Undergraduate Requirements

Undergraduate degree programs require a minimum of 120 credits for graduation. Students may transfer a maximum number of 90 credits into a BA, BAL, BS, or BSW degree. The maximum number of credits that may be transferred into a BFA Program is 66 credits. 

Transfer students receive a tentative credit evaluation within two weeks of their acceptance. Incoming freshmen who provide an official college transcript when submitting their application file will also receive a tentative credit evaluation within two weeks of acceptance. 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.

A credit evaluation provides an estimate of the number of credit hours and semesters needed to complete a degree program at Lesley. These calculations are the result of dividing the number of credits students have left to complete by the average number of credits taken during a typical semester at Lesley (15). This is an estimate only. It will take longer to complete their degree if students take fewer than 15 credits each semester. Course availability, prerequisites, timing of scheduled courses, completion of MTELs for education majors, and required internships/field placements may also increase the amount of time it takes to complete their degree.

PLEASE NOTE:

15 credits = 2nd semester freshman

30 credits = 1st semester sophomore

45 credits = 2nd semester sophomore

60 credits = 1st semester junior