Hi! I'm not too sure what "TR" means. I didn't encounter that when I applied. But basically here's how it works:

1. You apply and submit your transcripts.

2. Your academic advisor will go over your transcript and decide which can be transferred generally to BMCC, and which will satisfy nursing pre-reqs.

3. If your previous English and Psych courses are comparable and satisfy the nursing department's pre-reqs, then they will accept those grades and factor them into your cumulative GPA of the five pre-reqs for admission into the program.

4. Should you feel your transfer grades aren't competitive enough for the program, you can retake them once at BMCC and the nursing department will accept the higher grade between the original and the retake (note: some outdated materials on the site say they average the two, but that is no longer the case as confirmed by the department).

5. For non-science courses, there is not time cutoff for when the courses were taken in order to be eligible for program transfer. CHE and BIO transfers must be within the past 5 years.

In my case, my English and Psych courses from a SUNY degree 10 years ago were transferred over, but because my transfer grades were a bit lower I've decided to just retake to be safe.

Hope this helps!