Cross Registration & Off-Campus Study: Guidelines & Instructions
Matriculated students at SUNY Plattsburgh must obtain campus approval prior to taking courses hosted at another institution in order to evaluate transferability and applicability to degree requirements.
SUNY Plattsburgh tuition and financial aid may be applied to courses that are essential for on-time graduation and are taken at another SUNY institution through cross registration.
Alternatively, students may choose to take courses at other institutions that are not essential for on-time graduation. Students are responsible to pay the other institution directly for all applicable tuition and fees for this type of off-campus study.
- Main Campus Students
If you are considering taking a course at another campus, consult with your advisor to discuss how the course fits into your academic plan. Refer to the information below to identify if the course you wish to take off-campus is eligible for cross registration. For assistance with this process, please contact the registrar’s office at [email protected].
Cross Registration
Cross registration may be available for students in good academic standing if the course you want to take at another SUNY institution is:
- Applicable to your degree; and,
- Essential for allowing you to graduate on-time.
Cross registration applies the tuition or financial aid from SUNY Plattsburgh to the course at the other SUNY campus.
To apply for cross registration, complete the Cross-Registration and Off-Campus Study Approval Form [Fillable]. After receipt of this form, the registrar’s office will email you at your plattsburgh.edu account to notify you whether the course is eligible for cross-registration. The email will include further instructions to fill out the SUNY online application that is required in those cases.
Off-Campus Study
Courses that do not meet the criteria for cross registration may be taken at another institution, however you are responsible to pay that institution directly for all applicable tuition and fees. Speak to your advisor and/or department chairperson to ensure you choose a course that best fits your goals and academic plan.
- If the course you would like to take appears on the Transfer Credit Equivalencies Table as the Plattsburgh equivalent you expect, you may take the course without prior approval.
- If the course you would like to take does not appear on the Transfer Credit Equivalencies Table or it appears but has a different course in the “PSU Course” column than you prefer it to transfer in as, or it has no course listed in the “PSU Course” column, you must complete the Cross-Registration and Off-Campus Study Approval Form [Fillable] and attach a course description for each course. Plattsburgh reserves the right to deny the transfer of credits/courses that have not been pre-approved and are not on the Transfer Credit Equivalencies Table.
Important Information for All Students
Be aware that if you take a course at another institution that is not eligible for cross registration the following will apply:
- A minimum grade of D is required for transfer, unless a grade higher than D is required in that course. Transfer grades do not count toward your Plattsburgh GPA.
- You will not receive duplicate credit if the course is a repeat of courses completed at Plattsburgh or previously transferred from another institution.
- You must earn 30 of your last 36 credits required for your degree at Plattsburgh to meet the senior residency requirement (RN-to-B.S. nursing majors, students in a SUNY-approved study abroad program, and students required to complete their final coursework off-campus are exempt from this requirement).
- Undergraduate students are allowed a maximum of 67 credits to transfer from a two-year college and a maximum of 84 credits to transfer from a four-year college.
- Graduate students may transfer a maximum of 12 credits from another institution.
- It is your responsibility to request an official transcript to be forwarded to Plattsburgh’s registrar’s office within one semester of completing the course.
- You may only receive federal and state aid for courses that are required for your degree. If you enroll in courses that are not required for your degree, you may lose all or a portion of your financial aid. You must discuss or plan to discuss the impact of this off-campus-study on your eligibility for financial aid with the financial aid office.
- Only courses taken and repeated at SUNY Plattsburgh will count towards your GPA. You may repeat a course off-campus to satisfy a requirement without affecting your existing GPA.
- Students should be aware that course or campus specific fees associated with the cross-registered
course may be added to their SUNY Plattsburgh bill as the information is made available
by the host campus. New York State students taking cross-registered coursework at
community colleges are required to obtain a residency certificate in order to qualify
for the in-state rate. Please consult with the host campus directly regarding this
in order to avoid additional fees. Students may contact Student Financial Services
at 518-564-2072 or [email protected]
regarding how cross-registration may impact their bill and financial aid.
- Queensbury Campus Students
If you are considering taking a course at another campus, consult with your advisor to discuss how the course fits into your academic plan. Refer to the information below to identify if the course you wish to take off-campus is eligible for cross registration. For assistance with this process, please contact the Queensbury campus office at [email protected].
Cross Registration at SUNY Adirondack
Cross registration at SUNY Adirondack may be available if you are a full-time student (at least 12 credit hours total) at the Queensbury campus and the course you want to take at SUNY Adirondack is:
- Applicable to your degree; and,
- Essential for allowing you to graduate on-time.
Cross registration applies the tuition or financial aid from SUNY Plattsburgh to the course at the other SUNY campus. You may cross register at SUNY Adirondack for a maximum of two courses during any one academic year (fall and/or spring semesters only).
To apply for cross registration, complete the Queensbury Cross-Registration Form [Fillable] , and complete the online SUNY application from the link on the form.
Cross Registration to Somewhere Other Than SUNY Adirondack
Cross registration may be available if the course you want to take at another SUNY institution is:
- Applicable to your degree; and,
- Essential for allowing you to graduate on-time.
Cross registration applies the tuition or financial aid from SUNY Plattsburgh to the course at the other SUNY campus.
To apply for cross registration, complete the Cross-Registration and Off-Campus Study Approval [Fillable] Form. After receipt of this form, the registrar’s office will email you at your plattsburgh.edu account to notify you whether the course is eligible for cross-registration. The email will include further instructions to fill out the SUNY online application that is required in those cases.
Off-Campus Study
Courses that do not meet the criteria for cross registration may be taken at another institution, however you are responsible to pay that institution directly for all applicable tuition and fees. Speak to your advisor and/or the assistant to the dean to ensure you choose a course that best fits your goals and academic plan.
- If the course you would like to take appears on the Transfer Credit Equivalencies Table as the Plattsburgh equivalent you expect, you may take the course without prior approval.
- If the course you would like to take does not appear on the Transfer Credit Equivalencies Table or it appears but has a different course in the “PSU Course” column than you prefer it to transfer in as, or it has no course listed in the “PSU Course” column, you must complete the Cross-Registration and Off-Campus Study Approval Form [Fillable] and attach a course description for each course. Plattsburgh reserves the right to deny the transfer of credits/courses that have not been pre-approved and are not on the Transfer Credit Equivalencies Table.
Important Information for All Students
Be aware that if you take a course at another institution that is not eligible for cross registration the following will apply:
- A minimum grade of D is required for transfer, unless a grade higher than D is required in that course. Transfer grades do not count toward your Plattsburgh GPA.
- You will not receive duplicate credit if the course is a repeat of courses completed at Plattsburgh or previously transferred from another institution
- You must earn 30 of your last 36 credits required for your degree at Plattsburgh (RN nursing majors; students in a SUNY-approved study abroad program, and students required to complete their final coursework off-campus are exempt from this requirement).
- Undergraduate students are allowed a maximum of 67 credits to transfer from a two-year college and a maximum of 84 credits to transfer from a four-year college.
- Graduate students may transfer a maximum of 12 credits from another institution.
- It is your responsibility to request an official transcript to be forwarded to Plattsburgh’s registrar’s office within one semester of completing the course.
- You may only receive federal and state aid for courses that are required for your degree. If you enroll in courses that are not required for your degree, you may lose all or a portion of your financial aid. You must discuss or plan to discuss the impact of this off-campus study on your eligibility for financial aid with the financial aid office.
- Only courses taken and repeated at SUNY Plattsburgh will count towards your GPA. You may repeat a course off-campus to satisfy requirement without affecting your existing GPA.
- You will need to complete forty-five (45) upper-division (300 or 400 level) credits for graduation.
- Students should be aware that course or campus specific fees associated with the cross-registered
course may be added to their SUNY Plattsburgh bill as the information is made available
by the host campus. New York State students taking cross-registered coursework at
community colleges are required to obtain a residency certificate in order to qualify
for the in-state rate. Please consult with the host campus directly regarding this
in order to avoid additional fees. Students may contact Student Financial Services
at 518-564-2072 or [email protected]
regarding how cross-registration may impact their bill and financial aid.
- SUNY Cross Registration Host Students
- SUNY Plattsburgh welcomes SUNY cross registration host students to participate in fall, winter, spring and summer terms.
- Following approval of your SUNY cross registration request by your home campus, the request will be reviewed by our department chairs. When a course has a prerequisite, host students are required to submit an unofficial transcript for the department chair to review. Transcripts can be uploaded to the documents within the SUNY cross registration portal. A representative from the registrar’s office will share your transcript with the department chair.
- Following approval by our department chair, host students will be asked to submit a Non Matriculated Application Form.
- Host students will be registered by the registrar’s office staff. Host students will receive a registration confirmation email with SUNY Plattsburgh student email address and information on how to access your course.
- For important registration dates and deadlines review the non-matriculated section of our Registration Dates & Forms page.