Mass Transfer
MassTransfer integrates and replaces Joint Admissions, Transfer Compact, and the Tuition Advantage Program. For full details about the MassTransfer policy, please see the Transfer Advisor or go to www.mass.edu.
Students planning to transfer to one of the state-supported universities or colleges in Massachusetts are eligible for MassTransfer. MassTransfer provides community college graduates who complete designated associate degrees with the benefits of the full transfer and applicability of credit, guaranteed admission (2.5 college-level GPA or higher), and a tuition discount 3.0 collegelevel GPA or higher). MassTransfer also provides students in the Massachusetts public higher education system the intermediate goal of completing a portable general education transfer block which will satisfy the general education/distribution/core requirements across institutions.
I. Students completing an associate degree program under MassTransfer will graduate with a minimum of 60 credit hours and complete the following 34-credit general education transfer block, exclusive of development coursework:
General Education Transfer Block
English Composition/Writing 6 credit hours
Behavioral and Social Sciences 9 credit hours
Humanities and Fine Arts 9 credit hours
Natural or Physical Science 7 credit hours
Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning 3 credit hours
Total credits 34 credit hours
Benefits for students who complete associate degrees under MassTransfer are:
Minimal Final GPA
2.0 GPA
- No admission fee or essay
- Guaranteed, full transfer of a minimum of 60 credits applied to the bachelor’s degree, if admitted
2.5 GPA
- Guaranteed admission, plus all of the above benefits
3.0 GPA
- A 33% tuition waiver, plus all of the above benefits
Stipulations: If students change their major or if the linked baccalaureate program requires a higher grade point average or specific courses which are required of native students, MassTransfer students must meet these requirements. If, because of space or fiscal limitations, the receiving institution does not admit all qualified applicants to a given major or program, the receiving institution will use the same criteria for MassTransfer applicants as it does for its native students.
II. Students completing the general education transfer block (without earning a degree) at any Massachusetts higher education institution with a 2.0 or higher grade point average will earn the 34 credit hours outlined above, exclusive of developmental coursework.
Benefits for students who complete associate degrees under MassTransfer are:
Minimal Final GPA
2.0 GPA
- Automatic satisfaction of the general education/distribution/core requirements at the receiving institution, with the receiving institution able to add no more than six additional credits/two courses, if admitted.
Stipulation: Students enrolled in a specific major or degree program may be required to take additional courses if these courses are specifically required for their major or program and are required of native students.
Additional Transfer Opportunities
North Shore Community College has developed articulation agreements designed to ease the transfer process. Four year colleges and universities review NSCC curriculum and agree to accept a program in its entirety (or a major portion of a specific program) into a comparable Bachelor degree. NSCC has a number of agreements that enable our graduates to transfer seamlessly into Bachelor Programs, both in public and private institutions. Please contact our Transfer Counselor, or visit our website www.northshore.edu/transfer_services/, for current articulation agreements and transfer information.