Are YOU Planning Ahead?

A lot of students come to CVCC with the idea of getting their general education courses out of the way so they can transfer to a "real" college.

Well, CVCC is a real college and your academic performance here may well determine whether or not you WILL be able to transfer.

If you are planning to transfer to a four year school there are a number of things you need to keep in mind:

First and foremost- transferring is a process not something that you think about when you are done here. If you wait until the end of your academic career her to think about this issue, you may end up missing credits that are pre-requisites for the program you want to get into. Or, you may have taken classes that were easy but don't transfer at all.

Second; Feet on the ground! Just because your best friend likes a certain college that doesn't mean it is the right place for you. Does this school even have the program you want? You need to know.

Third: Once you do know that the school has the program you want, it is important to work both with a CVCC counselor and the transfer counselor at the four-year school to make sure you take the courses here that will help you the most at your transfer institution.

Fourth: You need to be aware of all the guaranteed admissions agreements AND that they are all NOT the same. READ THEM!

Fifth: Be aware that if your GPA is high enough you may be eligible for the transfer scholarship sponsored by the state. Your final transcript, the one that says you graduated will have a notation to that effect on it. Be sure to bring that to the attention of the financial aid people at the four year school.

And Sixth: Remember that graduation is not automatic. You must fill out an application for graduation telling the school that you plan to graduate in a particular semester so they can evaluate your transcript to make sure you aren't missing something.

Last but not least, don't guess, don't assume, don't depend on what "they" say; come ask a counselor.

Attention Students enrolled in Fall courses at CVCC

Just a reminder that fall 2010 tuition is due by 5pm on Thursday, July 22nd. If tuition is not paid by this date your classes may be dropped. Students awarded financial aid should verify their award is sufficient to cover the cost of their tuition. Please log into the Student Information System using your MyCVCC account at: https://cvcc.my.vccs.edu/jsp/home.jsp to view your financial aid and account balances.

Payments may be made the following ways:

(1) Mail checks to : CVCC Accounting Office
3506 Wards Road
Lynchburg, VA 24502
**Please note student ID or name on check and we must receive by July 22nd

(2) Pay online using your MyCVCC account or by phone (434) 832-7638 with a Visa or MasterCard.
(3) Pay in person at one of CVCC’s offsite centers (Altavista, Amherst, Appomattox or Bedford) by 4pm or at our Ward Road location by 5pm on July 22nd.

CVCC offers a payment plan. For more information please click the following link:
http://www.cvcc.vccs.edu/Student%20Services/Financial%20Aid/e-Cashier.asp

Guaranteed Admissions and General Education

Anynomous asked: "would a general education degree work for the guaranteed admissions agreement for the uva school of engineering i dont have some of the classes in section 2"

The General Studies Degree at CVCC is not yet SCHEV approved and therefore does not come under the Guaranteed Admissions program.

If you are looking at UVA for Engineering, you should be in the CVCC transfer Engineering program. If you are missing some of the classes, you will not fall under the agreement. I would suggest you check with UVA and review your options.

BREAKING NEWS!

Randolph College will be accepting transfer applications until July 1st. If you are interested in transferring to Randolph after graduation you still have time. If you haven't selected a school yet and other deadlines have passed, be sure to check out Randolph College as a possible opportunity!

Have you applied to your transfer college?

If you've not applied to the transfer college of your choice or put yourself in touch with the tranfer counselor you need to get on it.

SCHEV provides some very useful information on the tranfer process. You might want to check out their tranfer site and don't forget to check the link on the left side of the page. Financial informationis there too along with the forms for apply for the transfer grant.

http://www.schev.edu/Students/transfer/default.asp