Transfer Credit Evaluation
Our dedicated Transfer Team will facilitate your transition to RSU while maximizing the transfer of credits from your prior academic experience. We will show you exactly how your transfer credits apply to your intended major and a PACT Mentor will assist in mapping out a semester by semester plan through graduation.
Credit evaluations are completed at the time of application based on all college transcripts received by the Office of Admissions. Preliminary, unofficial credit evaluations may be obtained by prospective transfer students.
All final official transcripts for courses taken prior to attending Mercy must be submitted within the first semester. For detailed transfer policies please see the Undergraduate Catalog.
Transfer Credit Policy
The Office of Admissions, in consultation with the appropriate academic departments, is responsible for awarding transfer credit. Your transcript will be evaluated on a course-by-course basis by a member of our Transfer Team to determine course equivalencies.
A maximum of 75 credits may be accepted upon transfer from accredited two-year college. A maximum of 90 credits may be accepted upon transfer from accredited four-year colleges. Combined transfer credits from two- and four-year colleges may not exceed 90 credits. If two and four year colleges are combined no more than 75 of these 90 credits can be from the two year schools. The 90 credits will also include any outside testing credits, ACE credits, or Life achievement.
Credit is usually transferable for all courses in which the applicant has obtained a grade of "C" (2.0) or higher. If a student has an associate’s degree and an average of "C" in courses taken for that degree, he/she will ordinarily receive full credit for all courses that have been completed successfully. If a student has an associate’s degree, which includes a minimum of 48 credits in liberal arts and sciences and an average grade of "C" in courses taken toward that degree, he/she may receive full credit for having completed the general education requirements for the bachelor’s degree at RSU, with the exception of any general education courses that are prerequisites for the major in question. This will also apply for student's coming back for a second bachelor degree. Some degree programs require higher grades for transfer in major courses or prerequisites.
Matriculating students must successfully complete at least 30 semester hours of credit in residence, 15–21 credits of which must be in their major concentration, in order to receive their degree from RSU.
NYS regulations require that a student must take a minimum of three-or-more credit course at the campus at which the degree program is approved by the state education department. Each program has detailed a core course within the major, which is only offered at the program's "home" campus, for this purpose. Students may take other core requirements and electives at other campuses, but they must complete their core course at the home campus in order to complete their degree. Course courses are designated throughout the catalog with the subscript (CC); the list of programs by approved campus is set out in the Registered Program (by campus) section of this catalog.