WCU expands Catamount Commitment to include transfer students
甜瓜视频app is expanding its Catamount Commitment program with a new initiative to support transfer students from North Carolina Community Colleges.
WCU launched Catamount Commitment in fall 2023 for first-year students from North Carolina who apply timely and earn fall admission. In fall 2025, a third cohort of high school graduates will reap the financial benefits and savings of this program. Beginning this fall, select North Carolinians who earn degrees and transfer directly from a North Carolina Community College to WCU each fall or spring will receive Catamount Commitment offers.
The program provides North Carolina students with annual financial support based on their academic performance and academic program interests.
In order to be eligible for the Catamount Commitment program as a transfer student, applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Reside in North Carolina.
- Complete any associate鈥檚 degree from a NC community college.
- Achieve at minimum a cumulative 3.0 post-secondary GPA.
- Apply for undergraduate admission as a transfer student by the deadline.
- Enroll full-time in a resident-credit degree program and major in a STEM, health sciences, or education field.
- Eligible students will be awarded $1,000 annually, and funding is available for up to three years (six semesters) based upon maintaining eligibility.
Remaining semesters of eligibility can be used for graduate school if the bachelor's degree is completed in fewer than six semesters.
The transfer admission application deadline is April 1 for fall 2025 and November 1 for spring 2026.
Catamount Commitment for transfer students works in conjunction with the NC Promise program, which increases access to quality university education by reducing tuition for all undergraduate students at WCU to $500 per fall and spring semesters for in-state students and $2,500 for out-of-state students. Financial aid can further reduce cost of attendance, so applicants are required to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or request an exception to FAFSA submission.
For more information about Catamount Commitment, please visit WCU's website or contact the admissions office at admiss@wcu.edu.
