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Policies for obtaining credit for courses taken elsewhere are stated in The City College Undergraduate Bulletin. The administration of transfer credit for electrical engineering students is performed by the following: 1. City
College Admissions Office Transfer students are required to have their official transcripts sent to the Admissions Office. The Admissions Office screens the documents and evaluates the transcripts for students with less than 45 credits. If the number of credits completed is larger than 45, then the Admissions Office sends the student's official documents to the EE Department. The HEO evaluates credits in liberal arts, mathematics and the sciences; the TSA evaluates credits in the professional areas. The HEO and TSA use various tools depending upon the institution at which the credits under consideration were completed.
At the
final stage, the HEO and the TSA send the result of their credit
evaluation to the Admissions Office which performs the official
credit transfer. Information about application procedures, placement examinations, and evaluation of transfer credits can be found in the “Admissions" section of The City College of New York Undergraduate Bulletin 2000-2003, page 242. For other questions, refer to the Office of Admissions, A-100, (212) 650-6448. Transfer students from within CUNY General guidelines for transferring credits within the CUNY System are described in the City University of New York Transfer Policies, with the highest priority given to graduates of CUNY community colleges holding an approved A.S., A.A. and A.A.S degrees. (Students pursuing a degree in Engineering Technology should note that no technical courses in the technology program are transferable to any engineering program.) High priority is also given to students from CUNY senior colleges who have completed an approved pre-engineering course of study. Other students are admitted to the School of Engineering or the College of Liberal Arts and Science on the basis of the math and science courses they have completed, the total number of credits completed, and their college (sometimes high school) GPA. It should be noted that transfer students without a senior college or CUNY community college degree must meet certain minimum GPA requirements in order to be admitted to the School of Engineering in any capacity (The City College of New York Undergraduate Bulletin. Students who do not meet School of Engineering criteria but who are otherwise eligible for admission to City College may enter the College of Liberal Arts and Science (CLAS), from which they may transfer to the School of Engineering when appropriate. Students at other colleges who eventually wish to continue in engineering are advised to select pre-engineering programs in their colleges if such are available. The preparatory courses in these programs may be applicable to the desired engineering degree at The City College. In
most cases, the credit structures at each college are different
and students are likely to lose some credits in the transfer process.
Because of this fact, and also because the adjustment process may
be somewhat easier, students may find it advantageous to transfer
at the earliest point allowed by regulations. The recommended alternative
is to start at The City College as a freshman.
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