Massachusetts Independent College Undergraduate 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 files. 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 experiences and discuss the student's goals. Up to 90 transfer credits may be applied toward Lesley’s 120-credit BA, BAL, BS, or BSW 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 process (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.