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Transfer Policy

The Registrar’s Office is responsible for evaluating all official college transcripts from students wishing to apply previous college coursework to current degree or certificate programs. 

The process is as follows:

  1. Official academic transcripts from post-secondary institutions accredited by the New York State Education Department or a regional or national accreditation agency recognized by AACRAO, are evaluated for transfer credit.
  2. Official test scores, as recognized by the American Council on Education (ACE), are evaluated for applicable transfer credit.
  3. Only courses with a grade of C- (or higher) or a numeric value of 1.7 (or higher) that meet the student’s program of study requirements will be considered for transfer into Cayuga and appear as transfer credit on official academic transcripts. (No grades from previous colleges will be displayed or calculated into the student’s cumulative grade point average at Cayuga).
  4. Credit transferred will be converted to semester hours, and when a partial credit hour results from the conversion, it will be rounded down to the nearest whole credit.
  5. To receive a certificate or degree from Cayuga Community College, 50% of the required credits must be earned at Cayuga.

Upon review of your transcript(s), credits accepted for transfer into a Cayuga degree program may be viewed in your myCayuga account using your C-number and password. Contact the Help Desk if you have questions about myCayuga access. If you wish to challenge this review, you may do so by contacting the Registrar’s Office. You may be asked to submit a course description and course syllabus for review by the appropriate division chair to determine whether the course is similar in content to a Cayuga course. The division chair will render a decision to the Registrar’s Office.

Note: Transfer credit for Early Childhood or Education course credit will only be granted after the transcript is reviewed by the Education Coordinator or Division Chair.

Student Transfer Appeal Process

If you do not agree with Cayuga’s decision on the granting or placement of credit that you earned at a prior SUNY institution, you have the right to submit an appeal to the Registrar’s Office.

Visit the SUNY Student Appeal Process page for more information.