Students who are applying for study abroad will work with the Study Abroad Office to determine course equivalencies.

1. Courses for transfer credit must have been completed within 5 years of a student’s enrollment at Baruch.
2. Only graduate level courses completed in AACSB-International accredited graduate schools of business will be considered for transfer credit.
3. Course credit cannot have been applied towards the completion of another degree.
4. Students who seek transfer credit must be in good academic standing (3.0 GPA).
5. Transfer credit requests are subject to approval by the appropriate academic department and by the Office of Graduate Programs.
6. In general, courses must be equivalent to courses in the Baruch curriculum
7. A course of less credit value cannot replace a 3-credit or 4-credit course unless in combination with another course to equal the course credit count.
8. A minimum grade of B is required in courses for which transfer credit is requested. Transfer credit grades are not calculated in the Baruch GPA.

Submit the following documents with your transfer credit application:

1. A transfer credit application for each course to be reviewed including course description and syllabus. All documents, including the application, must be emailed to your program advisor with the subject line “Transfer Credit Request.”
2. A letter on official letterhead confirming your resignation from prior graduate programs.
3. An official transcript showing the courses completed for transfer credit from prior graduate program.   If you submitted a final, official transcript with your application for admission, then you do not need to submit another copy.

Please contact your program advisor to request the transfer credit application:

Full-Time MBA: FullTimeMBA@baruch.cuny.edu
Evening MBA: ZicklinMBAadvising@baruch.cuny.edu
Evening MBA Accountancy and MS Accountancy: ZicklinGradACCadvising@baruch.cuny.edu
MS Programs: Zicklingraduateadvising@baruch.cuny.edu

If you are currently enrolled in a graduate program at Zicklin and due to a conflict would like to take a course at another AACSB-accredited institution, you must seek approval before taking the course.  Students must still adhere to the transfer credit policy for students who completed coursework prior to entering Baruch.  

Submit the following documents with your transfer credit application:

1. A transfer credit application for each course to be reviewed including course description and syllabus.All documents, including the application, must be emailed to ZicklinGradPrograms@baruch.cuny.edu with the subject line “Out-Going Permit Request.”
2. Include a statement indicating the reason for your request.  Requests are reviewed on a case-by-case basis and are not automatically approved. 
3. Include a completed Graduate Out-Going Permit Application form (pdf).

Once the course has been completed, you must submit an official transcript to the Baruch College Registrar’s Office for final processing. Students must receive a grade of B or better in order to receive credit.

You must complete a permit form each semester you register at another school. Graduate Programs will sign the permit form(s) if your transfer request is approved.  This form must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office before the start of the semester in which your are taking the course.

If you are currently enrolled in a graduate program at Zicklin and due to a conflict would like to take a course at another CUNY school, Brooklyn College is the only other AACSB-accredited institution at CUNY where ePermits will be accepted. You must seek approval before taking the course.  Students must still adhere to the transfer credit policy for students who completed coursework prior to entering Baruch.  

Submit the following documents with your transfer credit application:

1. A transfer credit application for each course to be reviewed including course description and syllabus. All documents, including the application, must be emailed to ZicklinGradPrograms@baruch.cuny.edu with the subject line “ePermit Request.”
2. Include a statement indicating the reason for your request.  Requests are reviewed on a case-by-case basis and are not automatically approved. 
3. Students file an ePermit request through CUNYfirst.  Step-by-step instructions for ePermits

After Baruch’s final grade submission deadline, the Baruch College Registrar’s Office will check approved permits and manually record the grade on Baruch’s records. Grades for courses taken on permit at another CUNY college are posted on the home transcript and are counted in the computation of their GPA.

You must complete an ePermit for each semester you register at another school. Graduate Programs will sign off on the ePermit request if  your transfer request is approved. 

Please review the chart below to see the number of transfer credits your program will permit:

Please review the chart below to see the number of transfer credits your program will permit: