The Counseling Center maintains a collection of college catalogs from Virginia and neighboring states. Many Virginia colleges publish transfer guides which indicate the community college courses to be completed for transfer and their equivalencies at the four-year college. The Counseling Center and library also have a variety of college guides, specialty books, computer software, etc. to assist students in all aspects of transfer planning. Most of the Virginia colleges have web sites on the Internet which can also provide students with valuable information.

     A course with a grade of less than C is usually not accepted for transfer even if the student has an A.S. or A.A. degree. Students must submit a completed transcript request form to an NVCC admissions office to have an official copy of their transcript forwarded to the intended transfer college or university.

     The Virginia State Council of Higher Education and the State Board for Community Colleges have endorsed a State Policy on Transfer. This policy gives guidelines for Virginia community colleges and state-supported senior institutions on admission of transfer students, acceptance and application of transfer credits, services for and responsibilities of transfer students, and a transfer module for students who transfer without an Associate of Arts or an Associate of Science degree. The Virginia State Transfer Policy states that students who have earned an A.A. or A.S. degree (does not automatically include General Studies) should be considered to have met lower division general education requirements of senior Virginia public institutions. NVCC has a special agreement with George Mason University which states that a student with an A.A. or A.S. degree meets the admission requirements for GMU, but does not provide that lower-division general-education requirements for all majors have been met. Counselors can provide students with more specific information on the state transfer policy, the GMU/NVCC agreement, and how they would relate to individual transfer plans.

     Northern Virginia Community College offers the following specific programs of study leading to the Associate in Arts or Associate in Science degrees:

    

Associate in Arts Degrees
	Fine Arts
	1 Liberal Arts
		Art History Specialization
		International Studies Specialization
		Music Specialization
		Philosophy Specialization
		Psychology Specialization
		Religion Specialization
		Speech Communication Specialization
	Music
Associate in Science Degrees
	2 Business Administration
		Computer Science
	3 Engineering
		Electrical Engineering Specialization
	4 General Studies
		Psychology Specialization
	5 Science
		Mathematics Specialization

¹ Liberal Arts
     A foundation program for Baccalaureate in Arts Degrees for any other humanities or social science program not listed as a specialization, e.g. Anthropology, Economics, Education, English, Foreign Languages, Geography, History, Political Science, Sociology, etc.

² Business Administration
     A foundation program for Baccalaureate Degrees in Business with majors in Accounting, Business Management, Finance, Decision Science and Management Information Systems, Marketing, etc.

³ Engineering
     A foundation program for Baccalaureate Degrees in Engineering with majors in Aeronautical, Chemical, Civil, Mechanical, etc.

⁴ General Studies
     A foundation program which can be tailored to meet the requirements of a specific Baccalaureate Degree at a specific four-year institution.

⁵ Science
     A foundation program for Baccalaureate Degrees in Science with Majors in Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry, Forestry, Geology, Home Economics, Oceanography, Physics, etc.

     The foundation courses are available (through the Associate in Arts or Associate in Science degrees) for advanced professional degree programs in many fields, including:

Dentistry Law Medicine Occupational Therapy

Optometry Pharmacy Physical Therapy Veterinary Medicine