Transfer Credits
To ensure that your transfer credits are applied to your FIT record, be sure that
all official transcripts have been sent to FIT.
Students applying to FIT must submit official transcripts from all previously attended
colleges as part of the admissions application process. Transfer credit review presumes
official transcript(s) from all colleges attended prior to applying to FIT have been
submitted; therefore, once you enroll for a first term at FIT, transfer credit will
not be considered from colleges that were not disclosed during the admissions application
process.
A grade of C or better must be earned for approval of transfer credit.
Transfer credit will show as T grades on your degree audit, and in MyFIT under Unofficial Student Transcript.
Transfer credit (T grade) is not calculated in the FIT grade point average.
The Registrar’s Office evaluates college-level liberal arts courses for possible transfer credit. Courses taken in a major or related area must be evaluated by the academic department.
If you have questions about your transfer credit, email us at [email protected]. Please include your FIT student ID number and the name of the college attended in your email.
External Exams and Prior Learning
Transfer credit is also awarded through satisfactory scores of standardized national exams and verifiable college-level learning. An official score report (transcript) from the testing agency is required for awarding transfer credits. Credit will not be awarded from high school transcripts or unofficial transcripts. Equivalencies are subject to revision.
FIT awards transfer credit from the following:
- Advanced Placement Exams (AP)
- American Council on Education (ACE)
- Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE)
- College Board Advanced Level Program (Programa de Nivel Avanzado)
- College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
- Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Educational Support (DANTES)
- International Baccalaureate (IBO)
- NYU Language Proficiency
Off-Campus Study
Currently enrolled students who want to take course(s) outside of FIT need to complete the Course Equivalency Assessment Form (pdf) for review and approval of coursework prior to registering at another college.
Related Links
» FIT Transfer Credit Official Policy
» SUNY Transfer Credit Appeal (applicable only to courses taken at State University of New York SUNY campuses)