Transfer Students
Third-year transfers may petition the Director of the Undergraduate Program to receive 3 hours of transfer credit toward the major for a literature (not writing) course taken at their previous institution. For such a course to count, students must document its reading load (substantial) and writing requirements (10-15 pages of formal writing). If major transfer credit is approved by the DUP, third-year transfers may complete the major with 9 additional courses. One of these must be an ENGL 2500 course, with the other 8 at the 3000-level or above. Note that credit in this case is given for a major elective only, meaning that all area requirements for the major must be satisfied at UVA.