Transfer evaluations

The evaluation of your previous credits is done initially by the Registrar.  When there is not enough information available on a course,  the relevant academic departments  do the evaluation.  You will need to have information for them, such as the course syllabus, the name of the textbook. Sometimes this is not enough to make an evaluation, so in addition, you may need class notes or other information.

Graduation Requirements

General Education Requirements (GER)

Transfer students with A.A., A.S., or A.A.S. degrees from a CUNY or SUNY community college, with the exception of students in the nursing program, are considered to have completed the GER, except for Writing 301, 302, or 303.

Transfer students who do not have a two-year degree from a CUNY or SUNY community college, but have at least 45 credits in liberal arts* courses from a regionally accredited college may apply for a full or partial waiver from the GER based on the evaluation of the transferred credits.

Note: Transfer students may need to take some General Education courses if they are prerequisites for other required courses, or required by their major or a program such as Teacher Education.

Writing 300-level

Transfer students must meet this requirement, except that students with a four-year degree from a regionally accredited college are exempt.

Writing Intensive Requirement

Transfer students with the GER waived must only take one WI course (300 or above) in their major, except that students with a four-year degree from a regionally accredited college are exempt from the Writing Intensive requirement. 

CPE

Grades

There are 3 Grade Point Averages, and they all must be 2.0 or better for graduation. Note that some majors require higher GPAs.

• The York GPA includes all courses taken at York.  This is the gpa on your transcript.
• The major GPA includes all courses taken at York to fulfill the major.
• The overall GPA includes all courses taken at York and courses (including failed courses) from any other college from which courses were transferred. 

Liberal Arts Requirements

All transfer students must meet this requirement.  Students with AAS degrees must be especially alert, since AAS degrees require fewer liberal arts courses than other associate degrees.

Credits

The maximum number of credits that can be transferred is 80.  At most, 68 of these credits can be from a two-year school.  Courses taken on permit are considered transfer credits.

Major

All students must complete a major.

• At least ½ of the major credits must be completed at York unless the major stipulates a different amount.
• Second degree students must complete ¾ of the major at York unless the major stipulates a different amount.

Minor

 Minors are optional.  Transfer student requirements are the same as for other students.