Community College Partnerships
Lesley University partners with local community colleges to provide pathways to bachelor’s degree completion. Associate’s degree holders from specific local community colleges can transfer their earned credits into a corresponding bachelor’s degree program offered by Lesley University and taught online, at Lesley University’s Cambridge campus, or on select community college campuses.
Bachelor’s Degree Completion Programs on the Bunker Hill Community College Campus
Lesley University offers four bachelor’s degree completion programs on the Bunker Hill campus:
- Bachelor of Science in Business Management
- Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
- Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Studies, non-licensure program
- Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science in Liberal Studies
*Certificate in Child Homelessness—students in any of the majors listed above, or students in any program on the Cambridge campus, may also pursue this 15-credit certificate program, as part of their degree plan.
Bachelor’s Degree Completion Programs at the DeMello International Center in New Bedford, MA
- Bachelor of Science in Business Management
- Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
- Bachelor of Science in Human Services
- Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science in Liberal Studies
Bachelor of Science Degree Completion Program on the campus of Urban College of Boston
- Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Studies, non-licensure program
- Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science in Liberal Studies
Admissions Requirements:
- Students interested in pursuing one of Lesley University’s degree completion programs at Bunker Hill CC or the Urban College of Boston should have completed, or be in the process of completing, an associate degree.
- Students must have a 2.5 or higher cumulative academic grade point average (GPA) in their associate degree
- Apply online at lesley.edu/admissions-aid/how-to-apply/undergraduate-programs.
The application process is the same as that described above under Bachelor’s Degree Completion Programs.
Admitted students with an Associate Degree will receive 60 transfer credits toward their 120-credit Lesley Bachelor's Degree (Transfer credit decisions are based on Lesley's transfer policies). Additional transfer credits will be considered on an individual basis.