Lehman is committed to serving the needs of transfer students, and welcomes applicants from other colleges. You are considered a transfer applicant if you have attended any college, university and/or proprietary school since graduating from high school/secondary school. This applies whether or not you are seeking transfer credit and/or changing a program of study. All transfer students are subject to the City University of New York's testing requirements. For additional details, visit the Academic Testing & Scholarship website.
The minimum requirements are as follows:
- Students transferring fewer than 12 college credits must satisfy Lehman's freshman admission criteria.
- Applicants transferring from 12 to 24 college credits must satisfy either the freshman admission criteria or present a minimum 2.75 cumulative grade point average.
- Students without an A.A., A.S. or A.A.S. degree and with 24 or more credits must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.3.
- Students who earned an A.A., A.S. or A.A.S. degree and have not completed any credits thereafter – must have a minimum 2.0 grade point average from the school where they earned their degree.
- Students who have earned an A.A, or A.S. or A.A.S. degree, and earned credits after its completion must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.00 from the college where they earned their degree and any colleges attended thereafter.
You are considered a transfer applicant if you have attended a college, university and/or proprietary school since graduating from high school/secondary school. This applies whether you are seeking transfer credit and/or changing your program of study.
Application details and requirements:
- All transfer applicants should apply online to Lehman College directly through CUNY's online application process.
- Submit a non-refundable $70 application fee. Payment can be made by check, money order or credit card
- Official transcript(s) from all colleges, universities and/or proprietary schools attended must be submitted
- Transfer students with fewer than 24 credits earned must also submit an official high school transcript
- Proof of high school graduation/high school equivalency (HSE)
- If you are on a temporary visa and educated in a non-English speaking environment, you’ll need to submit official TOEFL scores. For more information and other testing options, please visit the CUNY website.
Supporting documents should be sent to CUNY/UAPC:
- Official transcript(s) should be e-mailed electronically to admissions@cuny.edu via the digital credential company (e.g. Parchment, E transcript(s), National Clearinghouse, Escripts) to which your previous school subscribe(s)
- General Transfer Admission CUNY/UAPC P.O. BOX 350145 Brooklyn, NY 11235
- For more details, visit the CUNY website.
If you plan to transfer before completing an Associate’s degree, please work with advisors at both Lehman and your Community College to complete an Associate's degree during your first two semesters at Lehman. Students that complete their Associate’s degree while enrolled at Lehman College will have their lower-level General Education requirements waived.
- Transferring with an AA or AS degree with a GPA of 2.0 or higher fulfills the lower level General Education requirements.
- If you are transferring with an A.A.S. degree you are required to complete Lehman College's Pathways General Education Curriculum. However, many courses completed as part of the A.A.S. degree will satisfy some General Education requirements at Lehman College.
- Click to see our Articulation Agreements with area Community Colleges [link to page]
- Current SEEK, EOP, or HEOP students as well as College Discovery students should consult the Lehman College SEEK Program transfer information webpage.