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SWAGÊÓƵwelcomes transfer students from other colleges, and requires that they comply with the following procedures:

• Transfer students must have official transcripts sent directly from the Records Office of their previous institution(s)* to:

SWAGÊÓƵWest Virginia Community & Technical College
316 SWAGÊÓƵDrive
Moorefield, WV 26836 ÌýÌý

• All transfer students must submit evidence of good standing from the college most recently attended.
• Credits are accepted from all regionally accredited institutions and from other institutions on an individual basis.
• A transfer evaluation is completed on all students who have submitted official transcripts from accredited colleges. The transfer evaluation identifies Eastern’s equivalencies for transfer courses.
  • Appeals of decisions should be directed to the Dean for Academic and Student Services.
  • Appeals of the Dean’s decision may be sent to the Commission/Council Division of Academic Affairs.
  • Instructions on the submission of appeals may be found on the Commission/Council website (wvctcs.org).Ìý Once all materials are received, a recommendation will be sent to the president of the receiving institution in 10 working days.
• Grades earned in colleges previously attended are included in the grade point average calculation. (Exempt from this provision are courses falling under the D-F Repeat Policy, Deletion of Outdated Coursework from Computation of Grade Point Average Policy and other applicable College policies.)
• Transfer students who have earned fewer than 30 semester credit hours from an accredited college and who have graduated from high school within the last five years must provide copies of high school transcripts upon admission to the College.
• ACT/SAT scores may be submitted for course placement.
• All full-time, transfer students born after January 1, 1957, are required to provide proof of immunization for measles and rubella (See Immunization Policy).
• The College retains all transcripts submitted for a two-year period. Students who do not enroll within this period must resubmit all required documents, including transcripts.
• Students who enroll without reporting all previous colleges attended may be subject to the College’s disciplinary procedures.

​*Students who have attended more than one institution are required to provide official transcripts from all institutions attended.

SWAGÊÓƵrecognizes and follows the statewide policy that undergraduate core coursework completed at any of West Virginia's publicÌýcolleges and universitiesÌýis transferable asÌýGeneral Studies credit to all other West Virginia public colleges and universities for credit with the grade already earned.

Under that agreement, which governs all public colleges and universities in West Virginia,Ìýstudents who earn credits at EasternÌýin the areas of English composition, communications and literature, mathematics, natural science and social science, may transferÌýthat coursework as equivalent General Studies credit to any West Virginia public college or university. (On a case-by-case basis, other colleges and universities may also accept additional credits for coursework completed at Eastern:Ìýthe student must check with the admissions department at the college to whichÌýhe or sheÌýintends to transfer the credits.)

The Core Coursework Transfer Agreement, developed annually by the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, establishes the hours of coursework acceptable for transfer that satisfies the fulfillment of General Studies requirements. In total, at least 64 and no more than 72 hours of credit completed at community colleges or branch colleges in the West Virginia state systems of higher education shall be transferable to any baccalaureate degree-granting institution in the state systems.

The hours of coursework that are acceptable as counting toward fulfillment ofÌýGeneral Studies requirements are as follows:

• English Composition – 6 hours
• Communication and Literature – 6 hours (Speech/oral communication – 3 hours, literature – 3 hours)
• Mathematics – 3 - 5 hours (College math including general math, algebra, trigonometry, or calculus)
• Natural Science – 8 – 10 hours (Laboratory science including biology, chemistry, geology, physics, or physical science)
• Social Science – 9 hours (History, political science, psychology, sociology or economics with no more than three hours from any area)

Courses acceptable from each institution are outlined in the Higher Education Policy Commission (HEPC) Core Transfer Agreement Policy. ContactÌýMonica Wilson, Interim Vice President of Academics and Student Success, for detailed information, or check the Ìýand theÌýÌýpages.

Please Note: In addition to the regular credit transfer policies and procedures outlined above, please see Eastern's Special Transfer Options webpage for information about some specific colleges and universities with which SWAGÊÓƵmaintains special partnership transfer agreements.