Undergraduate students who have completed Advanced Placement (AP) courses in high school and have passed the AP exam administered by the College Board with grades of 4 or 5 are welcome to submit their scores to the Alternative Credit Option Program via email. Once a copy of their score has been received, students will be exempt from taking the equivalent courses required at Lehman College. *Students will not receive credit for an AP course equivalent to which they have already earned credit from at Lehman, or have in progress.

The College Board's College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) allows students to test their proficiency in college-level material in introductory subjects and earn college credit. Earn college credits for the information you already know through The College Level Examination Program®. CLEP is nationally recognized standardized testing based on intro-level course material. Lehman College provides credit for successful scores on specified CLEP exams. These exams have been reviewed and are approved to satisfy Lehman course equivalents. Some courses may not be considered equivalent but will count as elective credit at Lehman College.

*World Language: Students may choose to complete only ONE of the following exams and will not receive credit for taking both Spanish Language Level 1&2 or Spanish Writing 1&2.*

Build your career and expand your professional knowledge through Coursera while earning college credits. Coursera is nationally recognized as an online educational platform providing University and College students with an online range of video lectures taught by university professors and company staff around the nation. Lehman College offers the opportunity to complete specific online courses through Coursera that have been reviewed and are approved to satisfy the Lehman College Liberal Arts credit requirements.

Students seeking to earn credit through the Lehman-approved Coursera certificates MUST purchase their certificate from Coursera to submit to the Alternative Credit option program. Courses completed without proof of certification will not be awarded credit.

Through FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute/Independent Study Program students may earn online training free of charge. Students must only select IS courses that are worth 1 college credit (1 CEU). Courses may not be combined to equate 1 CEU. IS courses that do not meet this requirement will not be accepted for credit at Lehman College. A list of the most up to date available IS study courses is available directly on the EMI study website.

Build your career and expand your professional knowledge through Coursera while earning college credits. Coursera is nationally recognized as an online educational platform providing University and College students with an online range of video lectures taught by university professors and company staff around the nation. Lehman College offers the opportunity to complete specific online courses through Coursera that have been reviewed and are approved to satisfy the Lehman College General Education elective requirements. HSA Coursera courses DO NOT meet Liberal Arts requirements

Students seeking to earn credit through the Lehman-approved Coursera certificates MUST purchase their certificate from Coursera to submit to the Alternative Credit option program. Courses completed without proof of certification will not be awarded credit.

The Google Data Science Certificate via Coursera includes over 180 hours of instruction and hundreds of practice-based assessments, which will help you simulate real-world data analytics scenarios that are critical for success in the workplace. The content is highly interactive and exclusively developed by Google employees with decades of experience in data analytics. Through a mix of videos, assessments, and hands-on labs, you’ll get introduced to analysis tools and platforms and key analytical skills required for an entry-level job.

Skills you’ll gain will include: Data cleaning, problem solving, critical thinking, data ethics, and data visualization

Platforms and tools you will learn include: Presentations, Spreadsheets, SQL, Tableau and R Programming.

In addition to expert training and hands-on projects, you'll complete a case study that you can share with potential employers to showcase your new skill set. Learn concrete skills that top employers are hiring for right now.

"Preparing for the realities of an uncertain labor market is a challenge. Bloomberg’s e-learning certificate courses offer an advantage by empowering students and early career finance professionals with the hands-on knowledge and real-world experience needed to compete and succeed.”

The Bloomberg 101 Certification consists of three courses. Students seeking to earn credit must complete all three of the following: Bloomberg Marketing Concepts, Environmental Social Governance, and Bloomberg Finance Fundamentals. Courses completed without proof of certification will not be awarded credit.

Lehman College admits students who have completed the International Baccalaureate diploma. Following the CUNY policy, a student at Lehman College can earn credit from an International Baccalaureate (IB) program. The credits awarded will apply towards the overall number of credits required for graduation.

The college follows the recommendations of the American Council on Education (ACE) in granting credit for military training based on the review of a student’s military transcripts. If you are a veteran and wish to apply for military service credit, please file an Application for Military Service Credit through the Office of Military and Veterans Affairs, located in Shuster Hall, Room 201B. Veterans enrolled at the college may also be eligible to earn credits for select military training and education according to the rules governing the evaluation of transfer credits as presented in the Undergraduate Bulletin.