While all potential transfer credits are evaluated, Cornell is not typically able to award credits for military training experiences. For more information about transfer credit at Cornell, please visit the Credit Evaluation Services page within the University Registrar website.
Credit awarded by another institution solely on the basis of departmental examination (instead of course participation) will not be awarded as transfer credit at Cornell. Equivalent courses from any accredited college or university will likely transfer to Cornell provided the student has received a final grade of 'C' or better for the course. If a student's current institution divides the academic year into quarters, please note that each quarter credit is usually equal to two-thirds of a semester credit.
If you are currently completing, or have completed, your junior year at a four-year university, then we would discourage a transfer application. In most cases, Cornell will only allow a maximum of 60 credits to transfer. For students that have completed three years of coursework, a significant number of course credits could be lost in the transfer process. It may be worth completing your degree at your current institution and considering Cornell for graduate study.
Cornell's Courses of Study website provides information about how much Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) credit is awarded for various subjects. The rules may differ from those at an applicant's former college. You may also find the How to Apply page to be a helpful resource.
Each undergraduate college or school at Cornell evaluates transfer credits on a case-by-case basis. Applicants may need to send syllabi and/or detailed course descriptions for all of the coursework they would like to receive credit for if they gain admission to the college or school they have applied to. Most of the colleges and schools will allow students to transfer up to 60 semester credits. Because Cornell is on the semester system, quarter hours will be converted to semester hours; each quarter credit is usually equal to two-thirds of a semester credit.
Cornell is a leader among American Universities in enrolling undergraduate students who have earned the International Baccalaureate (IB). Cornell regards the IB program as a rigorous, advanced program of study, and students are pleased to find similar opportunities here at Cornell through interdisciplinary courses, independent majors, honors programs, and undergraduate research opportunities.
Advanced Placement (AP) credit is college credit that students earn before they matriculate as first-year Cornellians. Students may use credit they receive from Advanced Placement examinations to satisfy degree requirements only as specified by the individual college or school at Cornell to which they are applying. Although such credit counts toward a bachelor's degree, its primary purpose is to exempt students from introductory courses and to place them in advanced courses.
Some first-year applicants to Cornell take college or university courses during high school, sometimes called "dual enrollment."
If you complete college or university coursework through a "University in High School" program and this coursework fulfills a requirement for high school graduation, there is no need to request that the college or university you attended submit a transcript to Cornell as part of the application process. In this case, the college credits will not transfer as Cornell credits.
