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Transfer Policy

Students who have completed graduate-level courses at another institution may transfer six (6) credits with a grade of “B” or higher, if the courses are judged equivalent to those required in Molloy’s Graduate Program. The nursing doctoral programs allow transfer six (6) credits of doctoral-level college credits with a grade of "B" or higher. For the education doctoral program three (3) credits is the limit. Separate policies are in place for transferring in cognate requirement credits.

Transfer courses must have been completed within the following time frame to be considered:

  • Graduate Business Program: Ten (10) years - Beyond 10 years, requires Dean's Approval
  • Graduate Criminal Justice Program: Ten (10) years - Beyond 10 years, requires Associate Dean's Approval
  • Education Master's Program: Five (5) years
  • Nursing Master's Program: Five (5) years
  • Graduate Music Therapy: Five (5) years
  • Graduate Speech-Language Pathology Program: Five (5) years
  • Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program: Five (5) years
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program: Five (5) years
  • Doctor of Education (Ed.D.,) Program: Five (5) years for doctoral-level and ten (10) years for cognate courses (For more information see Doctor of Education Program)
  • Nursing Doctorate (Ph.D.) Program: Five (5) years

For doctoral program cognate requirements, the associate deans for the program must approve credits for meeting this requirement.

For the Post Master's Advanced Certificate in Nursing, the student's transfer credits will include all prior learning and credits at other institutions, as deemed necessary, to document the student's completion of requirements for the Advanced Certificate. This evaluation will be made by the Associate Dean and Director of the Nursing Program. The student's plan of study for an Advanced Certificate would be to an expanded area of study based upon all applicable credits.

For the Post Master's Advanced Certificates in Business, students may transfer six (6) credits, upon review by the Program Director.

For the Post Baccalaureate Advanced Certificate in Business, students who earned the certificate at Molloy can fully apply the credits towards an MBA.

Please Note: Board Approval - April 2016 and New York State Submission - May 2016.