Admission Standards - Transfer Applicants

Transfer Grade Point Average Requirements

The following minimum standards have been established for transfer students:

1. 12-23 college-level credit hours and a 2.5 college GPA; OR

2. Up to 23 college-level credit hours, a 2.0 college GPA, and a high school transcript that meets the admissions standards for freshman applicants (SAT I required); OR

3. 24 or more college-level credit hours and a 2.0 college GPA.

Please note that these are minimum standards and meeting them does not guarantee admission to the College.

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.