Transfer Admissions

Students who have attended a college or other post-secondary institution must file an "Application for Advanced Standing (Transfer) Admission." Transfer applications are available at the Medgar Evers College Office of Recruitment and Admissions or at the City University of New York Office of Admission Services.

Students who have completed credits at another college or university with a minimum grade point average of 2.0 may apply for advanced standing admission to the College.  Applicants who have completed fewer than 24 college credits must also provide an official copy of their high school transcript or GED. Applicants must submit official transcripts from all colleges previously attended. Applicants for the Nursing Program must meet special requirements. To review those requirements, please see the Department of Nursing section of the College’s catalog, or visit the Nursing Departments web page by clicking the following link: Nursing Department.

A transfer student applying to Medgar Evers College with a cumulative GPA from another institution that is less than the minimum required (see below) for the number of credits transferred, and has not been academically dismissed from that institution, may be admitted on probation. He/she will not be dismissed for at least one semester, but must follow the probation requirements as indicated under the "Conditions for Retention and Academic Progress" section of the College catalogue. The following represents the required cumulative GPA standards:

0 – 12.5 Credits 1.50    GPA
13 – 24.5 Credits 1.75    GPA
25 and over Credits 2.00    GPA

Transfer students who have been academically dismissed from another institution and who have not been enrolled in any college for two years or more prior to the semester of application are eligible for admission under the "Two Year Forgiveness Policy". That is, they will enter as regular transfer students.

CUNY Skills Assessment Test

All students who did not attend a CUNY College and have less than 45 transferable credits are required to complete the CUNY Freshman Skills Assessment Tests in reading, writing and mathematics prior to registration. For further information on the examinations mentioned above, please contact or visit our Testing Office, 1650 Bedford Avenue, Room B-2037 or call 718-270-6459. You my also visit the Testing Office’s web page by clicking the following link:

Health Services Requirements

In accordance with standards approved by the New York State Department of Health, Students born after January 1, 1957 and plan to register for at least semester hours, must submit proof of immunization against Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR), to our Health Services office prior to registration. In addition, you must complete and submit a Meningococcal Meningitis Vaccination Response Form. Your registration will be held unless these forms are submitted. For more information on these requirements and to download these forms please visit our Health Services page, or contact the Health Services Office at (718) 270-6077.

Residency Requirements

In order to qualify for in state tuition all applicants must provide proof of residency within New York State for a minimum of twelve consecutive months. To find out more about how to prove residency, please download our Residency Verification Form.

Transfer of Credits

The number of college credits transferred to Medgar Evers College will be evaluated and determined by the Transfer Evaluator of the Office of Recruitment and Admissions, or an academic advisor within the Student Advocacy and Support Services Center (SASC) in consultation with the appropriate School and Department to which the student is applying. Most evaluations are available prior to registration.

A maximum of 30 credits may be transferred toward an associate degree. A maximum of 90 credits may be transferred toward a Baccalaureate degree. 

All courses for which a student has earned a grade of "C" or better at a comparably accredited institution will be considered for transfer. "C" and "D" grades from other CUNY units may also be transferable. "C" and "D" grades are not transferable in departmental requirements or English courses. Courses taken at institutions not accredited by a comparable regional accrediting association are not transferable toward any of our degree programs.

Full Faith in Credit

Medgar Evers College provides students possessing associate degrees from comparably accredited institutions with full faith in credit for previous course work and will provide upper class/junior status upon transfer. In addition, Liberal Arts and Science courses successfully completed in any City University of New York college are transferable. Credit will be granted for these courses in all departments and programs, and recognized for the fulfillment of degree requirements irrespective of whether the student has fulfilled the requirements for the Associates degree.

Based on a fair and reasonable evaluation of a student’s transcript, students may be asked to complete a course in a specific discipline required by an academic department that was not part of the student’s associate degree program. In such cases, all course work required will be applied towards the total number of credits required for the baccalaureate.

Students who pursue a major that departs from their associate degree program of studies and which requires a sequence of pre-requisite courses prior to course work in the major, and students who change their major after they are enrolled in a senior college, should expect that completion of their bachelor’s degree may require more than 120 credits. For additional credit evaluation criteria please see the "Transfer of Credits" section of the College's catalog.

If you have any questions regarding the evaluation of transfer credits, please contact the Admissions Office at 718-270-6024.

International Applicants

In addition to the criteria outlined above international applicants must follow the criteria outlined on our International Student section of the admissions web page. To review the criteria, please click the following link – International Student Admissions.

*If you have international A-Levels you must apply as a transfer student.




For your convenience, you may download our Application Checklist, which summarizes all Transfer application requirements.