Transfer Students

The online application must be completed and submitted electronically.

To submit the application, you will be required to create a CUNY Application account or log into your CUNYfirst account. We strongly recommend that you complete the application using a desktop or laptop computer rather than a mobile phone or tablet.

You must submit a non-refundable $70 application fee. You may pay the fee in one of the following ways: 

Online payment:

• Use a credit card or debit card to pay online through the application system.

Mail payment:

• Send a check or money order payable to “CUNY” to CUNY/UAPC at the address listed below.
• Write your CUNYfirst ID number (8 digits) on your check or money order.
• You can find your CUNYfirst ID number on your Application Summary.

CUNY UAPC Lockbox
Mail Code: 8770
P.O. Box 7247
Philadelphia, PA 19170-8770

Veterans of the United States Military, individuals currently on active duty, and members of the National Guard or Reserves may also request an application fee waiver.

To receive this waiver, applicants must:

• Indicate their U.S. military status on the CUNY application, and
• Submit proof of military service.

Acceptable documentation includes:

• DD-214 form
• Current military ID card
• Deployment orders or pre-separation orders

Students must submit official documents from all previously attended post-secondary institutions, as well as official high school transcript(s) or GED documentation.

Documents may be submitted electronically or by mail.

Electronic submission

• transcripts@cuny.edu
  Use this email address only for high schools or colleges and universities sending official transcripts electronically.
• admissions@cuny.edu
  Use this email address for home school students, students educated outside of the United States, and HSE students.
  Documents sent to this email address will be considered unofficial.

Mail submission (if electronic submission is not available)

If your current or previous institution does not offer electronic submission, you may mail documents to:

Transfer Admission
CUNY/UAPC
P.O. Box 350145
Brooklyn, NY 11235

If you are applying for financial aid, you may begin submitting your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) after submitting your online application.

To start your FAFSA application, use the FAFSA application link.

Once you submit your application, CUNYfirst allows all applicants to:

• Check the status of their application
• View admission decisions

For more information on activating your CUNYfirst account and checking your application status, use the instructions link.

John Jay College accepts transfer credits for college-level academic courses as follows:

• Within CUNY: courses with a grade of D- or higher are accepted for transfer credit.
• Outside of CUNY: courses with a grade of C or higher from an accredited college are accepted for transfer credit.

Transfer credits from institutions that do not use a semester system will be converted into semester credit hours.

Students who complete courses at non-CUNY institutions with passing grades below a C may be exempted from the equivalent courses at John Jay College, but they will not receive transfer credit for those courses.

To see how your courses may transfer, use the CUNY's Transfer Explorer

Credit may be awarded to students who achieve sufficiently high passing scores on standardized examinations offered through external testing programs. These programs may include:

• Advanced Placement (AP)
• College-Level Examination Program (CLEP)
• International Baccalaureate (IB)
• Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE)
• DSST exams

For more information about credit by examination, use the credit by examination link.

Credit may be awarded to students who achieve sufficiently high passing scores on standardized examinations offered through external testing programs. These programs may include:

• Advanced Placement (AP)
• College-Level Examination Program (CLEP)
• International Baccalaureate (IB)
• Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE)
• DSST exams

For more information about credit by examination, use the credit by examination link.

 The college follows the recommendations of the American Council on Education (ACE) when granting credit for military training. Credit is awarded based on a review of official military transcripts, up to a maximum of 45 credits.

Members of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and National Guard must request official transcripts through the Joint Services Transcript (JST) system at the JST website. After requesting an official transcript, students should notify the Evaluation Office at evaluations@jjay.cuny.edu so the transcript can be retrieved.

Members of the Air Force must request official transcripts through the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) so they are sent directly to John Jay College.

A maximum of 45 credits may be awarded for verifiable college-level learning from external, non-college sources. These sources may include:

• Law enforcement or fire academies
• Military training
• Standardized examinations

John Jay College generally follows credit recommendations from the American Council on Education (ACE) and the National College Credit Recommendation Service (NCCRS).

The college maintains records of previously evaluated training and uses these records to review submitted documents for eligible transfer credit.

John Jay College also offers individualized evaluations to determine credit for prior learning. In some cases, prior learning credit may be applied as equivalent to one or more courses within a major or minor program of study.

Students who graduate from the New York City Police Academy, the New York City Fire Academy, or the New York City Department of Correction Academy may be admitted as transfer students.

In addition to transfer credits awarded under standard policies, these students may receive credit for academy training that has been evaluated by the college.

The number of credits awarded varies by training academy. For details, refer to the college bulletin.

Training from other police, fire, or corrections academies is evaluated by academic departments on a case-by-case basis.

Credits awarded for external training may not exceed the college’s maximum of 45 external credits.

Students with international (foreign) credentials who are accepted to John Jay College may be awarded transfer credit on a case-by-case basis.

Credits are evaluated by the University Application Processing Center (UAPC), John Jay College, or a CUNY-approved credential evaluation service to determine whether college-level work was completed at a postsecondary institution.

For further details on document translation and evaluation, view the document translation and evaluation services.