Articulation Agreements & Accelerated Pathways
Articulation Agreements & Accelerated Pathways
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Bachelor's Degree Articulation Agreements
This agreement applies to qualified Bunker Hill Community College students who have graduated from OR who are on track to graduate at the conclusion of the current semester from Bunker Hill Community College. Under the terms of this agreement, qualified students from Bunker Hill Community College are eligible for the below:
- Waiver of the application fee
- Waiver of letters of recommendation
- Waiver of essay
- Guaranteed admissions into the Woods College of Advancing Studies B.A. program
Qualifications
- Be a student in good standing with an anticipated successful completion of an Associates degree from Bunker Hill Community College in one of the following majors:
- AS, Business Administration Transfer Option
- AS, Management
- AS, Finance
- AS, Entrepreneurship
- AS, Accounting
- AS, Criminal Justice Transfer Option
- AS, Criminal Justice Career Option
- AA, Psychology
- Overall GPA of 2.5 or above at Bunker Hill Community College (students with lower GPA are still encouraged to apply but are not guaranteed admission)
- Submission of an abbreviated Woods College B.A. application
When applying to Woods, please select Bunker Hill Community College from the list of Articulation Agreements in your application to ensure requirements are waived.
If you have any questions, please contact the Woods College staff at wcasadm@bc.edu or 617-552-3900.
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This agreement applies to qualified Hellenic College students. Under the terms of this agreement, qualified students from Hellenic College are eligible for the below:
- Waiver of the application fee
- Waiver of letters of recommendation
- Waiver of essay
- Use of attestation form verifying high school completion in lieu of official high school transcripts
- Guaranteed admissions into the Woods College of Advancing Studies B.A. program
Qualifications
- Be a student in good standing at Hellenic College at the conclusion of the current semester
- Minimum overall GPA of 2.5 or above at Hellenic College (students with lower GPA are still encouraged to apply but are not guaranteed admission)
- Submission of an abbreviated Woods College B.A. application
- Applicants must apply to one of the following majors:Ìý ÌýÌý
- Applied Liberal Arts, Political Science Concentration
- Criminal and Social Justice
- Cybersecurity
- Digital Communications
- Economics
- Information Technology
When applying to Woods, please select Hellenic College from the list of Articulation Agreements in your application to ensure requirements are waived.
If you have any questions,Ìýplease contact the Woods College staff atÌýwcasadm@bc.eduÌýor 617-552-3900.
This agreement applies to qualified Middlesex Community College students who have graduated from OR who are on track to graduate at the conclusion of the current semester from Middlesex’s Criminal Justice or Business Administration Career programs. Under the terms of this agreement, qualified students from Middlesex Community College are eligible for the below:Ìý
- Waiver of the application fee
- Waiver of letters of recommendation
- Waiver of essay
- Guaranteed admissions into the Woods College of Advancing Studies B.A. program
Qualifications
- Be a student in good standing with an anticipated successful completion of an Associates degree in Business Administration Career OR Criminal Justice from Middlesex Community College at the conclusion of the current semester
- Overall GPA of 2.5 or above at Middlesex Community College (students with lower GPA are still encouraged to apply but are not guaranteed admission)
- Submission of an abbreviated Woods College B.A. application
When applying to Woods, please select Middlesex Community College from the list of Articulation Agreements in your application to ensure requirements are waived.
If you have any questions, please contact the Woods College staff atÌýwcasadm@bc.edu or 617-552-3900.
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This agreement applies to qualified North Shore Community College students who have graduated from OR who are on track to graduate at the conclusion of the current semester from North Shore Community College. Under the terms of this agreement, qualified students from North Shore Community College are eligible for the below:Ìý
- Waiver of the application fee
- Waiver of letters of recommendation
- Waiver of essay
- Guaranteed admissions into the Woods College of Advancing Studies B.A. program
Qualifications
- Be a student in good standing with an anticipated successful completion of an Associates degree from North Shore Community College in one of the following majors:
- AA, Business Administration
- AS, Criminal JusticeÌý
- AA, Liberal Arts (Psychology Pathway, English Pathway, History Pathway, Political Science Pathway, Sociology Pathway)
- AS, Early Childhood Development
- AA, Computer Science Transfer
- AA, Computer Information Systems
- AA, Computer Networking, and Security
- Overall GPA of 2.5 or above at North Shore Community College (students with lower GPA are still encouraged to apply but are not guaranteed admission)
- Submission of an abbreviated Woods College B.A. application
When applying to Woods, please select North Shore Community College from the list of Articulation Agreements in your application to ensure requirements are waived.
If you have any questions,Ìýplease contact the Woods College staff atÌýwcasadm@bc.eduÌýor 617-552-3900.
This Agreement applies to qualified Urban College students who have graduated from ORÌýwho are on track to graduate at the conclusion of the current semester from Urban College’sÌýdegree programs as outlined in Appendix A, "Transfer Guide."
Under the terms of this agreement, qualified students from Urban College are eligible for the below:
- A waiver of the application fee.
- A waiver of the letters of recommendation and essays required for application.
- Use of Attestation Form verifying high school completion in lieu of official high school transcripts.
- Guaranteed admission into the Woods College BA program.
Qualifications
- Be a student in good standing with an anticipated successful completion of an Associate’s degree from Urban College; "Good standing" is defined by maintenance of a sustained trajectory toward completion of study without any current impediment to graduation and a Program Chair or VPAA’s clearance with regard to disciplinary and conduct related records. Any violations of good standing would require full explanation.
- A minimum overall Grade Point Average ("GPA") of 2.5 at Urban College.
- Submission of an abbreviated Woods College BA program application materials by the published deadline for entry into the intended term. The abbreviated application requires an official Urban College transcript that shows eitherÌýproof of degree conferral or enrollment in their last semester before completion.
When applying to Woods, please select Urban CollegeÌýfrom the list of Articulation Agreements in your application to ensure requirements are waived.
If you have any questions,Ìýplease contact the Woods College staff atÌýwcasadm@bc.eduÌýor 617-552-3900.
Master of Healthcare Administration (M.H.A.)
The accelerated M.H.A. pathway for Ï㽶Ðã students allows Program for Global Public Health and the Common Good students to earn up to 12 credits toward the M.H.A. and complete the graduate program in one year.
Students who are accepted and enroll in the MHA pathway may matriculate into the M.H.A .degree following completion of their bachelor’s degree from Ï㽶Ðã.
Benefits
- Students may complete the M.H.A. program in as little as one year.
- Students who receive an undergraduate degree from Ï㽶Ðã will be extended a 10% discount on all M.H.A. courses.
Requirements
- Graduates must enroll in the M.H.A. pathway within three years upon completion of their Ï㽶Ðã undergraduate degrees
- Applicants must possess a GPA of 3.0 or higher in their Ï㽶Ðã undergraduate programs. Students with lower GPAs will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
- Ï㽶Ðã students must apply for the M.H.A. Pathway no later than fall of their senior year. They may apply no earlier than the spring of their sophomore year.
- Students interested in the M.H.A. Pathway must enroll in the applicable graduate course at the beginning of the semester, before the add/drop date.
Courses
Ï㽶Ðã students who enroll in the M.H.A. pathway may complete as many of four courses towards their M.H.A. while they are still undergraduates, including:
Two Ï㽶Ðã Program for Global Public Health and the Common Good courses from the following list. These credits may count toward both the Ï㽶Ðã bachelor’s degree and the M.H.A. degree; for the M.H.A. they will count as approved electives.Ìý ÌýÌý
- PHCG 7130 Global Public Health Law (undergraduate course PHCG 2130)
- PHCG 7210 Contemporary Issues in Public Health (undergraduate course PHCG3210)
- PHCG 7300 Global Health: Theory to Practice (undergraduate course PHCG3300)
- PHCG 7425 Food Policy and Health (undergraduate course PHCG3425)
- PHCG 7810 Public Health Planning, Practice and Evaluation (undergraduate course PHCG3810)
- PHCG 7050 The Law, Policy and Politics of Women's Health (undergraduate course PHCG4050)
- PHCG 7140 Children's Health and the Environment (undergraduate course PHCH4140)
Two eligible M.H.A. courses from the following list. These courses can be completed in a flexible, online format and should be taken during the fall and spring terms only.
- ADHA 7000 Blueprints of Care: Mapping Health Systems and Structures for Population Health
- ADHA 7015 Innovative Leaders: Transformational Health LeadershipÌý
- ADHA 7025 The Price of Care: Financial Decision-Making in Healthcare
- ADHA 7040 High Reliability Healthcare: Quality Improvement Methods and ToolsÌý
- ADHA 7050 Smart Healthcare: Digital Strategies & Business Models
- ADHA 7055 The Architecture of Strategy: Generating Sustainable Healthcare Paradigms
M.S. in Applied Economics
The Woods College of Advancing Studies is proud to offer Boston College students an option for accelerated completion of the Master of Science in Applied Economics program. This option is available to students who have graduated within the past three yearsÌýand who possess significant previous economics course work, including Economics majors and minors in the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences as well as students with Economics concentration in the Carroll School of Management. Students enrolled in the accelerated program will have to complete eight courses in WCAS, which is possible to achieve within one calendar year of entry into the program.
Benefits
- Waiver of application fee
- Waiver of Graduate Record Exam (GRE)
- Preferred admission without the competition of the rest of the applicant pool
- Credit for Microeconomic Theory (ECON2201 or ECON2203) and Macroeconomic Theory (ECON2202 or ECON2204) courses if the courses are completed with a grade of B or better. These credits will count as fulfilling the requirement of taking Applied Microeconomic Theory (ADEC 7201) and Applied Macroeconomic Theory (ADEC 7200).
- Option to complete the eight remaining course requirements in one additional calendar year
Qualifications
- Anticipated successful completion of a bachelor’s degree in May of senior year
- Overall GPA of 3.30 or above
- Grade of B or better in pre-requisite courses: Principles of Microeconomics, Principles of Macroeconomics, Statistics, and Calculus I
- Submission of all Applied Economics application materials by the end of the semester in which student will graduate. In order to receive priority consideration for WCAS financial aid, students should apply in the Fall semester of their Senior year.
Woods College of Advancing Studies
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