Transfer Credit Evaluation

Whether you are a student transferring admission from another college to NJIT or a current NJIT who has taken classes at another college, you need to have those classes evaluated by NJIT to determine if, and how many, credits will count towards your NJIT graduation.

Undergraduate Transfer Credit Evaluation

Fatima Rivera, Assistant Registrar/Transfer Evaluator
Office of the Registrar
New Jersey Institute of Technology
University Heights
Newark, New Jersey 07102-1982 USA
Email: transfer@njit.edu 

 

Requesting Undergraduate Transfer Evaluation

Please go to  NJIT Transfer Credit Request. Please allow a minimum of 10 working days for processing since the request must be reviewed by the NJIT department that offers the equivalent course.

Transfer Credit

Undergraduate transfer credit may be awarded at the time of admission for courses that are equivalent to those offered by NJIT. These are based on transfer articulation agreements among the nineteen community colleges and NJ senior colleges and universities. The transfer articulations between NJIT and NJ community colleges can be found at http://www5.njit.edu/registrar/transfer/statewide-transfers.php. Information on how to transfer prior coursework to NJIT can be found at: https://www.njit.edu/admissions/how-credits-transfer. NJIT does not have a specific credit limit for the number of credits that may be accepted for transfer. However, to be eligible for graduation, undergraduate students transferring into NJIT must complete at least 33 credits in upper division courses approved by the department of their major study. A minimum grade of C must be earned in the course in order to receive transfer credit. All transfer credit must be documented by an official transcript issued by the school where the course was completed. Students who have attended foreign institutions of higher education must also submit an evaluation of their work made by World Educational Services Inc. or another approved service. Students are required to submit course descriptions for all course work taken outside of the United Stated to the Registrar's Office. Further information regarding evaluations may be obtained from the Registrar's Office. Graduate students may transfer a maximum of nine credits, limited to coursework completed at a US or Canadian Institution. 

Transfer Credit - Veteran and Active Duty Students

Undergraduate transfer credit may be awarded at the time of admission for courses that are equivalent to those offered by NJIT. These are based on transfer articulation agreements among the nineteen community colleges and NJ senior colleges and universities. The transfer articulations between NJIT and NJ community colleges can be found at http://www5.njit.edu/registrar/transfer/statewide-transfers.php. Information on how to transfer prior coursework to NJIT can be found at: https://www.njit.edu/admissions/how-credits-transfer. NJIT does not have a specific credit limit for the number of credits that may be accepted for transfer. However, to be eligible for graduation, undergraduate students transferring into NJIT must complete at least 33 credits in upper division courses approved by the department of their major study. A minimum grade of C must be earned in the course in order to receive transfer credit. All transfer credit must be documented by an official transcript issued by the school where the course was completed. Students who have attended foreign institutions of higher education must also submit an evaluation of their work made by World Educational Services Inc. or another approved service. Students are required to submit course descriptions for all course work taken outside of the United Stated to the Registrar's Office. Further information regarding evaluations may be obtained from the Registrar's Office. For veterans and active-duty military personnel transferring into NJIT as undergraduate students, an evaluation of the Joint Service Transcript (JST) is conducted by the respective academic departments to determine if, or how many, credits from the student’s military career are transferable to NJIT.  Graduate students may transfer a maximum of nine credits, limited to coursework completed at a US or Canadian Institution.

Transfer Credit from New Jersey Community colleges

Students who transfer to NJIT from any New Jersey county college should review the Comprehensive State-Wide Transfer Agreement for guidelines concerning transferability of credits from New Jersey public community colleges to NJ public four-year institutions.

Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB)

NJIT accepts credit for AP exams and IB higher level (HL) coursework. Details on the scores needed and transfer equivalencies can be found at https://www.njit.edu/admissions/apply-online.

Requesting Graduate Transfer Evaluation

Please see the Graduate Catalog.

Credit By Examination

Credit-by-examination offers NJIT students the opportunity to earn credit for certain NJIT courses if those students have acquired sufficient knowledge through nontraditional means like independent study and/or job related experiences. This program has two components: the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) and NJIT Department Testing.

The CLEP consists of standardized examinations and is supplemented by a related testing program called DANTES; a limited number of CLEP subject examinations may be taken to gain credit for certain NJIT courses. The courses for which CLEP examinations are accepted are mostly freshman level. Information about CLEP for NJIT is available on the CLEP website. Local testing centers can be found on the CLEP Test Center Search page.

For students interested in gaining credit for more advanced (upper division) courses, most of our academic departments offer a limited number of exams in their academic area. Interested students should contact the individual departments and learn about the availability of tests and procedures for being tested. Once the academic department has approved a request for a departmental examination, the student may be referred to the Office of the Registrar to complete forms.

Approval for Undergraduate Courses at Another School

NJIT students who are in good academic standing (2.0 GPA minimum) can take an undergraduate course/s at another institution. Please complete and submit the Approval for Undergraduate Courses at Another School form to the Registrar’s office before registering for the course at another institution.