In order to transfer from another university, transfer students must have completed 24 hours of transferable credits, take developmental courses and have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5, according to Longwood University’s website.
The site also provides a number of links to other important information for students looking to go through the transfer process, such as the application process and the deadlines to apply.
According to Melissa Shepherd, managing director for the admissions office, Longwood takes about 200 to 230 students in the fall and about 70 to 100 students in the spring.
First semester junior criminology major Marion Butler transferred to Longwood at the start of spring 2017. Butler first attended the University of Mary Washington before she decided that it was not where she wanted to be and decided Longwood was her home.
“I went to Mary Washington, and then I, you know, withdrew, and I went to community college,” shared Butler. “My mom was like ‘Oh we have to do something, you can’t just obviously be here.' So, it (Longwood) kind of popped in my head."
Butler shared that it was a lot of work on her part to go through the transfer process. There were many phone calls and emails exchanged between herself and the admissions office in order to transfer. One thing in particular helped with making her process a bit easier was the fact that Butler had applied to Longwood before. Therefore, her application was still on file.
“Technically, I was really lucky because I still was still eligible for my original application from high school.” Butler said.
Shepherd confirmed the fact that Longwood keeps the applications of those who applied on file for two years, so if they choose to transfer to the university, their application is already completed.
“We hold applications for two years,” Shepher stated, “So, if a student applies out of high school, and they go elsewhere and decide to transfer to Longwood, as long as it’s within that two year period, we would still have everything on record.”
Due to her requesting to transfer within the two year period, Butler found that she only needed to provide copies of her most recent transcript from her time at community college as well as her time at the University of Mary Washington.
Students wanting to transfer to Longwood must pay a 50-dollar fee and provide a copy of their high school transcripts as well as an official transcript from the university(s) they have attended. They must also present Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) scores or American College Testing (ACT) scores.
Students coming in as transfers have their own form of orientation rather than the traditional orientation first year students receive. Butler shared that she would have like to have had more of a tour of campus as a transfer. However, Butler felt that because she had already attended a four year university that she had knowledge in how to navigate going about obtaining information she needed, especially when it came to navigating the websites as well as the campus itself.
“Since I did go to an university before, I kind of knew. It wasn’t that much different, the websites and all the processes,” Butler explained.
There are 20 scholarships are available to transfer students ranging from $1,000-$2,000 who have completed the Associates of Arts, Associate of Science or the Associate of Arts and Science degree from a Virginia community college or Richard Bland College, according to the Longwood website.
Admissions helps transfer students make Longwood their home.
Admissions helps transfer students make Longwood their home.
Admissions helps transfer students make Longwood their home.
