Dean College has partnered with several institutions of higher education to offer a variety of articulation agreements to our students.

Inbound Transfer Agreements

From Community Colleges to Dean

Transferring to Dean is simple: file an application (it’s free online), submit the required application documents, and receive your acceptance and credit evaluation and prepare to start classes. We also have transfer agreements that pave the way for easy transfer.

Below is a list of institutions where associate degree graduates with a GPA of 2.0 or higher will be accepted to Dean College, and will not need to complete additional lower-level courses in general education or in the major, provided they do not change their major: 

Sending Institution  Programs 
MassTransfer Block All Programs provided graduated with a 2.0; Mass Transfer Block accepted, and fulfills Dean’s 28-credit lower division general education core.  
Berkshire Community College 

Business Management, Criminal Justice 

Bristol Community College 

Criminal Justice, Management, Psychology, Sport Management

Cape Cod Community College 

Business Administration, Criminal Justice, English, History, Psychology, Sociology/Anthropology 

Community College of Rhode Island 

Business Administration, Criminal Justice, English 

Landmark College 

All majors guaranteed except Dance and Theatre

Massasoit Community College 

Psychology, Business Administration, Marketing, Criminal Justice 

MassBay Community College 

English, Psychology/Sociology, Biotechnology, Business Administration, General Business 

Learn more about transferring to Dean College.

Outbound Transfer Agreements

From Dean to Receiving Institution

Below is a list of institutions and programs with whom Dean College has specific transfer agreements.

Receiving Institution  Program
Bridgewater State University 

Early Childhood Education to BSU's Early Education and Care, Birth-K

Health Sciences with a concentration in Pre-Athletic Training

Regis College  Pre-Nursing to Regis's BS in Nursing
Mount Aloysius College Pre-Nursing to Mount Aloysius’s BS in Nursing
Colby-Sawyer College Pre-Nursing to Colby-Sawyer's BS in Nursing 

Outbound Graduate Program Agreements

From Dean to Receiving Institution

Below is a list of institutions and graduate programs for Dean College students to transfer.

Receiving Institution  Program(s)
Boston College, Woods College of Advancing Studies  MS in Leadership and Administration
Boston College, Woods College of Advancing Studies  MS in Sports Administration
Bridgewater State University  Master of Business Administration; MA in Criminal Justice 
Bryant University, College of Business Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Endicott College, Van Loan School of Graduate and Professional Studies

MS in Sport Leadership

Nichols College Master of Business Administration (MBA) 
Nichols College  MS in Accounting (MSA)
Nichols College MS in Organizational Leadership (MSOL) 
Nichols College  MS in Counterterrorism (MSC)
Western New England University School of Law JD – Juris Doctor 
William James College  MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling; MA in Applied Behavioral Analysis; MA in School Psychology

Learn more about Dean College Master Degree Affiliation Programs