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Welcome to Brookdale!

Thinking of transferring to Brookdale?

You’ve come to the right place. Find answers to your questions, step-by-step instructions, and resources to help make your transfer to Brookdale easier! If you do not find what you are looking for, please give us a call at 732-224-1857 to speak with an Admissions Representative to help you along.

(If you are a Brookdale student looking to transfer from Brookdale into another college, please visit Transfer Resources.)

Students transferring credits to Brookdale should follow the steps outlined in the Transfer Student To-Do List below.

Please note the following –

 

Transfer Into Brookdale
To Do List

1. Apply to Brookdale

2. Send an OFFICIAL paper copy of your college transcript from each of the schools you attended to:

Brookdale Community College
Attn: Office of Admissions
765 Newman Springs Rd
Lincroft, NJ 07738

OR if you are having an official electronic transcript sent here, and the institution you are sending it from is requesting an authorized Brookdale recipient’s e-mail, please send it to transcriptevaluations@brookdalecc.edu. Official college transcripts must be requested through your previous institution and sent directly to Brookdale from that institution.

3. Submit a Transfer Evaluation Request Form to have your college or university transcripts reviewed for transfer credit. Please note a review will not be performed until all transcripts are received officially. Processing time will be between 6 – 8 weeks. Please log into your WebAdvisor account to see if the evaluation of credits has been performed. Students are encouraged to review their transfer credits with their Student Success Coach to discuss how these credits will impact their academic plans.

4. Satisfy the Placement Assessment Requirements

Students transferring in with more than 24 transferable credits, including college-level mathematics and English, may qualify for a waiver from the Placement Testing; click the above link to learn more.

5. Meet with an Academic Advisor to select your classes at Brookdale.

6. Register for Classes

7. Arrange for Tuition Payment

8. Don’t forget to transfer your Financial Aid documentation to Brookdale! For assistance please visit the One Stop in the CAR building or any Regional Locations and Campuses.

9. Get your Student ID One Card made.

10. Buy (lease, sell, more) your textbooks at the Scroll & Pen Bookstore. 

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Information You May Need

Will my credits transfer?

Brookdale evaluates and transfers credits from a variety of sources. The common areas of credit transfer are listed below, along with the policies surrounding such transfers.

Colleges and Universities within the United States

For transfer credit to be granted for work done at another college or university within the United States that school must be regionally accredited by one of the following associations:

•    Higher Learning Commission
•    Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
•    New England Association of Schools and Colleges
•    North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
•    Northwest Association of Colleges and Schools
•    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
•    WASC Senior College and University Commission
•    Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Institutions outside of the United States

Students who have attended college in a country other than the United States must have their transcripts evaluated by an approved international academic credential evaluation organization. Visit our International Education Center for a complete list of approved international academic credential evaluation organizations.

Students with coursework completed outside of the United States must have a course-by-course evaluation of their college transcripts completed by an approved Academic Credential Evaluation Organization and an official copy of the evaluation sent to:

Brookdale Community College
Attn:  Admissions Office
765 Newman Springs Road
Lincroft, NJ 07738

For information regarding the application process for International Students, please visit the International Education Center.

Non-Traditional Education Sources

Credit may be transferred to Brookdale Community College for work completed outside of the traditional college setting. Military experience, Monmouth County Police Academy graduates, New Jersey Department of Corrections, and some workplace coursework which has been evaluated by the American Council on Education (ACE) or National College Credit Recommendation Service (National CCRS) (formerly known as PONSI) may carry college-level credit.

Traditional Transfer Credits: What Comes In?

Transfer Credit Maximums

A transfer student may transfer up to half of their Brookdale degree’s credits from outside sources. Credits may be used to satisfy general education coursework for the degree or to satisfy some of the career studies coursework. At least half of a student’s career studies coursework must be completed here at Brookdale.

Level of Credit

Transfer credit may be granted for classes from the 100 and 200 level coursework. Foundational studies coursework (also known as remedial or developmental coursework) is not transferable. Upper-level coursework (300, 400, graduate, and above) is evaluated on an individual basis.

Value of Credit

Brookdale operates on a semester credit system and all transfer work is granted based on semester credit. Any coursework completed under any other system (i.e. quarter-hour system) will be converted to semester hours prior to the evaluation.

Grades

Students must earn a grade of C or higher in their previous coursework for it to be considered for transfer. The grade point average, however, will not be transferred into Brookdale.

AP, CLEP, DSST Exams

Brookdale grants credit for acceptable scores from the College Level Examination Program (CLEP), the College Board Advanced Placement (AP) and the DSST exams. Brookdale will perform an evaluation of transfer credits for Brookdale students upon receipt of official score reports. Please log into your WebAdvisor account to see if the evaluation of credits has been performed. Students are encouraged to review their transfer credits with their Academic Counselor to discuss how these credits will impact their academic plans. For an explanation of scores and transfer credits, click here.


International Baccalaureate Examinations (IB)

Brookdale recognizes the rigor of the International Baccalaureate program and grants college credit for students who demonstrate strong performance on Higher Level exams. For an explanation of scores and transfer credit, click here.

Approved International Evaluators

Approved International Academic Credential Evaluation Organizations

Nontraditional Transfer Options

Brookdale may grant credit for learning experiences outside of the traditional college classroom. Look below for the opportunities available to our students for earning college credit non-traditionally.

Online Institutions

Online institutions offer course that may have credit recommendations from the American Council on Education (ACE) or the National College Credit Recommendation Service (National CCRS). Please send Official ACE transcripts to the Admissions Office or submit in a sealed envelope from the issuing institution.

Training Programs

Some public organizations, corporations, or vocational schools offer courses that do have credit recommendations from the American Council on Education (ACE) or the National College Credit Recommendation Service (National CCRS).

Official documentation must be submitted to Brookdale. To request a copy of an ACE transcript contact:

American Council on Education
Registry of Credit Recommendation
Office of Educational Credit and Credentials
One Dupont Circle
Washington DC 20036-1193
202-939-9434
www.acenet.edu

To contact the National College Credit Recommendation Service:

National College Credit Recommendation Service (National CCRS)
USNY-Regents Research Fund
89 Washington Ave
Education Building-Room 960
Albany, NY 12234
518-486-2070
www.nationalccrs.org

Military Experience

Visit Brookdale’s Center for Veteran Services


Credit may be granted for military experience. Students must submit an official copy of their military experience to Brookdale.

Army, Marine Corp, Navy and Coast Guard Service Members and Veterans can request an official copy of their Joint Services Transcripts

Air Force personnel, when appropriate, also submit official transcripts from the Community College of the Air Force. Requests can be made by writing:

Registrar – Community College of the Air Force
Maxwell Air Force Base
Alabama, 36112
http://ww.au.af.mil/au/ccaf/

A DD214 is a transfer or discharge report from the military. Veterans may obtain a copy of this report from:

The National Personnel Records Center
Military Personnel Records
9700 Page Blvd.
St Louis, MO 63132-5100
http://vetrecs.archives.gov/

Police Academy Credit

Brookdale has agreed to award college credit for selected courses based upon instruction received at the Monmouth County Police Academy or the Ocean County Police Academy. Please see below for your years of attendance to be linked to the agreements and determine the number of credits you may be eligible for provided you meet all of the listed criteria.

Monmouth County and Ocean County Police Academy Students will be eligible to receive the credits listed above by meeting the following criteria:

  1. Complete the appropriate Monmouth County or Ocean County Police Academy program, which will be evidenced by a certification provided by officials of the Police Academy.
  2. Apply for admission to Brookdale Community College and matriculate within 36 months from the completion of the Police Academy program or be employed as a Police Officer (or Special Law Enforcement Officer II for graduates of that program).
  3. Take the New Jersey College Placement Test (Accuplacer) or present evidence, as designated by college officials, which would permit exemption.
  4. Students who graduated from the Monmouth County Police Academy programs in Fall 2008 or later and graduates of the Ocean County Police Academy must also enroll at Brookdale and successfully complete twelve credits of college-level courses with a grade of C of higher to be eligible for the credits.

Students who graduated from the Monmouth County Police Academy between Fall 2000 and Spring 2008 may have the following credits awarded:

CRJU 101 – Intro to Criminal Justice System – 3 credits
CJRU 226 – Criminal Law – 3 credits
FITN 105 – Personal Fitness – 2 credits
FITN 278 – Red Cross Emergency Response – 3 credits

Students who graduated from the Monmouth County Police Academy between Fall 2008 and Spring 2019 may have the following credits awarded:

CRJU 101 – Intro to Criminal Justice System – 3 credits
CJRU 125 – Police Role in the Community – 3 credits
CRJU 202 – Criminal Investigation – 3 credits
CRJU 226 – Criminal Law – 3 credits
FITN 107 – Physical Fitness – 2 credits
FITN 106 – Fitness Workouts – 1 credit
FITN 177 – Community First Aid & Professional CPR – 2 credits
FITN 167 – Weight Training – 1 credit
FITN 278 – Red Cross Emergency Response – 3 credits

Students who graduated from the Monmouth County Police Academy Special Law Enforcement Officer II program between Fall 2008 and Spring 2019 may have the following credits awarded:

CRJU 101 – Intro to Criminal Justice System – 3 credits
CJRU 125 – Police Role in the Community – 3 credits
CRJU 226 – Criminal Law – 3 credits
FITN 107 – Physical Fitness – 2 credits
FITN 106 – Fitness Workouts – 1 credit
FITN 177 – Community First Aid & Professional CPR – 2 credits
FITN 278 – Red Cross Emergency Response- 3 credits

Students who graduated from the Monmouth County Police Academy in Fall 2019 or later may have the following credits awarded:

CRJU 101 – Intro to Criminal Justice System – 3 credits
CJRU 125 – Police Role in the Community – 3 credits
CRJU 202 – Criminal Investigation – 3 credits
CRJU 226 – Criminal Law – 3 credits
FITN 107 – Physical Fitness – 2 credits
FITN 106 – Fitness Workouts – 1 credit
FITN 177 – Community First Aid & Professional CPR – 2 credits
FITN 167 – Weight Training – 1 credit

Students who graduated from the Monmouth County Police Academy Special Law Enforcement Officer II program in Fall 2019 or later may have the following credits awarded:

CRJU 101 – Intro to Criminal Justice System – 3 credits
CJRU 125 – Police Role in the Community – 3 credits
CRJU 226 – Criminal Law – 3 credits
FITN 107 – Physical Fitness – 2 credits
FITN 106 – Fitness Workouts – 1 credit
FITN 177 – Community First Aid & Professional CPR – 2 credits

Upon receipt of the official documentation, an evaluation will be performed. Please log into your WebAdvisor account to see if the evaluation of credits has been performed

Ocean County Police Academy Information

New Jersey Department of Corrections

Brookdale has an articulation agreement with the New Jersey Department of Corrections to award up to 15 non-duplicative credits to instructors and staff who successfully complete the coursework outlined in the agreement. For more information about the agreement please contact Admissions Office at (732) 224-1857.

FITN-105 Personal Fitness, 2 creditsFITN-106 Fitness Workouts, 1 credit
EDUC-216 Classroom Techniques, 3 credits
CRJU-101 Intro to Criminal Justice, 3 credits
CRJU-127 Into to Corrections, 3 credits
CRJU-226 Criminal Law, 3 credits

Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

Brookdale has agreed to award 6 college credits (FITN 176) to Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) who obtained their certification through the NJ Department of Health. Students can have the NJ Department of Health send an official verification of their certification to the college, submit a notarized copy of their current certificate, or provide a current EMT card to the college. Official documents should be sent or brought to the Admissions office.

Students will receive credit if certification is current (certification is current for 3 years from date of issuance).

If you have specific questions or need assistance, contact The Office of Admissions at admissions@brookdalecc.edu or 732-224-1857.


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