The MassTransfer Block

MassTransfer guarantees that any student in the Massachusetts public higher education system who completes the MassTransfer Block will automatically satisfy the general education/distribution/core requirements at any other public higher education institution (with the receiving institution able to add no more than six additional credits or two courses).

Students matriculating in fall 2009, as well as currently enrolled students, may accumulate courses leading to the completion of an eligible MassTransfer associate degree program or the MassTransfer Block. The policy benefits apply to students who plan to transfer for the fall 2010 semester or later.

The MassTransfer Block refers to a set of general education, core, or distribution requirements consisting of 34 college-level credits:

Credits	Subject Areas	BCC Courses that meet the MassTransfer Block
9	Behavioral and Social Sciences	ANT, AMC, ECN, GVT, PSY, SSC, SOC
9	Humanities and Fine Arts	AMS, ART, CVC, DAN, DST, ENG (beyond ENG 11 and 12), FRN, HST, HUM, MUS, PHL, POR, SPA, SPH, THE
7	Natural or Physical Science	AST, BIO, CHM (except CHM 10), ENV, GLG, PHY, SCI
6	English Composition/Writing	ENG 11 and ENG 12
3	Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning	All MTH courses except MTH 01-08

These credits, when completed together with a 2.0 or higher GPA, fully transfer to any Massachusetts public higher education institution…even if the associate’s degree is not completed. These credits also 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.