TRANSFER FROM OTHER US INSTITUTIONS

You can petition to transfer a maximum of 12 graduate credits from another institution toward your master’s degree requirements. These credits must be from an institution authorized to grant graduate degrees by recognized accredited commissions and meet the following guidelines:

• Credits must not have been used to fulfill the requirements for either a baccalaureate or another advanced degree or certificate.
• Credits must not be more than five years old at the time the student is admitted to graduate study at Stony Brook. Acceptance of courses older than five years but less than ten years are contingent upon support of the program director and approval by the School of Professional Development.
• Credits must clearly be graduate level in order to be considered for transfer.
• Credits must carry the grade of B or better. “Pass” or “Satisfactory” grades are not transferable unless these grades can be substantiated by the former institution as B (3.0) or better.
• Grades earned in transferred courses are not counted as part of the overall GPA at Stony Brook.
• Work from one master’s degree is not transferable to a second one.

TRANSFER FROM NON-US INSTITUTIONS

If you took courses at institutions outside the United States, please note:

• College-level courses completed outside the United States and recorded on official transcripts will be evaluated for transfer credit, provided that the institution where the courses were taken is accredited by the Ministry of Education in that country.
• International transfer students who have completed college level courses outside the United States may be requested to submit proof of accreditation by the Ministry of Education or provide a WES evaluation.

TRANSFER FROM NON-MATRICULATED STATUS

If you started your Stony Brook graduate career as a non-matriculated student and want to matriculate into the degree program, you can use up to a maximum of 12 graduate credits. All graduate courses completed in non-matriculated status will be counted as part of your total graduate grade point average (GPA).

TRANSFER BETWEEN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PROGRAMS

If you are currently in one Stony Brook graduate program and are applying to the degree as a secondary program,  you can transfer a maximum of 12 graduate credits. Credits cannot be applied to the degree requirements of both programs.