Transfer credit may be awarded to students who have taken the appropriate Advanced Placement examination (AP) and earned a minimum score of 3 as certified by an official score report sent from The College Board.

In some instances, granting transfer credit must be approved by the chair of the appropriate department. For example, final determination in awarding any transfer credit for English is by the English Department Chair based upon a review of the essay or writing sample provided by the student.

Transfer credit may be awarded to students who have credits that are earned through the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) provided that the student has taken the appropriate CLEP examination and earned a minimum a score of 50 as certified by an official score report sent from The College Board.

In some instances, granting transfer credit must be approved by the chair of the appropriate department. For example, final determination in awarding any transfer credit for English is by the English Department Chair based upon a review of the essay or writing sample provided by the student.

Credits earned at a college or university outside of the United States may be accepted for evaluation, but must be accompanied by an official translation done by an agency for international academics such as World Education Services (WES), Educational Credential Evaluators or an equivalent professional credential evaluation organization.

Transfer credit may not be awarded for English based upon course work done outside of the United States. In some instances, granting transfer credit must be approved by the chair of the appropriate department.

Credits earned through military service are evaluated according to the recommendations of the American Council on Education Registry (ACE). Transfer credit may be awarded when determined to be applicable to the curriculum. Appropriate military documents and must be submitted to receive transfer credit. In some instances, granting transfer credit must be approved by the chair of the appropriate department.

In general, no more than 30 semester hours of credit are acceptable for students transferring to SUNY Orange from another college or university. Only courses in which the student has received a grade of at least “C” will be considered. Credit will be evaluated for course work completed more than 10 years ago on an individual basis. It is SUNY Orange s policy to only transfer in credits that are applicable to the student s current degree or intended degree in the case of our health profession programs. Only those credits which apply to the student's area of academic interest will be considered.

Active Duty Military personnel may receive up to 45 credits and veterans up to 30 credits for courses and military occupational specialties if those courses or specialties are directly applicable to an area of academic interest at SUNY Orange. Students who have completed basic training in the U.S. armed forces may receive credit for both PES 100 and the one credit of physical activity requirement if required for their program of study.

Yes.  Only courses in which the student has received a grade of at least C will be considered for transfer credit.

All transfer credit is evaluated on a course by course basis regardless of mode of delivery.

Courses and credits, but not grades, are accepted. A student s CumGPA at SUNY Orange is calculated based upon course work at SUNY Orange only. Transfer credits from other institutions do not affect the CumGPA. Some time limits apply to transfer credit eligibility for certain degree programs and this determined at the time of the evaluation. Certain degree programs have time limits placed on transfer credit eligibility and this is determined at the time of the evaluation.

Yes. Before registering at another institution a Permission to Attend Form should be filled out and submitted for approval. This is the only way to guarantee the course(s) will be taken in transfer toward your current program of study. Permission to Attend forms should be submitted to Student Services Central at either campus.

To have a course accepted as transfer for an equivalent to an existing SUNY Orange course, the course content, learning outcomes, and length/time of instruction of the course will be the primary determining factors to its transferability. While credits earned at an institution either accredited for post-secondary by one of the six regional accrediting agencies (e.g. Middle States Association) or by the New York State Board of Regents more readily transfer than others, SUNY Orange does not determine transferability exclusively on the basis of the sending institution s accreditation.

However, the institution must be accredited for post-secondary by an agency the USDE recognizes and if the institution is not accredited by one of the above regional or state agencies, a complete course syllabus may be required to determine transferability rather than the usual brief catalog course description. This will result in slower turnarounds of such evaluations.

Whenever the situation requires a more complete course description or a detailed course syllabus, it is the responsibility of the student seeking the transfer credit to obtain copies from the prior institution and provide this information to the Records & Registration Office.

Yes.  If after obtaining a transfer credit evaluation a student wishes to appeal the evaluation, they may do so by making an appointment with the Registrar or sending an e-mail to transfercredit@sunyorange.edu explaining their concern. If the student is not satisfied with the Registrar s decision, they may appeal to the appropriate Department Chair within 10 business days after the Registrar s appeal decision is made. If the student wishes to appeal a Department Chair s decision, they may do so to the appropriate Associate Academic Vice President within 10 business days of being informed of the chair s appeal decision. The decision of the appropriate Academic Associate Vice President is final.

In addition to the above, SUNY has established policies to guarantee the transfer of credits for general education courses and courses taken in the first two years in the most frequently transferred majors. These policies guarantee that general education credits and credits in the primary courses in the most popular disciplines transfer throughout the system.

If a student does not agree with your SUNY college's decision on the granting or placement of credit earned at a prior SUNY institution, you have the right to submit an appeal to SUNY Orange s transfer campus representative which is the Vice President of Academic Affairs or their designee.

The student should be prepared to provide reasonable material to support their case, such as the course description or syllabus in question. The campus transfer representative will explain the process and let the student know exactly what materials are needed.

Once all of the required information is received, the expectation is that the transfer appeal representative will provide the student with a written response within 15 business days. If the decision finds merit to change the course to meet a major requirement, the representative will notify the student, the chairperson and/or program coordinator, and will see that the change is made to the student s record.

If the decision is unchanged, or the student has not received a response in 15 business days, the student may take their appeal to the SUNY System Provost by submitting the Student Transfer Appeal Form along with requested materials.

The SUNY Provost will respond to the student s appeal within five business days from receipt of the completed appeal application. If the decision finds merit to change the course to meet a major requirement, the receiving institution will be notified to take appropriate action.

Remember, this additional appeal process is only available when a student challenges SUNY Orange s decision not to transfer in credit earned at another SUNY institution.

Additional information about Transfer Credit Requirements can be found in the College Catalog

E-mail transfercredit@sunyorange.edu or call our office at (845) 341-4174 and we would be happy to help you!