Students who hold a Florida public college associate’s or bachelor’s degree
Students who already hold 1) a Florida College System or Florida State University System AA degree, or 2) a bachelor’s or advanced degree from a regionally accredited college or university—New College acknowledges fulfillment of the College’s Chart Your Course (general education) course requirements, and would assign the following maximum transfer credit:
- 3-semester contracts
- 1 Independent Study Project
- 15 units (equivalent to 60 semester credit hours)
Students who have earned college credits but not a degree
Transfer credit is based on 16 or more transferable semester credit hours, in the following increments:
| Transferable Credit Hours | Units | Semester Contracts |
| 16 – 19 | 4 | 1 semester contract |
| 20 – 35 | 5 | 1 semester contract and 1 ISP |
| 36 – 51 | 9 | 2 semester contracts and 1 ISP |
| 52 or more | 13 | 3 semester contracts and 1 ISP |
Note: 1 unit is the equivalent of 4 credit hours
Every New College student must complete at least four contracts and two ISPs in residence at New College in order to graduate.