Credit for Uniformed Members of Service (NYPD, FDNY, DOC)
New York City Police Department officers, who completed their training in July 2007 or thereafter, may receive up to 36 credits for completion of the Recruit Academic Program at the New York City Police Department Academy. Credit will be awarded for the following courses, provided these have not previously been completed as regular college courses: CJBS 377 (3 credits), CJBS 378 (4 credits), CRJ elective (3 credits), LAW 204 (4 credits), LAW 212 (3 credits), PED elective (5 credits), PSC 107 (3 credits), PSC 202 (3 credits), PSC elective (4 credits), and PSC elective (4 credits).
New York City Department of Correction officers may receive up to 18 credits for completion of recruit training. Credit will be awarded for the following courses, provided these have not previously been completed as regular college courses: CJBS 101 (3 credits), COR 101 (3 credits), COR 201 (3 credits), COR 282 (3 credits), COR elective (3 credits), SOC elective (3 credits), PED elective (3 credits).
New York City Fire Department personnel who completed their training in July 2017 or thereafter, may receive up to 17 credits for completion of the probationary firefighter school. Credit will be awarded based on the student's FDNY transcript and include FIS 101 (3 credits), FIS elective (6 credits), ESA elective (2 credits), PSC elective (3 credits), and PED elective (3 credits) provided that they have not previously been completed as a regular college courses.
NYPD, FDNY, and DOC students who have successfully completed a training program that has been evaluated by the College for the award of credit or a program that has been recommended for the award of credit by the American Council on Education (ACE) or the National College Credit Recommendation Service (NCCRS), must apply to the Office of Testing and Evaluation for the application of this credit toward their undergraduate degree. Applicants must provide documentation in support of their requests. A statement or transcript indicating subjects taken, grades received, dates of attendance, and the number of hours of participation must be sent directly to the Office of Testing and Evaluation from the agency that has provided the training.
Note: credit awards depend upon the date trainings were completed.