The questions listed below are
ones that students frequently ask. Just click on the specific
question to see the answer. We hope this will help you get
those "quick questions" answered while providing guidance as you
meet with your academic advisor, plan your program of studies, and
think about life goals.
- How can I set up a campus visit?
- Where do I send my transcripts?
- What is the minimum GPA to be accepted to
Radford University?
- How do I know whether the courses I took at
another school transferred and the number of credits that transferred?
- How do I know what requirements I have already
satisfied?
- Does an Associate Degree take care of my general
education?
- Will all of my courses transfer from my previous
school?
- How many credits have to be taken at RU to complete a Bachelors?
- What licensure exams should I be taking and when?
- Why do I not have a GPA; my course work
transferred.
- Are scholarships offered to transfer
students?
- When do I register for
classes?
- When do I meet my academic advisor?
To schedule your visit to Radford University, visit the
office of admissions website to Schedule a
Visit. In this visit you will have an opportunity to take a
student-guided tour and meet with an admissions counselor. Or you may
attend one of our other events which is located on the
Admissions Homepage.
Send all transcripts
from previous institutions attended to the Office of Admissions at
P.O. Box 6903, Radford, Virginia, 24142.
A transfer student must have at least an overall 2.0 (on a 4.0 scale) GPA on
all work attempted to be considered for admission.
You can see which courses have transferred by accessing your
Student Information System and
viewing Records, and then selecting Transfer courses. This will show the
course that was transferred and how many transfer hours earned, and from which
school it transferred.
After you have been admitted you can view which requirements you have
completed by viewing your Degree Audit through the
Student Information System and
Viewing Degree Works, then clicking Audit, and selecting Process/new/view.
If you have any questions please visit the advising center.
State Policy on Transfer
To encourage
the transfer of students from the Virginia Community College System to Radford
University, the State Policy on Transfer has been embraced by Radford
University, effective Fall 1993. A student who transfers to Radford University
from a Virginia Community College
will be considered to
have satisfied Radford’s general education requirements if any of the following
is met:
a. the student
has by the time of transfer earned an Associate Degree from a Virginia community
college based on a baccalaureate-oriented sequence of courses (i.e., the
Associate of Arts, Associate of Science or Associate of Arts and Science); or
b. the student
is able to earn such a degree by successfully completing at a Virginia community
college courses remaining for the Associate Degree concurrently with the first
semester of enrollment at Radford; or
c. the student
will earn an Associate Degree as a result of credit earned during his or her
first semester of enrollment at Radford, up to a maximum of 10 hours. Students
who do not meet any of these criteria must complete Radford’s course-specific
general education requirements.
The transfer
degrees accepted as satisfying General Education at Radford University are the
Associate of Arts, Associate of Science and the Associate of Arts and
Science. Transfer credit evaluations are performed by the Office of
Admissions. Questions concerning transfer credit may be directed to this office.
Community college students completing the Transfer Module will receive credit
toward completion of Radford’s general education requirements. Credits earned
with a grade lower than “C” will not transfer to Radford University. Refer to
the
Radford University Transfer Guide
(copies
available from the Office of Admissions) for more detailed
information concerning the State Policy on Transfer.
Depending on the courses that are taken and which program you choose at
Radford University, come of your courses will transfer, but may not be used
towards your degree depending on specific requirements.
No fewer than 45 semester hours must be taken at Radford
University to be eligible for graduation. A minimum of 30 of the last 39
hours of credits required for a degree must be taken at RU. In addition,
50 percent of the semester hours required for a major or minor must be taken at
RU.
Since you are coming to Radford University possibly as a sophomore or junior,
you will need to take the licensure exams as soon as you can, specifically the
Virginia Communication and Literacy Assessment (VCLA) and Praxis I, the
information on these licensure exams are located on the advising webpage under
Important Links.
You do not receive grades for the
courses that you have transferred to Radford University. You receive the
credit for those courses, and therefore does not affect your Radford University
GPA.
Yes! There are specific scholarships that are only offered to transfer students, and others that are
offered for specific majors. They can be found at the following link: http://admissions.asp.radford.edu/scholarship.aspx.
Transfer students planning to apply for Radford University scholarships must apply to the University by March 15th to be eligible for the scholarships.
During Transfer Quest that you register for
you will meet with a faculty advisor and register for your upcoming
semester classes. At the conclusion of Quest you will have a
semester schedule.
Transfer students will meet with a faculty
advisor during Transfer Quest, but this may not be your assigned
advisor. Once classes begin, students are asked to connect with
their department and meet with their assigned advisor.
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