If you are an international student, you'll have additional application requirements. Get the International Student application guide for this program here.
As a transfer applicant, complete your online application form and send us your materials by these deadlines.
You’ll find out if you’ve been accepted 2–3 weeks after you send us your completed application and materials.
Priority Deadline: May 1
Standard Deadline: June 3
Priority Deadline: December 1
Standard Deadline: January 5
If you wish to apply and be considered after the deadline, please contact Eric Pappas at 857.500.7266 or email eric.pappas@lesley.edu to discuss a late application.
If you’re looking to transfer into one of our on-campus undergraduate programs, we’ll be looking at your:
Accepted transfer students have maintained a 2.5 or higher cumulative grade point average in previous college-level work.
We’ll accept a maximum of 90 transfer credits for most of our bachelor’s degree programs, except for art and design programs.
For art and design programs, you can transfer up to 66 transfer credits. You’ll need a grade C or better in courses you’ve taken that are equivalent to required Lesley courses.
Log in to Transferology to see how your courses will transfer to Lesley University.
In addition to your online application form, you'll need to submit the following supporting materials.
If you’ve earned fewer than 24 college-level credits, have your high school send us your official high school transcript. We’ll need original documents. If your transcript is not in English, provide a notarized translation of it.
If you didn't complete high school, but took the GED or HiSet instead, submit an official copy of your test results to show you passed.
However, if you’ve earned 24 or more college-level credits, you don’t need to submit your high school transcript, GED, or HiSet test results. Send us your college transcripts.
Your official transcript needs to arrive at our Undergraduate Admissions Office unopened and have:
We’ll need an official college transcript from each institution you’ve attended. Transcripts must be from regionally accredited colleges and universities. If your college transcript is not in English, provide a notarized translation of it.
Have your college’s Registrar’s Office send original documents, in a sealed envelope, to our Undergraduate Admissions Office.
We also accept electronic transcripts through secure sites such as:
Send transcripts to:
Or
Lesley University
Undergraduate Admissions Services
29 Everett Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
A letter of recommendation is not required of all transfer applicants. Your counselor will be in communication with you if additional information is needed.
As a student applying to a BFA program, or a campus-based undergraduate certificate program in art and design, you'll submit a digital portfolio of your strongest and most recent work as part of your application.
Exception: If you are applying for the BA in Art, you do not need to submit a portfolio.
Create your Common Application account before you upload your portfolio to Slideroom.
You won’t use the Common Application, so you can upload your work to Slideroom at any time.
This 1-2 page statement is required for transfer BFA students and certificate students, but optional for first-year BFA students.
We’re so happy you’ve chosen to apply to Lesley University.
Soon, we'll assign you a Self-Service account where you'll be able to review the receipt of your admission application materials and financial aid documents.
You must do these steps to be able to log in to your Lesley accounts.
If you have password problems, visit the Password Management page and choose "Reset my Password."
If you have any difficulty using your Self-Service account, contact Information Technology at 617.349.8770 or it@lesley.edu.
To view the receipt of your application and financial aid documents and materials: