Transfer Pathway Guides

Students interested in this Competitive Transfer Pathway must complete an MCC program change request and meet specific entrance requirements to be formally accepted.

For those accepted (as indicated by their MCC major): Continuous, full-time enrollment (12 or more credit hours each semester) is required. Enrollment, along with closely following the guide, significantly increases the likelihood of acceptance by the University of Rochester (UR). Student contact information will be shared with UR. Students will complete the Intent to Enroll Form the semester before they intend to transfer.

If not accepted, students can still follow this guide and apply to UR using the Common Application.

All students are strongly encouraged to meet with transfer staff at MCC, transfer admissions staff at UR, and the MCC Optics department.

Important:

• College Now or other Dual Enrollment courses: College coursework taught in high school will NOT be granted transfer credit at UR. See UR transfer credit policies.
• AP, IB, CLEP, & Transfer courses: Credits showing as accepted by MCC may not be transferable. See AP Policies and IB Policies. Contact UR with questions.
• The general transfer credit policy requires a C or better for credit to be awarded. All chemistry courses must be completed with a grade of B or higher for UR. ENG 200 must be a B or better to fulfill Rochester's writing requirement.
• This Competitive Transfer Pathway requires students to take courses at UR while attending MCC. This is called Cross Registration. It is needed to transfer in at junior standing. There is no additional tuition cost for this. Students must take at least 12 MCC credits during the semester they cross register at UR. See the Cross Registration Form (RAC Form) at the bottom of this page for instructions.
• Read notes on the bottom of this page.
• Course substitutions are needed as this transfer pathway does not directly follow the MCC Degree Works worksheet. See the Optics Department Chair for course substitutions.
  

  	MCC Credit Hours	Transferability
  FIRST SEMESTER:
  OPT 110  Introduction to Optical Technology	3	Transferable
  OPT 213  Optical Fabrication and Metrology	4	Technical Elective
  MTH 210  Calculus I	4	MATH 161
  ENG 200 Advanced Composition (grade of B or higher required by UR to satisfy their Writing Requirement)	3	Transferable
  SUNY Gen Ed - WHGA or WLANG: Take ENG 230, GEG 102, HIS 110/153/154, PHL 108/109 or SPA 101	3	Transferable
  	17
  SECOND SEMESTER:
  OPT 235 Advanced Optical Fabrication and Metrology	4	Transferable
  MTH 211 Calculus II	4	MATH 162
  PHY 161 University Physics I	4	PHYS 121
  CROSS REGISTER at UR: OPT 211 Matlab I Click here for Cross-registration information. See form below. Offered in Spring only.	2	OPT 211
  	14
  THIRD SEMESTER:
  MTH 212 Calculus III	4	MATH 164
  PHY 261 University Physics II	4	PHYS 122
  CHE 151 General College Chemistry I (grade of B or higher required by UR)	4	CHEM 131
  CROSS REGISTER at UR: OPT 241 Geometrical Optics Click here for Cross-registration information. See form below.	4	OPT 241
  	16
  FOURTH SEMESTER:
  ENR 253 Circuit Analysis I	4	ECE 111
  OPT 245 Optical Systems	4	Technical Elective
  ENG 105 Introduction to Literature	3	Transferable
  SUNY Gen Ed - DVRS: ENG 108/109/118/201/202/210/217, HED 115, HEG 200, HIS 102/103/104, or PHL 210	3	Transferable
  	14
  TOTAL CREDITS	61
  Notes: See the Optics Department Chair for needed course substitutions if not showing on your Degree Works Worksheet. For transfer course equivalencies, see UR Transfer Credit Equivalency Chart for MCC Courses. Visit UR Transfer web pages for enrollment information and to schedule meetings with UR transfer admissions staff. GPA of 3.0 or higher is advised for acceptance to UR. GPA of 2.0 is required for MCC graduation. See the Optics Department Chair for course substitutions. Optical Systems Technology AAS (OT01) will be the degree the student is audited against and awarded from MCC.

RAC-Form[1][1].pdf

Type: application/pdf Name: RAC-Form[1][1].pdf