Bachelor of Arts in Government

Catalog Year 2024-2026

Based on VCCS Curriculum for POLITICAL SCIENCE

Transfer Guidance

Guaranteed Admission Agreement Requirements

• Earn a transfer-oriented associate degree at a VCCS institution.

• Earn a minimum GPA of 3.4 at a VCCS institution. W&M will follow VCCS's course repeat policy.

Important Links & Dates

• University Transfer Center: wm.edu/transfer

• Register Intent to Transfer: Submit Letter of Intent by February 1 for Fall, or September1 for Spring admission through College Connect at www.TransferVirginia.org

• 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)

What Should I Consider When Selecting Courses?

• 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 is available in your account at www.TransferVirginia.org

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

• 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.

Is This College Right For Me?

• W&M is a top research university grounded in the liberal arts and sciences.

• W&M offers 54 undergraduate majors and 62 minors.

• Learn more about our college 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 William & Mary?

What Can I Do With This Degree?

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

What Are My Chances For Getting Accepted?

• Of students who applied to W&M in fall of 2021, 53% were admitted.

• Learn more about applying at www.TransferVirginia.org

Foreign Language Proficiency

• 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.

Arts Proficiency

• 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.