Transfer Students

Transfer Students

Your path to Boston College

 

Many students are transferring to the Woods College of Advancing Studies with previously earned college credit. Whether your credits are earned at a community college or another four-year institution,  we want the transfer process to be as easy as possible, while also making sure you are getting the most out of your hard earned credits. 

  

Up to 60

Credits from a previous institution can be used to finish your B.A. degree

$656

Tuition cost per credit for the 2025-2026 Academic Year*

100% Online

B.A. completion options available

On the Road

Stop by the Woods College table and speak with an admissions representative at one of the upcoming Spring 2025 events:

Transfer Fairs


February:

  • Monday, February 24 | 10 a.m.-1 p.m. | Mass Bay Community College
  • Tuesday, February 25 | 10 a.m.-1 p.m. | Middlesex Community College, Bedford Campus
  • Wednesday, February 26 | 10 a.m.-1 p.m. | Middlesex Community College, Lowell Campus

March:

  • Wednesday, March 12 | 10 a.m.-1 p.m. | North Shore Community College, Lynn Campus
  • Thursday, March 13 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Bunker Hill Community College
  • Thursday, March 13 | 11 a.m.-2 p.m. | Quinsigamond Community College
  • Wednesday, March 19 | 11 a.m.-2 p.m. | Community College of Rhode Island, Lincoln Campus
  • Wednesday, March 26 | 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. | Quincy College

April:

  • Thursday, April 3 | 1 p.m.-3 p.m. | Bunker Hill Community College **Transfer Application Day 
  • Tuesday, April 15 | 1 p.m.-3 p.m. | Roxbury Community College

Table Visits


February:

  • Tuesday, February 4 | 3 p.m.-6 p.m. | Bunker Hill Community College
  • Tuesday, February 11 | 3 p.m.-6 p.m. | Bunker Hill Community College
  • Wednesday, February 26 | 3 p.m.-6 p.m. | Bunker Hill Community College

March:

  • Wednesday, March 5 | 10 a.m.–1 p.m. |MassBay Community College
  • Monday, March 10 | 11 a.m.-2 p.m. | Roxbury Community College
  • Monday, March 31 | 11 a.m.-2 p.m. | Bunker Hill Community College

April:

  • Wednesday, April 9 | 10 a.m.-1 p.m. | Middlesex Community College, Bedford Campus
  • Monday, April 14 | 11 a.m.-2 p.m. | Bunker Hill Community College
  • Wednesday, April 16 | 10 a.m.–1 p.m. | MassBay Community College
  • Monday, April 28 | 10 a.m.–1 p.m. | MassBay Community College
  • Tuesday, April 29 | 1 p.m.-3 p.m. | Bunker Hill Community College 

 

Questions? Please email our Assistant Director of Admissions, Kathryn Melo, at kathryn.melo@bc.edu.

Meet Our Transfer Students

Our students vary in their ages, interests, goals, and backgrounds. Hear what they have to say about their transfer experience to Woods College.

Photo of Nick Owen Nick Owen Nick Owen

Nick Owen

Photo of Nick Owen

I’m a reflective person, and Woods strikes a unique balance between big-picture thinking and practical skill-building.

Sociology major Nick Owen came to Woods because he was seeking to complete his degree while working. As a program director at Action for Boston Community Development, he leads initiatives to fight food insecurity in the Greater Boston area, and he did not want to put this vital work on hold.

“It’s huge to be able to take a mix of in-person, hybrid, and online courses without sacrificing quality, in a diverse learning environment,” Owen said. “I’m a reflective person, and Woods strikes a unique balance between big-picture thinking and practical skill-building.”

Even as Owen’s studies at Woods have dovetailed with the career he’s already building, courses like Examined Life and Designing Your Career have helped him consider the future, and classes like Data Visualization have helped him build new skills.

Photo of Gayana Daniel Gayana Daniel Gayana Daniel

Gayana Daniel

Photo of Gayana Daniel

Transferring my credits was seamless, and going to Woods ended up being one of the best decisions I’ve made.

“I was interning at the Mayor’s Office in Boston, and I also had another job at the time,” Daniel said. “As a Black woman and a first-gen college student, it was very important to me to finish my bachelor’s, and Woods came into my life at the right time.”

Working with her advisor, Daniel was able to take all of her courses after work, almost entirely online. For her, the quality of a BC education was evident throughout, undiminished by the format.

“The discussions and group projects made me more comfortable with public speaking and leadership,” she said, noting that she feels more able to take initiative and make herself heard. “I feel I have the education, resources, and knowledge to make a change myself.”

Daniel’s commitment has paid off—today, she is chief of staff for the Mayor’s Office of Language and Communications Access, where she helps residents across Boston access essential translation and interpretation services.

“Transferring my credits was seamless, and going to Woods ended up being one of the best decisions I’ve made,” she said.

Photo of Otto Haeg Otto Haeg Otto Haeg

Otto Haeg

Photo of Otto Haeg

I wanted to have a community experience, a professional experience, and an intellectual experience. It was clear from the beginning that Woods was all those things.

“BC Woods is the third college I’ve attended, and the transfer experience here was the smoothest I’ve had,” said Otto Haeg, an applied liberal arts major who came to Woods after stints at The University of the South (Sewanee) and St. Olaf College. “The people are what made the difference—I connected with [Associate Director of Undergraduate Admissions] Anna Hughes immediately, and everyone was eager to help.”

Photo of Cate Hartnett Cate Hartnett Cate Hartnett

Cate Hartnett

Photo of Cate Hartnett

I grew up dreaming of what going to BC would be like, but it has been better than I even imagined.

Although she grew up in northern Virginia, Cate Hartnett spent most football-season Saturdays cheering for a team from further north: Boston College. Her father, Michael B. Hartnett, had become an Eagles fan while studying at BC Law, and BC was her team—and her dream school.

When it came time to apply to college, though, she pursued an opportunity to play collegiate basketball at Wheaton. She joined the team, but the stresses of the student-athlete experience led her to take time off from school. When she heard that the Woods College for Advancing Studies offered degree completion programs, the possibility of finishing her college journey at BC thrilled her, but it seemed like a long shot.

“I wondered if I was cut out for it, because I had gone through a lot and left another school,” Hartnett said. But when she enrolled in a non-degree College Writing course in the fall of 2019 to test the waters, the people she met made her feel like BC was within reach after all.

“Everyone at Woods, from the admissions counselors to my advisors, professors, and classmates, made me feel like I had my own valuable story to tell,” she said. By the following fall, Hartnett was enrolled as a full-time psychology major.

“On my first day, I climbed the stairs and saw Gasson Hall,” she said. “I grew up dreaming of what going to BC would be like, but it has been better than I even imagined.”

St Marys

Woods College of Advancing Studies

Woods College of Advancing Studies offers Bachelor's and Master's degrees, certificates, and professional education opportunities.  If you're interested in furthering your education, we have something for you. 

Degree Programs

Undergraduate | Graduate


BC Summer

Courses for BC and non-BC students

Professional Education

Courses and Microcredentials.


Non-Degree Offerings

Take a course, see how it goes.