Transfer to Nichols

We accept applications throughout the year and there is no fee to apply. Applicants will need to submit the following information:

• A completed Transfer Common Application to Nichols College
• Official final high school transcript with the date of graduation on it (waived for students with 24 or more college credits)
• Official college transcript(s) from all institutions attended
• Essay or personal statement regarding your desire to transfer (waived for students transferring from a partner institution)
• One letter of recommendation (waived for students transferring from a partner institution)

Send your official transcripts from all previous institutions you attended. All admission documents and correspondence should be emailed to admissions@nichols.edu or mailed to:

Nichols College Office of Admissions

124 Center Road

Dudley, MA 01571

Please complete your Transfer Common Application online.

This guide is for informational purposes only. Final decisions about acceptance of course credit will be made by the Registrar’s Office.

Courses for transfer credit are evaluated according to the following guidelines:

• You must have earned a grade of a “C” or higher in each course
• Courses must have been taken at a regionally accredited college or university
• Courses taken must be comparable to those offered at Nichols
• Courses taken must also be applicable to one of our degree programs
• Mathematics and accounting courses must have been taken within the last 10 years
• Computer courses must have been taken within the last 5 years
• The maximum number of transfer credits allowed is 90 credits
  • Only 6 credits are permitted toward a junior or senior specialization
  • Only 3 credits are permitted for transfer credit toward a minor
  • A maximum of 30 credits may be transferred from DANTES or CLEP
  • The capstone course (MGMT 485) is ineligible for transfer credit and must be taken at Nichols College
• Nichols College evaluates non-traditional credit according to the recommendations of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and courses must be American Council on Education (ACE) approved
• Once enrolled at Nichols, you must receive approval from the Registrar before registering for course(s) at another institution for transfer credit to Nichols College
• All transfer students must take at least 30 semester hours at Nichols College, immediately preceding graduation and complete all degree requirements for graduation.
  • 30 of the final 36 credits must be taken at Nichols College
• In order to be eligible for commencement honors, a student must take 30 credit-hours at Nichols College and must achieve a cumulative grade point average of 3.20

Nichols does not accept ESL, remedial and pass or fail courses.

Students will have credits from their associate’s degree transferred in as bulk credits. In total, students who enter under this agreement can transfer up to 90 credits, starting them in their junior year. Additional credits may be reviewed on an individual basis.

Students may be eligible for our full range of scholarships and grants.

• Students applying for need-based financial aid who are filling out the FAFSA may also qualify for a transfer grant between $2,000 and $4,000, depending on need
• Students must have completed at least 12 credit hours of college work to qualify for the transfer grant.

The General Education Foundation (formerly known as the MassTransfer Block or MTB) refers to a set of general education, core, or distribution requirements, consisting of 34 college-level credits. These credits, when completed together with a 2.0 or higher GPA, fully transfer and will satisfy the general education/core requirements at Nichols.