Greenfield Community College

How can I transfer?

There are several different transfer programs available to GCC students.

• MassTransfer
• Articulation agreements with private colleges

MassTransfer

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Students planning to transfer to one of the Massachusetts state-supported colleges or universities are eligible for MassTransfer. MassTransfer provides community college graduates who complete designated associate’s degrees with the benefits of the full transfer and applicability of credit, guaranteed admission (2.5 GPA or higher), and a partial tuition discount (3.0 GPA or higher).

MassTransfer integrates and replaces the Commonwealth Transfer Compact, the Joint Admissions Program, and the Tuition Advantage Program. For full details about the MassTransfer policy, please contact Kathy Maisto in the Academic Advising Center or go to www.mass.edu.

Community college students who matriculated prior to fall 2009 and who participate in the Commonwealth Transfer Compact and/or Joint Admissions programs will be required to complete their associate degrees by August 2013 and must matriculate at a Massachusetts state college or University of Massachusetts campus by fall 2014 to receive the benefits of these programs.

Students matriculating in fall 2009 as well as currently enrolled students may accumulate courses leading toward the completion of an approved associate degree under MassTransfer or the MassTransfer Block. The policy benefits will apply to students who complete either an approved associate degree or the MassTransfer Block beginning fall 2010, regardless of initial date of enrollment.

Benefits for students who complete associate’s degrees under MassTransfer are:

Stipulations:

• If students change their majors or if the linked baccalaureate programs require a higher grade point average or specific courses which are required of native students, MassTransferstudents must meet these additional requirements.
• If, because of space or fiscal limitations, the receiving institution does not admit all qualified applicants to a given major or program, the receiving institution will use the same criteria for MassTransfer applicants as it does for its native students.

MassTransfer also provides students in the Massachusetts public higher education system the intermediate goal of completing a portable general education Transfer Block that will satisfy the general education/distribution/core requirements across institutions. Students completing the Transfer Block without earning a degree at any Massachusetts higher education institution with a 2.0 or higher grade point average will earn the 34 credithoursoutlined below, exclusive of developmental coursework.

Benefits for students who complete theTransfer Block:

Stipulations:

• Students enrolled in a specific major or degree program may be required to take additional courses if these courses are specifically required for the major or program and are required of native students.
• Completion of the Transfer Block does not guarantee admission to the college or university

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Articulation agreements with private colleges

GCC has numerous articulation agreements with private, 4-year institutions that make transfer to and acceptance of GCC credits by these institutions both simple and convenient. Prospective transfer students should familiarize themselves with any agreements of interest to them as early as possible in their stay at GCC to ensure that requirements are met.

Under these programs students are conditionally accepted into these schools provided that you have earned an associate's degree or accumulated 30 or 60 credit hours (depending on the school) at GCC with a minimum cumulative GPA established by the institution.

Each school has established merit-based financial aid packaging based upon the student cumulative grade point average. For further information please contact the GCC Transfer Office.

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• Private 4-year schools with transfer agreements