W&M Coastal and Marine Sciences BS Transfer Guide

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Bachelor of Science in Coastal and Marine Sciences

Complete at a Virginia Community College	Credits	Course Equivalent	Notes
SDV 100 or 101	1-2		College Success Skills or Orientation
ENG 111	3	WRIT 101	College Comp I
ENG 112 or ENG 113	3	ENGL 210	College Comp II or Technical-Professional Writing
Any UCGS Art or Humanities course	3		These two courses must come from two different disciplines.
Any UCGS Art, Humanities, or Literature course	3
Any UCGS History course	3
ECO 202	3	ECO 202 = ECON 101
BIO 101	4	BIO 101 = BIOL 203/203L	Gen Bio I
MTH 263	4	MATH 111
CST 100 or CST 110	3	CST 100 = SPCH 201; CST 110 = SPCH 102	Principles of Public Speaking or Introduction to Human Communication; Satisfies Arts Proficiency. Please refer to the Transfer Guidance Page for additional information.
BIO 102	4	BIOL 204/204L
CHM 111 and PHY 241	8	CHM 111 = CHEM 103/103L; PHY 241 = PHYS 101P/101L
World Language	Up to 12	Foreign Language Proficiency	Please refer to the Transfer Guidance Page for additional information
GOL 111 and 112	8	MSCI 230 + MSCI 1XX	Recommended if available
Additional transfer electives, if needed to meet 60 credits			Students must have 120 credits to graduate and 60 of those must be taken at W&M.
Pre-Transfer Credits	60-62

Complete at William & Mary	Credits	Notes
MSCI 230	3	COLL 200 (if not completed through the VCCS)
MSCI 250	3
MSCI 305	3
MSCI 310	3
MSCI 315	3
MSCI 320	3
MSCI 360	3
MSCI 365	3
Major Electives	9
Major Capstone	3	Satisfies COLL 400 requirement
COLL 150	4
COLL 300	3
COLL 350	3
Foreign Language Proficiency	Up to 12	If not completed at the VCCS
Post-Transfer Credits	At least 60

Earn a transfer-oriented associate degree at a VCCS institution
Earn a minimum GPA of 3.4 at a VCCS institution
Students must apply separately to the Batten School of Coastal and Marine Sciences. Admission is not guaranteed. Students can only apply for Fall Admissions. Application materials include:
Transcript
Essays
Resume
Academic planner
Interview

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.
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.

4-Year Major

Natural/Biological/Physical Sciences

Applicable School(s)

William & Mary

Category/Topic

Transfer Guides

Last revised on Wednesday April 08 2026

Created on Wednesday April 08 2026