JMU has a state-wide guaranteed admission agreement with the Virginia Community College System and Richard Bland College. The purposes of these agreements are to ease the transfer process to JMU and to promote the close coordination of academic courses, programs and degrees offered by the Virginia community college and Richard Bland, and JMU.

Students participating in a JMU Guaranteed Admission Agreement (GAA) program are required to submit (1) an application for admission to JMU and (2) a completed Letter of Intent to their community college counselor. The Letter of Intent outlines the requirements for guaranteed admission; clicking on the college links below will open the Letter of Intent form for each school.

Admission to JMU is guaranteed to a student who completes an appropriate associate degree, has a cumulative GPA of 3.0, and meets additional admission requirements as outlined in the individual agreements. Students must meet GAA criteria at every college attended. Guaranteed admission is to the university; students may be required to fulfill or complete additional admission or progression standards for particular majors.

In addition to the degrees below, JMU has specific program articulation agreements with
certain community colleges for BusinessEngineering and Human Services (BRCC)
and RN-BSN (BRCC, LFCC, PVCC and SVCC).

College

GAA Approved Associate Degree(s)

Blue Ridge Community College

Associate of Arts and Sciences or Associate of Science

Brightpoint Community College

Associate of Arts or Associate of Science*

Camp Community College

Associate of Arts and Sciences*

Central Virginia Community College

Associate of Arts and Sciences* or Associate of Science

Danville Community College

Associate of Arts and Sciences

Eastern Shore Community College

Associate of Arts and Sciences*

Germanna Community College

Associate of Arts and Sciences*

Laurel Ridge Community College

Associate of Arts and Sciences or Associate of Science

Mountain Empire Community College

Associate of Arts and Sciences*

Mountain Gateway Community College

Associate of Arts and Scienes*

New River Community College

Associate of Arts and Sciences*

Northern Virginia Community College

Associate of Arts or Associate of Science

Patrick & Henry Community College

Associate of Arts and Sciences*

Piedmont Virginia Community College

Associate of Arts or Associate of Science*

Rappahannock Community College

Associate of Arts and Sciences

Reynolds Community College

Associate of Arts or Associate of Science*

Richard Bland College

Associate of Arts or Associate of Science

Southside Virginia Community College

Associate of Arts and Sciences*

Southwest Virginia Community College

Associate of Arts and Sciences*

Tidewater Community College

Associate of Arts or Associate of Science*

Virginia Highlands Community College

Associate of Arts and Sciences*

Virginia Peninsula Community College

Associate of Arts or Associate of Science

Virginia Western Community College

Associate of Arts or Associate of Science

Wytheville Community College

Associate of Arts and Sciences*

*Major in General Studies approved. An associate degree with a major in General Studies from this community college is eligible for the Guaranteed Admission Agreement and fulfills JMU's General Education requirements.

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