Transfer Guide for Virginia Community Colleges

Ferrum College Liberal Arts Core Requirements                               VA Community College Equivalent Recommendations                                   Credits

Freshmen English, ENG 101 and 102                                                                        ENG 111 and 112                                                                                                    6

Bible-based Course (REL 112, 113, or PHI 131)                                                     REL 200, 210, or PHI 100, 101                                                                             3

Other Religion/Philosophy (any additional not taken as bible-based)    REL 200, 210,230,231, or PHI, 100, 101                                                           3

Activity Course                                                                                                                  One credit PED activity course                                                                       1

Fine Arts (any three-hour ART, THA, MUS)                                                           ART 101,102 or MUS 121,122 or SPD 111 or 141                                         3

Mathematics (MTH 103, 105, 111, 112, 203, 211, 212)                                        MTH 163, 152, 164, 166, 270, 271, 272                                                           3

Natural Science (laboratory courses)                                                                      BIO 101, 141, 142 or CHM 111, 112                                                                 6

Literature (ENG201-207)                                                                                               ENG 241-244, or ENG 251, 252                                                                          3

History (HIS 101, 102, 201, or 202)                                                                             HIS 101, 102, 111, 112, 121, 122                                                                        6

Social Science (ECO 201,202 or PSC101,202, or PSY 201, or SOC 101,202)         ECO201,202 or PLS 211,212 or PSY 201, or SOC 201, 268                         3

                                                  

Liberal Arts Core Hours Required                                                                                                                                                                                                                     37

 

Degree Specific Requirements:  These requirements may consist of up to 12 hours of additional coursework as designated by the major and may include, but are not limited to: accounting, computer science, PHI 101 (Logic), BUS230 (ITE115), COM 201 (SPD 110), additional laboratory science, additional mathematics, etc.  Please refer to intended major in the Ferrum College online catalog for degree specific requirements. http://www.ferrum.edu/onlinedocs/

 

Speaking Intensive Requirement: This requirement may be met by taking SPD 110 or SPD 111.

 

Writing Intensive Requirement:  Must be taken at Ferrum College.

                                                                                                               

 

Transfer Credit Policy

Ferrum College will accept transfer credit (including distance education classes) from other regionally accredited institutions; however,  degree recipients must complete at least 32 of their last 64 credit hours at Ferrum College.  At least 50 percent of the hours required for a major and minor(s) must be completed at Ferrum. Transfer students are required to meet the Liberal Arts Core requirements, including writing intensive, speaking intensive, and experiential requirements, as outlined in the catalog.  This requirement may be waived at the discretion of the program coordinator.  All non-developmental courses above 100 level which have been passed with a “C” or better grade, will be accepted for credit as necessary for graduation. Students with transferable credit will not be required to repeat equivalent course content at Ferrum.  Students must meet the number of upper level hours required for graduation by the student’s major program and the College.  Only credit hours, not grade point average, transfer to Ferrum College.  Therefore, transfer credit does not enter into the grade point average for honors. 

Direct Transfer Agreement

When a student who graduates from an accredited Virginia Community College with an Associate of Arts degree, an Associate of Science degree, or an Associate of Arts and Sciences degree, transfers into Ferrum College; Ferrum College agrees that the student has satisfied the Liberal Arts Core requirements portion of its graduation requirements.  If the student has not had a 3-credit Bible-based course as part of the Associate degree curriculum, then Ferrum College will require that the student successfully complete REL 111, 112, 113, or PHI 131.  The student must satisfy all other graduation requirements including writing intensive, speaking intensive, E-Term, and experiential learning requirements.