Transfer to Massachusetts College of Art and Design
130 courses from Massachusetts community colleges (MassCC) transfer to Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Browse the full list below, or filter by community college or subject to find the courses that fit your transfer plan.
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| Community College Course | Credits | Transfers As | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AHS 101 Art History Survey IFormerly known as ART 103. | 3 | HART 100 Introduction to Western Art | Direct | [gcc] |
| AHS 102 Art History Survey IIReplaces ART 104; students may receive credit for ART 104 or AHS 102. | 3 | HART Art History Elective | Elective | [gcc] |
| AR 101 History and Appreciation of Art I | 3 | HART 100 Introduction to Western Art | Direct | [massbay] |
| AR 102 History and Appreciation of Art II | 3 | HART Art History Elective | Elective | [massbay] |
| AR 122 Drawing IISecond of a three credit two course Drawing sequence. | 3 | SFDN 185 Drawing Projects | Direct | [massbay] |
| ART 100 Drawing IFirst of a two course Drawing sequence. Both honors and non-honors versions of ART 100 Drawing I are offered by Cape Cod Community College. Course completion at the honors level is designated on student transcripts. Credit for this course will only be awa | 3 | SFDN 181 Studio for Drawing | Direct | [capecod] |
| ART 101 Design IFirst of a two course design sequence. | 3 | SFDN 182 Visual Langauge | Direct | [capecod] |
| ART 101/101L Introduction to Art:Basic Design + Lab: Introduction to Art: Basic Design | 2+1 | SFDN 182 Visual Langauge | Direct | [stcc] |
| ART 102 History of Visual Design | 3 | HART Art History Elective | Elective | [middlesex] |
| ART 102/102L Basic Drawing + Lab: Basic DrawingFirst of a three credit two course drawing sequence. | 2+1 | SFDN 181 Studio for Drawing | Direct | [stcc] |
| ART 104 Art History from Prehistory to Early Renaissance | 3 | HART 100 Introduction to Western Art | Direct | [necc] |
| ART 104/104L Drawing Composition + Lab: Drawing CompositionSecond of a three credit two course Drawing sequence. | 2+1 | SFDN 185 Drawing Projects | Direct | [stcc] |
| ART 105 Survey of Art History I: Ancient Through Renaissance Art | 3 | HART 100 Introduction to Western Art | Direct | [bristol] |
| ART 105 Art History Before 1500 | 3 | HART 100 Introduction to Western Art | Direct | [middlesex] |
| ART 105 Art History from the Renaissance to the Present | 3 | HART Art History Elective | Elective | [necc] |
| ART 106 Art History After 1500 | 3 | HART Art History Elective | Elective | [middlesex] |
| ART 108 Art History 1: From Cave to Cathedral | 3 | HART 100 Introduction to Western Art | Direct | [northshore] |
| ART 108 Three-Dimensional FoundationsNon Sequential Course | 4 | SFDN 183 Form Study | Direct | [necc] |
| ART 109 Art History IThis course is offered in the Spring. | 3 | HART 100 Introduction to Western Art | Direct | [mwcc] |
| ART 109 Art History 2: Renaissance to Contemporary | 3 | HART Art History Elective | Elective | [northshore] |
| ART 109 Two-Dimensional FoundationsNon Sequential Course | 4 | SFDN 182 Visual Langauge | Direct | [necc] |
| ART 110 Art History IIThis class is offered in the Fall. | 3 | HART Art History Elective | Elective | [mwcc] |
| ART 110 Basic Drawing 1First of a three credit two course drawing sequence. | 3 | SFDN 181 Studio for Drawing | Direct | [northshore] |
| ART 111 Drawing IFirst of a three credit two course drawing sequence. | 3 | SFDN 181 Studio for Drawing | Direct | [bristol] |
| ART 111 Basic Drawing 2Second of a three credit two course Drawing sequence. | 3 | SFDN 185 Drawing Projects | Direct | [northshore] |
| ART 111 Drawing IFirst of a four credit two course Drawing sequence. | 4 | SFDN 181 Studio for Drawing | Direct | [necc] |
| ART 112 Drawing IISecond of a three credit two course Drawing sequence. | 3 | SFDN 185 Drawing Projects | Direct | [bristol] |
| ART 112 Drawing IISecond of a four credit two course Drawing sequence. | 4 | SFDN 185 Drawing Projects | Direct | [necc] |
| ART 113 2D Design | 3 | SFDN 182 Visual Langauge | Direct | [middlesex] |
| ART 114 Visual Design Theory | 3 | SFDN 182 Visual Langauge | Direct | [northshore] |
| ART 115 Introduction to Sculpture and 3D DesignNon Sequential Course | 3 | SFDN 183 Form Study | Direct | [middlesex] |
| ART 120 Art History: Prehistoric to Gothic | 3 | HART 100 Introduction to Western Art | Direct | [stcc] |
| ART 121 Two-Dimensional DesignFirst of a two course Two-Dimensional Design sequence | 3 | SFDN 182 Visual Langauge | Direct | [bristol] |
| ART 121 Visual Concepts IFirst of a two course design sequence. Credit is considered on a case-by-case basis after a portfolio review. Students should contact Greenfield Community College for further information. | 3 | SFDN 182 Visual Langauge | Direct | [gcc] |
| ART 121 Basic DrawingFirst of a three credit two course drawing sequence. | 3 | SFDN 181 Studio for Drawing | Direct | [hcc] |
| ART 121 Drawing IFirst of a three-credit, two-course drawing sequence. | 3 | SFDN 181 Studio for Drawing | Direct | [middlesex] |
| ART 121 Art History: Renaissance to ModernCourse previously known as: ARTS-240. | 3 | HART Art History Elective | Elective | [stcc] |
| ART 122 Two-Dimensional Design IISecond of a two course Two-Dimensional Design Course | 3 | SFDN 182 Visual Langauge | Direct | [bristol] |
| ART 122 Drawing CompositionSecond of a three credit two course Drawing sequence. | 3 | SFDN 185 Drawing Projects | Direct | [hcc] |
| ART 122 Drawing IISecond of a three-credit, two-course Drawing sequence. | 3 | SFDN 185 Drawing Projects | Direct | [middlesex] |
| ART 123 Visual Concepts IISecond of a two course design sequence. Credit is considered on a case-by-case basis after a portfolio review. Students should contact Greenfield Community College for further information. | 3 | SFDN 183 Form Study | Direct | [gcc] |
| ART 123 Figure Drawing IFirst of a two-course Figure Drawing sequence. | 3 | SFDN 181 Studio for Drawing | Direct | [middlesex] |
| ART 125 History of Art: Stone Age to Gothic | 3 | HART 100 Introduction to Western Art | Direct | [capecod] |
| ART 125 Two Dimensional Design | 3 | SFDN 182 Visual Langauge | Direct | [hcc] |
| ART 126 Three Dimensional Design | 3 | SFDN 183 Form Study | Direct | [hcc] |
| ART 129 Ceramics IFirst of a two course Ceramics sequence | 3 | SFDN 183 Form Study | Direct | [middlesex] |
| ART 131 Three-Dimensional DesignFirst of a two course Three Dimensional Design sequence | 3 | SFDN 183 Form Study | Direct | [bristol] |
| ART 131 Drawing FoundationFirst of a three credit two course drawing sequence. Credit is awarded by Greenfield Community College on a case by case basis based on a portfolio review. Students should contact Greenfield Community College for further information. | 3 | SFDN 181 Studio for Drawing | Direct | [gcc] |
| ART 131 History of Art: Prehistory-Gothic | 3 | HART 100 Introduction to Western Art | Direct | [hcc] |
| ART 132 Drawing IISecond of a three credit two course Drawing sequence. Credit is awarded by Greenfield Community College on a case be case basis based on a portfolio review. Students should contact Greenfield Community College for further information. | 3 | SFDN 185 Drawing Projects | Direct | [gcc] |
| ART 132 History of Art: Renaissance-Modern | 3 | HART Art History Elective | Elective | [hcc] |
| ART 134 Art History: Renaissance to Modern | 3 | HART Art History Elective | Elective | [capecod] |
| ART 136 Three Dimensional DesignMay be repeated once for credit. | 3 | SFDN 183 Form Study | Direct | [capecod] |
| ART 200 Drawing IINote: Second of a two course Drawing sequence. | 3 | SFDN 185 Drawing Projects | Direct | [capecod] |
| ART 205 Topics in Contemporary Art | 3 | HART Art History Elective | Elective | [bristol] |
| ART 205/205L 3D Design + Lab: 3D Design | 2+1 | SFDN 183 Form Study | Direct | [stcc] |
| ART 251 Two-Dimensional DesignNon Sequential Course. | 3 | SFDN 182 Visual Langauge | Direct | [mwcc] |
| ART 252 Three-Dimensional DesignNon Sequential Course. | 3 | SFDN 183 Form Study | Direct | [mwcc] |
| ART 263 Drawing IFirst of a three credit four course Drawing sequence. | 3 | SFDN 181 Studio for Drawing | Direct | [mwcc] |
| ART 264 Drawing IISecond of a three credit four course Drawing sequence. This course is offered in the Spring. | 3 | SFDN 185 Drawing Projects | Direct | [mwcc] |
| ARTG 100 Art History of the Western World | 3 | HART 100 Introduction to Western Art | Direct | [massasoit] |
| ARTG 101 History of Art I | 3 | HART 100 Introduction to Western Art | Direct | [massasoit] |
| ARTG 102 History of Art II - High Renaissance to Present | 3 | HART Art History Elective | Elective | [massasoit] |
| ARTG 107 Drawing I | 3 | SFDN 181 Studio for Drawing | Direct | [massasoit] |
| ARTG 108 Drawing II | 3 | SFDN 185 Drawing Projects | Direct | [massasoit] |
| ARTG 113 Color and Design I | 3 | SFDN 182 Visual Langauge | Direct | [massasoit] |
| ARTG 114 Color and Design II | 3 | SFDN 182 Visual Langauge | Direct | [massasoit] |
| ARTG 205 Three-Dimensional Design | 3 | SFDN 183 Form Study | Direct | [massasoit] |
| ARTG 210 Introduction to Animation | 3 | SFDN 191 Time | Direct | [massasoit] |
| ARTG 221 Painting I | 3 | SFDN 185 Drawing Projects | Direct | [massasoit] |
| ARTG 263 Sculpture I | 3 | SFDN 183 Form Study | Direct | [massasoit] |
| CMP 101 Composition 1 | 3 | LALW 100 Thinking, Making, Writing | Direct | [northshore] |
| CMP 102 Composition 2 | 3 | FRSM 100 Freshman Seminar | Direct | [northshore] |
| CMP 106 Composition 2: Journalistic Writing | 3 | FRSM 100 Freshman Seminar | Direct | [northshore] |
| CMP 108 Composition 2: Feature Writing | 3 | FRSM 100 Freshman Seminar | Direct | [northshore] |
| CMP 112 Composition 2: Writing About the Short Story | 3 | FRSM 100 Freshman Seminar | Direct | [northshore] |
| CMP 122 Composition 2: Writing About Children’s Literature | 3 | FRSM 100 Freshman Seminar | Direct | [northshore] |
| CMP 124 Composition 2: Writing About Film and Fiction | 3 | FRSM 100 Freshman Seminar | Direct | [northshore] |
| CMP 126 Composition 2: Writing About Film | 3 | FRSM 100 Freshman Seminar | Direct | [northshore] |
| CMP 148 Composition 2: Writing About Literature and the Environment | 3 | FRSM 100 Freshman Seminar | Direct | [northshore] |
| CMP 150 Composition 2: Technical Writing | 3 | FRSM 100 Freshman Seminar | Direct | [northshore] |
| EN 101 Freshman English I | 3 | LALW 100 Thinking, Making, Writing | Direct | [massbay] |
| EN 102 Freshman English II | 3 | FRSM 100 Freshman Seminar | Direct | [massbay] |
| ENG 101 Composition I | 3 | LALW 100 Thinking, Making, Writing | Direct | [berkshire] |
| ENG 101 Composition I: College Writing | 3 | LALW 100 Thinking, Making, Writing | Direct | [bristol] |
| ENG 101 English Composition I: Expository Writing | 3 | LALW 100 Thinking, Making, Writing | Direct | [gcc] |
| ENG 101 Composition I: Expository Writing and Research | 3 | LALW 100 Thinking, Making, Writing | Direct | [hcc] |
| ENG 101 English Composition IBoth honors and non-honors versions of ENG 101 English Composition I are offered by Middlesex Community College. Course completion at the honors level is designated on student transcripts. Credit for this course will only be awarded one time. | 3 | LALW 100 Thinking, Making, Writing | Direct | [middlesex] |
| ENG 101 College Writing I | 3 | LALW 100 Thinking, Making, Writing | Direct | [mwcc] |
| ENG 101 English Composition I | 3 | FRSM 100 Freshman Seminar | Direct | [necc] |
| ENG 101 English Composition 1ENG 101H Honors Composition 1 at Springfield Technical Community College is listed in both the Honors and English Departments. The college also offers ENG 101 Composition 1 as a non-honors option. Credit will only be awarded one time. | 3 | LALW 100 Thinking, Making, Writing | Direct | [stcc] |
| ENG 101h Composition IBoth honors and non-honors versions of ENG 101 Composition I are offered by Quinsigamond Community College. Course completion at the honors level is designated on student transcripts. Credit for this course will only be awarded one time. | 3 | LALW 100 Thinking, Making, Writing | Direct | [qcc] |
| ENG 101h English Composition IBoth honors and non-honors versions of ENG 101 English Composition I are offered by Roxbury Community College. Course completion at the honors level is designated on students' transcripts. Credit for this course will only be awarded one time. | 3 | LALW 100 Thinking, Making, Writing | Direct | [rcc] |
| ENG 102 Composition II: Writing about Literature | 3 | FRSM 100 Freshman Seminar | Direct | [bristol] |
| ENG 102 Compostion II: Writing about Literature | 3 | FRSM 100 Freshman Seminar | Direct | [hcc] |
| ENG 102 English Composition IIBoth honors and non-honors versions of ENG 102 English Composition II are offered by Middlesex Community College. Course completion at the honors level is designated on student transcripts. Credit for this course will only be awarded once. | 3 | FRSM 100 Freshman Seminar | Direct | [middlesex] |
| ENG 102 College Writing IIBoth honors and non-honors versions of ENG 102 English Composition II are offered by Mt. Wachusett Community College. Course completion at the honors level is designated on student transcripts. Credit for this course will only be awarded once. | 3 | FRSM 100 Freshman Seminar | Direct | [mwcc] |
| ENG 102 English Composition II | 3 | LALW 100 Thinking, Making, Writing | Direct | [necc] |
| ENG 102 English Composition 2Course previously known as: ENGL-200. | 3 | FRSM 100 Freshman Seminar | Direct | [stcc] |
| ENG 102h Composition IIBoth honors and non-honors versions of ENG 102 Composition II are offered by Quinsigamond Community College. Course completion at the honors level is designated on students transcripts. Credit for this course will only be awarded once. | 3 | FRSM 100 Freshman Seminar | Direct | [qcc] |
| ENG 102h English Composition IIBoth honors and non-honors versions of ENG 102 English Composition II are offered by Roxbury Community College. Course completion at the honors level is designated on students' transcripts. Credit for this course will only be awarded once. | 3 | FRSM 100 Freshman Seminar | Direct | [rcc] |
| ENG 111 College Writing I | 3 | LALW 100 Thinking, Making, Writing | Direct | [bhcc] |
| ENG 112 College Writing II | 3 | FRSM 100 Freshman Seminar | Direct | [bhcc] |
| ENG 112 English Composition II: Exploring Literature | 3 | FRSM 100 Freshman Seminar | Direct | [gcc] |
| ENG 114 English Composition II: Literature and Creative Writing | 3 | FRSM 100 Freshman Seminar | Direct | [gcc] |
| ENG 116 English Composition II: Analysis of Literature and Film | 3 | FRSM 100 Freshman Seminar | Direct | [gcc] |
| ENGL 101 English Composition I | 3 | LALW 100 Thinking, Making, Writing | Direct | [massasoit] |
| ENGL 102 English Composition IIBoth honors and non-honors versions of ENGL 102 English Composition II are offered by Massasoit Community College. Course completion at the honors level is designated on student transcripts. Credit for this course will only be awarded once. | 3 | FRSM 100 Freshman Seminar | Direct | [massasoit] |
| ENL 101 English Composition IBoth honors and non-honors versions of ENL 101 English Composition I are offered by Cape Cod Community College. Course completion at the honors level is designated on student transcripts. Credit for this course will only be awarded one time. | 3 | LALW 100 Thinking, Making, Writing | Direct | [capecod] |
| ENL 102 English Composition IIBoth honors and non-honors versions of ENL 102 English Composition II are offered by Cape Cod Community College. Course completion at the honors level is designated on student transcripts. Credit for this course will only be awarded once. | 3 | FRSM 100 Freshman Seminar | Direct | [capecod] |
| FAS 111 Drawing IFirst of a three credit two course drawing sequence. | 3 | SFDN 181 Studio for Drawing | Direct | [berkshire] |
| FAS 120 Drawing IISecond of a three-credit two-course Drawing sequence. | 3 | SFDN 185 Drawing Projects | Direct | [berkshire] |
| FAS 123 Two-Dimensional Design IFirst of a two course Two-Dimensional Design sequence | 3 | SFDN 182 Visual Langauge | Direct | [berkshire] |
| FAS 124 Three-Dimensional Design INon Sequential Course | 3 | SFDN 183 Form Study | Direct | [berkshire] |
| FAS 163 Two-Dimensional Design IISecond of a two course Two Dimensional Design course. | 3 | SFDN 182 Visual Langauge | Direct | [berkshire] |
| FAS 171 Pre-Renaissance Art History | 3 | HART 100 Introduction to Western Art | Direct | [berkshire] |
| FAS 172 Renaissance to Modern Art History | 3 | HART Art History Elective | Elective | [berkshire] |
| HUM 161 Art History and Appreciation I | 3 | HART 100 Introduction to Western Art | Direct | [rcc] May also be awarded as an art history elective if transfer credit for HART 100 is satisfied by another course |
| HUM 162 Art History and Appreciation II | 3 | HART 100 Introduction to Western Art | Direct | [rcc] May also be awarded as an art history elective if transfer credit for HART 100 is satisfied by another course |
| HUM 165 Drawing IFirst of a three-credit two-course drawing sequence. | 3 | SFDN 181 Studio for Drawing | Direct | [rcc] |
| HUM 166 Drawing IISecond of a three-credit two-course Drawing sequence. | 3 | SFDN 185 Drawing Projects | Direct | [rcc] |
| HUM 167 Sculpture IFirst of two-course Sculpture sequence. | 3 | SFDN 183 Form Study | Direct | [rcc] |
| HUM 170 Painting IFirst of a three-credit two-course Painting sequence. | 3 | SFDN 185 Drawing Projects | Direct | [rcc] May also be awarded as studio elective credit |
| VMA 102 Visual Design: Composition and Color | 3 | SFDN 182 Visual Langauge | Direct | [bhcc] |
| VMA 103 Elements of FormNon Sequential Course. | 3 | SFDN 183 Form Study | Direct | [bhcc] |
| VMA 104 Drawing from Observation | 3 | SFDN 181 Studio for Drawing | Direct | [bhcc] |
| VMA 111 Introduction to Mass Media | 3 | HART Art History Elective | Elective | [bhcc] |
| VMA 112 Art History: Prehistoric to Medieval | 3 | HART 100 Introduction to Western Art | Direct | [bhcc] |
| VMA 114 History of Graphic Design | 3 | HART Art History Elective | Elective | [bhcc] |
| VMA 205 Inventive Drawing | 3 | SFDN 185 Drawing Projects | Direct | [bhcc] |
Transfer to Other Universities from Massachusetts CCs
Fitchburg State University6072Worcester State University5481University of Massachusetts at Amherst4507Bridgewater State University4482Westfield State University4239Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts4085Salem State University3442Framingham State University3409University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth3022University of Massachusetts at Boston2315University of Massachusetts at Lowell1800Massachusetts Maritime Academy476
Community Colleges in Massachusetts
Berkshire Community CollegeBristol Community CollegeBunker Hill Community CollegeCape Cod Community CollegeGreenfield Community CollegeHolyoke Community CollegeMassBay Community CollegeMassasoit Community CollegeMiddlesex Community CollegeMount Wachusett Community CollegeNorth Shore Community CollegeNorthern Essex Community CollegeQuinsigamond Community CollegeRoxbury Community CollegeSpringfield Technical Community College