Visiting the Campus

If you are interested in visiting the campus, we recommend a scheduled appointment with our Transfer Coordinator,  Ms. Bonnie S. Tracey.  Appointments are scheduled Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm.  Tours are available by appointment at 11:00am and 3:00pm, Monday - Friday.  Please call (757) 594-7155 to schedule an appointment and/or tour.

The Admission Process

• Apply on line at the following Web address: www.applyweb.com/apply/cnu/index.html
• The transfer admission process at CNU is competitive and selective.
• To apply, you must submit an application for admission, $45 application fee (non-refundable), all official college and university transcripts (partial transcripts and/or grade reports are required until final grades are posted), official high school transcript(s), and standardized test scores. (Note: If graduation from high school was five or more years, test scores are not required for an admission decision.) Documentation

  received after the stated deadline will be considered on a space available basis only. 

• Successful applicants generally have fulfilled general education requirements and have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0.
• Once admission decisions are finalized, letters of decision are mailed to prospective students as indicated below.  All decisions are delivered in writing.
• Please forward official application documents to the following address:

Christopher Newport University

Office of the Registrar

Attn: Transfer Affairs

1 University Place

Newport News, VA  23606

• After admission decisons are finalized, letters of decision are mailed to prospective students as indicated below.  All admission decisions are delivered in writing.

  Semester of Admission Application	Deadline for Receipt of Application and Credentials	Notification of Decision (No later Than)
  Fall Semester	March 1 (Priority deadline)*	3rd Week of May
  Spring Semester	October 1*	3rd Week of November

  *Note: Admission is on a space available basis. If the deadline has passed and the online application for admission is not available, please contact the Office of the Registrar for instructions regarding making application.
• Evaluations are completed in the Office of Registrar after a student is admitted and commits to our offer of admission.  The transfer credit evaluation is available via students' Web self-service (CNU Live) at www.cnu.edu (Note: Paper copies are available upon request.)
  

 Transfer Applicants from the Virginia Community College System (VCCS)

If you attended a local community college in the state of Virginia, you may obtain a copy of our Transfer Guide  via the web at  http://registrar.cnu.edu/transferguide/tg_home.html

 If you would like additional information please contact the Office of the Registrar at (757) 594-7155. 

The Undergradate Catalog is available on our web site www.cnu.edu or may be purchased in our bookstore.

 Evaluations of Transfer Credit

• Evaluations are completed in the Office of Registrar after a student is admitted and commits to our offer of admission.  The transfer credit evaluation is available via students' Web self-service (CNU Live) at www.cnu.edu (Note: Paper copies are available upon request.)
• Courses and credits from regionally accredited colleges and universities and which are recognized by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) are accepted, provided that such credits carry a minimum grade of 'C' and are comparable to courses offered at CNU.
• Please note that credit is not awarded for courses in which a grade of 'C-' or lower were earned or for credit earned through deparmental or institutional examination(s).
• Credit is not awarded for grades of 'no credit,' unsatisfactory,' or 'incomplete' or any other grade which indicates unsatisfactory progress or that a course has not been completed.
• Grades do not transfer; only the courses and the credits transfer.
• Non-transferrable Credit: Credit awarded at a previous transfer college or university for AP, CLEP, or remedial/developmental courses do not automatically transfer to CNU. AP and CLEP scores should be submitted directly to CNU from the Educational Testing Service of the College Board for evaluation. AP and CLEP scores are evaluated according to University policies in place at the time of your enrollment.
• A maximum of 66 semester hours may be transferred from a community college or two-year college, or a maximum of 92 semester hours from a four-year college or university may transfer to CNU.
• Academic policy requires that the last 45 semester hours must be completed in residence with CNU.
• Incomplete Transcripts: If a student's transcript was incomplete (listed courses without grades or listed courses as 'in progress') at the time of their advising appointment or registration, the student should bring a list of those courses in progress to the advisiing appointment. Students should avoid registering for those 'in progress' courses until the entire, official academic transcript has been received and evaluated by the Office of the Registrar.
• CNU degree holders must complete an additional 30 hours in residence for a second degree.
• Questions about transfer credit evaluations should be directed to the Office of Registrar at (757) 594-7155 or register@cnu.edu.

Classification of Students

Students are classified based on their number of earned credit hours as indicated below:

Freshman: 0 - 29 earned credit hours

Sophomore: 30 - 59 earned credit  hours

Junior: 60 - 89 earned credit hours

Senior: 90+ earned credit hours