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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 transfer credit evaluator, 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:
If a student has an Associate's degree (AA, AS & AAS) and a cumulative GPA of 2.0 for all courses taken toward that degree, then he/she will receive full credit for all the courses successfully completed toward that degree.
Transfer students who hold an AA or AS degree from an accredited institution are exempt from completing Manhattanville College's General Education requirements. Please not that this exemption does not apply to those transfer students holding an AAS degree from as accredited institution.
Prospective transfer students are eligible to receive a maximum of 90 transfer credits. Coursework eligible for transfer must come from regionally accredited institutions, and be comparable to the liberal arts curriculum offered at Manhattanville. Transfer credit is awarded only for courses in which students earn grades of C- or higher.
preliminary
evaluation of their official transcripts indicating the number of credits to be awarded;.New Transfer Students & Incoming Freshmen
Advanced Placement (AP): College credit will be awarded to incoming students based on their AP Coursework & AP Examination completed while in High School. Credit is awarded in all subjects for Exam scores of 4 and 5; for a complete listing of how AP credits transfer toward your Manhattanville degree, view the AP Subject List.
British General Certificate: 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.
International Baccalaureate (IB): College credit will be awarded to incoming students based on their IB Coursework. Credit is awarded for courses completed at the Higher Level with scores of 5, 6, and 7; a maximum of 18 IB credits may be awarded.
College Level Examination Program (CLEP): College credit will be awarded to incoming students based on the CLEP Exam results. Credit is awarded in accordance with the American Council on Education (ACE) recommended guidelines. A student may earn a maximum of 12 credits from the CLEP Exam, and is only eligible to earn these credits at the time of matriculation. Students seeking to earn CLEP credit after enrolling at the College will NOT be awarded credit, regardless of Exam results.
Matriculated students in the Adult Accelerated Bachelor of Science program should call (914) 323-5446 or email postbacc@mville.edu to earn CLEP credit.
Military Credits: 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.
College Credits Completed in High School: Incoming Freshmen who have earned college credit while enrolled in high school may have these credits transferred to Manhattanville and applied to their degree requirements. Courses must be comparable to Manhattanville offerings and either taken at an accredited institution or completed at a high school under the oversight of an accredited institution. All college coursework taken as a high school student must be recorded on an official college transcript and must carry a minimum grade of C-.
Deposited students are instructed to have all official college transcripts, AP Transcript, IB Transcripts, CLEP Transcripts, and Military Transcripts mailed to the Registrar's Office.
Students who intend to transfer credits for courses taken at international institutions are required to provide evaluation reports (translated and verified with grade equivalencies) from agencies such as the World Education Service (WES).
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 accredited institutions during the Summer and Winter terms only, or a leave of absence (special approval is necessary if students wish to take courses elsewhere in the Fall or Spring terms.) An evaluation of official transcripts will be completed based on students pre-approval. Credits will not be awarded if the student has not obtained pre-approval. The approval procedure requires completion of the Request for Transfer Credit Approval Form. This form can be obtained on the Registrar's Office 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 transfer credit evaluator.
Please allow 1-2 weeks for processing of transcripts after they have been received in 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 transfer credit evaluator. Upon receipt, the course work will be evaluated and credit will be applied as appropriate.
Viewing Course Equivalencies
Students may view their transfer credits and credit by examination in WebAdvisor by selecting the Transcript button. This shows external credits among students' institutional credits earned at Manhattanville. For a specific listing of external credits accepted, students may click on Transfer Equivalencies button in Webadvisor. This screen will show all accepted credits that students have earned, along with specific Manhattanville equivalencies. Though many courses transfer to Manhattanville with a specific equivalent (i.e. SOC.1001 or HIS.1011), many courses will have a generic course equivalent. For more information on these generic courses, read this explanation of Manhattanville Course Equivalencies on the Registrar's Office web page.
If you have external coursework that must be evaluated as part of your graduate curriculum (either as pre-requisite, co-requisite, or transferable coursework), your official transcript(s) should be mailed to the appropriate program director.
Credits will be converted by multiplication at the rate of 2/3rds.
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:
Westchester Community College
Rockland Community College
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 |
Re-Taking Course at another Institution (Transfer Credit)
If a student takes a course at another institution that is equivalent to a Manhattanville course that the student previously completed, the same repeat policies apply as if the course were taken at the College. Re-taking a course in which the original grade was “F” at Manhattanville will allow the student to earn transfer credit for the repeated course. Re-taking a course in which the original grade was “D” or higher prevents the student from receiving transfer credit, though earning a higher grade may fulfill a specific major or minor requirement.
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