There are multiple pathways to JMU from Virginia's community colleges and Richard Bland College, including through guaranteed admission after completing a transfer associate degree.

JMU is a full partner with Transfer Virginia which provides academic maps showing a 2+2 pathway into many popular majors.

Contact the appropriate Transfer Advising Coordinator for your community college to receive assistance selecting classes to ensure no credits are lost during your transfer process.

The BRCC to JMU Co-Admission Program, BR2JMU, is designed to admit students to both BRCC and JMU directly out of high school, allowing them to complete their associate degree at BRCC before transitioning seamlessly to JMU. 

Benefits of the BR2JMU program include:

• Be admitted now to both BRCC and JMU: After completing your associate degree and meeting other program requirements, you’ll be ready to become a JMU Duke—no transfer application required.
• Affordable and close to home: Save money by completing your first two years at community college tuition rates.
• Smaller class sizes: You'll receive personalized attention from your professors at BRCC, and will have time to build your college skills and confidence.
• JMU Next advising. Work closely with a JMU academic advisor at BRCC, so you can be confident that you are on track and taking the right classes. 
• Choose your major and design your career path: We’ll help you explore options for high-demand careers and choose a major that will help you reach your goals. 
• Make friends who will transfer to JMU with you. The students you meet in the BR2JMU program will transfer with you, so you’ll already know people when you start at JMU. 
• Start your life as a JMU Duke now! You will have opportunities to eat in the dining halls and attend athletics and other events at JMU while you’re still at BRCC. 

To learn more about the BR2JMU program, please fill out this inquiry form.

JMU has partnered with Tidewater Community College to offer a program called Here to JMU. This program provides opportunities for TCC students to seamlessly transition to JMU for their bachelor's degree after completing coursework at TCC.

Benefits of the Here to JMU program through TCC include:

• JMU Next advising: Work closely with a JMU Academic Advisor, so you can be confident that you are on track and taking the right classes.
• Utilize the Guaranteed Admission Agreement (GAA): Transfer in with guaranteed admission after earning your associate degree OR work with your JMU Next advisor to best position yourself to transfer after just one year.
• Affordable and close to home: Save money by completing your coursework at community college tuition rates.
• Smaller class sizes: Receive personalized attention from your professors at TCC while building your college skills and confidence.
• Access to JMU in-person appointments: Receive advance notice and early registration for JMU admissions and advising appointments on TCC's campuses.
• Re-apply to JMU for free: Students who complete an associate degree and are applying through the GAA will receive an application fee waiver.

If you are interested in learning more about this pathway to JMU, please complete this inquiry form.

We invite you to consider our Direct Transfer partnership with Verto Education. This provides students with an opportunity for a guaranteed pathway for acceptance to James Madison University if you meet our specific transfer admission eligibility criteria. This would allow you to start college abroad before continuing your studies on campus at JMU.

The Verto Direct Transfer opportunity offers you a transferable, international year developed to help you strengthen your academic foundation leading to a rewarding college experience.

Verto Locations

• Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Florence, Italy
• London, England
• Prague, Czech Republic
• Seville, Spain

Learn more about our Direct Transfer Partnership and how to become a Duke!

Students attending an institution outside of Virginia have access to many great resources.

• JMU Next: Our JMU Next transfer academic advisors can assist you in course selection to ensure that you are working on the academic requirements for your intended JMU major.
• Transferology: We also have a database of pre-approved classes that you can consult to ensure that your credits will transfer into the university.