Transfer Students

Welcome, Transfer Students!

At UMass Lowell, more than half the incoming undergraduates and more than half the recipients of bachelor's degrees each year are transfer students. Your maturity and determination make you an asset to the campus and to your fellow undergraduates. 

We're glad you are thinking of enrolling at UMass Lowell -- and we are working hard to make the transfer process as smooth as possible.

Transfer counselors are available to help you with the application process and to answer your questions. You can reach a counselor by calling 978-934-3931 or via email.

We are happy you are thinking of joining the UML community!

• Meet UML Transfer Students
• Transferable Credits
• Transfer Dictionary
• Academic Requirements by Major
• Guidelines for Transfer Students
• Scholarships for Transfer Students
• What’s in a Completed Application Package?
• Application Deadlines
• Students from a New England State Other than Massachusetts
• Joint Admissions Program
• Transfer Counselors on the Road -

  Schedule of College Visits by UML Transfer Counselors

• Contact the Transfer Office 

Transferable Credits
A transfer student is defined as a student who has attended an institution of higher education and has received credits that may count toward a baccalaureate degree. Status at UMass Lowell is determined by the number of transferable credits. 

The University of Massachusetts Lowell intends to maintain flexibility in the transfer of qualified students. Students should indicate the major they intend to pursue. The number of transfer students accepted to each degree program will be determined by existing vacancies in the department. Students should be advised that transfer credits accepted by the University may not be applicable to certain majors. Auditions are required of incoming music majors.

Please check our new transfer dictionary to compare your college courses to UMass Lowell course equivalencies.

For program curricula, please check Requirements by Major.

UML works continuously to clarify and enact Articulation Agreements with the state’s community colleges. Students transferring into UMass Lowell from a Massachusetts Community College may also be eligible to participate in the Joint Admissions Program, which gives you provisional acceptance into a state college or UMass campus when you enroll at a Massachusetts Community College.

What’s in a Completed Application Package?

Your completed application package will include:

1. A completed Application for Undergraduate Admission.

2. Application fee.

3. Official Academic Record(s)

a. If you have not completed high school, you must submit:

i. a copy of the G.E.D. and
ii. school transcripts of all high school course work attempted.

b. If you have not successfully completed 24 credits of college coursework, you must submit:

i. an official high school transcript.*
ii. Score from the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) of the College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) or the American College Test (ACT). The CEEB code number for UMass Lowell is 3911.

*A high school transcript may be requested of any applicant.

c. If you have attended a U.S. college, you must submit:

i. Official college transcripts, from all colleges attended, sent from the Registrar’s office. (Photocopies are not acceptable.) Only courses with grades of “C-” or better are transferable.

ii. a list of all courses not shown on transcripts. Use the space designed for this on the application, or submit a separate list.

d. If you have attended an international college, other documentation will be required.

4. If English is not your first language, a score on the TOEFL test.

Mail or deliver your application materials to:

Office of Undergraduate Admissions

UMass Lowell

883 Broadway, Suite 110

Lowell, MA 01854

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