Transfer Admission

Transfer students are students who have previously studied at other post-secondary institutions.

Admissions Requirements

Transfer Admission to York College is based on the strength of your post-secondary record(s). If you have earned less than 12 college credits, we will review your high school transcript or GED as part of your application for admissions.

Transfer students seeking admission are invited to apply online at www.cuny.edu/prepare. A complete application will consist of the following:

$70 application fee (check or money order)
Official transcripts from each college or post-secondary institution attended.
Transfers with less than 12 cumulative credits must also submit an official high school transcript or GED scores and diploma.
Transfer to the SEEK Program is only possible for students who participated in SEEK, College Discovery, EOP or HEOP at a prior institution.

Please send required documents to the University Application Processing Center [UAPC]:
UAPC/CUNY
P.O. Box 359023
Brooklyn, NY 11235

Application Deadlines

Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply by priority deadline date of February 1st for Fall semester. Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply by priority deadline date of September 15th for Spring semester.**The priority deadline of September 15^th for the Spring has passed, however, York College will continue to review applications on a space-available basis until further notice. It is in your best interest to get your application in as soon as possible.

All applications received after the priority deadline date will be considered on a space-available basis.

**** NOTE: Admission Decision Notification

Please note that we no longer send admission decisions by regular mail. All York admissions decisions are sent via email from Admissions@york.cuny.edu under the subject line “Your Admission Decision from York”. Check your email on a regular basis. If you add this email address to your safe list, your decision will not end up in your junk or spam folder. However, given variations in online security, we recommend that you check both your inbox and junk mail folders just to be sure. Your admission decision will be released to the email address you provided on your application. Keep in mind that only some decisions will be posted on your My Cardinal Page.