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Guidelines for Transfer Credit
MBA students may transfer up to 12 credits, but no more than 3 - 4 credits (one course) may be applied towards the MBA major. Note: MBA - Accountancy majors may transfer up to 14 credits, but no more than 6 - 8 credits (two courses) may be applied towards the major. MS students may transfer up to 8 credits (two courses) towards their program requirements.
- Only courses that have been completed in graduate institutions accredited by the AACSB-International will be considered for transfer credit, with the following exception:
- Entering students who attended institutions not so accredited prior to their admission to Baruch can apply for transfer credit for graduate-level work equivalent to core courses, provided these courses were taken in a domestic, regionally accredited master's program in business. Entering students seeking transfer credit for core courses that do not meet these standards must take a qualifying examination in their first semester at Baruch to validate prior course work. A minimum examination grade of B is required.
- Applications for transfer credit must be accompanied by a course description and course syllabus issued by the school in which the course was taken.
- A grade of B or better is required in courses for which transfer credit is sought. (However, grades earned at other institutions are not calculated in the Baruch grade point average.) An official transcript must be submitted showing the course taken and the grade earned.
- In general, courses must be equivalent to those in the Baruch curriculum.
- Courses must have been completed within five years of enrollment at Baruch.
- Students should submit their requests as soon as possible after confirming their intention to enroll. Once registration begins transfer credit requests are reviewed on a preliminary basis and only for courses that affect current registration.
- Once a student is admitted to Baruch, permission to take a course at another institution must be obtained prior to registration at that institution. A student needs to be in good academic standing and have a 3.0 GPA or better and no unresolved ABS or INC grades.
- In general, students are not permitted to take courses at another institution if the courses are offered at Baruch in the same semester.
- Permission to take a course at another institution does not extend the period of time in which a degree must be completed.
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