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To discuss your transfer options and speak with an admissions representative, contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at 518-442-5435 or [email protected].
Apply with the Common Application
The Common Application allows you apply to over 500 participating colleges with one application.
Apply with the SUNY Application
The SUNY Application allows you apply to multiple SUNY colleges with one application.
Rolling Admission
Decision notification is rolling for complete transfer applicants. Late applicants will be considered on a space-available basis.
Admission Criteria
2.5 GPA for most programs, except:
Priority Deadlines
Spring
Application: December 1
Enrollment Deposit: December 1
Fall
Application: May 1
Social Welfare: February 15
Second Bachelors: April 1
FAFSA: December 1
Enrollment Deposit: May 1
Advanced Notification Days
Opportunities for prospective transfer students to receive notification of likelihood of acceptance, transferability of credits to intended major, possible scholarships, and continued financial aid as UAlbany transfers.
These 30-minute sessions are by appointment only on:
Whichever application you choose, you’ll need to submit the following documents:
Official transcripts for all work taken at any college or university must be submitted, regardless of whether you expect to receive transfer credit. Transcript(s) can be sent directly to:
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
University at Albany
1400 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12222
UAlbany also participates in e-transcripts. If you’ve completed college-level work at a participating e-transcript institution, you may request to have your official transcript sent electronically from your institution directly to UAlbany.
Note: If you've completed fewer than 24 transferable college credits, you'll also need to submit an official high school transcript. All enrolled transfer students will need to supply an official final high school transcript with graduation date or the equivalent before the start of classes.
The non-refundable application fee is $50. Submit your fee with your application or request a fee waiver through SUNY.
Note: EOP applicants are not required to pay the application fee.
Have you previously attended UAlbany? Apply for readmission today.
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If you plan to transfer credits to UAlbany, use these tools to estimate the total number of credits you’ll be able to transfer. A maximum of 90 transfer credits can be applied toward your bachelor’s degree requirements at UAlbany.
UAlbany will award up to 30 credits to students who have completed the requirements for an IB Diploma with a cumulative score of at least 30 — including both Standard Level and Higher Level exams — and no score lower than a 4 (satisfactory).
Credits for students with an IB diploma will be awarded as follows:
12 to 24 credits, with assigned course credit equivalents, on a course-by-course basis for Higher Level courses completed with a score from 4 (satisfactory) to 7 (excellent)
6 to 18 credits, assigned as elective credit, for completing the remaining Standard Level courses and Extended Essay requirement
For students who did not complete an IB diploma, but who did complete IB subjects at the Higher Level and earned a score between 4 (satisfactory) and 7 (excellent), UAlbany will consider awarding credit and/or placement on a course-by-course basis.
The following lists the UAlbany equivalents for students who participate in an IB curriculum at their high school. In order to receive credit, students should work with their high school guidance office to ensure that an official IB transcript is sent upon graduation to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at the University at Albany.
IB Course Name |
UAlbany Equivalent(s) |
Total UAlbany Credits |
---|---|---|
American History |
AHIS 100 AHIS 101 |
6 |
Biology |
ABIO E10 ABIO E11 |
6 |
Business & Management |
BBUS E00 BBUS E01 |
6 |
Chemistry |
ACHM 120 ACHM 121 ACHM 124 ACHM 125 |
8 |
Chinese A1 |
AEAC E10 AEAC E11 |
6 |
Chinese B |
AEAC 101 AEAC E10 |
8 |
Computer Science |
ICSI 201 ICSI E10 |
6 |
Dance |
ATHR E10 ATHR E11 |
6 |
Design Technology |
ACAS E10 ACAS E11 |
6 |
Economics |
AECO E10 AECO E11 |
6 |
English B or A2 (second language) |
ACAS E10 ACAS E11 |
6 |
English (native language) |
AENG 121 AENG E10 |
6 |
Environmental Systems |
AENV 105 AENV E00 |
6 |
Exercise and Health Science |
DPEC E30 |
3 |
Film |
AARH E10 AARH E11 |
6 |
French A1 |
AFRE E10 AFRE E11 |
6 |
French B |
AFRE 101 AFRE E10 |
6 |
Geography |
AGOG E10 AGOG E11 |
6 |
Global Politics |
RPOS E10 |
3 |
Greeks / Romans |
ACLC E10 ACLC E11 |
6 |
History - Americas |
AHIS E10 AHIS E11 |
6 |
History - Asia / Oceania |
AHIS E10 AHIS E11 |
6 |
History - Europe |
AHIS 130 AHIS 131 |
6 |
History - Islamic |
AHIS E10 AHIS E11 |
6 |
Hindi B |
ALIN E10 ALIN E20 |
6 |
Information Technology in a Global Society |
IINF E10 IINF E11 |
6 |
Italian B |
AITA 100 AITA 101 |
6 |
Japanese A1 |
AEAJ E10 AEAJ E11 |
6 |
Japanese B |
AEAJ 101 AEAJ E10 |
8 |
Korean A1 |
AEAK E10 AEAK E11 |
6 |
Math |
AMAT 108 AMAT 112 |
7 |
Music Composition |
AMUS 110 |
3 |
Music Performance |
AMUS 178 |
3 |
Philosophy |
APHI E10 APHI E11 |
6 |
Physics |
APHY 105 APHY 106 APHY 108 APHY 109 |
8 |
Psychology |
APSY 101 APSY E10 |
6 |
Spanish A1 (native language) |
ASPN E10 ASPN E11 |
8 |
Spanish B (second language) |
ASPN 100 ASPN 101 |
8 |
Social & Cultural Anthropology |
AANT 108 AANT E10 |
6 |
Theatre Arts |
ATHRE E10 ATHRE E11 |
6 |
Vietnamese A1 |
AEAS E10 AEAS E11 |
6 |
Visual Arts |
AART E10 AART E11 |
6 |
If a student designates the University at Albany on their AP exam answer sheet, the College Board will send AP Grade Reports to UAlbany in July. Students can also send AP scores to UAlbany after they complete the exam.
Each AP Grade Report is cumulative and includes the student’s grades for all AP exams taken, unless the student requests one or more grades be withheld or cancelled. Learn more about AP Score Reporting Services.
AP Test Name | AP Test Score | UAlbany Equivalent(s) | Total UAlbany Credits |
---|---|---|---|
African American Studies | 3, 4 or 5 | AAFS101 AAFSE10 | 6 |
Art: History | 3, 4 or 5 | AARH 170 AARH 171 | 6 |
Art: Studio - 2D Design | 3, 4 or 5 | AART 110 AART E10 | 6 |
Art: Studio - 3D Design | 3, 4 or 5 | AART 115 AART E10 | 6 |
Art: Studio - Drawing Portfolio | 3, 4 or 5 | AART E10 AART E11 | 6 |
Biology | 5 | ABIO 120 ABIO 121 ABIO 201 ABIO 202Z | 8 |
Biology | 3 or 4 | ABIO E00 ABIO E01 | 8 |
Chemistry | 3, 4 or 5 | ACHM 120 ACHM 121 ACHM 124 ACHM 125 | 8 |
Chinese | 3, 4 or 5 | AEAC 101 AEAC 102 | 10 |
Computer Science | 5 | ICSI 201 | 4 |
Computer Science | 3 or 4 | ICSI 101 | 3 |
European History | 5 | AHIS 130 AHIS 131 | 6 |
European History | 3 or 4 | AHIS E10 AHIS E11 | 6 |
Economics - Macro | 3, 4 or 5 | AECO 111 | 3 |
Economics - Micro | 3, 4 or 5 | AECO 110 | 3 |
English Language and Composition | 3, 4 or 5 | AENG 100Z AENG E10 | 6 |
English Literature and Composition | 3, 4 or 5 | AENG 121Z AENG 100Z | 6 |
Environmental Science | 3, 4 or 5 | AENV 105 | 3 |
French Language | 5 | AFRE 222Y AFRE 301 AFRE E30 | 8 |
French Language | 4 | AFRE 22Y AFRE 301 AFRE E10 | 8 |
French Language | 3 | AFRE 221Y AFRE 222Y | 8 |
German Language | 5 | AGER 201 AGER 202 | 8 |
German Language | 3 or 4 | AGER 101 AGER 102 | 8 |
Government & Politics - Comparative | 3, 4 or 5 | RPOS E10 | 3 |
Government & Politics - American | 3, 4 or 5 | RPOS 101 | 3 |
Human Geography | 3, 4 or 5 | AGOG 102 | 3 |
Italian Language | 5 | AITA 103 AITA E10 | 8 |
Italian Language | 3 or 4 | AITA 100 AITA 101 | 8 |
Japanese Language & Culture | 3, 4 or 5 | AEAJ 101 AEAJ 102 | 10 |
Latin - Vergil | 3, 4 or 5 | ACLL 201 ACLL 202 | 6 |
Math – Calculus AB | 4 or 5 | AMAT 112 AMAT E10 | 6 |
Math – Calculus AB | 3 | AMAT 106 AMAT E10 | 6 |
Math – Calculus BC | 4 or 5 | AMAT 112 AMAT 113 | 8 |
Math – Calculus BC | 3 | AMAT 112 AMAT E10 | 8 |
Math – Precalculus | 3, 4 or 5 | AMAT100 | 3 |
Music Theory | 4 or 5 | AMUS 245 AMUS E10 | 7 |
Music Theory | 3 | AMUS 110 AMUS E10 | 6 |
Physics 1 | 4 or 5 | APHY 105 APHY 106 | 4 |
Physics 1 | 3 | APHY E10 | 4 |
Physics 2 | 4 or 5 | APHY 108 APHY 109 | 4 |
Physics 2 | 3 | APHY E10 | 4 |
Physics B | 3, 4 or 5 | APHY 105 APHY 106 APHY 108 APHY 109 | 8 |
Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism | 3, 4 or 5 | APHY 150 APHY 155 | 4 |
Physics C: Mechanics | 3, 4 or 5 | APHY 140 APHY 145 | 4 |
Psychology | 3, 4 or 5 | APSY 101 | 3 |
Research | 3, 4 or 5 | ACAS E10 | 3 |
Seminar | 3, 4 or 5 | ACAS E10 | 3 |
Spanish Language | 5 | ASPN 103 ASPN E10 | 8 |
Spanish Language | 3 or 4 | ASPN 100 ASPN 101 | 8 |
Spanish Literature | 3, 4 or 5 | ASPN E10 | 4 |
Statistics | 3, 4 or 5 | AMAT 108 | 3 |
U.S. History | 5 | AHIS 100 AHIS 101 | 6 |
U.S. History | 3 or 4 | AHIS E10 AHIS E11 | 6 |
World History | 3, 4 or 5 | AHIS E10 AHIS E11 | 6 |
UAlbany accepts transfer credits from other colleges and universities. A grade of a C- or higher is required.
Use the Transfer Course Equivalency Portal to check whether credits from other institutions will transfer to UAlbany.
This database includes transfer equivalencies previously approved by UAlbany. Courses not included in the database may still be awarded transfer credit but may require a course description or syllabus for approval.
UAlbany students can earn academic credit for work experience, professional certification and licensing programs, military service, non-credit coursework and more. For more details and resources please visit Credit for Prior Learning.
If, after working with your advisor, you still believe that decisions about equivalencies are in error, you may submit a petition to UAlbany’s Campus Transfer Representative by completing a Transfer Credit Appeal. You will receive a written response within 15 business days once the Campus Transfer Representative has received the form and all required information.
You will receive an estimated number of credits approved for transfer in your UAlbany acceptance letter. Note: You must submit all official college transcripts and test scores for your credits to be evaluated.
Once your enrollment deposit has been received, you can also access your degree audit through MyUAlbany, our main student portal.
And when you first register, you’ll receive a tentative evaluation of course credits and degree progress, which will be updated during your Transfer Advisement and Orientation.
The number of accepted transfer credits determines your class standing (or class year):
First-year (freshman): Fewer than 24 credits
Sophomore: 24 to 55 credits
Junior: 56 to 87 credits
Senior: 88 or more credits
Note: Class standing does not necessarily mean a student is on schedule within their major or minor’s sequence, particularly for transfer students entering combined programs or technical programs. Review the Undergraduate Bulletin for more information.
Have questions about transfer credits? Contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at 518-442-5435 or [email protected].