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A guide for undergraduate transfer students
Thinking of change? Think UMass Dartmouth.
UMass Dartmouth 1umassd.edu/transfer
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
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)
Transfer Guide4
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.
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
Transfer Guide6
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
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
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
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
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UMass Dartmouth also offers evening,
weekend and online programs. If you
are interested in these degree programs
please visit: umassd.edu/extension