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A Guaranteed Transfer Program to Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ

The Catamount Connection Program provides a direct-entry pathway for Catawba Valley Community College students into Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ. This agreement will help provide a seamless transition for Catawba Valley CC (CVCC) graduates interested in furthering their education at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ.

Each year, qualified students transfer from Catawba Valley CC to Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵto pursue degrees in more than 120 majors, minors, and concentrations including education, engineering, criminal justice, forensic science, nursing, biology, chemistry, environmental science, and psychology, just to name a few.

Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ offers some Distance Education degree completion programs in addition to programs offered on the main campus in Cullowhee. The Biltmore Park Instructional Site in Asheville also allows some undergraduate degree completion programs.

Eligibility Requirements

To participate in the Catamount Connection Program, students must meet several conditions, including:

• Be a currently enrolled student at Catawba Valley Community College in a degree-seeking capacity.

• Submit Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵApplication for Admission and records by the university deadline.

• Submit application fee or waiver and fulfill all commitment action steps.

• Be in good standing at CVCC and other institutions attended.

• Demonstrate good citizenship and conduct.

• Earn and maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50 at CVCC and a minimum GPA of 2.20 in the most recently completed academic term.

• Earn an associate’s degree from CVCC in a college transfer program or in an applied program for which an articulation agreement exists.

• Enroll at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵwithin one academic year (within the next two regular terms or fall/spring semesters) of completion of the associate’s degree.

• Submit the

  • This is in addition to applying to WCU

Although the Catamount Connection Program does guarantee admission to Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵfor those CVCC graduates who meet the requirements, it does not guarantee admission into a specific degree program. Some programs of study at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵhave their own programmatic admission criteria, standards, policies, processes and deadlines.

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Benefits

• Those that complete an A.A. or A.S. at Catawba Valley C.C. are guaranteed admission to WCU, provided all eligibility requirements above are met.

• The onset of the NC Promise tuition plan, which reduces the cost of in-state tuition to $500 per semester at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵhas resulted in a significant increase in the number of students transferring to Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵfrom community colleges.

• The Program affords CVCC students access to information about academic programs, faculty, and staff at the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵCampus who will facilitate their transition to WCU.

• This program prioritizes the ability to receive admission, financial aid, and orientation communications early in the transition process, which sets CVCC students up for maximum success at both institutions.

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Apply Now

1. Submit the
2. Click here to submit your appropriate application to WCU:
   
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3. Visit our transfer information page on what to submit, scholarships, and other resources for transfer students at

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Contact Information

Interested? Contact Us!

Heather Hill
Associate Director of Admissions Regional Engagement
hchill@wcu.edu
828.227.3170

  

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Admissions

admissions@cvcc.edu
828.327.7000