I'm planning to transfer to Baruch College and want to know the requirements for classes to be accepted. Are there minimum grade or credit requirements I should meet when transferring?
Baruch College, like many other institutions, has a set of criteria that must be met before your credits from another college can be transferred.
Firstly, the courses you've taken at your previous college must be equivalent to the courses offered at Baruch College. For example, if you've taken a course in psychology at your current college, it should align in terms of content and rigor with a course in psychology at Baruch.
Secondly, you must have earned a grade of C- or higher in the course for it to be considered for transfer credit. Courses taken on a pass/fail basis may not be eligible for transfer credit unless the transcript notation indicates that a 'Pass' is equivalent to a C- or better.
Moreover, the number of credits transferred from two-year colleges is generally limited to 68 credits. If you're transferring from a four-year institution, more credits may be transferred, but a minimum of 30 credits must be earned at Baruch to be eligible for a degree.
Overall, while these are the general rules, transfer credit evaluation can sometimes be complex, involving individual course evaluations, so I would encourage reaching out to the transfer admissions office at Baruch directly for the most accurate evaluation of your credits. Finally, any transferred credits can only fulfill degree requirements if applicable to your program at Baruch. Keep in mind that you also need to submit official transcripts from all previously attended colleges as part of the transfer credit evaluation process.
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