Transfers - Admission Agreements
JMU has guaranteed admission agreements with several community colleges and one junior college in Virginia. The purpose of these agreements is to ease the transfer process and to promote the close coordination of academic courses, programs and degrees offered.
Current Guaranteed Admissions Agreements
Students participating in a Guaranteed Admission Agreement program are required to submit an application for admission as well as a completed Letter of Intent. Please see a counselor at your current institution for more information on the requirements to participate. We currently have GAAs with the following colleges in Virginia.
- Blue Ridge Community College
- Dabney S. Lancaster Community College
- Danville Community College
- Germanna Community College
- J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
- John Tyler Community College
- Lord Fairfax Community College
- Northern Virginia Community College
- Paul D. Camp Community College
- Piedmont Virginia Community College
- Richard Bland College
- Rappahannock Community College
- Southside Virginia Community College
- Tidewater Community College
Associate Degrees
With the exception of associates degrees in some General Studies programs and in accordance with the State Policy on Transfer JMU will waive general education requirements and grant junior-level status to admitted students who have completed an Associate in Arts, an Associate in Science, or an Associates in Arts and Sciences degree at Richard Bland College or any Virginia community college. In addition, associates degrees in General Studies programs at the following community colleges have been approved by the State Committee on Transfer for recognition under the conditions of the State Policy on Transfer:
- Dabney S. Lancaster Community College
- Germanna Community College
- Lord Fairfax Community College
- Mountain Empire Community College
- New River Community College
- Patrick Henry Community College
- Piedmont Virginia Community College
- Southside Virginia Community College
- Southwest Virginia Community College
- Virginia Highlands Community College
- Virginia Western Community College
- Wytheville Community College
If you transfer to JMU from a Virginia community college or Richard Bland College without earning an associate's degree, your credits will be evaluated on a course-by-course basis as specified in the appropriate edition of the JMU Transfer Guide for Virginia community colleges and Richard Bland College.
Pre-Teacher Education Admission Agreement
JMU also has a Pre-Teacher Education Admission Agreement with the Blue Ridge Community College, Lord Fairfax Community Collegeand Piedmont Virginia Community College. This agreement was created to facilitate transfer entry into teacher education programs in Virginia. The PTEAA applies to all licensure programs except PreK-12 music.
The PTEAA does not guarantee automatic admission to the university. Please see a counselor at your participating institution to learn more about the requirements.