The agreement, signed last fall, ensures admission to UMW for students at any of Virginia’s community colleges who have earned a transfer-oriented associate degree and who meet certain other eligibility requirements.

“I am pleased that we have been able to foster this partnership,” said J. William Poole, rector of the UMW Board of Visitors. “It is further evidence of the creative ways regional and state educational institutions can and should work together.”

To be eligible for the program, community college students must have earned an associate degree with a 3.25 or higher grade-point average, as well as a grade of a C or higher in all courses that apply toward the transfer program. Students also must declare intent to transfer to UMW after completing 15 credits at the community college, but before applying for graduation.

The University already has individual transfer agreements in place for its Bachelor of Professional Studies program with Germanna Community College, Lord Fairfax Community College, Rappahannock Community College, and Northern Virginia Community College.