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Transfer Credits
There are two ways to transfer credits from another
institution to LIU.
1) If you are a transfer student, you may
be able to transfer credits earned at another institution to the
Brooklyn Campus. When you meet with your Admissions Counselor,
you will receive a Record of Transfer Credit, which lists all credits
on your transcript from your previous school(s). Upon evaluation
of that transcript, the
Admissions Office may grant credit for some Brooklyn Campus
courses. Other credits on your transcript may be evaluated
as "NE," which means Not Equivalent. This simply
means that based on the limited information appearing on your transcript,
the Admissions Counselor is unable to make a determination as to
whether those courses are equivalent to any particular Brooklyn
Campus courses. "NE-SAT CORE" means the course satisfies
a Brooklyn Campus Core requirement in the respective subject area
("NE-SAT CORES" means it satisfies both of two, as in
the case, for example, where two history courses are required),
but no matter what, if you are an English major, you must take the
required core-level courses in English (six credits from among English
61, English 62, English 63, at English 64) at the Brooklyn Campus.
If you have any other transfer credits marked
"NE" on your Record of Transfer Credit, you should go
to the respective department, set up an appointment with the Department
Chair, and request that he/she evaluate the credits for transfer.
Be sure to take with you a copy of the course description from your
previous institution's catalog and, if possible, a copy of the course
syllabus. If the Department Chair approves your request, he/she
will need to write a memo to the appropriate Dean requesting that
the transfer credits be accepted in lieu of particular Brooklyn
Campus courses. The Dean, not the Department Chair, grants
this permission and forwards a copy of the memo with his/her signature
to the Registrar. Make sure you get a copy of the signed memo
to keep, and give a copy to your advisor.
2) Matriculated students at the Brooklyn Campus
of Long Island University may also take courses at another institution
and have credits transferred to the Brooklyn Campus under the following
conditions.
- The other institution must be a four-year accredited
institution (two-year community colleges are unacceptable.).
- The institution must not be within a fifty-mile
radius of the Brooklyn Campus (except as noted).
- Students may be permitted to take specialized
courses not offered at the Brooklyn Campus (e.g., Japanese, a
course in Graham dance technique, Medieval stained glass windows).
- Students are not permitted to take courses at
another institution that are offered at the Brooklyn Campus during
the term requested or that will be offered during the student's
expected matriculation at the Brooklyn Campus.
- Students must file an Application to Take Courses
at Another Institution (available in the Dean's Office, M306)
with the Registrar. Students must have the relevant Department
Chair verify the Brooklyn Campus equivalency and sign the form.
The Dean must then grant permission.
- Only credits for courses in which you earned
C or better may be transferred back to the Brooklyn Campus.
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