Transfer of College Credit
Geneseo Transfer Course Equivalency databankThis databank shows all deposited students course equivalencies from other institutions. This only shows courses and institutions that are currently articulated. If you do not see the institution or course you want to take, connect with your faculty advisor or the Office of Advising to learn if and how the course will transfer to Geneseo.
Current Students
1. Submit to the Office of Advising a Course Pre-Approval Form before taking a course elsewhere.
a) If the course is for general education or elective credit, use Course Pre Approval Form A and submit it directly to the Advising Office (Erwin 106) or email it to advising@geneseo.edu.
b) If the course is within your major, minor or concentration, use Course Pre Approval Form B. You need to get the signature of the chair of the major, minor or concentration department. Be advised that the department determines what is transfer equivalent and how many transfer credits can be accepted towards the major, minor, and/or concentration.
2. Check the Course Equivalency Databank for basic information about course transferability.
3. Make sure that you are eligible to transfer coursework to Geneseo:
a) Verify that you have not reached the maximum limit of transferable credits. You may transfer a maximum of 90 semester hours. No more than 60 semester hours may transfer from a 2-year college. Students may transfer a maximum of 45 credits completed while concurrently enrolled in high school; of these, a maximum of 30 credits may be AP, IB, and CLEP credits.
b) Verify that you are not repeating a course. Only credits transfer, not grades. Be aware of how many credits transfer in (ex: A college on a tri-semester system—a 4 credit course transfers in as 2.66 credits.)
c) You must achieve a grade of C- or better to transfer coursework to Geneseo. We will not accept credit for courses graded on a Pass/Fail or Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis at the other school.
d) You must have an overall GPA at Geneseo of at least 2.00 in order to transfer credit.
4. Once you get confirmation of credit transfer, begin your registration process:
a) Simply register for the course as a non-matriculated student through the institution that is offering the course.
OR
b) If you are looking for financial aid to cover the cost of the course, visit Financial Aid to understand the process then visit the SUNY Cross-Registration and Rochester Area Consortium (RAC) pages to register through those programs (scroll to bottom of RAC link).