Transfer Credit Policy

Hunter College accepts Advanced Placement (AP) for transfer credit. Students who completed Advanced Placement (AP) courses in secondary school and who passed the AP Tests of the College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) with a grade of 4 and above will receive credit for the equivalent requirement at Hunter. Students with grades of 3 may also receive credit for corresponding courses or elective credit.

Review Exact AP Exam Equivalencies Chart

For more information on CollegeBoard AP score reporting at the link below.

How to Submit Your Scores
To have your test scores sent directly to Hunter College, enter the Hunter College code number, 2301, when prompted for your Score Report Recipient at the time of your examination.

View the International Baccalaureate (IB) Policy and which courses may be awarded.

How to Submit Your Scores
To have your test scores sent directly to Hunter College, please have them mailed to Transfer Course Evaluation, 695 Park Avenue, Room 203, North Building, New York, NY 10065 or sent to trceval@hunter.cuny.edu electronically.

Hunter College participates in the College Level Examination Program (CLEP), which provides students with the opportunity to demonstrate college-level achievement through a program of exams in undergraduate college courses. Registered degree-seeking Hunter students may receive college credit by completing certain CLEP Subject Examinations and earning specified scores.

• Learn about Exact CLEP Exam Equivalencies
• Get information on scheduling the CLEP exam at Hunter
• For more information on CLEP, visit the CollegeBoard CLEP

How to Submit Your Scores
To have your test scores sent directly to Hunter College, enter the Hunter College code number, 2301, when prompted for your "Score Report Recipient" at the time of your examination.

Hunter College will conduct an evaluation of college courses to ensure appropriate transfer credit can be awarded. Students who were part of the College Now program at their high school will automatically be reviewed for course credit.  Students who took non-CUNY college courses while in high school should request for official college transcript to be send directly from the institution to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at Hunter College.

How to Submit Your Scores

Non-CUNY official transcripts should be sent directly to Hunter College, please request for the transcripts to be sent directly to trceval@hunter.cuny.edu or have them mailed to Transfer Course Evaluations, 695 Park Avenue, Room 203, North Building, New York, NY 10065 or sent to trceval@hunter.cuny.edu electronically.

Students with an AA, AS or AAS degree from a CUNY college should be awarded 60 transfer credits. Students with an AA or AS degree from a CUNY community college will be deemed to have completed CUNY Pathways Common Core requirements. Credits will be granted for courses with a grade “D” or better. There is a 70 credit maximum on the number of credits that may be transferred. Find Course Equivalencies at Hunter using the Transfer Explorer (T-REX) Tool.

Credits will be granted for eligible courses from accredited colleges with a grade “C” or better. There is a 70 credit maximum on the number of credits that may be transferred.

The resume is an essential element of your portfolio because it serves to introduce you to the faculty reviewer. Your resume should identify and briefly describe your educational history, training history, employment history, military service history, important personal/professional activities and interests, and a statement indicating how the reviewer can request professional references.

This personal narrative gives you the opportunity to introduce yourself to the assessor and provide context for your request for Credit for Prior Learning (CPL). Use this section to highlight your background, learning experiences, areas of personal and professional growth, and your motivation for pursuing CPL through portfolio development. Be sure to include the following:

• A brief introduction of yourself, including your educational and career goals.
• An explanation of how your educational goals are connected to your work experience and other aspects of your life.
• The degree you are seeking and your reasons for pursuing it.
• A concluding statement affirming your intent to apply for CPL at Hunter College by developing and submitting a learning portfolio.

This section should include a narrative that describes how the competencies gained through previous professional training experience relate to specific courses at Hunter College. Your narrative should be course specific, and include the following:

• The academic degree program you want to pursue.
• Course(s) and/or subject/content area(s) within your chosen degree program for which you would like prior learning to count towards and course-specific learning Include course descriptions (course descriptions are available on the academic catalog).
• Explanation of how previous learning experiences relate to each course.

Provide an overview of your prior learning experience(s). Describe what you did, when you did it, where it occurred, who was there with you, and the reasoning behind your actions/experience.

Your narrative should address each of the following items with sufficient detail to provide evidence that your previous learning should count towards courses within your chosen degree program at Hunter College. It should provide the faculty evaluator with sufficient evidence that you have a firm grasp and understanding of what you have learned and what you can accomplish with this knowledge.

Remember to include info about:

• The subject or content area that best describes what you learned from your prior learning experiences (e.g., Management, Marketing, Health Care, Music).
• A description of how you have applied what you learned (knowledge, skills and abilities/competencies) in specific jobs and/or other areas of your life (e.g., manager, performer, class aid).
• A description of how these competencies positively affected your work.

This section of your portfolio provides evidence that the learning took place. Your goal for completing this portion of your portfolio should be to provide effective documentation as evidence. There are several types of documentation that can be used to support your portfolio and petition for equivalent credit.

Some examples include, but are not limited to:

• Licenses and Certificates Held: Copies of your licenses and/or certificates.
• Certificates of Completion for Training: Certificates of Completion along with a detailed description of the training content for specific training programs/courses that you have successfully completed.
• Work Samples: You may submit samples of your own work (copies of reports, project papers, something you created).
• Letters from Employers Written on Your Behalf: Letters must identify and discuss your learning and competencies in specific content area(s) and appear on official letterhead.
• Newspaper Articles: Newspaper article(s) written about you, or about an activity in which you participated that reflects learning and competencies in a specific subject area.

Include a recent copy of your transcripts from all previously attended schools, programs, colleges, and universities.

Optional materials that support your learning and may strengthen your CPL review.

Please be sure to collect all required portfolio components before submitting the form.