Transferring Credit to Montclair State University
General Information
Students may transfer credit from regionally accredited colleges or universities to Montclair State University, provided the coursework meets the minimum required standards for transfer credit. Students may also transfer credits from college coursework completed in high school or certain exams. Credits earned from foreign institutions prior to a student’s enrollment at Montclair will be evaluated only after receiving an official NACES-accredited organization course-by-course evaluation.
Currently enrolled Montclair students may transfer college credit from another regionally accredited institution by completing the Coursework at Another Institution process. Coursework at Another Institution is also required for students participating in Study Abroad or National Student Exchange programs. It is strongly recommended that the Coursework at Another Institution process is completed before taking the coursework elsewhere to ensure the courses will be accepted.
Transfer credit will not be awarded based upon unofficial transcripts or from a high school transcript. Any coursework listed as in-progress or incomplete on an official transcript will not be posted to a student’s Montclair record. Montclair does not accept transfer credit from non-regionally accredited institutions.
For more information regarding undergraduate transfer coursework, please refer to the Transfer Student Policy and/or Undergraduate Admissions. For more information regarding graduate transfer coursework, please refer to the Graduate Policy Manual.
Please Note: Montclair accepts official transcripts via US mail and electronically only directly from your school. We will not accept electronic transcripts emailed by the student, nor transcripts uploaded by students to their application portal to award transfer credit.
- For credit earned prior to enrolling at Montclair, the official transcript may be sent either electronically to transfermsu@dos5.net or via mail to:
- Montclair State University
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
1 Normal Ave
Montclair, NJ 07043
- Montclair State University
- For credit earned after enrolling at Montclair, the official transcript may be sent either electronically to transfercredit@dos5.net or via mail to:
- Montclair State University
Office of the Registrar
1 Normal Ave
Montclair, NJ 07043, NJ 07043
- Montclair State University
- For Graduate Students, the official transcript can be sent either electronically to graduate@dos5.net or by mail to:
- Montclair State University
Office of Graduate Admissions
1 Normal Ave
Montclair, NJ 07043
- Montclair State University
- For credit earned through Montclair’s Study Abroad or National Student Exchange programs, the official transcript may be sent to the Office of International Academic Initiatives either electronically at studyabroad@dos5.net, or via mail to:
- Montclair State University
International Academic Initiatives: Jessica Epstein, Cole Hall, Room 319
1 Normal Ave
Montclair, NJ 07043, NJ 07043
- Montclair State University
Undergraduate students transferring from a community college or two-year program may transfer a maximum total of 60 credits combined from all community colleges or two-year programs. While there is no limit to the number of credits that may be transferred from a four-year institution, students must complete a minimum of 30 credits at Montclair State University to earn their Bachelor’s degree. Graduate students should refer to the Graduate Policy Manual for any transfer credit limits.
Montclair accepts credits only from regionally accredited institutions, provided the courses are college-level (100 level or above), with a grade of C- or better. Credit will not be awarded for remedial coursework. D grades are only accepted in two scenarios:
- The D grade is earned as part of an AA/AS/AFA degree.
OR
- When the first grade in a two-term sequence of courses is a D and the second grade is a C- or better (ex. Spanish 101 grade D; Spanish 102 grade C-)
Montclair accepts credits from AP, CLEP and NY Language Proficiency Exams, provided the student meets the minimum score requirement for each exam. Minimum scores are outlined for each of these exams below.
Graduate students should refer to the Graduate Policy Manual for transfer credit information.
Advanced Placement (AP) Credit
Students must submit verified score reports from the College Board in order for credit to be reviewed. In general, Montclair accepts AP credits when a student has earned a score of three or higher, but certain exams require a higher score in order for credit to be awarded. Please review the AP Exam Equivalency Chart to see the minimum score requirements for each AP Exam. Incoming freshmen who earned AP credit while in high school must submit their enrollment deposit to have this credit posted.
CLEP Credit
Students must submit official test scores to Montclair in order to earn credit from CLEP exams. However, if the CLEP credits contributed to the completion of an AA, AS, or AFA degree from a community college, official test scores are not required. Please review the minimum requirements for each exam on the CLEP Exam Equivalency Chart.
NYU Language Proficiency Exam
Students who are native speakers or are fluent in a foreign language may take the NYU Language Proficiency Exam to earn credit. In order to be awarded credit, students must earn a minimum required score of six. Students may take the 12-point or 16-point exam. The official score reports must be submitted to Rashida Batte-Bowden, Associate Registrar, at batter@dos5.net, and Adele Basile, Assistant Registrar, at basilea@dos5.net for credit to be posted. Scores will not be accepted when sent directly by the student. Students will receive a notification when the scores have been posted.
Please review our Transfer FAQs for commonly asked questions. Graduate students should refer to the Graduate Policy Manual for transfer credit information.
Transfer Students
Transfer students are required to submit official college transcripts and be admitted to the University to receive a transfer credit evaluation. Credit will not be evaluated for courses in-progress or for courses that do not meet the minimum transfer credit requirements. Final, official transcripts from all previously attended colleges/universities are required for incoming transfer students.
Transfer credit evaluations are completed within 10 business days of the transfer student’s acceptance, provided the student has submitted an official college transcript from their prior institution(s). Please note: Transfer credit evaluations for incoming fall transfer students will start to be released during the spring as curricular updates for the upcoming academic year must first be completed to ensure the most accurate evaluation possible.
Credits Earned in High School
Students who earned credit in high school must submit their enrollment deposit and their official college transcript in order for credit to be evaluated and posted to their record. Credit will not be awarded based upon a high school transcript or an unofficial college transcript. Official or verified score reports are required to post credits earned by exams in high school, such as Advanced Placement (AP).
Credit Evaluation Appeals
Students have the right to appeal decisions regarding the acceptance of their transfer credits.
Coursework at Another Institution
The information listed below is applicable to undergraduate students only. Graduate students who wish to transfer credit to Montclair after matriculation into their graduate program should refer to the Graduate Policy Manual for more information.
General Information
The information listed below is applicable to undergraduate students only. Graduate students who wish to transfer credit to Montclair after matriculation into their graduate program should refer to the Graduate Policy Manual for more information.
Current Montclair students may transfer credits from external colleges by completing the Coursework at Another Institution process. It is strongly recommended for the Coursework at Another Institution process to be done before taking the course. Credit will be posted only when the Registrar’s Office receives both the fully approved Coursework at Another Institution form AND an official transcript listing the approved coursework from the Coursework at Another Institution form. For more information, refer to the Coursework at Another Institution Policy.
The student must initiate Coursework at Another Institution by contacting the Student Success Center within their college who will assist them in obtaining all required approvals. The contacts for each College/School are listed below:
College of the Arts Student Success Center
Email Address by Academic Department
Art & Design – Andre White (whitean@dos5.net)
Cali Sch of Music – Gina Balestracci (balestraccig@dos5.net)
Theatre and Dance – Eric Diamond (diamonde@dos5.net)
School of Comm and Media – Bianca Perez-Cancino (perezcancinb@dos5.net)
College of the Arts General Advisor – Kyle Courter (courterk@dos5.net)
Email: Elizabeth Zweighaft (zweighafte@dos5.net)
or
Email: Marina Kamenetskiy (kamenetskiym@dos5.net)
College for Education & Engaged Learning Student Success Center
Email: Carolina Gonzalez – gonzalezca@dos5.net
Study Abroad/National Student Exchange
Email: studyabroad@dos5.net
*Students earning credit via Study Abroad or National Student Exchange must contact the Office of International Academic Initiatives (studyabroad@dos5.net) to initiate the Coursework at Another Institution process.
Sending Official Transcripts
It is the student’s responsibility to send the official transcript with the completed coursework from the other institution to the Registrar’s Office. Official transcripts may be sent either electronically directly from the transfer institution to transfercredit@dos5.net, or via mail to:
- Montclair State University
Office of the Registrar
1 Normal Ave
Montclair, NJ 07043, NJ 07043
Study Abroad and National Student Exchange: Students participating in either program should request that their official transcript is sent to the Office of International Academic Initiatives at studyabroad@dos5.net, or via mail to:
- Montclair State University
International Academic Initiatives: Jessica Epstein, Cole Hall, Room 319
1 Normal Ave
Montclair, NJ 07043, NJ 07043