Yes. We encourage recently accepted transfer students to enroll in our summer session. Any credits earned during the summer will count toward your degree, including area, competency, and major requirements. You may also declare a major during the summer.
And summer term does not count toward the number of full-time semesters you've been allotted. Students have not only made significant academic progress this way, but they also find that it is an excellent way to orient themselves to University life.
Finally, enrolling in summer session will not interfere with meeting a faculty advisor and selecting fall courses during summer orientation. We hope that you will seriously consider summer enrollment.
Learn more about our summer session.
If you are entering U.Va. as a third-year transfer student, we expect you will declare a major during Summer OR Fall Orientation. At that time, you will be assigned an advisor in your major. Please note that marking an intended major on your admission application does not constitute delaring a major. See majors & minors.
If you attend Summer Orientation, you will have the opportunity to meet Dean Papovich. Also, during Fall Orientation, on Sunday, August 24, Mr. Papovich will meet with all new College transfer students in the Newcomb Hall Ballroom.Be sure to attend this important meeting: it will make your transition to the University of Virginia much smoother.
Check the complete Fall Orientation program for details and changes in time or location; this program will be available when you arrive for Fall Orientation on Saturday, August 23.
No. After you have been accepted for admission, you will receive an advising sheet that shows the number of full-time semesters you have been allotted.
Permission to enroll for an additional full-time semester is not automatic.Therefore, you should not assume that you will have more than the usual number of full-time allotted semesters. If you feel you have mitigating circumstances, contact Dean Papovich during your first term here.
Summer Session, however, does not count toward your allotted full-time semesters. If you need additional time to complete your degree, you may do so through Summer Session or through the School of Continuing and Professional Studies. (You may count 16 credits of Continuing Education courses toward your degree.)
The College of Arts and Sciences expects you to check your U.Va. email and the College's homepage regularly for information ranging from new classes, new polices and procedures to your academic status in the College.
Be sure to bookmark the homepage and check it several times a week. Be sure also to activate your U.Va. e-mail account now and check it often.
If you use another mail system, be sure to have your U.Va. mail forwarded to that account.