Step 1: Get to know us

Attend an open house, take a campus tour, or meet with a transfer advisor to find out how Baruch can help you reach your potential.

Step 2: Ready to apply

Visit our application site to get started.

Transfer application deadlines:

Fall – February 1

Spring – September 15

Step 3: Check the status of your application

After submitting supporting documents, please allow three to four weeks for your application status to update. Please note that all materials and documents submitted as part of an application for admission become the property of CUNY and cannot be returned.

Click here to check the status of your transfer application.

You may also contact the CUNY Helpdesk at: (212) 997-CUNY (2869).

Step 4: Get admitted

You must accept the Offer of Admission via CUNYfirst, and pay a non-refundable $100 Commitment Tuition Deposit. The Commitment Tuition Deposit enables you to confirm your enrollment and will be applied to your first semester tuition charges.

Your deposit must be submitted by the deadline stated in your acceptance letter email.

Newly admitted transfer students should visit the Admitted student’s page for more information.

Meeting with a transfer Admission advisor is easy!

To schedule an appointment you may click the following link to view our calendar: Transfer Advisor One-on-One Appointments

Newly admitted transfer students can access their Transfer Credit Report via CUNYfirst. To better understand the report review the Transfer Credit Report Manual.

Use the Evaluate My Transfer Credit tool if you are planning to transfer from another CUNY college.

If you are planning to transfer from a non-CUNY college, you can contact a transfer admissions advisor for a brief overview of how credits would transfer.

For information regarding college credit earned while in high school such as Advanced Placement (AP), College Now, and International Baccalaureate (IB) courses, click here.

The Transfer Center processes undergraduate transfer credits for courses taken prior to attending Baruch College. This includes course work from CUNY Colleges, non-CUNY and Foreign.

You will be given access to your transfer credit report at Transfer Orientation.

From a four-year institution or a combination of a two-year and four-year institution regionally accredited, there are no limits on the total amount of credits that may be applied towards one degree.

Second-degree students must take a minimum of 31 credits at Baruch for a degree.

Transfer credit will only be granted from institutions that are listed on the student’s admission application. Transfer credit for institutions not listed on the admission application may be denied. In addition, failure to list all postsecondary institutions attended will subject a student to disciplinary action and a review of the admission decision.

Transfer students may receive credit for courses equivalent to courses at Baruch College completed with a grade of D- or better at colleges of the City University and/or with a grade of C or better at other regionally accredited colleges. For courses for which there are no specific equivalents at Baruch College, elective credit may be assigned by the transfer center. Further documentation such as course syllabus/course description will be requested for possible transfer credits. You may receive transfer credit for a course or its equivalent only once. Credit cannot be earned twice for the same course.

If a course was taken on a pass/fail basis at another institution, the official transcript must state that the pass grade equals a C or better for transfer credit to be considered.  All final official transcripts must be received for the Transfer Student Services Center to complete a final transfer credit evaluation.

Pathways at Baruch

CUNY colleges will have a uniform set of general education requirements known as CUNY Pathways. Although the courses that can be used to fulfill these requirements will differ from college to college, the basic set of requirements will be the same throughout the CUNY system, and with few exceptions any requirement that a student fulfills at one college will be considered fulfilled at any other college to which he or she transfers. CUNY transfer students who have completed a bachelors, AA or AS degree will be deemed to have completed CUNY Pathways.

Transfer Students from SUNY Community Colleges

Effective Fall 2018, SUNY transfer students who have completed a bachelor’s, AA or AS degree or the entire 30-credit GER from SUNY will be deemed to have completed CUNY Pathways Common Core requirement. SUNY transfer students who completed a portion of the 30-credit GER requirement will have the completed GER credits applied to the Pathways areas as appropriate. Credits will be granted with a grade “C” or better. There is no set credit maximum on the number of credits that may be transferred.

Articulation Agreements

Articulation Agreements are formal agreements between Baruch College and other academic institutions that create additional pathways for admitted students in particular programs or degrees.

To find list of institutions we have agreements with click here.

Click here to find the eligibility and admissions criteria for Zicklin School of Business.

Zicklin School of Business will no longer offer the option of earning a BBA in Accounting to any student who has previously completed a Bachelor’s degree, regardless of discipline.

No. You start with a whole new GPA at Baruch.

Transfer courses that have not been previously evaluated by an academic department at Baruch College are listed on your Transfer Credit Report as ELEC 1111.These courses require an evaluation from the appropriate academic department in order to determine a suitable Baruch College equivalent course. Students are required to submit a syllabus to the Transfer Center for the course to be evaluated.

Elective credit is granted if there is no exact course equivalent at the college.

Transfer courses may be “rejected” for several reasons:

1. The course was evaluated and is determined not to have a suitable course equivalent.
2. The grade received for the course is not sufficient for transfer credit. If this is the case, it will say “Grade too low” in the Notes section of your Transfer Credit Report.
3. Two transfer courses on your report received the same Baruch College equivalent. A student cannot receive credit twice for the same course

Baruch only accepts Calculus CLEP exam.

For information regarding college credit earned while in high school such as Advanced Placement (AP), College Now, and International Baccalaureate (IB) courses, click here.

If final semester course work is not included on your Transfer Credit Report, you will need to submit a final official transcript from your college to the Transfer Services Center.

If you are transferring from a non-CUNY College you must submit an official college transcript with the final grades.

If you are transferring from another CUNY college you can email the transfercenter@baruch.cuny.edu, in order for the Transfer Center to retrieve your final grades via CUNYfirst.

From another CUNY college, all passing grades (A through D-, including CR, P, and S grades) are transferable. From non-CUNY domestic institutions, all grades A through C are transferable. CR, P, and S grades are transferable only if those grades are equivalent to a C or above from that particular institution. International grading varies according to country and grading system.

Baruch College Transfer Center has created a Transfer Credit Report Manual to help better understand the credits that transferred from your previous institution.