Transfer Policy

The amount and types of college coursework accepted toward the degree are outlined in the College’s Transfer Credit Policy, and additional information can be found here. To discuss transfer credit, contact the transfer admissions coordinator at admissions@ncf.edu or (941) 487-5000, or Office of the Registrar at registrar@ncf.edu or (941) 487-4230, or by mail at:

Office of the Registrar
5800 Bay Shore Road
Sarasota FL 34243-2109

Placement

Sample pathways to complete Area of Concentration requirements are provided under the individual Areas of Concentration, posted by academic division here, Faculty decide all course placement. Once enrolled, the student should meet regularly with his or her faculty contract sponsor to negotiate the types of courses, tutorials, and projects to be pursued, in preparation for filing the Provisional Area of Concentration form in the fifth semester. Students seeking to fulfill all graduation requirements by the end of the seventh semester contract may choose to file the Thesis Prospectus in the fifth semester, to provide time for two full semesters of thesis work. Faculty normally conduct the baccalaureate exam in the final semester.

Evaluation of Transfer Credit Toward the Bachelor’s Degree

Prior to a prospective student’s admission decision or enrollment at the College, the student should request an unofficial preliminary transfer credit projection from the Office of the Registrar. For official award of transfer credit to an enrolling student, New College of Florida needs a final official transcript from each previously attended institution.  Or official testing agency in the case of credit-by-exam, such as AP, IB, AICE, CLEP. (Grade reports and unofficial transcripts are not acceptable for this purpose.) An official transcript from each previously attended institution or testing agency should be sent directly to the New College of Florida Office of Admissions.

Transfer credit for an enrolling student will be awarded in time toward the New College degree. The maximum credit possible for a student who enters New College of Florida with either

  1. a Florida College System or State University System of Florida Associate in Arts (AA) degree;
  2. a bachelor’s or advanced degree from a regionally accredited college or university; or
  3. the equivalent of 60 transferable semester credit hours is: 3 semester contracts, 1 Independent Study Project, and 15 units (60 semester credit hour equivalents).

Please note that even should maximum credit be awarded, more than four semesters of study may be needed to complete the requirements of an Area of Concentration and senior thesis. Students should plan carefully with their faculty to work toward timely graduation.
 
Transfer credit may be awarded for satisfactory performance on examinations identified in the Articulation Coordinating Committee Credit-by-Exam Guidelines, including when the exam credit was applied toward an earned Florida College System or State University System of Florida Associate in Art degree, or a bachelor’s or advanced degree from a regionally accredited college or university. Unless already documented as part of a Florida public college AA, official exam scores to be considered for transfer credit should be sent to the Office of the Registrar directly from the testing agency. Partial contract or ISP credit is not assigned.

As with all other institutions, there may be differences between the consideration of course work for admission purposes and the applicability of credit for degree purposes. Exemptions from contracts, an ISP, or Liberal Arts Curriculum requirements do not guarantee exemptions from Area of Concentration requirements or other degree requirements.

Final transfer credit is awarded by the Office of the Registrar after enrollment. Additional information on transfer credit is available from the Office of the Registrar.

Transfer Guarantee Appeal

Should any transfer guarantee be denied, the student has the right to appeal through the Registrar and then the Provost.