Transfer Credits

Trocaire College is here to help support your academic journey. We know many students come to us with prior academic and life experiences that could be parlayed into transfer credits, and we are committed to making that process as easy and transparent as possible.

Trocaire has partnered with the CollegeSource Transfer Evaluation System (TES) to provide the Transfer Credit Guide that can be used to map successfully earned college credits into Trocaire College.

High School / College Articulation

Trocaire encourages the application and enrollment of students with different experiences and backgrounds.  Accordingly, Trocaire has entered into a number of articulation agreements with BOCES Centers and local high schools. These articulation agreements give students an alternate pathway to academic achievement by providing them with the opportunity to earn advanced credit or advanced placement for certain courses they take while in high school. For students, the advantages of these articulation agreements are: elimination of course duplication, earned college credit while in secondary school, and a smoother transition to college. For further information contact the Office of Admissions.

Prior Learning Credit

Trocaire College realizes that students learn through employment and life experiences. There are several ways a student may demonstrate prior learning and receive college credit. Policies and procedures for assessment of prior learning experiences include:

Advanced Placement (AP)

Trocaire College participates in the Advanced Placement Program administered by the College Board. A high school student becomes eligible for consideration for advanced placement credit by achieving satisfactory scores (a rating of 3 to 5) on the Advanced Placement Examination.

International Baccalaureate (IB)

Trocaire College recognizes International Baccalaureate (IB) programs and grants a maximum of 30 credit hours for an earned IB Diploma. Academic credit for individual Standard Level or Higher Level examinations, with scores of four or above, will earn three elective course credits per examination. Higher Level examinations with scores of five or above, will be evaluated for additional elective credits.

Common IT Certifications

Many common IT Certifications can be translated to Trocaire College credit! To find out more, contact RegistrarTeam@Trocaire.edu.

Course Challenge

A Course Challenge is allowed by the College in special and exceptional cases in which it has been clearly determined that successful prior educational and/or vocational experience has provided a learning experience equivalent to that of the particular Trocaire College course. Course challenge is not a procedure to replace a failed course. It should be noted that some accredited programs may have prohibitions on course challenge as noted by their accreditors.

Application and guidelines are available from the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Program Directors for matriculated students who have presented documentary evidence of their prior experience. Applications should be submitted no later than the official registration days in the fall and spring semesters.

The application and accompanying evidence will be evaluated by the Vice President for Academic Affairs, and/or the Dean/Director of the program involved. If approved, the Program Director will arrange a time and place for the applicant to take the course challenge examination. Course challenge exams for a program of study must be completed within the first semester of matriculation to a program of study in order to allow appropriate planning for advisement.

Credit by Examination

The College shall, in certain cases, grant credit by examination. The following types of examination are approved:

College Level Examination Program (CLEP)

The College Level Examination Program (CLEP)  established by the College Board enables students to demonstrate competencies attained by non-traditional means.

DSST (formerly DANTES)

DSST exams are college subject tests that you can take to earn college credit for knowledge you acquired outside of a traditional classroom. There are subject exams from in disciplines such as Business, Humanities, Mathematics, and Physical Science.

Excelsior College Examinations

The New York State Education Department in cooperation with colleges and universities throughout New York State has established a program of examinations by which individuals who have achieved college level knowledge outside the formal classroom can demonstrate their abilities and receive credit for them.

The State Education Department itself does not grant course credit. This is left to the individual college or university to do, or not to do, in a manner consistent with its own standards.

Trocaire College participates in the Excelsior College Examination Program and will grant credit to students who successfully complete Excelsior College Examinations in accordance with the standards established by Trocaire College.

The Vice President for Academic Affairs in consultation with the appropriate Program Director will consider requests on a case-by-case basis.

Military Experience

Experience gained in the military may also be reviewed for credit at the time of application. This is especially true in military technical programs and specialty schools.

Saylor Academy

Trocaire College agrees to accept transfer credits from courses offered by Saylor Academy that have been reviewed and recommended by the American Council on Education (ACE) in accordance with its standard transfer policies.  Saylor Academy Direct college credit courses can help you complete your degree with substantial tuition savings. Saylor Academy works directly with colleges and universities to provide zero-tuition transfer credit for many of our free, self-paced, online courses, helping degree-seekers overcome barriers of cost, time, and location.