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Credit for Courses Taken Prior to Matriculation at Manhattanville

Advanced Standing

Credit by Examination

Credit for Courses Taken at International Institutions

Courses Taken While Matriculating at Manhattanville

Conversion of Credits from Quarter to Semester Value

Courses Not Eligible for Transfer

Credit Toward Manhattanville’s General Education Requirements

Institutions with which Manhattanville has Established Articulation Agreements:

AP Exam Subjects Accepted by Manhattanville (Minimum Score: 4)

Military Transfer Credit Policy

Manhattanville College welcomes transfer students and encourages the educational enrichment of all its students. The policies stated below are intended to facilitate the evaluation and awarding of transfer credit. Students are advised to consult with the appropriate department chair prior to enrolling in any course at another institution.

While the evaluation of transcripts is made by the Registrar’s Office, the criteria by which equivalencies are determined and credits are accepted are established by the Manhattanville faculty.

Transfer credit may be earned prior to matriculating at Manhattanville and also while a student is a degree candidate, as for example during summer sessions or during a leave of absence.

Pre-approval for transfer credit is required of matriculated students who plan to take courses at institutions other than Manhattanville.

Courses submitted for transfer of credit must be:

part of the normal undergraduate curriculum published in the institution’s catalog
recorded on an official transcript of the credit-granting institution

Credit for Courses Taken Prior to Matriculation at Manhattanville

This category of courses includes:

college-level work measured by such scholastic achievement exams as the Advanced Placement Exams (APs) and the International Baccalaureate (IB) and GCE Advanced Level (A Level) examinations. Any other college-level examination results will be evaluated for transfer credit if they are accompanied by appropriate documentation (including transcription and translation) authenticating their academic integrity and level of proficiency.

College or university courses taken during a student’s high school years if the courses were recorded on an

official college transcript with a minimum grade of C -.

If students wish to apply courses taken at other institutions toward fulfillment of major or minor requirements, or placement into higher level courses, they should consult the appropriate department chair.

Advanced Standing

Students who have achieved a grade of 4 or 5 on an Advanced Placement Test of the College Entrance Examination Board may receive 3 to 6 credits toward their Manhattanville degree.

Credits awarded for certain AP examinations have direct Manhattanville equivalents, which may be applied toward the fulfillment of major or minor requirements and used to place into higher level courses. If students wish to use credits from other AP exams toward fulfillment of requirements, or placement into higher level courses, they should consult the appropriate department chair. For a list of AP subjects with Manhattanville equivalents and credit value, see the table at the end of this section.

Credit by Examination

The College will grant:

six semester hours of credit (for a maximum of 28 credits) for each Advanced ("A") level examination of the British General Certificate of Education for which the student received a grade of C or better.
six semester hours of credit (for a maximum of 18 credits) for each Higher Level Examination in the International Baccalaureate Program for which a student has earned a score of 5, 6, or 7.
Students may be granted a maximum of 12 semester hours of credit through subject examinations of the College Level Examination Program (CLEP). Note that this credit may only be granted at the time of matriculation.

Credit for Courses Taken at International Institutions

Students who intend to transfer credit from courses taken at international institutions, are required to provide evaluation reports (translated and verified transcripts with grade equivalencies) from such agencies as, for example, the World Education Services (WES).

Courses Taken While Matriculating at Manhattanville

Students may apply credits earned at another college or university at a level of C- or better and approved by the College to their Manhattanville program. Credit by examination, such as a CLEP test, is not awarded to currently matriculated students.

Students seeking to have courses taken at another institution count toward the major or minor must have the relevant department approve the courses. The College will only award transfer credit toward the student‘s degree for coursework approved in advance. Certain departments require higher than a C- for major or minor credit.

The maximum amount of transfer credit that may be applied to the Manhattanville transcript is 90 credits for students matriculating as of Fall 2009; students who enrolled prior to Fall 2009, may transfer in a maximum of 60 credits. In either case, one half of the courses for the major, and one half of the courses for the minor must be completed at Manhattanville.

All credit, except for courses that are part of cooperative programs, will be issued only as total transfer credits; individual courses and grades will not appear on the Manhattanville transcript, and grades earned at a prior institution are not factored into the Manhattanville GPA. Students considering study abroad should note that not all study-abroad programs are cooperative; those who are interested in transferring specific course grades earned during study abroad should consult with the study abroad advisor as early as possible.

Pre-approval is required of matriculated students who plan to take courses at other institutions, including during the summer, the wintersession, or a leave of absence. Approval is not granted to any courses taken during fall or spring semester if the student is concurrently enrolled as a full-time student at Manhattanville. The approval procedure

requires completion of the "Request for Transfer Credit Approval." This form can be obtained at the Office of Academic Advising or from the office’s website.

The department chair as well as the student’s advisor must sign the form, which must indicate the Manhattanville equivalency for the course that will be taken at another institution. The form should be submitted to the Registrar’s Office.

At the completion of the course, the student must request that an official transcript of the completed course work be sent to the Assistant Registrar. Upon receipt, the course work will be evaluated and credit will be applied as appropriate.

Conversion of Credits from Quarter to Semester Value

Credits will be converted by multiplication at the rate of 2/3rds.

Courses Not Eligible for Transfer

When considering courses at other institutions for purposes of transfer credit, students should be aware that certain courses may not be approved for transfer. Such courses include:

physical education courses
pre-professional courses
vocational courses
remedial courses
English as a Second Language
courses taken at institutions without regional accreditation

Credit Toward Manhattanville’s General Education Requirements

Full-time students entering the College in Fall 2009 or later who hold the AA or AS degree from an accredited institution are considered to have fulfilled Manhattanville's General Education requirements, that is, the College’s Competency, Distribution, and Global Awareness requirements. However, these students must still take part in and successfully complete the portfolio process. For students entering in Fall 2009 or later without an AA or AS degree, transfer courses will be evaluated on a course-by-course basis, with credit toward the college General Education requirements given as appropriate (in consultation with the department(s) concerned).

Institutions with which Manhattanville has Established Articulation Agreements:

Westchester Community College

Rockland Community College

AP Exam Subjects Accepted by Manhattanville (Minimum Score: 4)

AP Subject	Mville Equiv.	CR.
American History	HIS.1011: Dev. Of America I	3
	HIS.1012: Dev. Of America II	3
Art History	ARH.ELEC: Art Hist. Elective	3
	ARH.ELEC: Art Hist. Elective	3
Art - 2D Design	ART.ELEC: Art Studio Elective	3
Art - Drawing	ART.ELEC: Art Studio Elective	3
Biology	IDS.SCIENCE: Scientific Reasoning & Science Distribution	3
Calculus AB	MATH.1030: Calculus I	4
Calculus BC	MATH.1030: Calculus I	4
	MATH.1032: Calculus II	4
Chemistry (Score of 4)	CHM.1001/1003: Prin of Chem I & Lab	4
Chemistry (Score of 5)	CHM.1001-1004: Prin of Chem I & II w/ Labs	8
Computer Science A	MAC.1010: Programming (Java)	4
Computer Science AB	MAC.1010: Programming (Java)	4
	MAC.2017: Building Search Engines	3
Economics - Macro	ECO.1011: Prin of Eco I: Macro	3
Economics - Micro	ECO.1012: Prin of Eco II: Micro	3
European History	HIS.ELEC: History Elective	3
	HIS.ELEC: History Elective	3
English Language and Composition	IDS.LIBARTS: General Liberal Arts Cr	3
English Literature and Composition	ENG.1009: Approaches to Literature	3
Environmental Science	IDS.SCIENCE: Scientific Reasoning & Science Distribution	3
French Language	FRN.1001: Intro French I	3
	FRN.1002: Intro French II	3
French Literature	FRN.1001: Intro French I	3
	FRN.1002: Intro French II	3
	FRN.2001: Intermediate French I	3
	FRN.2002: Intermediate French II	3
German Language	GER.1001: German I	4
Italian	IDS.FL: General Foreign Lang. Cr	3
Latin Literature (Score of 4)	CSS.1013: Latin I	3
Latin Literature (Score of 5)	CSS.1013/1014: Latin I & II	6
Music Theory	IDS.LIBARTS: General Liberal Arts Cr	3
Physics C - Electromagnetism	PHY.1003: University Physics I	3
	PHY.1004: University Physics II	3
Physics C-Mech	PHY.1003: University Physics I	3
Physics B	PHY.1001: College Physics I	3
	PHY.1002: College Physics II	3
Psychology	PSY.1017: Intro to Psychology	3
Spanish Language	SPN.1005: Spanish for Beginners I	3
Spanish Literature	SPN.2001: Advanced Span Grammar	3
	SPN.2009: More Effective Reading Spanish	3
Statistics	ECO.2060: Eco & Business Statistics	3
U.S. Government & Politics	POS.1031: Intro to American Govt	3
World History	HIS.1050: Traditional Europe	3
	HIS.1051: Modern Europe	3

Military Transfer Credit Policy

Manhattanville College will award credit for military education based on the guidelines presented by the American Council on Education (ACE). Students must present a military transcript – AARTS (Army), SMART (Navy and Marine) and CCAF (Air Force) – and credits will be awarded by the Registrar’s Office. Military coursework may be equated to equivalent Manhattanville courses, but in most cases students will be awarded general, non-liberal arts credit which can be applied to their 120-credit graduation requirement. Students should consult the appropriate department chairperson should they wish to apply military credits toward major and/or minor requirements.