SUNY Purchase College Transfer Pathway Agreement

Minimum Cumulative GPA Required: 2.0
Associate’s Degree Required: Yes

Transfer Agreement Highlights:

• Students who graduate from an associate degree program identified in the Transfer Pathways Table below and earn a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher at SUNY WCC will be guaranteed admission to Purchase.
• Students who graduate from SUNY WCC’s Business Management, A.S. with a 2.0 or higher will be guaranteed admission to the Arts and Cultural Management, BA/MA Accelerated program, as outlined in The Arts and Cultural Management, BA/MA Accelerated Program below.
• Upon meeting the program requirements, students will transfer with junior standing at Purchase.
• Students may opt-in at any time during their WCC coursework, but to ensure the 2+2 pathway, students must opt-in by the end of their first semester at SUNY WCC.
• Purchase will also admit up to 25 ASAP (known as Viking Road at SUNY WCC) students to the Purchase College ACE Program each year.
• Purchase will facilitate course registration at the start of the registration period for the semester in which the student is expected to enroll.

Transfer Credit Evaluation

• Purchase will conduct a transfer credit evaluation during the student’s final semester at SUNY WCC to support transfer planning and registration at Purchase.
• A follow up transfer credit evaluation will be completed within a month of the student’s graduation from SUNY WCC to account for final course grades and credits applied.
• A minimum of 60 and a maximum of 75 credits from an Associate degree (A.A. or A.S.) will be applied toward the completion of the articulated bachelor’s degree program.
• General Education: Upon completion of the A.A. or A.S. degree at SUNY WCC, students will be considered to have fulfilled Purchase College’s General Education requirements, with a minimum of 30 credits applied toward their course of study at Purchase.

Transfer Scholarship

www.purchase.edu/offices/student-financial-services/scholarships/

• Purchase offers New York State tuition and a $3,000 scholarship award for students who are New York State residents, complete the associate’s degree with a GPA of 3.0, and maintains full-time status at Purchase. This award is available for four semesters for a total of $6,000.
• Purchase offers $1,000 for those with a GPA between 2.5 and 2.9. This award is available for four semesters for a total of $2,000 and students must full-time status at Purchase.

For Westchester Community College Scholarship information, go to www.sunywcc.edu/scholarships

Transfer Agreement

Westchester Community College/Purchase University Transfer Agreement PDF

Transfer Pathways

The table below outlines the SUNY Transfer Pathways that correspond to associate degree programs at SUNY WCC and bachelor’s degree at Purchase. The programs included reflect SUNY’s system-wide Transfer Pathways, which identify core coursework within a major that will transfer seamlessly across SUNY institutions. Participating students will follow the appropriate SUNY Transfer Pathway for their intended major at Purchase.

NOTE: The list below represents the current program to program articulations in place.

The Arts and Cultural Management BA/MA Accelerated Program

• The Arts and Cultural Management, BA/MA Accelerated Program provides the opportunity for eligible students to begin graduate coursework while completing their bachelor’s degree.
• Under SUNY guidelines, up to 12 credits may be applied to both degrees at the undergraduate tuition rate.
• Upon enrolling in a 13th graduate credit or becoming eligible for the bachelor’s degree (whichever occurs first), students are classified as graduate students and are subject to graduate tuition, financial aid, and enrollment policies.
• A minimum 3.0 GPA is required to remain in the program.
• Total credits for the program are as follows:

• SUNY WCC Credits – 64
• Purchase Credits – 78
• Total Credits – 142
  • Undergraduate Credits -109
  • Graduate Credits -33

• Students interested in this pathway are encouraged to speak with the Purchase Admissions Advisor to support progress toward successful completion and transfer of the BA/MA program.