TRANSFER CREDIT EVALUATION AND ADVANCED STANDING POLICY

Effective for admission to the spring 2010 semester, BMCC will set the following admission policy for students who wish to transfer to the college:

I. BMCC will accept students who, in their last semester at their previous institution of higher education, were in good academic standing with a GPA of 2.00 or above.

II. BMCC will place on a wait list those students with GPA’s below 2.00 and were academically dismissed for the first time in their last semester at their previous institution of higher education. These students will only be accepted on a space available basis.

III. BMCC will not accept students who were academically dismissed for the second time or more in the last semester that they attended their previous institution of higher education.

	All transfer courses receive a TR grade. The Nursing Department's grade point average calculations do not affect a student's cumulative grade point average.
	BMCC will accept up to 30 transfer credits.
	Only college level courses, from an accredited college(s), are evaluated for transfer credits. Remedial, Developmental, Freshman Studies, English as a Second Language (E.S.L.), and College Prep courses are not transferable.
	Students transferring credits from City University of New York (CUNY) colleges can receive transfer credit for some “D” grades depending on their BMCC major.
	Students transferring credits from colleges outside of CUNY must have earned a grade of “C” or above in order for courses to be accepted.
	Courses must be comparable in content to the BMCC curriculum. If the courses from your former college(s) are not a requirement for your major at BMCC, it may be accepted as an elective.
	Students should not repeat transfer courses unless advised by an Academic Advisor.
	The College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) is a way of earning college credit by examination. Borough of Manhattan Community College does award credit for some subject examinations. Please refer to BMCC’s CLEP program.
	Departmental approval must be obtained for science courses taken more than ten (10) years ago.
	All technical courses need departmental approval.
	Clinical nursing courses are also not transferable.
	Students who receive transfer credit in one or more of the pre-clinical nursing courses (ENG 101, PSY 100, BIO 425) have the option to request one time only during the first semester of enrollment the removal of transfer credit in one or more of the pre-clinical nursing courses. Student must see the pre-clinical Academic advisor in the Nursing Department, room S759.
	Transfer credits will only be evaluated from *accredited institutions listed on the student’s admission application. The submission of documents in support of applications for admission such as transcripts, diplomas, test scores, references, or the applications themselves, that are forged, fraudulent, altered from the original, obtained under false pretenses, or otherwise deceptive (collectively referred to as fraudulent documents) is prohibited by the City University of New York (CUNY) and may be punishable by: a bar to applying for admission, suspension and expulsion. The term applications for admission include transfer applications.

• MS Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
• NC North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
• NE New England Association of Schools and Colleges
• NW Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges
• NY New York Association of the New York State Board of Regents
• SA Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
• WA Western Association of Schools and Colleges