Hobart and William Smith Colleges Transfer Pathway Agreement

Minimum Cumulative GPA Required: 2.7
Associate’s Degree Required: Yes

Transfer Agreement Highlights:

Transfer Scholarship

• Hobart and William Smith guarantee a $30,500 scholarship award for transfer students with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. This award is available for two years for a total of $61,000.

Guaranteed Admission

• SUNY WCC students with an A.A., A.S. or A.A.S. degree and a cumulative GPA of 2.7 or higher at SUNY WCC will be guaranteed admission. Students may have to complete additional lower-level general education/core requirements at HWS before declaring a major.
• Hobart& William Smith College will provide a free transfer application.

Guaranteed Housing

• Hobart& William Smith College will provide guaranteed housing.

Course Registration

• HWS will facilitate course registration with the Transfer Dean for the semester in which the student is expected to enroll.
• Upon enrollment, transfer students will meet with a HWS dean and a faculty advisor to decide which WCC courses will be applied to Hobart and William Smith’s Four Key Perspectives requirement.
• Courses that meet major and minor requirements at HWS can be found on Transferology.
• Courses not yet evaluated may meet specific requirements upon discussion with their major or minor advisor.

Transfer Credit Evaluation

• HWS will conduct a transfer credit evaluation during the student’s final semester at SUNY WCC to support transfer planning and registration at HWS.
• A follow up transfer credit evaluation will be completed upon receipt of an official final transcript.
• A maximum of 16 courses (64 credits) from an associate degree (A.A. or A.S.) will be applied toward the completion of the 32 required courses needed to earn the bachelor’s degree.
• General Education: Upon completion of the A.A. or A.S. degree at SUNY WCC, students will be considered to have fulfilled HWS’s Perspectives/Core Requirements.
• Depending on the intended major and previous program of study, it may not be possible to complete a bachelor’s degree in two years.
• Students with an associate’s degree will be exempt from the First-Year Seminar course and the required first year in residence. Additional years in residence will be determined upon the admission semester, and credits remaining to complete the degree at HWS.
• Courses evaluated as equivalent to HWS courses will automatically fulfill major/minor requirements and may serve as pre-requisites.
• Remaining Credits: Credits earned beyond General Education and major courses will be applied to the appropriate program requirements within the bachelor’s degree.
• Where there is no Transfer Pathway specified, students may propose an individualized major if their interests are not fully represented by existing programs. Students should consult with an HWS Advisor to develop a four-semester plan to ensure degree applicability of credits.
• Only grades of C- and higher will apply towards general education and major requirements at HWS.

Transfer Pathways

The table below outlines the Pathways that correspond to associate degree programs at SUNY WCC and bachelor’s degree at HWS.