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Commonwealth Transfer CompacT

A student shall be eligible for Transfer Compact status if he or she has met the
following requirements:

  1. Completed an Associate degree with a minimum of 60 credit hours exclusive of developmental coursework;
  2. Achieved a cumulative grade point average of not less than 2.0 (in a 4.0 system) at the community college awarding the degree;
  3. Completed the following minimum general education core, exclusive of developmental coursework:
English Composition/Writing 6 credit hours
Behavioral and Social Science 9 credit hours
Humanities and Fine Arts 9 credit hours
Natural or Physical Science 8 credit hours
Mathematics 3 credit hours

The sending institution is responsible for identifying the transcript of each student
who is a candidate for transfer under this compact.


Related Links
Transfer Compact policy (.PDF)

 

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