How Credits Transfer

Transfer credit is not factored into the calculation of the NJIT semester or your cumulative GPA.

To receive transfer credits, you are required to request that an official transcript is sent to NJIT. To find out more about transferring credit from a New Jersey county college, check out New Jersey Transfer.  To request other transfer credit after you start at NJIT, submit the Request for Transfer Credit form with the required documentation to the registrar's office.

Credits from Institutions Outside the United States

If you have attended foreign institutions of higher education, you are also required to submit an evaluation of your work from World Education Services Inc. or another approved evaluation service along with syllabi for each course. NJIT's academic departments review all foreign credits. For more information, review the International Transfer Credit Process.

Credits That Are Required to be Taken at NJIT

To graduate from NJIT, you are required to earn at least 33 credits in upper-division courses approved by your academic department.

Credit for Nontraditional Learning

You may be able to earn course credit for college-level knowledge acquired through nontraditional education, such as independent study or job-related experience. To find out if you are eligible, you will need to take a DANTES or CLEP (College Level Examination Program) Subject Examination or pass a special departmental examination if you are requesting credit for advanced courses.