MassTransfer
Associate-to-Bachelor's (A2B) PATHWAYS
A2B Mapped Pathways Program Search
The search tool below allows you to visualize transfer pathways between community colleges and bachelor's degree granting-institutions within the Massachusetts Public System of Higher Education (the System). You can specify your community college, the degree that you want to pursue, and one or any baccalaureate institution you want to attend to explore multiple transfer pathways to earning your bachelor's degree.
*The A2B Maps below are offered as a guide and not a guarantee - it's vitally important that you work with institutional academic advisors to ensure that your course schedule planning allows you to complete both your institution's degree requirements and MassTransfer A2B Pathways to earn the benefits.
1. Choose Your Major and Target Institution:
A2B Maps can guide your path- These maps include recommendations for courses equivalent to those that you would take in your first 60 credits of study at the state university or UMass campus.
- These maps show you how the courses you take at the community college will be accepted at the state university or UMass campus you choose.
2. Complete Your Associate Degree:
The higher your GPA, the greater your benefits- Earn a 2.0 or higher
- application essay and fees are waived
- Earn a 2.5 or higher
- admission to your major is guaranteed on a "space permitted" basis.
- *work with your academic advisor to plan: some majors require a higher GPA or additional steps like auditions or portfolio submission.
3. Finish at a State University or UMass Campus
Your choices are almost limitless!- Four UMass campuses: UMass Amherst, UMass Boston, UMass Dartmouth or UMass Lowell
- Seven comprehensive state universities in Bridgewater, Fitchburg, Framingham, Salem, Westfield, Worcester, and North Adams
- Two special-mission institutions: the Massachusetts College of Art & Design and the Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Maximize Your Savings with the Commonwealth Commitment
Participate in "ComCom" and save even more on the total cost of your bachelor's degree:- Follow an A2B Map
- Register as full-time
- Earn at least a 3.00 GPA
- Finish your associate degree in 5 semesters
- Finish your bachelor's degree in 4 semesters Work with your academic advisor to sign up and plan your pathway!
Find Your A2B Pathway
Below is a list of the three primary types of A2B Pathways. Each pathway ensures that all credits on the curriculum map will be accepted in transfer and applied to your bachelor's degree.
Research shows that working with your institutional academic advisor(s) to help you decide what your major will be and where you'd like to finish your bachelor's degree is the best way to:
- Ensure that you're taking the best courses for transfer
- Identify how your courses will be accepted at the baccalaureate institution
- Increase your chances of completing both degrees in a timely manner
Please discuss the options below with your institutional academic advisor(s) in order to select the MassTransfer pathway that's best for you!
If you know your intended major but are not sure to which state institution you want to transfer
A2B System-Wide Pathway maps are comprised of the MassTransfer GenEd Foundation and a selection of courses in your major field of study. These Major Foundational Courses are guaranteed to be accepted in transfer by each state university and UMass campus. They also represent the minimum number of major courses you would need to complete at your community college in order to still complete your bachelor's degree within two years after your transfer. A2B System-Wide Pathways are most beneficial if you know your intended major but are not sure to which state university or UMass campus you want to transfer.
If you know your intended major and the institution to which you want to transfer
In addition to the MassTransfer GenEd Foundation, A2B Campus-to-Campus Pathway maps list all of the major-specific courses that resident students would complete within their first 60 credits of study at the baccalaureate institution. Completing all of the courses is recommended, but not required. As long as you complete your associate degree, you will receive all the benefits of an A2B transfer. A2B Campus-to-Campus Pathways are your best choice if you know your intended major and to which state university or UMass campus you want to transfer.
Often best for students in non-traditional or highly specialized fields of study
A2B Linked Pathways do not feature curriculum maps. Although these agreements guarantee 60 credits will transfer, whether the credits are applied in your major, as general education, or as electives is at the discretion of the receiving institution. A2B Linked Pathways are best for students in non-traditional or highly specialized fields of study.
If you do not find a System-Wide or Campus-to-Campus Pathway for your major on the list below, you'll definitely find it here:
