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Transfer students with an Associates degree will be subject to the following:

If you graduated from a University system school with an Associates, Areas A -E are satisfied.  You must make sure you have or complete the following:

  1. GPA needed for major*
  2. Area F

If you graduated from a non-university system school with an Associates degree, you must make sure you have or complete the following:

  1. GPA needed for major*
  2. Regents'
  3. Check all areas A-F of core

Transfer students without an Associates degree will be subject to the following:

Transfer students without an associates within a University system school with Areas A-E complete at sending institution will be considered complete at VSU.

Transfer students without an associates from a non-university system school will need all areas of core evaluated.

Additional Rules

Transfer students from within the University system are subject to the 45 hour rule for Regents' Test.  Please refer to page 78 of the VSU 2008-2009 catalog

Transfer students from a non-university system school will have 2 semesters to complete the Regents' exam.

Transfer students must meet State of Georgia Legislative requirements or complete an exemption test.  Please refer to page 80 of the VSU 2008-2009 catalog.

*Valdosta State University does not have a forgiveness policy on GPA.  If you transfer from an institution that uses the forgiveness policy, your VSU GPA may be lower than the GPA at the institution that you attended.