E-mail this pageFrequently Asked Questions About College Credits at SUNY Plattsburgh
- Will Plattsburgh accept the college credit I earned in high school?
- Advanced Placement (AP)
- College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
- DANTES Standardized Subject Tests (DSST)
- International Baccalaureate (IB)
- Courses Earned through Other Institutions
Will Plattsburgh accept the college credit I earned in high school?
Yes. SUNY Plattsburgh routinely accepts credits that students have earned at accredited Colleges. We also transfer credits earned through Advanced Placement (AP), the College Level Examination Program (CLEP), International Baccalaureate (IB), and courses taught in a high school that are certified by an accredited College; these include Syracuse University Project Advance (SUPA) and SUNY Albany foreign language courses. Credit is awarded once an official score report or transcript is received and a sufficient passing grade is met, as deemed by the Admissions Office.
Return to top of pageAdvanced Placement (AP)
Earning credits through the College Board's Advanced Placement (AP) Program is very popular.
In general, SUNY Plattsburgh offers credits for exams with a score of "3" or better as certified by an official score report. For specific information on how such courses transfer to SUNY Plattsburgh, see the following table:
Course
|
Score Needed
|
Equivalency
|
Credits Earned
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Art History | 3,4,5 | ART Elective | 3 |
| Biology | 3,4,5 | BIO 101 & BIO 102 | 8 |
| Calculus AB | If 3 then: | MAT 221 | 3 |
| If 4,5 then: | MAT 224 | 4 | |
| Calculus BC | 3,4,5 | MAT 224 & MAT 225 | 8 |
| Chemistry | 3,4,5 | CHE 111 & CHE 112 | 8 |
| Comparative Government/Politics | 3,4,5 | POL 120 | 3 |
| Computer Science A | 3,4,5 | CSC 221 | 4 |
| Economics (Macroeconomics) | 3,4,5 | EC0 111 | 3 |
| Economics (Microeconomics) | 3,4,5 | EC0 110 | 3 |
| English Language and Composition | If 3 then: | ENG Elective | 3 |
| If 4,5 then: | ENG 101 & ENG Elective | 6 | |
| English Literature and Composition | If 3 then: | ENG 195 | 3 |
| If 4,5 then: | ENG 101 & ENG 195 | 6 | |
| Environmental Science | 3,4,5 | ENV 101 | 3 |
| European History | If 3 then: If 4,5 then: |
HIS Elective HIS 121 & HIS 122 |
3 6 |
| French Language | If 3 then: | FRE 111 | 3 |
| If 4,5 then: | FRE 111 & FRE 112 | 6 | |
| French Literature | 3,4,5 | (2) FRE Electives | 6 |
| German Language | If 3 then: | GER 111 | 3 |
| If 4,5 then: | GER 111 & GER 112 | 6 | |
| Human Geography | 3,4,5 | GEG 121 | 3 |
| Music Theory | 3,4,5 | MUS 120 | 3 |
| Physics B | 3,4,5 | PHY 101 | 4 |
| Psychology | 3,4,5 | PSY 101 | 3 |
| Spanish Language | if 3 then: | SPA 111 | 3 |
| if 4,5 then: | SPA 111 & SPA 112 | 6 | |
| Spanish Literature | 3,4,5 | (2) SPA Electives | 6 |
| Statistics | 3,4,5 | MAT 161 | 3 |
| Studio Art | 3,4,5 | ART Elective | 3 |
| Studio Art (Drawing Portfolio) | 3,4,5 | If Art Major, then:ART Elective | 3 |
| If Non-Art Major, then: ART 161 | 3 | ||
| Studio Art (2-D Design Portfolio) | 3,4,5 | ART 104 | 3 |
| Studio Art (3-D Design Portfolio) | 3,4,5 | ART Elective | 3 |
| US Government/Politics | 3,4,5 | PSC 100 | 3 |
| US History | If 3 then: If 4,5 then: |
HIS Elective HIS 101 & HIS 102 |
3 6 |
| World History | If 3 then: If 4,5 then: |
HIS Elective HIS Elective & HIS 132 |
3 6 |
College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
Credits that are earned through the College Level Examination Program will be honored for transfer credit provided that the student earns a minimum score of "50" as certified by an official score report sent from The College Board. Specific credit is awarded as follows:
Examination
|
Score Needed
|
Equivalency
|
Credits Earned
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting | 50 | ACC 201 & ACC 202 | 6 |
| American Government | 50 | PSC 100 | 3 |
| American Literature | 50 | ENG 342 & ENG 343 | 6 |
| Analyzing & Interpreting Literature | 50 | ENG 195 & ENG Elective | 6 |
| Biology | 50 | If Biology Major: (2) BIO Electives | 6 |
| If Non-Biology Major: BIO 103 & BIO 104 | 6 | ||
| Business Law | 50 | ACC 351 | 3 |
| Calculus | 50 | MAT 221 | 3 |
| Chemistry | 50 | If Chemistry Major: (2) CHE Electives | 6 |
| If Non-Chemistry Major: CHE 111 & CHE 112 | 6 | ||
| College Algebra | 50 | MAT 101 | 3 |
| College Mathematics | 50 | MAT Elective and MAT 101 | 6 |
| Educational Psychology | 50 | PSY 412 | 3 |
| English Composition | 50 | ENG 101 & ENG Elective | 6 |
| English Literature | 50 | ENG 210 & ENG 211 | 6 |
| Financial Accounting | 50 | ACC 201 | 3 |
| French Language | If 50 then: | FRE 111 & FRE 112 | 6 |
| If 59 then: | Above + FRE213 & FRE 214 | 12 | |
| Freshman College Composition | 50 | ENG 101 & ENG Elective | 6 |
| German Language | If 50 then | GER 111 & GER 212 | 6 |
| If 60 then: | Above + GER 213 & GER Elective | 12 | |
| History of U.S. I | 50 | HIS 101 | 3 |
| History of U.S. II | 50 | HIS 102 | 3 |
| Human Growth and Development | 50 | PSY 311 | 3 |
| Humanities | 50 | ART Elective & ENG Elective | 6 |
| Info Sys & Computer Development | 50 | If Business Major: MGM 275 | 3 |
| If Non-Business major: CSC Elective & LIB 105 | 3 | ||
| Macroeconomics | 50 | ECO 111 | 3 |
| Management | 50 | MGM 280 | 3 |
| Marketing | 50 | MKE 290 | 3 |
| Microeconomics | 50 | ECO 110 | 3 |
| Natural Sciences | 50 | (2) SCI Electives | 6 |
| Pre-Calculus | 50 | MAT 102 | 3 |
| Psychology | 50 | PSY 101 | 3 |
| Social Sciences & History | 50 | PS Elective & HIS Elective | 6 |
| Spanish Language | If 50 then: | SPA 111 & SPA 112 | 6 |
| If 59 then: | Above + SPA 213 & SPA 214 | 12 | |
| Western Civilization I | 50 | HIS 121 | 3 |
| Western Civilization II | 50 | HIS 122 | 3 |
DANTES Standardized Subject Tests (DSST)
SUNY Plattsburgh welcomes credit earned through DANTES Subject Standardized Tests . To award credits, students must provide an official score report. Credit will be awarded as follows:
Examination
|
Score Needed
|
Equivalency
|
Credits Earned
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Art of the Western World | 48 | ART Elective | 3 |
| Astronomy | 48 | AST 102 | 3 |
| Business Law II | 44 | ACC 352 | 3 |
| Business Mathematics | 48 | MAT Elective | 3 |
| Civil War & Reconstruction | 47 | HIS 314 | 3 |
| Criminal Justice | 49 | SOC 150 | 3 |
| Environment & Humanity | 46 | ENV Elective | 3 |
| Ethics in America | 46 | PHI 312 | 3 |
| Foundations of Education | 46 | EDU Elective | 3 |
| Fundamentals of College Algebra | 47 | MAT 101 | 3 |
| Fundamentals of Counseling | 45 | CLG Elective | 3 |
| Drug & Alcohol Abuse | 49 | PS Elective | 3 |
| General Anthropology | 47 | ANT Elective | 3 |
| Here's to Your Health | 48 | HED 310 | 3 |
| Human Cultural Geography | 48 | GEG 121 | 3 |
| Human Resource Management | 46 | BUS Elective | 3 |
| Intro to Business | 46 | BUS Elective | 3 |
| Intro to Computing | 45 | If Business Major: MGM 275 | 3 |
| If Non-Business Major: CSC Elective & LIB 105 | 3 | ||
| Intro to World Religions | 48 | PHI 301 | 3 |
| Law Enforcement | 45 | CRI Elective | 3 |
| Lifespan Developmental Psychology | 46 | PSY 311 | 3 |
| Management Info Systems | 46 | BUS Elective | 3 |
| Modern Middle East | 47 | HIS Elective | 3 |
| Money and Banking | 48 | BUS Elective | 3 |
| Organizational Behavior | 48 | BUS Elective | 3 |
| Personal Finance | 46 | BUS Elective | 3 |
| Physical Geology | 46 | If Geology Major: GEL Elective | 3 |
| If Non-Geology Major: GEL 101 | 3 | ||
| Principles of Finance | 46 | BUS Elective | 3 |
| Principle of Financial Accounting | 47 | ACC 201 | 3 |
| Principles of Physical Science | 47 | SCI Elective | 3 |
| Principles of Public Speaking | 47 | CMM 101 | 3 |
| Principles of Supervision | 46 | BUS Elective | 3 |
| Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union | 45 | HIS 322 | 3 |
| Statistics | 48 | MAT 161 | 3 |
| Technical Writing | 48 | ENG Elective | 3 |
| Western Europe Since 1945 | 45 | HIS Elective | 3 |
International Baccalaureate (IB)
SUNY Plattsburgh welcomes credit earned through the International Baccalaureate program. For students who have earned an IB Diploma, SUNY Plattsburgh will award 30 credits of lower-division liberal arts courses. The specific credit awarded is determined by the student's individual record. For those students who have not earned the IB diploma, we will award credit for Higher Level (HL) courses with an earned score of '4' or higher. To be considered, the Admissions Office will need an official score report.
While we do not award credit for Standard Level (SL) examinations, students who have earned a score of '4' or better on a foreign language B SL exam will be exempt from the foreign language requirement.
Courses Earned through Other Institutions
Finally, Plattsburgh will accept college-level credit that is completed through a partnership with a College or University. Examples of this program include the Syracuse University Project Advance (SUPA), the SUNY foreign language program through the University at Albany, and courses administered through local community colleges. Though specific requirements may dictate that a course cannot transfer, for the most part, courses that are passed will be awarded credits. To receive the credit, Admissions will need an official transcript from the College or University that can usually be obtained by contacting the registrar's offices at the school.
To see how credits from a CUNY or SUNY Community College or Technical School transfers into SUNY Plattsburgh, please go to the following page: http://banweb.cc.plattsburgh.edu/pls/banprd/transfer.colleges
Contact Information
The Admissions Office is located on the 10th floor of the Kehoe Building.
Office Hours:
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Phone Hours:
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m
|
Sean Brian Dermody, Assistant Director for Transfer Admissions
Mailing Address: Admissions |