Grades of Pass (P) and Satisfactory (S) awarded at another institution may be accepted at the discretion of the student’s associate dean. Students contact their associate dean to petition for credit. The associate dean will make one or more of the following determinations (in consultation with the department chair when appropriate):
AP tests with a score of 3 or higher.
IB tests with a score of 4 or higher.
CLEP tests with a score of 50 or higher. For certain foreign language tests, a higher score is required for higher level credit.
OPI exams with a rating of Novice High or higher.
Academic credit is granted with satisfactory Advanced (A Level) and Advanced Subsidiary (AS) exam results of C or better. Students can earn 3 credit hours for each AS Level exam and up to 6 credit hours for each A Level exam.
Cortland follows the American Council of Education (ACE) recommendations for granting credit from a Joint Services Transcript (JST).
SUNY Cortland observes the recommendations of the American Council on Education (ACE) and of the National College Credit Recommendation Service (NCCRS, the University of the State of New York's Program in Non-collegiate Sponsored Instruction) in the evaluation of education experiences sponsored by non-collegiate organizations when the content is considered appropriate as transfer credit.
Credit for and/or waiver of requirements based on experiences completed with a non-collegiate organization may be granted by the associate dean of the student's major with consultation of the appropriate department chair.
Cortland will not grant transfer credit for:
SUNY Cortland grants the maximum number of transfer credits possible for courses completed from approved sources. Students may earn:
To earn a Cortland bachelor's degree, all students must complete in residency:
While credits are transferable, grades earned at other colleges are not calculated in the Cortland grade point average. Your Cortland GPA will be determined solely by graded coursework completed at SUNY Cortland. As a new transfer student, your beginning GPA at Cortland will be 0.0.
Transfer students must fulfill all Cortland General Education requirements as well as degree requirements such as foreign language and writing intensive.
If you transferred with an AA or AS degree from a SUNY community college, you may still require additional coursework in specific general education categories or Cortland degree requirements to earn a bachelor's degree.
Based on the number of transfer credits completed prior to your first semester at Cortland, transfer students are eligible for waivers of the General Education requirements in Categories 11 (Prejudice and Discrimination) or 12 (Science, Technology, Values and Society). Students who enter Cortland as first-year students with transfer credit (or readmit to Cortland with credit) are not eligible for general education waivers.
A maximum of two waivers may be applied based on the following scale:
Students who transfer with 35 or more credits will have the waivers automatically applied to their degree audit report by Advisement and Transition. Students who transfer less than 35 credits should complete a GE Waiver Form in consultation with their academic advisor to choose which course to waive. Transfer students are encouraged to complete the GE Waiver form within their first semester at Cortland.
Advisement and Transition
Memorial Library
Room A-111
advisement@cortland.edu
Phone: 607-753-4726
Fax: 607-753-5593
8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Monday-Friday