<p>They’re probably basing the program on others around the country and even within the state. The UC system has guaranteed transfer options for its flagships, and within the state of virginia, there are guaranteed transfer programs for CC applicants applying to some of the lower state schools like JMU and ODU. I’m sure that the decision to do this was based on some amount of sound reasoning and research - not just some flaky administrator saying “gee, wouldn’t that be nice…”</p>