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SUNY ESF
Transfer Credit from Accredited Colleges and Universities

Incoming students should contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office to discuss your transfer credits.  

Current ESF Undergraduate Students

Course work appropriate to the ESF curriculum can be transferred to the College, but grades and grade points cannot be transferred. Courses to be transferred to meet graduation requirements for any curriculum must be acceptable in content, and credit will be awarded only for those completed with a grade of C or higher. Credit for courses with C- grades and lower are not transferrable even with an approved petition. Only coursework completed at institutions that are fully accredited by one of six regional accrediting agencies will be considered for possible transfer credit toward ESF degree requirements. These agencies are the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, New England Association of Schools and Colleges, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Transfer credits from international colleges are reviewed by your advisor and Department.   

Current students must submit a transfer credit petition to their advisor.  While you can submit the petition after you complete the class, we strongly recommend you submit the petition prior to completing the class to make sure the class will transfer upon successful completion. 

Transfer credit petition

The following signatures are required before the petition can be processed in the Registrar’s Office:

  1. Advisor
  2. Curriculum Coordinator. List of Curriculum Coordinators
  3. The Department Chair is only required if your advisor is also your Curriculum Coordinator  
  4. 227 Bray Hall or email to esfgrad@esf.edu

Official Transcripts must be submitted directly from the College or University to the Registrar’s Office.  They may be submitted to registrar@esf.edu or by mail to:

SUNY ESF Registrar’s Office
111 Bray Hall
1 Forestry Drive
Syracuse, NY 13210

Transcripts from students will not be accepted unless they are in a sealed unopened envelope from the College or University. We will not accept email transcripts from students.  

Please refer to the Undergraduate Admissions website for requirements to transfer Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), and College Level Examination Programs (CLEP). Current students must submit official score reports directly from the testing agency to the Registrar’s Office and a transfer credit petition.