Common use of Definition of Guaranteed Admission Agreement (GAA Clause in Contracts

Definition of Guaranteed Admission Agreement (GAA. An agreement between a two-year institution or the VCCS (system office) on behalf of community colleges and a four- year institution according to which a student is guaranteed admission to the four-year institution by earning a transfer degree or a specified applied degree and satisfying specified academic benchmarks and criteria. Students transferring under a general admission GAA are not necessarily entitled to be admitted to a specific program. GAAs should be state- level agreements.

Definition of Guaranteed Admission Agreement (GAA. An A Guaranteed Admission Agreement (GAA) is the agreement between a an individual two-year institution institution, or the VCCS (system office) Virginia Community College’s System Office on behalf of all VCCS community colleges colleges, and a four- specific four-year institution according to that outlines a clear transfer pathway in which a student is guaranteed admission to the four-year institution by earning a transfer degree or a specified applied degree and satisfying specified academic benchmarks and criteria. Students transferring under a general admission through the GAA are not necessarily entitled to be admitted to a specific academic program. GAAs should be state- level agreements.Section 2: Requirements for Admission