Success by Degrees Program

A Community College Transfer Scholarship
through Professional & Continung Education at UMass Dartmouth

The higher your level of education, the more your career opportunities will grow. Consider completing your 4-year degree at UMass Dartmouth. Take advantage of the Success by Degrees program if you qualify.

UMass Dartmouth's Professional and Continuing Education (UMD/PCE) will award qualified community college graduates a scholarship equal to a 33% tuition waiver for each course taken to complete a bachelor's degree through UMD/PCE. Full-time or part-time PCE students are able to take on campus, online, blended and weekend courses year-round during fall, winter, spring and summer sessions.

To qualify for the Success by Degrees program, students must

• Obtain an associate's degree from a community college
• Graduate from their community college with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
• Submit a UMD/PCE degree application within one year of graduating from their community college

Once matriculated at UMD/PCE, qualified students will be eligible for the Success by Degrees program for four years as long as they maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7 at UMD.

Available Programs:
Accounting, BS
Crime and Justice Studies, BA
General Business Administration, BS
History, BA
Liberal Arts, BA
Med Lab Science Health Services Option, BS
Nursing RN-BS, BS
Psychology, BA
Sociology, BA

Click here to apply to UMass Dartmouth Professional & Continuing Education. Success by Degree applicants are reviewed for eligibility upon arrival of degree application and official transcripts. It is NOT necessary for Success by Degree applicants to send a high school transcript.

For more information, contact a UMD/PCE Admissions Coordinator at 508-999-9202.