Virginia Community College System or Richard Bland College Students

VCU welcomes applications from Virginia community college students and RBC students who have earned the associate in arts, associate in science or associate in arts and science degrees, or approved A.A.&S. or A.S. programs in general studies. Students holding these degrees will have junior standing and will be considered to have met all lower-division general education requirements with the exception of certain lower-level and upper-level program requirements, which apply to all students. Starting in Fall 2011, VCCS students can also apply to VCU with a general education certificate after completing one year at community college. Students should follow closely the detailed course suggestions offered in this website. By selecting certain courses to fulfill requirements within the associate degree programs, additional lower-division courses needed after transfer to VCU can be held to a minimum. Generally, 63 semester credits can be accepted from the associate degrees.

Additionally:

  • Students must make proper application for admission.
  • Only credits applied toward the receipt of the associate degree will be accepted, generally not to exceed 63 hours.
  • Students will not be required to repeat courses that have been satisfactorily completed at a Virginia community college except in cases where special restrictions apply to all students.
  • Applicants to degree programs that are competitive are not guaranteed admission but will be evaluated on the same basis as native students.
  • For students with the A.A., A.S., and A.A.&S. degrees from a VCCS institution or RBC, VCU degree requirements in effect at the date of the student’s admission to the VCCS or RBC associate degree program will be used in certifying the student for graduation if the student has not interrupted his/her associate degree more than two consecutive semesters (excluding summer semesters).

For specific course recommendations at a Virginia Community College or Richard Bland College, please select the College or School for which you are applying or have been admitted: