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A guide for undergraduate transfer students

Thinking of change? Think UMass Dartmouth.

UMass Dartmouth 1umassd.edu/transfer

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Changing schools can

be a challenging experience.

Here at UMassD, our

academic advisors can be

your strongest advocate,

clearing your path

to a great education.”

Neal Gouck, Assistant Dean Charlton College of Business

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UMass Dartmouth 3umassd.edu/transfer

Whether you want to be close to home or establish a new home, the University

of Massachusetts Dartmouth offers a great academic experience. Our impressive roster of distinguished professors have taught and guided students who now hold positions at Fortune 500 companies and family businesses, leading medical centers and educational organizations, an array of governmental agencies and numerous charitable organizations.

UMass Dartmouth offers you a wide selection of degree programs, a supportive and challenging learning environment, and the advantage of an affordable education.

Choose your college and your major

We have 82 fields of study available in five colleges. Our University Studies curriculum is offered across the colleges to ensure that you gain a global perspective and the critical thinking and communication skills necessary to adapt in a changing world.

College of Arts and Sciences

Charlton College of Business

College of Engineering

College of Nursing

College of Visual and Performing Arts

Transferring from a community college?Or another university?

Considering a degree in a new field?

UMass Dartmouthby the numbers

• 82 fields of study

• 7,400 undergraduate students

• 538; average number of incoming fall transfers

• 140; average number of incoming spring transfers

• 29% of our students are transfer students

• 85% of students who apply for financial aid, receive it

• 51:49 male to female ratio

• 26% undergraduate students of color

• 27 average class size

• 110+ student organizations

• 25 NCAA DIII varsity sports

(only the Online RN to BS is available for transfer students)

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At UMass Dartmouth

You’ll learn. You’ll bond. You’ll have fun with friends and professors. One of the more enduring aspects of your UMass Dartmouth education involves the forming of lifelong friendships.

UMassD has more than 4,000 students living on campus in 14 residence halls. We offer traditional rooms and suites, apartments and townhouses, and even an integrated living/ learning community just for transfer students.

Everybody needs to eat and we have plenty of options on campus. From pizza to stir-fry, sandwiches to salads– there are 14 venues on campus, some open as late as 2 a.m.

Beyond Ring Road

Our academic campus is enclosed by Ring Road, but your education is not. Internships, study abroad, research, and community service experiences will build on your classroom knowledge and prepare you for the future.

The resources you need

ACCESSIBILITYThe Center for Access and Success provides tools that help our students excel. Services include peer note taking, alternative testing arrangements, sign language interpretation, and advising.

WELLNESSUMass Dartmouth’s Health Services is an outpatient facility that evaluates and treats minor problems and helps students with chronic health problems. We also offer access to student health insurance, if you need it.

TRANSPORTATIONYou are allowed to have a car on campus. We also offer the DART shuttle, which makes regular stops all over campus and to popular shopping locations. City buses can take you to New Bedford and Fall River, and a bus can take you from campus to Boston on a daily basis. We also have several Zipcars on campus.

Learning and living

UMass Dartmouth is a warm community that fully embraces cultural diversity for its educational and ethical value as well as its importance to our individual and collective well-being. Whether you live on campus or commute, you’ll find you belong here.

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UMass Dartmouth 5umassd.edu/transfer

MassTransfer for Massachusetts community college graduates

If you have an associate’s degree from any Massachusetts public community college, you may be eligible for MassTransfer:

• No application fee

• Guaranteed admission to UMassD if you have a 2.5 GPA

• 100% tuition waiver if you have a cumulative GPA over 3.0

• Automatic satisfaction of all general education requirements except two upper-level courses

• 60 credits applied toward your UMassD bachelor’s degree

• Early registration for classes

For more information and an application, umassd.edu/transfer/masstransfer

Joint Admissions agreements Joint Admissions agreements guarantee your acceptance to UMass Dartmouth if you complete your associate’s degree and have a GPA of 2.5 or higher from the following schools:

• Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology

• Community College of Rhode Island

• Dean College

• Quincy College

Your application fee is waived when using the Joint Admissions Intent to Enroll form [umassd.edu/transfer/jointadmissions], and accepted students can register at the same time as UMass Dartmouth juniors.

Articulation agreements

UMass Dartmouth maintains agreements with a number of schools to guarantee the transfer of credits for specifically identified programs.

• Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology

• Bristol Community College

• Bunker Hill Community College

• Cape Cod Community College

• Cascadia Community College (Seattle)

• Community College of Rhode Island

• Edmonds Community College (Seattle)

• Framingham State University

• Hanoi University of Science & Technology

• Massasoit Community College

• North Shore Community College

• Quincy College

• Portmont College at Mount St. Mary’s

• Seattle College District

To review these and any new agreements, go to: umassd.edu/transfer/agreements

Transferable credits

Transferable credits are college/university-level credits taken at a regionally accredited institution with content equivalent to a course or appropriate to a curriculum offered at UMass Dartmouth. Courses taken at institutions not holding regional accreditation will be evaluated independently and on a course-by-course basis.

• Most vocational or non-college level courses are not transferable.

• Only credits from courses with a “C-“ or higher grade will transfer and appear on the UMassD transcript.

• The number of college credits that can be applied towards your bachelor’s degree varies depending upon the requirements of your degree major.

• In order to receive a bachelor’s degree from UMassD, transfer students must complete at least 45 credits of coursework at UMassD; and at least 30 of those UMassD credits must be advanced and specialized.

• If a transfer course has been taken more than once at another institution, UMassD will accept the best grade awarded to the student for that course.

• Other credits that may be applied to the UMassD degree include credit by exam (AP, CLEP, IB) and military credits.

To see how your courses will transfer to UMass Dartmouth, go to:https://webapps.umassd.edu/transfers

Transferring previous coursework

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Basics

A transfer applicant must be a high school graduate or GED recipient who has earned college credits from an accredited college or university.

Requirements

• Complete application [umassd.edu/apply] and submit the $60 application fee

• Official transcripts of all previous college or university courses attempted

• A list of your current courses, by course number, title, and credits

• Official high school transcript if applying with fewer than 24 college credits completed

• SAT/ACT test scores if applying with fewer than 24 college credits completed and have been out of high school less than three years

• Visual Arts applicants (excluding Art History): submission of a portfolio

• Music applicants: an audition

• Recommended: submitting catalog course descriptions will help us evaluate your college/university transcripts quickly and accurately

• International applicants: please review additional requirements online at umassd.edu/apply

Application deadlines

Fall enrollment: We recommend a March 1 deadline, but do accept and review applications on a rolling basis.

Spring enrollment: We recommend a December 1 deadline, but do accept and review applications on a rolling basis.

Contact information

[email protected]

Transfer Admissions 508.999.8605

Transfer Advising 508.999.8455

Transfer Credit /Articulation Agreements 508.999.8754

Scholarships and financial aid

Merit scholarships are available for outstanding transfer students for the fall and spring semesters.

Scholarships are based on your application and are renewable. Priority is given to those who apply by March 1 for fall enrollment and December 1 for spring enrollment.

Transfer students are also eligible for need-based financial aid. Studentswho apply for aid must submit the Free Application for Student Aid (FAFSA).

Our Federal Student Code is 002210.

For further information, go to umassd.edu/financialaid

Apply

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You’ll learn.

You’ll bond.

You’ll have fun

with friends

and professors.

Distinctions

#2 out of 16 New England Public

“Regional Universities”ranked by U.S. News & World Report

#20 out of 201 Massachusetts Schools for Return on Investment

Top 20 on the East Coastfor digital media programs

#47 of 194 in U.S. for “best in undergraduate engineering”ranked by U.S. News & World Report

1 of 16 Presidential Award Finalist on the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll

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Accounting

Accounting Information Systems

Aging and Health*

Anthropology

Art Education

Art History

Arts and Sciences Undeclared

Biochemistry

Bioengineering

Biology

Biotechnology

Black Studies*

Business Administration*

Business Undeclared

Ceramics

Chemistry

Civil Engineering

Clinical Laboratory Science

Computational Mathematics

Computer Engineering

Computer Game Design*

Computer Science

Crime and Justice Studies

Cytotechnology

Data Science

Digital Media

Drawing*

E-Commerce/Digital Business

Economics

Education (4+1 master’s degree)

Electrical Engineering

Engineering Undeclared

English

Entrepreneurship/Small Business

Finance

Fine Arts*

French

General Business

Graphic Design

History

Illustration

Indic Studies*

International Business*

Jewelry/Metals

Leadership & Civic Engagement*

Liberal Arts

Literature & Criticism

Management Information Systems

Management Leadership

Marine Biology

Marketing

Mathematics

Mechanical Engineering

Medical Laboratory Science

Mobile Applications Development*

Multidisciplinary Studies **

Music

Music Education

Nursing Online RN to BS

Operations Management

Painting/2D Studies

Philosophy

Photography

Physics

Political Science

Portuguese

Pre-law

Printmaking*

Psychology

Religious Studies*

Sculpture/3D Studies

Service Operation Management

Sociology

Software Engineering

Spanish

Studio Arts Undeclared

Supply Chain Management

Sustainability*

System Software*

Textile Design/Fiber Arts

Women’s & Gender Studies

Writing, Communication & Rhetoric

Pre-professional programs

Pre-health (includes pre-dental,

pre-OT, pre-pharmacy, pre-PT,

and pre-vet)

Pre-law

Pre-med

* Offered only as a minor

** Must met with Program Director

prior to acceptance

82 Fields of study umassd.edu/programs

Admissions Office285 Old Westport RoadDartmouth, MA 02747

Non-profit Org.US Postage PaidNew Bedford, MAPermit #149

[email protected]

UMass Dartmouth also offers evening,

weekend and online programs. If you

are interested in these degree programs

please visit: umassd.edu/extension