Policies

Transfer credit for associate degrees in non-liberal arts fields are evaluated on a course-by-course basis.

Calculating Transfer Credits Sarah Lawrence College will accept a maximum of 60 transfer credits (a maximum of 75 for students matriculating from the Center for Continuing Education). All remaining credits for the degree must be completed at Sarah Lawrence. A maximum of 36 credits will be accepted for one year of study; a maximum of 18 credits for one semester. A maximum of eight credits may be earned in one summer (10 if the summer session(s) extend to ten weeks or longer). No more than 16 total summer credits may be applied to the minimum 120 credits required for the degree. Courses accepted from institutions operating on a quarter system are transferred at 2/3 value.

We are unable to grant transfer credit for courses that fall outside of a traditionally defined liberal arts and sciences program, including: accounting, business administration, home economics, physical education, real estate, speech, typing or word processing courses, and technical courses in pre-professional or vocational fields such as dentistry, engineering, etc. Courses may not have been used to satisfy high school diploma requirements. Beginning with courses taken Spring 2020, online courses will be considered for transfer if, in addition to the conditions noted above, they are offered during a defined term/session, with clear beginning and end dates, contain a structured progression through course material, and include student-faculty interaction, as well as required assignments and teacher feedback.

If you have a particular institution in mind, please check with them beforehand to confirm that they will accept transfer credits.

Students who have taken a semester of beginning language elsewhere will have those credits evaluated as regular transfer credits.

Transfer Credit The Office of Global Education must approve programs/courses of study in advance. In general, only courses in disciplines offered at Sarah Lawrence are accepted in transfer. Additional transfer credit policies are as follows: Students receive credit for a full semester only if they complete at least 15 semester hours. Only courses graded “C” ( not “C-”) or better will transfer. Grades of “P” or “Pass” are not acceptable unless defined by the sponsoring institution as equivalent to “C” or better. Verify with your off-campus school that credits and grades will be recorded on an official transcript, and arrange to have official transcripts sent directly from the sponsoring college or university to the Registrar's office at Sarah Lawrence upon conclusion of the program. All courses must be recorded on an accredited college or university transcript. Financial Aid Students who attend one of the Sarah Lawrence Study Abroad programs can apply their entire financial aid package toward the cost of the program. Students attending a non-Sarah Lawrence program may apply only federal aid, loans, and possibly external scholarships (check with the scholarship provider). Sarah Lawrence gift aid cannot be applied toward non-Sarah Lawrence programs. To find out if any part of your financial aid will travel with you, visit the Office of

Students with fewer than 15 eligible transfer credits will be required to take a First Year Studies course , whereas transfer students with 15 credits or more will instead take a New Transfer Seminar . All transfer students spend at least two consecutive years at Sarah Lawrence College.