Additional Program Requirements
Several programs at NYU have special requirements for 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
- You must declare a major when you apply.
- We are unable to consider transfer applicants for our dual programs in engineering and dentistry.
Gallatin School of Individualized Study
- Students may transfer no more than 64 credits to Gallatin.
- No more than 31 credits in business courses can count towards the Gallatin B.A. degree.
- Transfer students may study away starting in their second full semester at Gallatin; the first full semester as a Gallatin student must be spent in New York.
- While we do accept Spring transfers, students currently enrolled in their first semester of college are not eligible to apply to Gallatin for transfer admission.
Global Liberal Studies
Global Liberal Studies only accepts external transfer applicants for the Fall semester. The maximum amount of credits a student can transfer to the program is 32. Students in this program are required to study at one of NYU’s global academic centers during their junior year. As a result, you can expect to spend at least three years at NYU to complete your Global Liberal Studies degree, regardless of when you transfer.
Liberal Studies Core Program
At this time, the Core Program in Liberal Studies only accepts freshman applicants.
Rory Meyers College of Nursing
If you already have a Bachelor’s degree and would like to complete a 2nd Bachelor’s degree at the Rory Meyers College of Nursing, please find more information at the link.
Students who already hold an RN License are not eligible to apply to Meyers for a bachelor degree program, but are welcome to apply as transfers to any of NYU's other undergraduate programs.
School of Professional Studies
No additional requirements.
Steinhardt School for Culture, Education, and Human Development
All programs offer admission for the fall semester. The following programs do not offer admission to spring external transfers:
- Media, Culture, and Communication
- Music Business
- Music Theory and Composition
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
Admission for external transfer students to Stern is extremely competitive. Nearly all of our available space is given to applicants who are already students at NYU. The maximum amount of credits you can carry over to Stern from your previous institution(s) is 64 credits.
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 in the process of completing the required coursework below.
Required Coursework for Transfers
If you wish to transfer into the sophomore year at Stern, you should have completed the following at your current institution:
- Calculus I or higher
- Writing/Composition (1-2 semesters)
If you wish to transfer into the junior year at Stern, you should have completed the following at your current institution:
- Calculus I or higher
- Classes for non-math majors do not satisfy this requirement
- You may use a score of 4 or 5 on AP BC Calculus, a 6 or 7 on a higher-level IB Math, or an A or B in GCE A-level math to satisfy this requirement
- Writing/Composition (1-2 semesters)
- Introductory-level Microeconomics
- Blended, one-semester microeconomics-macroeconomics courses are not sufficient
- Statistics and Regression
- Acceptance of your statistics credit would depend on passing a Stern proficiency exam after admission
- Financial Accounting
Notes:
- You can review the NYU courses that satisfy our prerequisites here so that you can determine the comparability of the courses at your institution(s).
- Completing the above prerequisites at your current institution does not guarantee transfer of credit. Certain business courses will require passing a Stern Proficiency exam after admission.
- We will not transfer any AP credit your current school may have awarded in AB Calculus, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Statistics, or English Language.
Tandon School of Engineering
If you already have a Bachelor’s degree and would like to complete a 2nd Bachelor’s degree at the Tandon School of Engineering, please find more information at the link.
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 Arts website to learn more about artistic requirements. In most cases, all programs allow you to carry over up to 64 credits unless specified otherwise below.
The following programs accept spring transfers:
Cinema Studies
Performance Studies
The following programs accept fall transfers:
Cinema Studies
Collaborative Arts (awards up to 64 credits)
Dance (awards up to 32 credits)
Drama (awards up to 62 credits)
Dramatic Writing (awards up to 56 credits)
Film and Television* (awards up to 56 credits)
Game Design
Interactive Media Arts
Performance Studies
Photography and Imaging
Recorded Music (awards up to 48 credits)
*All accepted transfer students to Film and Television must begin their studies over the summer.