Transfer Students Coming to NYU

Welcome to the NYU Mathematics Department at CAS! Transfer students will find all of the information they need to help get started below:

While the Math Department may evaluate courses for equivalency, all students must consult their home school adviser/advising teams to determine if their school's transfer credit policy permits them to transfer in the course for credit. Even if the Math Department approves a course for equivalency, a student's home school transfer credit policy may not allow for the course to be transferred in. Students must always consult with their home school advising team first before enrolling in a course outside NYU. 

Transfer Course Equivalencies

In order to receive MATH-UA course credit, the Mathematics Department must first determine if the course(s) students completed at their previous institution(s) are equivalent to our MATH-UA courses here at NYU. To check transfer course equivalencies, incoming external transfer students must email math.transfer@nyu.edu with a PDF copy of their official transcript and math course syllabi from their previous institution. 

If we are unfamiliar with an institution and/or their math courses, a department advisor will have the student fill out an equivalency review request form.  Department leadership will then evaluate and determine whether the transfer course is equivalent to any MATH-UA courses offered at NYU. The Mathematics Department can only evaluate external math courses. We cannot evaluate non-math courses. Students should contact the corresponding departments for each non-math course to be evaluated.

With the exception of courses taught online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, credit cannot be awarded for courses in which a majority of the assessment is conducted in an asynchronous or self-paced format, or distance-learning environment. 

Transfer Courses: Major Credit

No more than half of a major can be completed with transfer course credits, the remainder of the courses must be taken at NYU.

  • The Math Major requires 13 courses, and only 6 math courses can be completed with transfer credit.
  • The Joint Math and Computer Science Major requires 10 math courses, and only 6 math courses can be completed with transfer credit. Furthermore, a maximum of 9 courses total for the entire joint major can be completed with transfer credit.
  • The Joint Math and Economics Major requires 9 math courses, and only 6 math courses can be completed with transfer credit. Furthermore, a maximum of 9 courses total for the entire joint major can be completed with transfer credit.
  • The Joint Math and Data Science Major requires 9 math courses, and only 6 math courses can be completed with transfer credit. Furthermore, a maximum of 9 courses total for the entire joint major can be completed with transfer credit.

If a student happens to have more than half of the major credits equivalent from transfer courses, they will still be able to use them for placement/prerequisite purposes and possibly towards their 128 graduation credits, but they will not be able to count towards their major requirements.

Major Requirements

For a complete list of all Math Major Requirements, Guidelines, and Math Major Checklists, please visit the Major and Minor Requirements page.

For details on how to declare a Math Major, students should visit the Declaring a Major or Minor page.

Math Advising


For all matters concerning undergraduate math transfer courses, please contact our dedicated email address: math.transfer@nyu.edu

All Math Major Transfer Students will receive an assigned Math Faculty Advisor a few weeks before registering for their second semester at NYU.

More information and links to useful resources can be found on our Advisement page.

Activities & Research

The Mathematics Department offers students many opportunities to get involved with math outside of the classroom. These opportunities include the Math Major Peer Mentor Program, the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience, Math Competitions, The Math Society, the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics NYU Chapter, and the Association for Women in Mathematics. Information on all of these great opportunities, and others, can be found on the Activities & Research page. We encourage all transfer students to get involved!

For more Transfer Student information, please visit the CAS New Student Center.