Transfer Agreements

Joint Admission Opportunities
Northern Essex maintains joint admissions agreements with the following schools:

UMass Lowell
Salem State University
Emmanuel College (BSN in Nursing Only)
Regis College

Joint admissions agreements guarantee your acceptance if you:

opt-in on the NECC admissions application or the MyNECC portal

complete your associate degree

graduate with a 2.0 GPA or higher (2.5 GPA is required for Joint Admissions with Regis College)

Questions? Contact:

Michelle Sunday, Director of Transfer, Articulation, & Academic Center Advising
msunday@necc.mass.edu

978-556-3719   

Mass Transfer
Massachusetts Transfer Guarantee
Commonwealth Commitment Participation Form (PDF)
Community College Transfer Principles
State University Transfer Principles
University of Massachusetts Transfer Principles
Reverse Transfer
Nursing Education Transfer Compact

For additional approved transfer opportunities to Mass State Colleges and Universities and UMASS please click visit the MassTransfer website.

Fitchburg State University

• Education Studies Elementary Teaching Concentration 
• Early Childhood Education

Private, Out Of State, Universities and Other

Massachusetts Independent College Guarantee

Complete your associate degree at NECC and transfer to a participating four-year independent college in Massachusetts – admission guaranteed. Use the program search function to explore your options.

• Massachusetts Independent College Guarantee

Chamberlain College of Nursing

• RN-BSN Nursing Agreement (PDF) 

Colby-Sawyer College

• Respiratory Therapy Agreement (PDF)

Curry College

• AS in Science of Nursing to BS in Nursing (PDF)

Emmanuel College

• RN to BSN Nursing Agreement (PDF)

Merrimack College-Day Programs

• Engineering-BS: Electrical Engineering (PDF) (Day)

Northeastern University – Day School

• See the Admissions Representative at Northeastern University

Northeastern University – College of Professional Studies – Evening & Online

• AS: Biology to BS: Biological Sciences (PDF)
• AS: Biology to BS: Biotechnology (PDF)
• AS: Paramedic Technology to BS: Health Management (PDF)
• AS: Paramedic Technology to BS: Health Science (PDF)

Palmer College of Chiropractic

• Chiropractic- Davenport Campus Only (PDF)

Rivier College

• Laboratory Science (PDF)
• Biology (PDF)

Southern New Hampshire University

• MA Community Colleges SNHU Articulation Agreement.NECC

Springfield College-School of Human Services

• Human Services (PDF)

Suffolk University

• Transfer Equivalency Guide

University of New Hampshire-Manchester

• Transfer Equivalency Guide

William James College

• Human Services and Psychology (PDF)

International Agreements

Bath Spa University (England) – Renewal Pending!

Progression Agreement(PDF) for

• Liberal Arts
• Liberal Arts: Biology
• Liberal Arts: History
• Liberal Arts: Journalism Communications
• Liberal Arts: Philosophy
• Liberal Arts: Writing Option