Bachelor's Degree Completion Programs (on-campus in Cambridge and online)

Admissions Requirements:

Application instructions are online here: https://lesley.edu/admissions-aid/how-to-apply/undergraduate-programs

Required documentation:

• Official Transcript from each institution previously attended may be submitted either electronically or by mailing to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions Lesley University 29 Everett Street Cambridge, MA 02138. 

• Applicants with less than 24 earned college credits must submit an official high school transcript or an official copy of their Graduate Equivalency Diploma (G.E.D. or HiSet). Transcripts must be original documents bearing the official high school stamp and date of graduation. Documents must be submitted electronically or sent to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, Lesley University, 29 Everett Street Cambridge, MA 02138, in envelopes sealed by the granting institution.

• Students with earned college credit from an institution outside of the U.S. must have their transcripts evaluated by a credential evaluation service and forwarded to the Undergraduate Admissions Office. Agencies include: World Education Services (WES); Credential Evaluation Services (CED), or the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO).

For credit to be reviewed for transfer the following is required:

• Official Transcripts (sent electronically or mailed directly from the granting institution to Lesley bearing the official institutional stamp) and conferred by regionally accredited colleges or universities.

• Students who have earned college credit from outside the US must submit a translated, official, course-by-course evaluation by a credential evaluation service to the Undergraduate Admissions Office. Agencies available to do this evaluation include: World Education Services (WES); Credential Evaluation Services (CED), or the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO).

• NOTE: Catalog course descriptions or a syllabus from granting institutions may be required prior to credits being successfully transferred to Lesley University.

• Proof of English Language Proficiency is required for all applicants whose native language is not English.

Massachusetts Independent College Transfer Guarantee (Mass Guarantee)

Lesley University participates in the Mass Guarantee program. Any student with an associate degree from a Massachusetts community college and a minimum GPA of 2.5 is guaranteed acceptance to Lesley. There is also a guaranteed transfer of all associate degree credits earned.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. The Office of Undergraduate Admissions works with students to complete their application file. Once all application requirements are met, the completed application is then presented to the Admissions Committee for review. Admitted students are assigned a professional Academic Advisor. The Academic Advisor will review prior learning experience and discuss the student's goals. Up to 90 transfer credits may be applied toward Lesley’s 120-credit BA programs and up to 66 credits may be applied to BFA programs. Students may also earn up to 45 transfer credits (which are counted towards the maximum allowable 90 transfer credits) by documenting college-level knowledge gained via life and work experience, through our Prior Learning Assessment course (PLA).  

In determining which credits may transfer, every effort is made to match courses with their Lesley degree equivalents. College-level courses with grades of C- or better are eligible for transfer credit. Students who transfer in a full Associate’s degree may receive credit for all passed courses that applied to the associate degree. Courses taken for a pass/fail grade will be eligible for transfer with a "P" grade.

Our academic advisors work with students from initial degree planning through to graduation.