316 registration and academic policies
with the VA directly. All transactions are
carried out with the Buffalo Office:
P.O. Box 4616, Buffalo, NY 14240.
The New York Regional Office is at
245 W. Houston Street (at Varick Street),
New York, NY 10014.
Transfer Credits
Transfer Credit Prior
to Matriculation
residency requirement
The number of credits toward a master’s
degree that may be transferred from
another graduate institution varies within
the schools and programs, but generally
it does not exceed 25 percent of the total
credits required for the program.
The professional Master of
Architecture Program has a residency
requirement of 66 percent, which permits
33 percent of transfer credits. Students
interested in receiving graduate transfer
credits should arrange for an appointment
with their department chair.
Credit will be allowed for graduate
courses that are appropriate to the
curriculum at Pratt and that have been
passed with a grade of B or better.
transfer of credits
All students petitioning for transfer
credit(s) must submit a final, official
transcript from all colleges attended.
Credit evaluations will be completed
only after acceptance. Students seeking
transfer credit for professional courses in
art and design or architecture are required
to submit a portfolio reflective of their
coursework completed in prior college(s)
as part of the admissions application.
Transfer credit is only awarded for
courses taken at accredited colleges and
universities. Courses taken at unac-
credited or only nationally accredited
institutions will be reviewed on a course-
by-course basis only at the request of the
student. Additional documents will be
requested at that time. Credit may only be
given for courses appropriate to the cur-
riculum at Pratt. Courses that have been
applied toward an earned graduate degree
will not be considered for transfer credit.
A grade of B or better from domestic in-
stitutions and a numeric evaluation of 80
or better from international institutions
will be considered acceptable for transfer
to the Pratt record. Transfer credit is not
included in the scholastic index and grade
point average. All official transcripts
must be submitted to the Institute prior
to enrollment. Failure to submit these
documents on time may result in loss of
transfer credit.
International students may be
required to submit additional class hour
documentation to determine an American
semester hour equivalent or have their
credentials or international credit hours
evaluated by an official international
credit evaluations service like World
Education Services (WES). Pratt will
accept international credit evaluations
performed by any member of the
National Association of Credit Evaluation
Services (NACES).
Transfer Credit After Matriculation
Every student, once matriculated at Pratt
is expected to complete his or her degree
requirements at Pratt. In exceptional
circumstances, a student who is in good
academic standing may request to take a
course at another college. These students
must get permission in advance to take
courses at other colleges for transfer to
their Pratt record.
The student must first secure written
approval on the permission form available
in the Office of the Registrar to take
courses at another college. Permission
for course credit must be approved by
the dean of the student’s school. The
approved permission must be signed for
clearance and filed in the Office of the
Registrar before the course is taken. Upon
completion, an official transcript must be
sent to the Registrar’s Office for the credit
to be transferred.
To be accepted for transfer credit, the
course must be recognized for graduate
level credit by the other institution and
must be passed with a grade no lower than
B. A grade of B– is not acceptable for trans-
fer purposes. Final grades of all transferred
credits are not included in the GPA.