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Your Path to a Bachelor’s Degree Starts at NECC!
When you start at NECC and then transfer to a state university or a University of Massachusetts campus, you can take advantage of the MassTransfer Pathway. You can choose from three pathways:
- Gen Ed Foundation: complete 34 credits in the Gen Ed Foundation courses.
- A2B Degree: complete your associate degree in an approved program
- A2B +Commonwealth Commitment: attend college full time, earn your associate degree within two and a half years and your bachelor’s degree within two more years, and maintain a 3.0 GPA throughout the program.
All three MassTransfer Pathways offer great savings and a guaranteed transfer of credits. You may also be eligible for additional savings and benefits as well as guaranteed university admission with a certain GPA.
Meet with your advisor today and ask how you can benefit from MassTransfer!
Learn more about the MassTransfer Pathways:
MassTransfer Gen Ed Foundation
General Education courses are the foundation of your degree. All 28 Massachusetts undergraduate public campuses require some set of core classes to provide you with a well-rounded academic experience, and the MassTransfer Gen Ed Foundation is transferable to all of them.
This set of 34 credits (exclusive of developmental coursework), when completed together with a 2.0 or higher GPA, fully transfer to any Massachusetts public higher education institution – even if you don’t have your associate degree. They satisfy the general education/distribution/core requirements at any other Massachusetts public higher education institution, with the receiving institution being able to add no more than six additional credits/two courses.
Gen Ed Foundation Courses
Course | Credits |
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English Composition/Writing | 6 credit hours |
Behavioral and/or Social Sciences | 9 credit hours |
Humanities and/or Fine Arts | 9 credit hours |
Natural or Physical Science | 7 credit hours |
Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning | 3 credit hours |
Total | 34 credit hours |
Complete 34 credits before transferring and save an average of 11% on your bachelor’s degree.
Learn more about the MassTransfer Gen Ed Foundation.
MassTransfer A2B
When you complete your associate degree in an approved program, you will graduate with a minimum of 60 credit hours including the set of 34-credit general education foundation courses.
Gen Ed Foundation Courses
Course | Credits |
---|---|
English Composition/Writing | 6 credit hours |
Behavioral and/or Social Sciences | 9 credit hours |
Humanities and/or Fine Arts | 9 credit hours |
Natural or Physical Science | 7 credit hours |
Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning | 3 credit hours |
Total | 34 credit hours |
In addition to the guaranteed transfer of credits and no application fee or essay with a 2.0 GPA, you can earn guaranteed admission (2.5 GPA or higher), and a tuition discount (3.0 GPA or higher.)
Complete 60 credits before transferring and save an average of 28% on your bachelor’s degree.
Learn more about the MassTransfer A2B Degree or search for eligible programs.
MassTransfer A2B + Commonwealth Commitment
A2B Degree students who attend full-time and earn a 3.00 GPA or higher also have the opportunity to participate in the Commonwealth Commitment. You must earn your associate degree within two and a half years and your bachelor’s degree within two more years.
The Commonwealth Commitment to you is to provide a freeze on all tuition and mandatory fees on program entry and a 10% rebate off tuition and mandatory fees at the end of every successfully completed semester. These benefits go with you when you earn an associate degree and then transfer for a bachelor’s degree at a state university or UMass. As a result, you can save an average of 40% on the cost of a bachelor’s degree.
Complete the Commonwealth Commitment Participation Form before you complete 15 credits and meet with an advisor to review it to start saving!
Commonwealth Commitment programs currently available at Northern Essex:
- Accounting
- Biology
- Business Transfer
- Business Management
- Criminal Justice
- Early Childhood Education
- Liberal Arts
- Liberal Arts: Journalism & Communication
- Liberal Arts: Philosophy
- Liberal Arts: Psychology
- Liberal Arts: Writing
Learn more about the MassTransfer A2B+Commonwealth Commitment

11%
Complete 34 credits before transferring and save an average of 11% on your bachelor’s degree

28%
Complete 60 credits before transferring and save an average of 28% on your bachelor’s degree

40%
Complete 60 credits before transferring and save an average of 40% on your bachelor’s degree
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