Reactivation
Appeals Policy
Applicants who are denied admission may appeal directly to the Program Director of the Master’s program to which they have applied.
Reactivation of an application for admission by students who have been admitted but have failed to register for classes will proceed as follows: no fee will be charged for reactivation requests for the next semester. After one semester, students must pay the $125 application fee, and have their record reevaluated based on current requirements. Applicants may not request more than two reactivations. Deadlines for students reapplying are the same as those for new applicants. Reactivated applications will be subject to any changes in the admissions requirements.
Graduate Request for Transfer of Credit
Matriculated students may apply for up to 12 transfer credits for prior graduate work at accredited colleges, provided the courses were completed with a grade of B or higher within an appropriate time preceeding the time of application. Courses taken more than seven years preceding the time of graduate application for admission will be accepted only in exceptional circumstances.
Credits must be approved by the program director of the respective degree program. Students must list the courses taken at the other institution(s) and must also submit the course description from the college catalog.
The Graduate Request for Transfer of Credit forms is available online at the Jay Stop.
A request for transfer of credit should be filed during the first semester a student attends the graduate program. The program director must submit the completed form to the Office of the Registrar.
External Credit
Upon approval of the Office of Graduate Studies and the Registrar’s Office, matriculated students may be granted up to 3 credits for completion of non-academic credit training programs external to John Jay College of Criminal Justice. These credits are included within the 12 transfer credits permitted for matriculated students. Determination of the acceptability of external coursework for master’s degree credit shall be made by the appropriate graduate program director and the Dean of Graduate Studies and based upon substantial documentation. Please note that graduate credit for non-academic training is rarely given. Contact the Office of Graduate Studies for more information at 212.237.8423.
Application for Change of Degree
Matriculated students who are seeking to change their degree program must fulfill the admissions requirements for the new program. Graduate students changing their degree program to Forensic Mental Health Counseling must file a new graduate application with the Office of Graduate Admissions. The program director of the new program must approve the change of degree and transfer of courses from previous degree by signing the Change of Degree application, available on the Jay Stop website http://jstop.jjay.cuny.edu. Once approved by the program director, the Change of Degree application must be submitted to the Office of Admissions.