Admission Procedure - Transfer Applicants

1. APPLICATION FORM. Signed and completed application.

2. APPLICATION FEE.
Massachusetts Resident/Out-of-State Student: $25
International: $40

3. SECONDARY SCHOOL RECORD. Submit an official, final high school transcript indicating date of graduation. All transcripts must bear the official stamp or seal of the high school. (Students with a GED must have an official score report forwarded to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and submit an official high school transcript for the period high school was attended.)

4. REQUIRED EXAMINATIONS. SAT is required of transfer applicants, unless the applicant graduated from high school prior to 2004 or has completed 30 or more credit hours of college credit at the time of the application. Official score results must be forwarded directly to the College from the College Board in Princeton, N.J. The College Board Code for FSC is 3519.

5. COLLEGE TRANSCRIPTS. Submit official transcripts from all colleges and universities ever attended. If a student is enrolled elsewhere at the time of acceptance, a final official transcript for that semester must be submitted prior to the commencement of studies at Framingham State College. All applicants must disclose all colleges/universities ever attended regardless of whether courses were finished or credit was received. Failure to disclose this information may result in denial of admission or retroactive administrative withdrawal from the college without refund or course credits.

Please note: Only transcripts forwarded directly from the college or university the applicant attended to the Undergraduate Admissions Office at Framingham State College are considered official transcripts. No decisions can be made by the Admissions Committee without official transcripts.

6. COURSES IN PROGRESS. List all courses in progress or courses that will be completed prior to enrollment at Framingham State College. Please indicate the exact course titles, numbers, and credit hours.

7. DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES. Applicants who have not been attending college continuously since graduation from high school should submit a resume or summary of activities which accounts for all time periods since leaving high school.

8. CLEP/AP. Applicants presenting CLEP (College Level Examination Program) examinations or AP (Advanced Placement) examinations for college credit must have official results forwarded directly to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions for evaluation. Please list the exams taken on the application under the "Advanced Placement or CLEP Examinations" section of the application.

All materials should be submitted as early as possible. Priority filing dates are as follows:

Fall semester (September entrance)..............February 15

Spring semester (January entrance)..............December 1

After these dates, contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office to determine whether applications are still being accepted. Please note that on-campus housing and certain majors may not be available to students completing their applications after the February 15 and December 1 priority filing dates.

Transfer applications are welcome at Framingham State College, and each year more than 500 students are admitted to the College with advanced standing. Transfer credit is awarded for college-level courses completed at regionally accredited colleges and universities in the liberal arts and sciences as well as many professional courses. Transfer credit is given only for courses in which the student received a grade of C- or higher. The quality point average of transfer students is computed only on courses taken at Framingham State College. A detailed course-by-course analysis is completed after an applicant has submitted the required deposit.

Students must complete a minimum of 32 courses, including 12 courses for general education and 20 courses for major and related requirements. A minimum of eight (8) credit-bearing courses must be taken at Framingham State College to complete residency requirements. Transfer students must complete a minimum of five (5) Framingham State College courses in their major department and, if applicable, three (3) Framingham State College courses in their minor department.

Once a student is accepted to the College as a degree candidate, all official transcripts are sent to the Office of Student Records and Registration Services to be reviewed by the transfer evaluator. All approved courses accepted in transfer will be awarded Framingham State College course credit in an amount equal to the cumulative total number of semester credits transferred divided by four (4) and rounded to the nearest whole number. For example, if a student has five 3-credit courses (15 credit hours) accepted in transfer, four (4) Framingham State College course credits will be awarded (an equivalent of 16 credit hours).

Note: Applicants to the upper division nursing program (R.N.s only) should refer to the Nursing section of the catalog for additional information on requirements.

MASSACHUSETTS STATE COLLEGE AND
COMMUNITY COLLEGE JOINT ADMISSIONS AGREEMENT

All Massachusetts residents and out-of-state first-time students who are admitted to a designated transfer program of studies at a Massachusetts state community college may choose to apply simultaneously to an approved program at Framingham State College. Students must earn a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 and an associate degree in a designated transfer program of studies in order to guarantee admission to Framingham State College. Please be advised that not all majors/programs are available under this agreement.

MASSACHUSETTS COMMONWEALTH TRANSFER COMPACT

The 1984 and 1990 Massachusetts Commonwealth Liberal Arts Transfer Compact Agreements state that the College will accept in transfer a maximum of 64 credits earned in an associate degree program from a Massachusetts community college. The applicant must have been awarded an associate degree and must have completed a minimum of 60 semester hours of undergraduate college-level study exclusive of developmental course work.

The 1984 Transfer Compact requires that the 60 hours include (a) 6 hours of English composition/writing; (b) 9 hours of behavioral/social sciences; (c) 9 hours of humanities/fine arts; (d) 9 hours of mathematics/sciences; and (e) 27 hours of college-level electives.

The 1990 Transfer Compact requires that the 60 hours include (a) 6 hours of English composition/writing; (b) 9 hours of behavioral/social sciences; (c) 9 hours of humanities/fine arts; (d) 8 hours of sciences with lab.; (e) 3 hours of college-level mathematics; and (f) 25 hours of college-level electives.

At the time of application, an official transcript must be submitted which indicates that a Commonwealth Liberal Arts Transfer Compact program is being followed. Upon completion of the associate degree, a final official transcript must be submitted which indicates that all Transfer Compact requirements have been met. In certifying that a student has Commonwealth Liberal Arts Transfer Compact status, the community college is responsible for identifying whether the student meets the 1984 or the 1990 Transfer Compact requirements. Currently enrolled students will be certified as Transfer Compact students if they meet either the 1984 or the 1990 Transfer Compact requirements. Students entering the community colleges in the fall of 1990 or later must meet the 1990 Transfer Compact requirements.

For a complete list of the General Education Requirements at FSC, click here.