other transfer applicants.

• 60% of transfer applicants are accepted.

• You have college experience, and that matters. We strive to make your transition to RMC as seamless as possible. In fact, we have been cited as a Phi Theta Kappa Honor Roll institution for our commitment to our transfer students.

• Learn more about applying at www.rmc.edu/admissions-and-aid/how-to-apply/.