Understanding Boston College Credit Transfer Policies

I'm a high schooler looking into future transfer options and curious about Boston College's credit transfer policies. How do they handle credits from community colleges? If anyone has experience with this, could you share your insights?

Boston College takes a specific approach to accepting credit from community colleges or other universities. They generally accept transfer credits, but the credits must be from a regionally accredited post-secondary institution, and the course for which you are trying to transfer credit needs to be comparable in depth and breadth to a course offered at Boston College.

However, it's key to remember that even if the credits are accepted, they will still have to be evaluated. Typically, college-level courses in the liberal arts that are similar to classes BC offers are more likely to be approved for transfer. However, professional, technical, vocation, and experiential courses are not transferable, even if it's a class taken at a 4-year institution.

For instance, if a person took a course in marketing or project management at a community college, it might not be transferrable because BC doesn’t have comparable undergraduate courses.

When it comes to grades, typically only courses with a grade of C- or higher will be considered, and Boston College doesn't include transferred classes in the calculation of your BC GPA. Also remember that only the degree requirements get fulfilled by transfer credits; It won't count towards the fulfilment of residency requirement - a certain number of credits that must be earned directly at BC.

Regardless, I strongly recommend reaching out to the Office of Transfer Admission at BC directly to discuss and verify the specifics. Each case is unique, and it's possible policies can change. Be prepared to provide syllabi or detailed course descriptions to aid in course equivalency evaluations. It's an investment in your future to ensure your hard work earns the recognition it deserves!