Credit Evaluations

Prospective Students

For students who have academic credit from other universities and have not yet applied and been accepted to Mohawk Valley Community College, you can view some credit you may receive. Mohawk Valley Community College's transfer tables/equivalency site is intended as a guide for prospective students and is continually updated with new equivalencies as they are determined. This is hosted on a third-party site called TES.  This site is intended only as a guide and there may be some programmatic variations in how some transfer credit is applied.

Students can also use Transferology, offered by CollegeSource. This allows students to put in multiple courses and see how they may best transfer to various intuitions, including Mohawk Valley Community College. Account set-up and login required.

Accepted Students

Transfer Credit Evaluation Process

Submitting Transcripts

To have transfer credit evaluated, students must provide official transcripts for all completed coursework to the MVCC Admissions Office.
  • Request official transcripts from every college or university you have attended.
  • Hand‑delivered transcripts, even if unsealed, are not considered official.
Submitting transcripts early—preferably at the time you apply for admission—helps ensure timely evaluation.

How Your Transfer Courses Are Evaluated

1. Initial Review by Records & Registration

Once your official transcript arrives, all transfer courses are first reviewed by the Registration Specialist in the Office of Records and Registration.
 

2. Checking for Existing MVCC Course Equivalencies

  • If the course already has an established MVCC equivalency, it is applied to your record.
  • If no equivalency exists, the course is forwarded to the Academic Dean for evaluation.

3. Five‑Year Re‑Review Policy

Courses previously marked as having no equivalency more than five years ago are reviewed again by the Academic Dean to ensure accuracy based on current standards.
 

4. Evaluation of All 100‑ and 200‑Level Courses

Previously, only courses that directly applied to a degree program were evaluated.
MVCC now reviews all 100‑ and 200‑level transfer coursework, regardless of your program, which:
  • Ensures more complete evaluations
  • Reduces duplicate reviews if you change your major
  • Helps apply all applicable credits from the start

5. Additional Review (If Needed)

If further information is necessary, such as a syllabus or student learning outcomes, the evaluation may take longer and will be reviewed by the Academic Dean. MVCC has an appeal process for students who wish to challenge decisions regarding the transfer of credit between SUNY campuses.

Viewing Transfer Credit in DegreeWorks

Once your transfer courses are evaluated and applied to your admitted program:
  • You will receive an email notification to your MVCC email address.
  • You can view your credits in DegreeWorks, MVCC’s degree‑audit tool.
Access DegreeWorks by logging into MyMV and selecting DegreeWorks from the menu.

Evaluation Timeline

MVCC makes every effort to process transfer credit within 10 business days from the date your official transcript is received.
Processing may take longer when:
  • Additional documentation is required
  • You submit transcripts within two weeks of the start of classes, when volume is high
Submitting transcripts early helps avoid delays.
 
If you have any questions on using TES or how to transfer-in credit to MVCC, please contact transferservices@mvcc.edu or call the Office of Records and Registration at 315-792-5336.