NRCC Transfer Resources

Transfer Virginia is a statewide effort to provide transparent, accessible, consistent, and current information to students throughout the college selection, enrollment, and transfer process.

Virginia is home to over 60 colleges and universities providing students a diverse selection of size, location, and degree offerings. Transfer Virginia is an initiative to provide transparency and access throughout the college transfer process. Through the Transfer Virginia portal, students have access to consistent and current information from all partner colleges and universities. Students can research, plan and organize their transfer journey using the information and resources available within this portal from Virginia's institutions. The information in this portal is updated twice a year.

To explore transfer information in Virginia, please visit the Transfer Virginia Portal.

Students can consider three helpful paths to transfer:

1. Completion of an AA or AS degree at NRCC.
2. Completion of the Uniform Certificate of General Studies.
3. Completion of the Passport.

AA and AS Degrees

NRCC offers various degrees to prepare students to transfer to a four-year college or university.

To explore these degree options, please visit the Transfer Degrees Program.

Passport

The Passport is a VCCS program in which all courses are transferable and satisfy lower-division general education requirements at any Virginia public institution of higher education. The Passport consists of course blocks assigned specific courses. To satisfy the Passport students are required to complete the appropriate number of courses in each course block per the directions below. Student course selection should be carefully considered since the Passport is not designed to capture the complexities of individual programs of study at the four-year institutions. Students should be advised to take the Passport that best suits their intended program of study at the four-year institution.

To explore the Passport, please visit the NRCC Catalog Passport Course Roster .

Uniform Certificate of General Studies

The Uniform Certificate of General Studies (UCGS) is a VCCS program in which all courses are transferable and satisfy lower-division general education requirements at any Virginia public institution of higher education. The Passport is a component of the UCGS and is therefore a subset of courses in the UCGS. The UCGS consists of seven course blocks. To satisfy the UCGS students are required to complete the appropriate number of courses in each block as described below. Student course selection should be carefully considered since the UCGS program is not designed to capture the complexities of individual programs of study at the four-year institutions. Students should be advised to take the UCGS course that best suits their intended program of study at the four-year institution.

To explore the Uniform Certificate of General Studies, please visit the NRCC Catalog Uniform Certificate of General Studies .