Advising Center

The Transfer Credit Policy and the Transfer Equivalencies Database indicate how the Registrar’s Office will apply transfer credit earned from courses taken at other colleges to your new academic degree requirements at Purchase College. While all transfer credits from former institutions are evaluated for credit articulation, some major-specific credits may be ineligible to transfer. In some cases, an evaluation for major-specific courses may be completed by your academic department or by an academic advisor who specializes in your conservatory program.

Note: Undergraduate transfer students in Acting, Design Technology, Film, and Dance must complete eight semesters of coursework within their major at Purchase College in order to graduate.

Start by logging into your MyHeliotrope student portal and paying your deposit, if you haven’t done so already.  

Send all AP scores from College Board to Purchase College. Our college code is 2878.

Send official college transcripts with final grades from each college you attended. Request that official transcripts be emailed directly to the Registrar’s Office at registrar@purchase.edu. Or request the transcripts to be mailed to the address below. Unfortunately, email attachments from the student are considered unofficial and cannot be used to evaluate credits.

SUNY Purchase College
Registrar’s Office
735 Anderson Hill Rd
Purchase, NY 10577

• Review the academic requirements for your major. Go to Academics, select your major, then click on “Requirements” from the right sidebar.
• Watch the short video that will teach you How to Use the Course Search.
• Login to MyHeliotrope to review your Degree Progress Report to see how your transfer credits are being applied to your new degree program and to understand your remaining degree requirements.
• Use the Course Search to prepare a list of open and available courses that satisfy your academic interests and degree requirements that you can review during your advising appointment.
• Prepare a list of questions to ask during your advising appointment. You must communicate with an advisor in order to register for classes. 

• Art+Design: schedule an appointment with Julian Osorio in his Starfish calendar
• General Studies : reach out to schedule an appointment with els.vandenbosch@purchase.edu 
• Law and Justice Studies: reach out to schedule an appointment with laura.ricciardi@purchase.edu 
• Music: reach out to schedule an appointment with Jennifer.undercofler@purchase.edu 
• All other majors: Schedule a Zoom, in-person or phone appointment to discuss your academic plan with a member of the Advising Center  through our online calendar in Starfish. For Zoom and phone appointments, please try to be in a distraction-free space and have access to a tablet or computer.  Thank you!

Starfish is our student success portal and a great way to stay in touch with your advisor, faculty and support staff on campus. Set up your profile and preferences: here’s a video showing you how. Log in to Starfish in your MyHeliotrope page under the “Student” link.

1. Follow the instructions for finding your recommended courses in your MyHeliotrope portal as well as how to register yourself for classes.  

2. Note that you as the student are responsible for knowing which courses you are registered for, as well as all of the important College dates and deadlines:
   • The Academic Calendar has information on add/drop schedules, and course withdrawal deadlines as well as breaks and holidays
   • The Student Financial Services page has two key pages to note:
     • Dates and Deadlines for billing 
     • The Refund Policy has important deadlines regarding your financial liability