To apply for admission (matriculation), the following must be received by the Admissions Office:

1. Completed admission application
2. Official transcripts from all previously attended colleges
3. If you are currently taking courses, please provide a copy of your schedule or list of courses in which you are currently enrolled.
4. Official high school transcript (if fewer than 45 credits from another college attempted)
5. 1 letter of recommendation suggested (nursing applicants are required to submit 2)
6. Transfer Candidate's Form signed by the Dean at your previous colleges
7. Non-refundable application fee

Transfer Candidate's Form (PDF)

NOTE: Please be aware that the Social Work Program is very competitive with limited enrollments. Applicants should apply early. Students who are interested in the Nursing Degree Program should request the Nursing brochure. The Nursing Program has early deadlines and limited enrollments.

Transfer students who apply and will be transferring in more than 45 college credits need not submit high school transcripts or SAT/ACT scores.

Transfer course work completed at a regionally accredited college/university or program with a grade of C (2.0) or better will be considered for admission, provided it is consistent with Ramapo College's curriculum. Please be aware that only credits transfer and not grades. A student's grade point average at Ramapo will reflect only course work completed at Ramapo College.

Transfer students must complete a minimum of 48 credits in residency in Ramapo course work and a residency of at least one half the requirements for a major (second major and/or minor) to qualify for a Ramapo College degree. Although credits accepted in transfer count toward the 128 required for graduation, the specific applicability of these credits toward course requirements must be approved through the transfer evaluation and advisement process. For General Education purposes, only those transfer credits which are accepted in the semester of matriculation will be considered for possible waiver of general education requirements.

Transfer credits which are not approved as applicable toward any specific course requirements will count as electives. Transferred courses may apply toward major, minor, school core, general education, and/or elective requirements. In some cases, it may be necessary to complete more than the minimum number of credits required for graduation from Ramapo College.

Accepted students will receive a "Record of Transfer Credits" by mail after each official transcript from previously-attended college(s) has been reviewed by the Transfer Credit Evaluator.

Only 65 credits (including 100/200 level CLEP) credits may be accepted from a two-year college, or 80 from a four-year college. A maximum of 80 credits from past course work may be earned by submitting any of the following to the Admissions Office for evaluation:

• Scores achieved in Advanced Placement Examinations of the College Entrance Examination Board;
• Credits earned at other accredited colleges and universities or at new, but non-accredited colleges and universities where the institution is a recognized candidate for accreditation;
• Course work taken in military service which is recommended for baccalaureate credit by the National Guide to Evaluation of Educational Experiences in Armed Services, published by the American Council of Education;
• Course work taken through training programs which is recommended for baccalaureate credit by the National Guide to Educational Credit for Training Programs, published by the American Council of Education;
• Scores achieved on examinations taken through the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) or the like, used to earn college credit;
• Foreign language credit through Foreign Language Proficiency Testing Service of New York University (NYU). In addition, students may earn credit through the Prior Learning Experience Program (PLEX).

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Generic

Generic nursing applicants MUST transfer in with junior standing (64 or more credits) and must have all pre-requisites met. These include English, statistics, psychology, anatomy and physiology I and II, microbiology, and chemistry with a lab. If you will not have these courses completed by the beginning of the fall semester, we cannot consider your application. Decisions will be made after the March 1 deadline.

To apply for admission (matriculation) the following must be received by the Admissions Office:

1. Completed admission application
2. Official transcripts from all previously attended colleges
3. A copy of your current schedule or a list of courses in which you are currently enrolled or will enroll
4. 2 letters of recommendation
5. Transfer Candidate’s Form signed by the Dean of your previous colleges
6. Non-refundable application fee

Transfer Candidate's Form (PDF)

RN-BSN Applicants

1. Completed admission application
2. Official transcript from all previously attended colleges
3. 2 completed Nursing Recommendation Forms
4. Transfer Candidate’s Form signed by the Dean of your previous colleges
5. Non-refundable application fee

Transfer Candidate's Form (PDF)
Nursing Recommendation Form (PDF)

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Transfer Degree Requirements

Each student passes through three overlapping phases in preparing for a degree: General Education course work, a school core program, and a major program of study. This format applies to all students, and is guided by the College’s academic expectations and graduation requirements.

To be eligible for a baccalaureate degree at Ramapo College, each student must:

1. Complete a minimum of 128 graduation credits.
2. Have a 2.0 cumulative grade point average as well as a 2.0 grade point average in the major.
3. Complete a minimum of 48 credits at Ramapo
4. Complete the last 30 credits at Ramapo.
5. Satisfy all the General Education, School Core, and Major requirement

Transfer General Education Requirements

• All of the General Education requirements are waived for transfer students with an Associate of Arts (AA) or an Associate of Science (AS) from a NJ community college, or with over a specified number of credits. Some of the GE requirements are waived for transfer students with a degree from a college outside of NJ. General Education courses required are noted on the audit.
• Any General Education requirement can be fulfilled with the appropriate transferred course.
• An Associate of Applied Science (AAS) does not waive any General Education requirements.
• The fact that a course is waived from a student’s General Education requirements does not mean it is also waived from a School core or major requirement. Only the convener of the major can waive a course from the major. Only the Dean can waive a course from the School core.

Double counting: In many instances, a course may fulfill more than one requirement. A course may count in a major and/or minor and/or General Education and/or School core. Although the course may fulfill two requirements, its credit value does not double.

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Students who wish to appeal a perceived misinterpretation of the policies agreed upon in the NJ Statewide Transfer Agreement  must submit a written appeal to the Director of the Center for Academic Advisement and First Year Experience (CAAFYE) within 30 days of receiving his/her credit evaluation. 

The appeal will be reviewed by the College’s NJSTA appeals committee.  The CAAFYE director will then provide a decision to the student within 14 days of receipt of the appeal.  Appeals should be submitted electronically to caafye@ramapo.edu.  They must include the reason for the appeal and any needed documentation supporting the request.

All decisions will be communicated to the student via the student’s Ramapo College email account, which requires the student to establish and regularly maintain a Ramapo e-mail account prior to submitting the appeal.

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This program is administered through the Center for Academic Advisement and First-Year Experience (CAAFYE) - second floor, Building D.

Recognizing that knowledge may be acquired in many different ways, Ramapo offers the adult student the opportunity to apply for academic credit for learning that has taken place outside the College classroom.

The work world, non-credit courses, workshops, seminars, community work, travel, hobbies, and other activities are often learning experiences. A student who demonstrates the knowledge gained from an experience corresponds to the knowledge expected in courses offered at Ramapo (or to courses which could be offered within the existing curriculum), is often granted equivalent academic credit. (Credit is not awarded for experience per se, but for knowledge gained from the experience.)

Once a semester, an orientation to credit by test or assessment is offered to help students make informed choices about their participation in the program. Students interested in participating in the PLEX Program should go to the Advisement Center’s Web site (link below) or an introductory guide to the program and eligibility requirements.

Advisement/Plex

The PLEX Program is restricted to students who have been away from formal schooling for two or more years. A student may receive up to 80 credits from the PLEX Program. (The 80-credit limit refers to the combination of credits transferred from other colleges and/or given for CLEP, PEP, TECEP, or PLEX. Special assessment through the PLEX Program will not be undertaken for subject areas in which standardized examinations are available.)

All PLEX portfolios must be submitted prior to the completion of 98 credits.

Students who wish to participate in the PLEX program enroll in a one-session, non-credit workshop (offered evenings in the late spring and fall) which guides them in preparing a portfolio for assessment.

Students enrolled in the workshop should purchase a copy of Student Workbook for Portfolio Preparation-PLEX Program as a further help in completing their portfolios. (There is a $5 fee for the workbook.) Student portfolios include the student’s educational goals and degree plan, previous educational experience, a listing of course titles for which credit is sought, and a statement of learning components the student has mastered in relation to each course title. The completed portfolio is evaluated for the award of credit by faculty evaluators.