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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The people considering guaranteed transfer from NVCC need to read the agreements very carefully, because some of what's written here is inaccurate. In most of the agreements, there is a requirement that the credits be taken at VCCS AFTER graduation. Meaning AP/IB/DE credits do not count. At UVA and W&M, for example, 45 of the 60 credits toward the AA have to be taken at VCCS. So if you already have 30 or 40 credits, you will still have to take 45 more. [/quote]

My son just contacted VCCS about this. Although all the GAAs mention the 45 or 60 credits, if you get the minimum GPA and an AA, you will qualify.   It really takes 3 semesters because of prerequisites for the engineering classes.  My son started his first semester (summer 2022) while he was still in high school.  He will be done in 1 year.  [/quote]

That's interesting--so they told him the 45 credit requirement isn't real? Is it just there to discourage high achievers in HS from taking this route (because they'll presumably look at the GAA and decide not to bother)?[/quote]

They told him that the GAA had not been updated in a long time and when his application is being reviewed, they will look at his VCCS GPA and all of the classes that he has completed.  He will probably end up with 35 hours and a 4.0 GPA, which will be good enough to qualify.  If an applicant has a GPA close to the minimum, I could see the 45 hour requirement being a potential problem.  I do not think the GAA was written with the intention of keeping high achievers out, but just making sure that people that get through are qualified to continue at the big-boy college.   [/quote]

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