Transfer Admission
A transfer applicant is someone who graduated from high school and has completed (or will have completed) at least one 3-credit college course prior to enrollment. The completion of one full-time college semester is preferred.
Applications are available online. ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ accepts The Common Application and the State University of New York (SUNY) Application. EOP applicants must also submit the required EOP materials. Transfers with fewer than 24 post-high-school college credits must submit a high school transcript (or equivalent). Binghamton is SAT/ACT test-optional through summer 2024. Updates to this policy can be found on the test-optional FAQ webpage. For some students, admission decisions may be delayed until grades from two consecutive college semesters or in-progress grades from the current semester are available; in such cases, students are notified of this requirement. Transcripts should be sent directly to the Undergraduate Admissions Office at ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ.
Transfer students are admitted on the strength of their academic performance at the two and/or four-year colleges they have attended and — in certain cases — prerequisites, high school transcript(s) and test scores, if provided. Further information on admission standards can be found on the transfer admissions webpage.
College coursework record(s) should be sent in a timely manner to the Undergraduate Admissions Office to ensure a final credit evaluation is conducted by each school at ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ.
Internal Transfer/Intra-University Transfer
Students enroll in a specific undergraduate school at ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ. If internal transfer to a different school is sought, an application must be submitted online by the fall or spring deadline. Guidelines for intra-university transfer (IUT) can be obtained online , and students are responsible for meeting the specific academic requirements of the school to which they are seeking a transfer. Spaces for intra-university transfers are limited and competitive. IUT is not available for exclusively online students.
Transfer Credit
The awarding of transfer credit is determined by each undergraduate school. Evaluations are completed for admitted and/or enrolled students by the advising office of each school, available via the BU BRAIN. It is essential that all final college and final high school transcripts (or equivalent) and scores such as AP, IB, A-Level and CLEP for newly-enrolled students be received before classes start so that a complete transfer credit evaluation may be conducted by an academic advisor. Questions regarding transfer credit decisions may be discussed with the academic advising staff within your school at ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ.