Institutional Federal Compliance Report 2021

2. Transfer of Credit Policies and Articulation Agreements

Evidence to Demonstrate Compliance:

1. Policies and procedures for making decisions about the transfer of credits earned at other institutions (regardless of modality) including any types of institutions or sources from which credits are not accepted. *Demonstrate public disclosure of policy by URL, catalog, or other public location

The College’s published policy is as follows:

Because different schools may have different curricula, it can be difficult to transfer into the SUNY doctor of optometry program from another optometry program. In certain circumstances, the SUNY College of Optometry will accept transfer credits in accordance with the registrar, the vice president and dean for academic affairs and the Office of Admissions. Transfer credits will be accepted for joint degree programs, the OD/MBA Certificate program, CSTEP and Advanced Standing. A student who transfers into the SUNY OD program from another OD program will most likely receive her degree at a later time than if she had remained at her original institution. To be considered for transfer into the SUNY OD program, the applicant must submit a letter from the dean of her original program stating that she is in good academic standing and is not subject to any adverse academic or disciplinary action. After an applicant is accepted into the OD program, the dean and/or department chairs will review syllabi of the courses for which transfer credit is requested to determine equivalency to courses in the SUNY program. For all College academic programs, the number of credit hours, course content and student performance are among the factors that may be considered in the decision to award or deny transfer credit. Courses offered by any mode of delivery may be considered for transfer of credit. Credit is not provided for prior learning experience including service in the armed forces, paid or unpaid employment, or other demonstrated competency or learning. A heading labeled Transfer of Credit is on the College’s Student Consumer Information (Student Right to Know) page (https://www.sunyopt.edu/about/student-consumer-information). Under this heading is a link to the Student Handbook ( Appendix B ) with the relevant page (page 58) referenced. (The Student Handbook is published at https://www.sunyopt.edu/pdfs/academics/StudentHandbook.pdf.) Transfer credits will be accepted for joint degree programs, the OD/MBA Certificate program, CSTEP and Advanced Standing.

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