Office of the Provost

Transfer and Articulation

SUNY is a transfer-friendly institution. 

Each year, almost 25,000 students transfer from one SUNY campus to another.  Whereas the majority of students transfer from community colleges to 4-year colleges and universities, many students transfer from one community college to another and even from 4-year institutions to a community college. 

SUNY is committed to making every effort to ensure that student credits transfer smoothly and that no student is forced to repeat credit unnecessarily.  Our transfer and articulation process, with its strong presumption in favor of transfer, has been reaffirmed several times by the SUNY Board of Trustees and the SUNY Provost. 

For more information on transferring to a SUNY Campus, please visit the SUNY Transfer Web Pages.

Board of Trustees policies pertaining to transfer and articulation
Policies as adopted in a series of resolutions by the Board of trustees pertaining to students transferring between SUNY institutions.

SUNY Course Transfer Appeal Resources and Information

Campus Course Appeal Process
The campus transfer appeal process is designed to facilitate the seamless transfer of community college courses that are normally taught in the first and second year at 4-year institutions.  The scope and intent of the campus course appeal process is set out in the UFC-FCCC Joint Resolution.

Student Appeal Process
The student appeal process is designed for students who do not agree with a decision related to the conferring or placement of transfer credit for SUNY courses covered by the scope of the UFC-FCCC Joint Resolution.

Campus Transfer Representatives
A list of campus representatives to be used for students submitting appeals.

SUNY Course Transfer Information and Resources

SUNY Academic Course Transfer Site (SUNY ACTS)
SUNY ACTS is an interactive web site that identifies course equivalencies between courses taught at SUNY community courses and those taught at four year colleges.

Campus Transfer Admissions Offices