RCC Associate Degree Graduates
SPCS guarantees acceptance of any student from RCC who has completed an Associate of Applied Arts, Associate of Arts and Sciences, or Associate of Applied Sciences degree, and who has achieved an overall grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 out of a possible 4.0 GPA from all college work attempted.
SPCS offers year-round rolling admissions; however, there are certain deadlines to meet for students applying for financial aid. This guarantee assumes that there are no other factors in a student’s academic or personal record that might prevent acceptance to programs in SPCS. Transfer students from RCC will be required to complete any unfilled SPCS general education requirements. (Note: The GPA earned at RCC does not transfer, only the academic credits. When calculating eligibility for General Honors at graduation, only academic grades earned in the SPCS program will be considered, in accordance with University policy.)
Transfer Courses from Other Institutions
Courses offered in transfer from other institutions will be evaluated for acceptance provided the work was taken at an institution accredited as degree-granting by a recognized regional accrediting body for higher education at the time the course work is completed. A grade or equivalent of C (2.0) or better must have been earned in each course accepted for transfer. Course work accepted in transfer from RCC and other institutions shall be applied to specific degree requirements subject to the discretion of SPCS. Additionally, students with credits, in which a grade of C or higher is obtained, from non-traditional educational institutions and curricula such as military experience, police and fire academies, will receive consideration for credit in courses that correspond to requirements of degree programs offered by SPCS, as applicable. Guidelines of the American Council on Education (ACE) will be followed in evaluating these courses.
Once admitted to a program, transfer work will be accepted only with prior approval. No transfer work will be accepted during the final semester before graduation. CLEP exams are considered transfer credits.
Up to 60 credits can be transferred into the bachelor’s degree.
- Pass/Fail Designation — SPCS generally does not accept credits earned with a Pass/No Pass designation.
- Official Transcripts Required — No transfer credit shall be formally accepted or recorded until the University has received an official transcript directly from the records office of each institution that offered the course work. If course work is being transferred from more than one institution, a transcript must be received from each institution.
Non-Native English Speakers and Experiences
Students whose native language is not English, or whose collegiate level or secondary level instruction was not English, must also earn a score of at least 500 on the paper-based or 213 on the computer-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) before admission to or enrollment in SPCS. The University may require an additional evaluation for language proficiency through testing or individual interviews for students with TOEFL scores near the minimum score. Information on the TOEFL may be obtained from the Educational Testing Service, Princeton, New Jersey 08541 or .
Eligible Transfer Programs
Programs at the University of Richmond that are covered by this agreement include:
Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts
Bachelor of Science in Professional Studies
Note: The Interdisciplinary Studies Online program has core course-specific requirements for program completion. Students entering the program must have earned a minimum of 45-60 transferable semester hours of undergraduate general education courses. Counseling from the SPCS is strongly advised early in the RCC transfer program.
