Transfer Planning 101

Counseling and AdvisingFall 2012

I am transferring, What should I study at LFCC

Arts and Sciences Degree Programs transfer most “cleanly” because:• The Virginia Community College System

(VCCS) has articulation agreements with most Virginia colleges and many National four-year schools.• Many of these offer guaranteed admission

into these institutions, providing certain stipulations are met.

• The degrees contain the same types of classes required of freshman and sophomore students enrolled at four-year schools.• History, Math, English, Science, Social

Science and Humanities courses

www.lfcc.edu/transfer2. Students use this to map out their transfer

plan, once they have decided upon a school

1. Students use this tool to help them decide upon

a college

3. Students use this to research what questions

to ask when planning transfer

4. Copies of all Articulation and

Guaranteed Admissions Agreement

5. LFCC’s Transfer Guide, helpful details about our most common transfer

schools, including transfer admissions contact.

6. Links to general

transfer tools, and links to

transfer resources at

our most common transfer schools

Where should I transfer after LFCC?

www.petersons.com www.collegeboard.com

I know where to transfer, what now?

What questions should I ask when planning my transfer path

General Guidelines

Should I complete the entire Associate Degree or just transfer some classes?

Benefits of Completing• Required by Articulation

Agreements• Often waives University

core or gen ed curriculum

Students who may want to consider transfer without the degree• Pre-engineering,

computer science and architecture students

What else do I need to know about transfer?

• For some four-year majors, students may need to compete to get into the program and a specific GPA might be required

• Some 4 year majors require specific pre-requisites in order to take upper level courses when you transfer

• Students who decide where they want to transfer to earliest will be best prepared

• Students who have decided on a major of study when they transfer will be better prepared

• Students should use the transfer guide and four year school websites to research the transfer process and make decisions about what to enroll in at LFCC

What do I need to do to be accepted at X University?

LFCC Transfer Agreements

GMU Example:

UVA Example:

How do I find out more about my college or university?

LFCC’s Transfer Guide

LFCC Transfer Guide• Contains information to help you transfer• Contains the full transfer agreement, if existing,

for each college• Provides the names of transfer counselors at each

institution• Provides tuition and housing cost information• Provides application deadlines for the college (but

not for competitive programs)• Provides useful links to transfer information for

each school

Useful Links

Example: JMU

Example Liberty University

With what information should the student leave our meeting?

• A transfer planning worksheet• Advising on what LFCC major meets his/her

transfer goals• An copies of the school’s information in the

transfer guide (contact info, web addresses, other details)

• A comfort level about questions they should be asking as they research the transfer process

• A copy of the VCCS to X University major guide for transfer students, if available

• Any other TO DO items that will guide their transfer research