Policies

Undergraduate applicants who are interested in transferring to a state university or UMass campus must meet one of the following criteria: Applicants must have earned between 12 and 23 transferable college credits and a minimum 2.5 college GPA; or Applicant must have earned up to 23 transferable college credits and a minimum 2.0 college GPA, and must also submit a high school transcript that meets the admission standards for freshman applicants; or Applicants must have earned 24 or more transferable credits and a minimum 2.0 college GPA. Transferable college credits are those that will be accepted by the institution to which the student is applying; they do not need to be transferrable to a specific degree program at the institution.

Important to note: students coded as meeting the General Education Foundation (masstransfer) requirements will have a majority of their transfer credits populated under the free electives column of their degreeworks audit.

Tuition & Applicable Fees are Frozen *Back-dated to the semester the Participation Form was signed Students Receive a 10% Rebate of Tuition & Applicable Fees Each Semester Participants are Eligible for the MassTransfer Tuition Credit at State University or UMass Campuses Guaranteed Admission to the State University or UMass Campus *Admission to the major depends on available space and satisfaction of any special admissions requirements Guaranteed Transfer of Credits Application Fees, Essays, and Letters of Recommendation are Waived *All benefits subject to conditions in the "Program Terms" document below--in-state residency is a minimum requirement of all financial benefits Fact Sheet (.PDF) FAQ Program Terms (.PDF) Fact Sheet (.PDF) FAQ Program Terms (.PDF) Fact Sheet (.PDF) FAQ's Program Terms (.PDF) --

Even though a course may be accepted as transfer credit, it may not be accepted as credit toward the major but instead would be considered an elective. Transferred courses may be subject to minimum grade requirements.

-- The University does not limit the amount of transfer credits a student can bring in as Elective Credit as long as the Course Residency Requirements are met. Framingham State University may accept credit in other areas, but only as "Open Elective Transfer Credit.". Stipulations that apply to transfer credit include: Transfer credit is awarded for college-level courses only. Transfer credit is given only for courses in which the student received a grade of C- (1.70/4.00 scale) or higher. Note: Exceptions for Spring 2020 coursework will be made where coursework with a passing grade lower than a C- (1.70/4.00) will be accepted in transfer. Transfer credits and grades will not affect the Institutional GPA, but will be used in determining attempted credits when determining academic standing. Once a student is accepted to the University as a degree candidate, all official transcripts are sent to the Office of the University Registrar to be reviewed by the transfer credit evaluator. All approved courses accepted in transfer will be awarded

Reverse transfer credits back to the community college to complete an associate degree.

You must earn grades on courses taken at your current state university or UMass campus sufficient to meet your former community college’s transfer credit minimum grade requirement.

Courses that are not in the dictionary will be evaluated upon acceptance to the university Transfer credit policies may be found online at:.