These programs are intended for transfer purposes. It is important that any student interested in transferring to a four-year college or university consult with his/her academic advisor.

Award: Associate of Arts and Sciences

Length: Four-Semester (Two-Year) Program

Purpose: The College and University Transfer program is designed for students who plan to complete a baccalaureate degree program at a four-year college or university, or who are not yet prepared to select a definite career objective.

Admission Requirements: The student must meet the entrance requirements established by the college. Students are urged to check the mathematics requirements of the four-year college or university to determine the proper mathematics course to be taken at the community college. In addition, they should contact the appropriate four-year institution to determine the transferability of elective courses.

Program Requirements: Specific courses required for the Associate of Arts and Sciences degree are intended to provide a balanced foundation in liberal education.

Note: Students planning to transfer should consult the four-year transfer institution to determine course recommendations prior to registering for classes at NRCC.
General transfer information is available at www.nr.edu/transfer.
For students transferring to Virginia Tech. The Computer Science degree at Virginia Tech requires 12 credit hours of natural science electives. Eight (8) of these credits must be in a sequence. This can be satisfied by completing PHY 241 /PHY 242 , CHM 111 /CHM 112 , or BIO 101 /BIO 102 .
VT Foreign Language Graduation Requirement: Students must have had 2 years of a foreign language in high school or one year at the college level (6 credit hours) of the same language. College-level credits used to meet this requirement do not count towards the degree.