Important Note
Only those Courses with a grade of "C" and above will transfer.
Transfer Course Equivalencies
The Â鶹´«Ã½ Admissions Office evaluates transfer credits received from other institutions in order to apply them to a student's transcript. To see how credit from another institution will transfer to Â鶹´«Ã½, visitÌý, our online transfer equivalency database. Once you enter the system you will be prompted to select the state, institution (for VCCS schools select All Virginia Cmty Col System), subject and the course number to see how credits you have earned or plan to complete will transfer from other institutions to Â鶹´«Ã½.
If you are interested in transferring to Â鶹´«Ã½ or are a current student who plans to take courses at another institution and have questions regarding transfer credit for courses that areÌýnot listed in Monarch TransfermationÌýand how that transfer credit would be evaluated or transfer to Â鶹´«Ã½, please contact Transfer Evaluation Services. Please emailÌýtransfereval@odu.eduÌýwith the following information:
- Name and UIN (if you have already been admitted to Â鶹´«Ã½)
- Institution where you took the course
- Course description(s) from the previous institution(s) along with any other supporting documentation, such as course syllabi.
You will be notified of the decision via email; for current Â鶹´«Ã½ students any approvals will then be updated on your Â鶹´«Ã½ transcript.
Degree-seeking Transfer Students should make arrangements with other educational institutions they have attended to submit to the Office of Admissions, an "Official" transcript. Only degree seeking transfer students' transcripts will be evaluated. Non-degree seeking students do not need to provide official transfer transcripts to Â鶹´«Ã½. Proof of pre-requisite courses may be requested from non-degree seeking students for any Â鶹´«Ã½ course having a pre-requisite.
Students are responsible for the accuracy of their own transcripts.
If a transfer credit does not appear on your transfer credit evaluation, it means that Â鶹´«Ã½ has not received notice of that course credit from the other institution.
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Transfer Students
Â鶹´«Ã½ is your transfer pathway to success. With transfer pathways to all majors with transferable associate degrees, plus 200+ guided pathways specific for applied associate degrees, Â鶹´«Ã½ is the most transfer-friendly university in Virginia.
Evaluating Your Transcript
All students who transfer credit from other institutions to Â鶹´«Ã½ have information regarding their transfer credit and how it was evaluated available through their student account inÌý. To find this information:
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- Log-in toÌý
- Go to the Admissions Â鶹´«Ã½
- Click on "Individual Transfer Credit Evaluation"
Please review this information thoroughly. If you are missing any courses you completed at a previous institution please make sure you send an updated official transcript from your previous institution(s) to the Â鶹´«Ã½ Admissions Office including your final semester of transfer courses.
Common Abbreviations
Your transfer credit evaluation displays the transfer credit along with the Â鶹´«Ã½ equivalent.
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| Abbreviation | Explanation |
|---|---|
| 1**1 | Although there is no direct Â鶹´«Ã½ equivalent to this course, you received credit hours. This is an old pre-1998 version of the 'ele' below. It was accepted by Â鶹´«Ã½ but no exact equivalent course. |
| 1 BIOL | Although there is no direct Â鶹´«Ã½ equivalent to this course, you received credit hours in a particular subject area. |
| 1 HISP REQ | Although there is no direct Â鶹´«Ã½ equivalent to this course, you received the credit hours and also fulfilled the General Education Requirement "REQ" for that subject area. Examples: HISP: History Perspective HISP IREQ NSCP: Natural Science Perspective NSCPIREQ |
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Office of Prior Learning Assessment
Through the use of various mechanisms, we are able to offer students the opportunity to have their prior learning assessed and applied for academic credit. This path may save the students both time and money as they work toward their degree.