Many students in CCPA have taken college courses elsewhere before matriculating at Binghamton University. A minimum of 60 credits is transferred if you have previously completed an associate's degree.
Courses taken in addition to associate's degree requirements are reviewed on a course-by-course basis. Only courses with a grade of C- or better are considered for transfer.
The maximum number of transfer credits accepted from a two-year school is 80.
If you do not have an associate's degree, your courses are evaluated individually. A course must be graded C- or better to be accepted for transfer. For courses taken on a Pass/Fail basis, the grade of P is considered to be the equivalent of a C-or better and is eligible for transfer.
If you have acquired upper-departmental credit from a four-year institution, you may transfer up to 88 credits.
Questions about transfer credit should be addressed to the CCPA academic adviser.
You may transfer in credits for courses taken at another college or university is you:
Approval by the CCPA academic adviser is required. Students should complete the Petition to Take Courses at Another Institution. Petitions are available in the Peer Advisers' Office, UDC-413, the Office of the Department of Human Development, UDC-407 or you may download it here Petition to Take Courses at Another Institution. (.pdf, 82.4 kb)
When the course is completed, you should request that an official transcript be sent to the CCPA academic adviser. When the transcript is received, the CCPA academic adviser will evaluate your work and send you a statement of transfer credit accepted. The total amount of transfer credit will be recorded on your Binghamton University transcript and be reflected on your Degree Audit Reporting System (DARS) report.
Grades earned at another institution do not transfer with the credits to Binghamton University. (When applying to a graduate school, you will be required to submit a transcript for all academic work. Thus, grades from all schools will be a factor in admission to graduate school.)
