Transfer of College Credits
Transfer students who have attended two-year colleges will be awarded credit for their previous coursework up to a maximum of 64 credits. Programs with established articulation agreements may award additional credits. Students transferring in with an AA, AS, or AAS degree will have all General Education Requirements waived except for three credits in Theology and Religious Studies and three credits in Ethics unless these credits are transferred in and accepted at the time of admission.
Transfer students who have attended four-year institutions will be awarded credit for their previous coursework up to a maximum of 98 credits. Students entering into a bachelor’s degree program at Molloy who already hold a bachelor’s degree from another accredited institution will receive 98 credits in transfer and will have all General Education requirements waived.
Transfer credit is awarded only for courses with grades of “C” or better from the institution at which these courses were completed. Courses with grades lower than “C” are considered only if a degree was completed at the school where the credits were taken. In such a case, “D” credit, which was part of the program leading toward that degree will be acceptable or unacceptable in the same way a grade of “D” at Molloy would be applied (i.e., not in the Major, where a grade of “C” or better is required). For Nursing and Allied Health Programs, a minimum grade of C+ is required for credit in all science courses.
For all transfer students, the grade of “P” will be considered for transfer credit, to be used in the same way that the Pass/Fail rules at Molloy allow. The “P” grade must be the equivalent of a “C” grade at the institution where the credits were completed to be considered unless, again, a degree was completed.
Transfer students coming from unaccredited colleges or schools are required to complete a minimum of 30 credits in residence before receiving credit for their previous applicable coursework.
The total number of credits earned prior to admission through independent study, advanced placement and credit by examination (CLEP, RCE, REDE), may not exceed 46.