Transferring to a 4-Year College

Blue Ridge Community College values the educational partnerships that have been developed with many of Virginia’s four-year colleges and universities. As a result of these partnerships, BRCC graduates have a variety of options which allow them to transfer college credits earned at BRCC while working toward their associate degrees and apply them to a baccalaureate degree.

Virtually all Virginia public four-year colleges and universities are in compliance with the State Policy on Transfer. This policy states that “students who have earned an associate degree based upon a baccalaureate-oriented sequence of courses should be considered to have met the lower-division general-education requirements of senior institutions. These students will be considered to have attained junior standing (typically defined by credits completed at the senior institution). It may, however, take transfer students longer than two years to complete the baccalaureate because of prerequisites in the major or other requirements or circumstances.” At Blue Ridge Community College, this policy applies to graduates of the Associate of Arts and Sciences (A.A.& S.) degree in the College/University Transfer Program and the Associate in Science (A.S.) degree (including the Associate in Science, Engineering and Computer Science specializations). Blue Ridge Community College also has more specific guaranteed admission and articulation agreements with a number of Virginia’s senior institutions. Visit the College Advising Center or the Student Services website at https://www.brcc.edu/academics/programs/transfer/ for further information about these agreements.

A transfer advisor from Bridgewater College offers office hours weekly at BRCC.  Visit the Transfer Advisor  page, https://www.brcc.edu/services/advising/transfer/transfer-advisors/, for additional information.

A transfer advisor from Eastern Mennonite University offers office hours weekly at BRCC.  Visit the Transfer Advisor  page, https://www.brcc.edu/services/advising/transfer/transfer-advisors/, for additional information.

Eligible students seeking a Bachelor’s degree typically complete the first two years of college course work at Blue Ridge Community College. JMU offers guaranteed admission to qualified BRCC students. To assist students in the transition, a detailed academic advising guide has been created for students transferring into JMU programs.

Visit the Transfer Advisor  page, https://www.brcc.edu/services/advising/transfer/transfer-advisors/, for additional information.

Old Dominion University offers students opportunities to earn Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degrees by taking courses online.

Eligible students seeking a Bachelor’s degree typically complete the first two years of college course work at Blue Ridge Community College. ODU offers guaranteed admission to qualified BRCC students. To assist students in the transition, a detailed academic advising guide has been created for students transferring into ODU programs.

For more information, visit ODU’s website at https://online.odu.edu/partners/blue-ridge-community-college/.