Transfer Students

A student who has completed secondary education and has matriculated into a degree program at another college or university may apply as a transfer student. The maximum number of credit hours that may be transferred into a BA, BAL, BS, or BSW degree is 90 credits. The maximum number of credits that may be transferred into a BFA program is 66 credits.

All transfer applicants must submit a completed application along with the following credentials:

• official secondary school transcript or high school equivalency (GED or HiSet). Applicants with 24 or more earned college-level credits are waived from this requirement.

• official college transcript from each institution previously attended may be submitted electronically or by mailing to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions Lesley University 29 Everett Street Cambridge, MA 02138. For transcripts to be considered official, they must be sent to Lesley directly from the sending institution 

• students who have 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 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).

Students applying to transfer into a BFA program within the Art and Design area must submit a digital portfolio of 10 - 15 pieces with first-year foundation studio skills clearly demonstrated along with an artist statement.

As a general rule, accepted transfer students present a 2.5 or higher cumulative grade point average in previous college-level work.

Admissions decisions are "need blind," made without consideration as to whether a student is applying for financial assistance. Guaranteed merit-based scholarships are available for transfer students at the point of admission.

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.