HWS & TC3 Articulation Agreement
Recognizing the academic preparation and achievements of TC3 students, HWS and TC3 have entered into an articulation agreement that ensures a streamlined process for evaluating transfer credit and choosing a course of study at HWS.
TRANSFER AND GPA REQUIREMENTS:
- Students must have a minimum of a 2.70 cumulative grade point average at TC3 for acceptance to Hobart and William Smith. Students who complete an AA or AS degree and have a 3.0 GPA or higher at TC3, will be guaranteed acceptance into HWS.
- With a few exceptions, individual courses of three, four, or five credits in which the student has earned a grade of C- (1.70) or higher (up to a maximum of 16 courses) will transfer toward the 32 courses required for graduation from HWS. No more than seven courses for work completed in high school will transfer, unless the student has earned the associate degree, in which case more than seven college courses taken while in high school may transfer.
- Any student who transfers to HWS having completed an AA or AS degree will automatically be considered to have met the General Education requirements at HWS. Additionally, individual courses at TC3 that fulfill SUNY General Education requirements will be considered as satisfying the matching General Education requirements at HWS.
- Students who complete an Associate of Arts degree, an Associate of Science degree, or an Associate of Applied Science Degree at TC3 and who have followed the recommended guidelines of the Transfer Articulation Agreement may enter HWS at junior status. However, depending on intended major at HWS and the program completed at TC3, it may not be possible to complete a bachelor’s degree in two years. Note, also, that all students must complete a minor or a second major in addition to the primary HWS major.
- Transfer students who are accepted with a GPA over 2.7 are guaranteed a scholarship of at least $30,500.
For the complete policy governing the transfer of coursework, see the HWS Catalogue.
