CREDIT FOR PRIOR LEARNING

 
The McGhee Division offers bachelor’s degrees, which are 128-130 credits and associate’s degrees which are 62-64 credits. A student may complete up to 50 percent of their degree by transferring in credits earned at another institution. This means that you may transfer up to 64 credits towards a bachelor’s degree and 32 towards an associate's degree. For credits to transfer, they must have been earned at a regionally accredited institution and you must have received a “C” or better in the course. Please keep in mind that when transferring courses they must fit into the degree plan that you are pursuing at New York University. In order to receive credits for courses taken outside of the United States a course by course evaluation must be submitted to the Office of Admissions.

If you do not have 64 credits that transfer, there are two other ways that you may earn credit towards your degree, up to the 50 percent maximum credits allowed. You may take CLEP tests, or consider using our experiential learning option to earn credits after you are admitted to the university.

CLEP TESTS
NYU takes certain tests and requires certain grades for advanced placement test. We suggest that you do not schedule any placement tests until you are offered admission and meet with an academic advisor.

LIFE EXPERIENCE CREDITS
Experiential learning is an opportunity to use your life experience to earn credits toward your degree. After you are admitted and all of your transfer credits have been finalized, you should talk with your academic advisor about this option. In order to gain credit toward your degree you will be required to take a two credit seminar where you will learn how to create a portfolio for the course that demonstrates that you have the knowledge required to receive credit.