Transfer Student Admissions

• A maximum of 90 credits will be awarded for coursework completed with a grade of C- or higher that corresponds to the MMC curriculum. The College cannot guarantee that all degree requirements can be met within the remaining 30 credits.
• Departmental faculty will review requests to transfer internships and independent study credit on a case-by-case basis. MMC currently offers an opportunity for students to apply for prior learning credit.
• The College does not normally award credit for courses taken at an institution for which the student earned a grade of P (Pass). The College does not award credit for remedial courses.
• All college-level English Composition courses (grade B or higher) will be listed as equivalent MMC's WRIT 101 and/or WRIT 102 courses. All college-level English Composition courses (below grade of B) will be listed as Open Electives. Transfer students are referred to placement policies for appropriate writing courses as determined by the Center for Academic Advancement.
• All college-level math courses (grade B or higher) will be listed as equivalent MMC courses. All college-level math courses (below grade of B) will be listed as Math Electives. Transfer students are referred to placement policies for appropriate math courses as determined by the Math Department.

• The College grants credit for those liberal arts courses, taken in A.A., A.S., A.A.S. and A.O.S. degree programs, in which a grade of C- or better was achieved, provided that those courses correspond to the MMC curriculum.
• Credit at the 300 level is most likely to be given for technical and specialized courses such as accounting, mathematics and video production.

• At least 30 credits must be completed at Marymount Manhattan College. These will not include credit for internships, independent study, or prior learning experience.
• All transfer students must complete a minimum of 12 credits in their major at Marymount Manhattan College, regardless of the number of transfer credits awarded within the major.
• All transfer students must complete all Core and distribution requirements as outlined in the Core and Shared Curriculum, even if in doing so the total number of credits exceeds the 120 credits required for a Marymount Manhattan College degree. Transfer credits may be directly applicable to these requirements.
• Students must complete a minimum of 60 credits at MMC to be eligible for academic honors at Commencement.

• Students or prospective students may have completed college-level courses offered by the military, business, industry, government, labor unions or police academies for which no college credit was earned. The College will recognize and grant credit as appropriate for courses, that have been evaluated by the American Council on Education, Office of Educational Credit, or the New York State Education Department's Office on Non-Collegiate Sponsored Instruction. Non-evaluated coursework may also be submitted for review through the Prior Learning process.

• High school seniors and traditional transfer students who have taken Advanced Placement examinations administered by the College Entrance Examination Board, and who receive a score of 3, 4, or 5 will be awarded credit in accordance with College policy, with the exception of English in which only a score of 4 or 5 is acceptable. Six elective credits are granted for the English Language & Composition exam (score 4 or 5). And, 3 credits of electives and 3 credits of ENG 180 - Narrative Fiction - are granted for the English Literature & Composition exam. The student must have the official score sheet sent to MMC. Eligibility will be determined and credit awarded to the student upon enrollment in the College. Such credit will not exceed a maximum of thirty credits and will not count toward the thirty-credit residency requirement. Waiver of requirements in any given subject area will be at the discretion of the Divisional faculty.

• Transfer credit is granted for IB examination scores of 4 or higher on the Higher Level Examinations. No credit is granted for the Standard Level Examinations.

• Students who are fluent in a foreign language but whose instruction in that language did not take place in a formal classroom setting, may have their skills and fluency in the language evaluated for possible transfer credit by taking either the CLEP exam or the NYU Language Proficiency exam. Official scores earned must be sent to Marymount Manhattan College. Students may earn up to 12 credits for language proficiency, but these credits may not be applied at the 300 Level or above.