Transfer Credits

Transfer Credit Policies

Undergraduate Students: please refer to the undergraduate catalog.

Graduate Students:

A maximum of 12 credits may be transferred to a master’s program and a maximum of 6 credits may be transferred to a certificate program at Stony Brook with the approval of the Health Sciences program provided that they have not been used toward the satisfaction of any degree or certificate requirements here or at another institution. A candidate for the doctoral degree may only transfer those graduate credits that are relevant to the learning outcomes of the Stony Brook graduate program. Review and approval of course content will be carried out by the appropriate program committee.

Non-Matriculated Status

Students transferring from non-matriculated status are limited to a maximum of 12 graduate credits for master’s degrees and 6 credits for certificates. Students must be formally matriculated into a degree program before the petition to transfer is submitted. All graduate courses completed in non-matriculated status will be counted as part of the total graduate grade point average (GPA). 

Other Institutions

A candidate for the master’s degree may petition to transfer a maximum of 12 graduate credits from another institution toward their 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 is contingent upon support and approval of the appropriate Health Sciences Program
• Credits must clearly be graduate level in order to be considered for transfer.
• Credits must carry the grades of A or B. “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.

Non-US institutions

Courses taken at institutions outside the United States: 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.