Additional Program Requirements for Internal Transfers
Several programs have special requirements for internal transfer students or restrictions on when you are able to apply. Please make sure you factor the considerations below into your application process.
College of Arts and Science
- Students interested in applying to internal transfer to CAS are permitted to do so for either the Fall & Spring Semester. If a student has been denied to internally transfer to CAS, they are welcome to reapply for the following semester.
- Students must be in the second semester of their first year or their first semester as a Spring Admit. Students can apply to transfer up to their second semester of their sophomore year.
- Students must be in good academic standing in their current school/college.
We do not have prerequisites that are required for any of our programs in CAS, however, we may pay closer attention to courses that are relevant to the student’s intended major.
Exception: Current students in Applied Mathematics at the Tandon School of Engineering cannot apply to internally transfer to Mathematics, Computer Science and Mathematics, Data Science and Mathematics, or Economics and Mathematics in the College of Arts and Science. If you have any questions, please contact your academic advisor.
Gallatin School of Individualized Study
- The Concentration Planning Worksheet (CPW) is a brief essay and a proposed course schedule that the Gallatin faculty will review to determine whether your plans are academically appropriate and can be feasibly completed in two years.
- Current NYU students meeting any of the following statuses are required to complete the Concentration Planning Worksheet:
- 64 credits is the maximum amount of credits that students are able to transfer into Gallatin. Students who have earned more than 64 credits can apply, but will need to forfeit additional credits once they matriculate to Gallatin.
- Rising juniors (students who will have completed 64 or more credits at the start of their next semester of study at NYU, including, AP, IB, college courses taken while in high school, or other advance standing)
- Students who have already completed 48 or more units, including: AP, IB, college courses taken while in high school, or other advanced standing AND are enrolled in current coursework.
- Students who have already completed three or more college/university semesters at the time of application
- Students in the Liberal Studies Core Program who would like to start at Gallatin in the Spring or Fall
- CPW Deadlines:
- March 1 - for Summer or Fall admission
- November 1 - for Spring admission
- December 1 - for Summer or Fall admission (current LS Core Program students only)
Rory Meyers College of Nursing
- Ideally, internal transfer students will begin planning for their transfer during the fall semester of their first-year.
- For students in the Liberal Studies Core Program: complete four semesters of full-time enrollment and be in good academic standing before transitioning to Meyers.
- Any of the six Nursing prerequisite classes taken prior to transition need to be completed with a “C” or better. The six prerequisites are APSY-UE 1271, CHEM-UA 120, NURSE-UN 70, NURSE-UN 75, NURSE-UN 80, and NUTR-UE 119.
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
The following programs do not offer admission to spring internal transfers:
- Media, Culture, and Communication
- Music Business
- Music Theory and Composition
Applied Psychology
If you want to transfer or transition to the Applied Psychology major, you must have completed at least one of our core courses before applying, receiving a grade of B- or better:
APSY-UE 0002 Introduction to Psychology and Its Principles
APSY-UE 0010 Developmental Psychology
APSY-UE 1050 Cultures of Psychology
We also recommend that you have at least a B- (2.7) cumulative grade point average in order to make satisfactory academic progress within the major.
Media, Culture, and Communication
If you want to transfer or transition to the Media, Culture, and Communication major you must have completed at least one of our core courses before applying, receiving a grade of B- or better:
- MCC-UE 0001: Introduction to Media Studies
- MCC-UE 0003: History of Media and Communication
- MCC-UE 0014: Methods in Media Studies
We also recommend that you have at least a B- (2.7) cumulative grade point average. See the Media, Culture, & Communication department’s website for more information.
Music and Art Programs
If you are applying to a Music and Performing Arts program or to Studio Art, an audition or portfolio is required.
- Music and Performing Arts: Audition procedures and requirements are available on the Steinhardt Music & Performing Arts professions website. To expedite the scheduling of your audition, we recommend you apply by two weeks prior to the admission deadline.
- Studio Art: You are required to submit a portfolio with an artist statement directly to the Studio Art program. Detailed portfolio submission requirements are available on the Studio Art website.
Stern School of Business
To be considered as a transfer applicant to Stern, you must:
- Apply for the fall semester only;
- Be in your first-year or sophomore year; and
- Have completed or be in the process of completing the required coursework.
Students who were admitted as external transfer applicants to one of NYU's other nine schools/colleges are not eligible for internal transfer admission to Stern.
If you wish to transfer into the sophomore year at Stern, you should have completed the coursework below at NYU. Additional suggested coursework can be found under the junior year requirements.
- Calculus I or higher
- Writing/Composition (1-2 semesters)
If you wish to transfer into the junior year at Stern, you should have completed following at NYU:
- Calculus I or higher
- Writing/Composition (1-2 semesters)
- Introductory-level Microeconomics
- Statistics and Regression
- Financial Accounting
Please review the detailed list of course equivalencies to best prepare your internal transfer application.
Notes:
- We will not transfer any AP credit your current school may have awarded for AB Calculus, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Statistics, or English Language.
- If admitted, you may be required to complete additional business coursework over Summer/January terms to meet graduation requirements.
Tandon School of Engineering
The Computer Science major at Tandon is not able to accept any internal transfer students for the fall 2023 or spring 2024 semesters. The ability to admit students in a future semester will be determined at a later date.
Tisch School of the Arts
NYU's Tisch School of the Arts requires an artistic review for all programs. Please visit the Tisch School of the Arts website to learn more about artistic requirements.
The following programs accept spring transfers:
Cinema Studies
Game Design
Performance Studies
Photography and Imaging
The following programs accept fall transfers:
Cinema Studies
Collaborative Arts
Dance
Drama
Dramatic Writing
Film and Television*
Game Design
Interactive Media Arts
Performance Studies
Photography and Imaging
Recorded Music
*All accepted transfer students to Film and Television must begin their studies over the summer.