SUNY Empire State Transfer Agreement

Associate’s Degree Required: Yes
Learning Format: Many degree programs are 100% online.

General Agreement Highlights (other than Nursing):

• Students must graduate from Westchester Community College.
• WCC students who complete an A.A., A.S. or A.A.S. degree with a GPA of 2.0 or higher will be guaranteed acceptance to SUNY Empire and will transfer with junior standing.
• SUNY Empire will fully accept in transfer an A.A., A.S., or A.A.S. degree from WCC.
• A maximum of 79 lower-division credits will be applied toward the completion of the articulated SUNY Empire Bachelor’s degree program.
• Waiver of the $50 admission/orientation fee.
• All fees waived for military members (active-duty, guard, reserve, and veterans) along with their spouses. Waived fees include: orientation fee, college fee, student activity fee, technology fee, health and wellness fee, portfolio (assessment) fee, and program amendment fee.

Nursing Program Agreement Highlights:

• Students must graduate with an A.A.S. in Nursing from WCC with a 2.8 or higher GPA to be eligible to enroll in the SUNY Empire Nursing B.S. Online Degree Program.
• All Nursing coursework must have a C+ or higher and all liberal arts and science courses must be a C or higher.
• SUNY Empire will accept up to 79 lower-division credits in transfer, including 64 credits from the WCC A.A.S. in Nursing towards SUNY Empire’s Nursing B.S. Online Degree Program.
• Upon acceptance, students must complete a minimum of 41 credits of upper-division major nursing coursework to graduate from Empire’s RN to BSN program.

Transfer Scholarship:

• SUNY Empire will provide a one-time $100 transfer scholarship once matriculated at SUNY Empire.
• SUNY Empire offers other scholarships to transfer students. Visit: SUNY Empire’s Scholarships page:
• Westchester Community College Scholarship information, go to www.sunywcc.edu/scholarships

Official Transfer Agreement:

WCC/SUNY Empire Transfer Agreement

Official Nursing Transfer Agreement

WCC/SUNY Empire Nursing Transfer Agreement

Transfer Pathways:

Westchester Community College Associate’s Degree and Degree Type		SUNY Empire Bachelor’s Degree and Degree Type
Accounting	A.S.	Accounting	B.S.
Business Management- Human Resource Mgmt.	A.S.	Human Resource Management	B.S.
Business Management- Management	A.S.	Management	B.S.
Business Management- SUNY Transfer	A.S.	Management	B.S.
Civil Technology	A.A.S.	Science, Mathematics & Technology	B.A., B.S., B.P.S.
Communications & Media Arts	A.A.	The Arts	B.A., B.S., B.P.S.
Computer Information Systems	A.A.S.	Science, Mathematics & Technology	B.A., B.S., B.P.S.
Computer Science	A.S.	Science, Mathematics & Technology	B.A., B.S., B.P.S.
Criminal Justice – Correction	A.A.S.	Public Affairs	B.A., B.S., B.P.S.
Criminal Justice – Police	A.A.S.	Public Affairs	B.A., B.S., B.P.S.
Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management	A.A.S.	Management	B.S.
Cybersecurity	A.A.S.	Security Studies	B.S.
Digital Filmmaking	A.S.	The Arts	B.A., B.S., B.P.S.
Electrical Technology	A.A.S.	Science, Mathematics & Technology	B.A., B.S., B.P.S.
Environmental Science	A.S.	Science, Mathematics & Technology	B.A., B.S., B.P.S.
Environmental Studies	A.S.	Science, Mathematics & Technology	B.A., B.S., B.P.S.
Fashion Design & Technology	A.A.S.	The Arts	B.A., B.S., B.P.S.
Fashion Merchandising	A.A.S.	Management	B.S.
Foods & Nutrition	A.S.	Science, Mathematics & Technology	B.A., B.S., B.P.S.
Health & Human Performance	A.S.	Science, Mathematics & Technology	B.A., B.S., B.P.S.
Health Information Technology	A.A.S.	Science, Mathematics & Technology	B.A., B.S., B.P.S.
Health Studies	A.S.	Allied Health	B.S.
Human Services	A.A.S.	Community and Human Services	B.A., B.S., B.P.S.
Human Services	A.S.	Community and Human Services	B.A., B.S., B.P.S.
Journalism	A.S.	Cultural Studies	B.A., B.S., B.P.S.
LAS: Childhood Education-Art	A.S.	Educational Studies	B.A., B.S.
LAS: Childhood Education-English	A.S.	Educational Studies	B.A., B.S.
LAS: Childhood Education-History	A.S.	Educational Studies	B.A., B.S.
LAS: Childhood Education-Mathematics	A.S.	Educational Studies	B.A., B.S.
LAS: Humanities	A.A.	Human Development	B.A., B.S.
Mechanical Technology	A.A.S.	Science, Mathematics & Technology	B.A., B.S., B.P.S.
Nursing	A.A.S.	Nursing	B.S.
Office Technologies	A.A.S.	Management	B.S.
Paralegal	A.A.S.	Public Affairs	B.A., B.S., B.P.S.
Paramedic	A.A.S.	Allied Health	B.S.
Performing Arts	A.S.	The Arts	B.A., B.S., B.P.S.
Radiologic Technology	A.A.S.	Allied Health	B.S.
Respiratory Care	A.A.S.	Allied Health	B.S.
Veterinary Technology	A.A.S.	Science, Mathematics & Technology	B.A., B.S., B.P.S.