Commonwealth Transfer Compact (CTC)

WHAT IS IT? 

• The CTC is an agreement with Massachusetts public colleges or universities that allows for minimal loss of transfer credit after earning your associate degree.  
• It guarantees that at least 60 credits (excluding developmental classes) will transfer from MassBay Community College to these four-year institutions. 

WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS?

• Associate degree with a minimum of 60 college-level course credits 
• Earned GPA of 2.0 or higher at the time of graduation 
• Having completed the following college-level courses in your program:

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?

• If you meet the above requirements, you will have many of your college credits from MassBay accepted for transfer. 
• Under the CTC, courses that usually do not transfer may do so, such as grades of “C-” or lower, as well as some technical classes.  
• Completion of an associate degree in conjunction with the CTC will cover many of the general education requirements at the four-year institution. 

• Please note this does not necessarily mean you will have satisfied all the college degree requirements of a specific school or major and some associate degree programs may not qualify under the CTC.                

WHICH MASSBAY PROGRAMS QUALIFY?

• Liberal Arts*
• General Studies/Arts* 
• Human Services* (Requires program elective to be in Humanities)
• Communications* 
• Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology *
• Business Administration (Requires two lab sciences as math/science electives)

* Requires completion of 100-level math

(Note: Other degree programs may qualify with the appropriate CTC course requirements.)

For more information, contact:
Transfer/Advising Counselor
Advising Center, Wellesley Hills Campus
781-239-2775