Transcript Transfer Office

Derrick Chew, SSM
Lydia Vanessa, SSM
Jessica Chauca, SSM
Wrong Question to ask:
How many credits will transfer over?
A better question to ask:
How many of my credits will be used towards the
degree I want to pursue in the new school?
 AA and AS:
 Made specifically for people who want to transfer to another school, designed
to fit into a four-year program
 Both are very flexible
 Both exempt you from Pathways classes
 AAS:
 Designed to train you to for an occupation you will do right after graduation
 Not good for transferring
 Many credits/classes are not transferrable, Pathways
classes are different
 Make sure it is the right degree for your career!
 Ex: Physical Therapy Assistants = AAS BUT Physical Therapists = Math and
Science AS degree  Four-year school and beyond
Graduating and getting
your LAGCC degree first
Transferring without LaGCC
degree
 CUNY schools have to take
 School will get to pick and
 LaGCC degrees are all made
 You will have to retake classes
ALL the classes in your
degree.
for articulation agreements
with other schools/programs.
 Exempt from Pathways
Common Core classes (since
you took them already)
choose as many or as little as
they please.
there, which is likely to be more
expensive, and also a waste of
time.
Graduating and getting
your LAGCC degree first
Transferring without
LaGCC degree
 Less College Option classes
 More College Option
needed once you transfer
 Only 6 credits of these
classes needed
 Higher priority when schools
or programs are choosing
applicants
 Lower GPA required to transfer
with degree
classes needed
 Without a degree, need
to take as many as 12
credits
 Higher GPA requirements
needed to transfer
 Benefits only for people who graduate!
 All LaGCC degrees have some sort of articulation agreement with
at least one school or program of a school somewhere.
 LaGCC has agreements with all the 4-year CUNY schools, as well as
with many SUNY and private schools in the area as well
 You are guaranteed admission into a CUNY school if you graduate
first.
 GPA matters a lot more than you think
 The more selective/competitive the school/program, the more GPA matters
 Past GPA and Current GPA (Cumulative GPA) both considered when
transferring
 Grade trends also considered: If you do bad initially but do good after first
stumble, they will factor that in (in a positive way)
 Getting a degree here is a guarantee to CUNY Senior school even if you
messed up at beginning
 Take Math ASAP (if you do not as good in it at beginning semesters, it will
look like you improved, plus you need it to transfer)
 Honors classes great for transcript
 Also good practice for Senior-school-level classes
 NYS residents have cheaper tuition costs
 CUNY and SUNY tuition costs actually almost the same
 SUNY is more expensive overall because of room and board
 Admissions into new schools:
 CUNY has its own system where we can apply for any of its schools
in one application
 SUNY has a similar application system as well
 All other private schools have their own application processes and
systems; should research them individually
 Found Under Graduation Plan
 A checklist you can use to see
what you should be doing as
you move on.
 Created by Transfer Office, so
please take advantage of it!
 Ex: Start saving syllabi:
useful for fighting for credits
that didn’t transfer over
 Online tools and guidance on how to use them: CollegeFish, College Greenlight
 Essay Writing tool: Story2
 Transfer workshops: essay writing, college search, financial aid, etc.
 Financial Aid for senior schools
 Preparations for transferring: application planning, choosing majors,
understanding what to expect in Senior Colleges, etc.
It is better to stay in LaGCC to get your degree
before transferring. You do not have to rush.
Office of Transfer Services
Location: Room B215
Phone: (718) 482-5185
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @Transferservices
Office Hours:
Monday, 9 AM – 7 PM
Tuesday, 9 AM – 5 PM
Wednesday, 10 AM – 5 PM
Thursday, 9 AM – 7 PM
Friday, 9 AM – 5 PM
The information in this
presentation was obtained from
an interview with Bart
Grachan, Ed.D., Director of
Transfer Services.
718-482-5970
[email protected]
Office:B-216