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Students already matriculated in a NYSID program must receive written permission from an academic advisor before taking courses at another college in anticipation of earning transfer credits to be applied to his or her NYSID record. These courses must meet NYSID's minimum grade requirement to be eligible for transfer credit. Under extraordinary circumstances, a student may decide to transfer from the MFA-1 to an undergraduate program. In this case, it is possible that some MFA-1 courses, but not all, may satisfy undergraduate degree requirements. In order for an MFA-1 course to satisfy an undergraduate course requirement, the student must have earned a grade of C or better in lecture courses and B or better in studio and professional courses. Only co-numbered courses are eligible for transfer. NOTE: Students who had been previously approved for transfer credits during Spring 2018, to move from the MFA1 program to an undergraduate program are not bound by this policy. A maximum of 11 graduate credits may transfer towards the BID and 30 NYSID graduate credits may transfer towards the AAS or BFA degree requirements. Once a student has made a change of program from the graduate level to an undergraduate level program, they may not be readmitted to their original graduate program at NYSID. Of the 90 credits required for the first professional MFA-1, up to 30 credits may be transfer credits from graduate course work taken at another institution or from related undergraduate course work taken at NYSID. The course from an accredited institution must have been taken for academic credit and the student must have earned a grade of B or better. Application of transfer credits in no way changes the requirement for full time enrollment or payment of the flat semester tuition. Official transcripts and catalog course descriptions must be submitted to the student’s academic advisor, who will determine whether credits may transfer, and to what courses they may apply. No transfer credits are awarded for 600 level courses. Placement Tests Prior to registering for math or English all students are required to take the appropriate NYSID placement test. Students may take a math or English placement test only once. Contact the Office of Academic Affairs or refer to the NYSID Portal to obtain instructions for accessing NYSID’s online placement tests. All placement tests are administered online through ProctorU, for which students will pay a fee directly to ProctorU. Mathematics: All students in the AAS, BA and BFA degree programs are required to demonstrate proficiency in fundamental mathematical skills including basic arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and trigonometry. Proficiency may be demonstrated by transferring 2 credits of college-level mathematics with a minimum grade of C and as approved by an academic advisor, or by a minimum score of 3 on the AP calculus exam. All other students must take the NYSID math placement test. Placement testing will result in one of the following: •
The student demonstrates sufficient proficiency to meet the NYSID math requirement. The math requirement is considered satisfied, and the student must take two credits of free electives to satisfy the degree credit requirements.
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The student demonstrates sufficient basic mathematical skills to register for 171 Basic Mathematics.
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