Transfer Students

One of the many advantages of transferring to CUNY BA is that your transfer credits will be determined during the application process and explained to you upon your acceptance; appropriate courses previously taken will be applied toward CUNY BA degree requirements.

Here are our transfer credit guidelines:

• Transfer Credits: CUNY BA evaluates all courses previously taken and can accept up to a total of 90 credits. (The maximum allowed for community college coursework is 68 credits).
• CUNY Credits: All credits earned within CUNY are eligible up to the 90/68 credit limit.
• Non-CUNY Credits: Credit may be granted for courses taken at other institutions in which students received a grade of straight “C” or better.
• International Credits: Credits from universities outside the U.S. must be evaluated by the student’s CUNY college of matriculation (home college) OR by a course-by-course evaluation by one of the following agencies prior to applying:
  • World Education Services: www.wes.org
  • Evaluation Service, Inc.: http://www.evaluationservice.net/
  • Josef Silny & Associates: http://www.jsilny.org/
  • Transcript Research: http://transcriptresearch.com/

Non-Collegiate Credits

A maximum of 30 non-collegiate credits may be applied towards your degree. Non-collegiate credit includes credit for prior learning and credit-by-examination.

Credit for Prior Learning

A maximum of 15 credits may be applied to your degree for prior learning. Credit for prior learning may be assessed by either your CUNY home college or organizations such as  ACE or NCCRS, organizations that make recommendations of industry credentials (e.g., FDNY, NYPD, EMS, and military training) for college credit.

Advanced Placement (AP)

• Students who have taken Advanced Placement (AP) exams should submit their scores with their application to the program. AP exams passed with scores of 3 or higher (effective for Fall 2017 admissions) will be considered for credit based on the ACE credit granting recommendations (effective Spring 2024 admissions). Exams which replicate credit granted for other college-level coursework will not be considered.

International Baccalaureate (IB)

• Up to 30 credits can be granted to students who completed International Baccalaureate (IB) diplomas with scores of 30 or greater. Scores of 5 or better for higher-level IB exams, taken by students who either did not complete the IB diploma or completed the IB with a score of 29 or less, can be accepted.