ACHLS Articulation agreements with New England Community Colleges
In order to make transferring from Community College to ACHLS as easy as possible, The American College of History and Legal Studies has negotiated agreements with a large number of area community colleges. ACHLS will accept credits from students who go to the schools listed below. Other transfer blocks will have differing total hours for a particular subject area. If you completed 60 credits at a four year or two year college, but do not have 34 hours of the general educatoin requirements, you will be considered on an individualized basis.
NOTE: Several articulation agreements are pending between ACHLS and various area community colleges and graduate schools. This page will be regularly updated.
Click on the community college to learn more about ACHLS's articulation agreement with that school.
ACHLS/BUNKER HILL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
B.A. or B.A./J.D. DEGREE AGREEMENT
The ACHLS and Bunker Hill Community College have entered into an agreement which permits students to work toward a B.A. degree in history and legal studies from ACHLS and, if the student desires, a J.D. degree from Massachusetts School of Law. A student who earns sixty (60) credits, including at least thirty four (34) credits of general education requirements, and achieves a cumulative grade point average of 2.7 or higher at the time the Associate Degree is conferred has the option of applying to the American College of History and Legal Studies.
The credits below comprise the transfer block between Bunker Hill Community College and the American College of History and Legal Studies:
| English Composition/Writing | 6 credit hours (Honors Writing Preferred) |
| Behavioral and/or Social Sciences | 9 credit hours |
| Students must successfully complete History of Western Civilization I and II and Government and Politics in the United States |
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| Humanities and/or Fine Arts | 9 credit hours |
| Natural or Physical Science | 7 credit hours |
| Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning | 3 credit hours |
| Required General Education credit hours | 34 credit hours |
| Economics | 3 credit hours |
| Statistics | 3 credit hours |
| World Civilization I and II | 6 credit hours |
| Writing Tutor Seminar | 3 credit hours |
To view a copy of the ACHLS/Bunker Hill Community College Articulation Agreement, please contact the BHCC Academic Advising Office at 617.228.2000, or contact an ACHLS Admissions Officer at or admissions@achls.org.
See the Bunker Hill Community College web site at: www.bhcc.mass.edu.
ACHLS/MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE
B.A. or B.A./J.D. DEGREE AGREEMENT
The ACHLS and Middlesex Community College have entered into an agreement which permits students to work toward a B.A. degree in history and legal studies from ACHLS and, if the student desires, a J.D. degree from Massachusetts School of Law. A student who earns sixty (60) credits, including at least thirty four (34) credits of general education requirements, and achieves a cumulative grade point average of 2.7 or higher at the time the Associate Degree is conferred has the option of applying to the American College of History and Legal Studies.
The credits below comprise the transfer block between Middlesex Community College and the American College of History and Legal Studies:
| English Composition/Writing | 6 credit hours |
| Behavioral and/or Social Science | 9 credit hours |
| Humanities and/or Fine Arts | 9 credit hours |
| Natural or Physical Science | 7 credit hours |
| Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning | 3 credit hours |
| Required General Education credit hours | 34 credit hours |
Additionally as part of those thirty four (34) credit hours or of the remaining twenty six (26) credit hours a student may transfer to ACHLS, it is recommended, but not required that students take:
| Spanish or any Romance Language | 3 credit hours |
| Economics or Statistics | 3 credit hours |
| World History | 3 credit hours |
| Seminar in Advanced Writing | 3 credit hours |
To view a copy of the ACHLS/Middlesex Community College Articulation Agreement, please contact the MCC Academic Advising Office at 800.818.3434, or contact an ACHLS Admissions Officer at 603.458.5145 or admissions@achls.org.
See the Middlesex Community College web site at: www.middlesex.mass.edu
ACHLS/GREAT BAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
B.A. or B.A./J.D. DEGREE AGREEMENT
The ACHLS and Great Bay Community College have entered into an agreement which permits students to work toward a B.A. degree in history and legal studies from ACHLS and, if the student desires, a J.D. degree from Massachusetts School of Law. A student who earns sixty (60) credits, including at least thirty four (34) credits of general education requirements, and achieves a cumulative grade point average of 2.7 or higher at the time the Associate Degree is conferred has the option of applying to the American College of History and Legal Studies.
The credits below comprise the transfer block between Great Bay Community College and the American College of History and Legal Studies:
| English Composition/Writing | 6 credit hours |
| Behavioral and/or Social Science | 9 credit hours |
| Humanities and/or Fine Arts | 9 credit hours |
| Natural or Physical Science | 7 credit hours |
| Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning | 3 credit hours |
| Required General Education credit hours | 34 credit hours |
Additionally as part of those thirty four (34) credit hours or of the remaining twenty six (26) credit hours a student may transfer to ACHLS, it is recommended, but not required that students take:
| Spanish or any Romance Language | 3 credit hours |
| Economics or Statistics | 3 credit hours |
| World History | 3 credit hours |
| Seminar in Advanced Writing | 3 credit hours |
To view a copy of the ACHLS/Great Bay Community College Articulation Agreement, please contact the GBCC Academic Advising Office at 603.427.7600, or contact an ACHLS Admissions Officer at 603.458.5145 or admissions@achls.org.
See the Great Bay Community College web site at: www.greatbay.edu
ACHLS/MANCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE, MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
B.A. or B.A./J.D. DEGREE AGREEMENT
The ACHLS and Manchester Community College in New Hampshire have entered into an agreement which permits students to work toward a B.A. degree in history and legal studies from ACHLS and, if the student desires, a J.D. degree from Massachusetts School of Law. A student who earns sixty (60) credits, including at least thirty four (34) credits of general education requirements, and achieves a cumulative grade point average of 2.7 or higher at the time the Associate Degree is conferred has the option of applying to the American College of History and Legal Studies.
The credits below comprise the transfer block between Manchester Community College and the American College of History and Legal Studies:
| English Composition/Writing | 6 credit hours |
| Behavioral and/or Social Science | 9 credit hours |
| Humanities and/or Fine Arts | 9 credit hours |
| Natural or Physical Science | 7 credit hours |
| Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning | 3 credit hours |
| Required General Education credit hours | 34 credit hours |
Additionally as part of those thirty four (34) credit hours or of the remaining twenty six (26) credit hours a student may transfer to ACHLS, it is recommended, but not required that students take:
| Spanish or any Romance Language | 3 credit hours |
| Economics or Statistics | 3 credit hours |
| World History | 3 credit hours |
| Seminar in Advanced Writing | 3 credit hours |
To view a copy of the ACHLS/Manchester Community College Articulation Agreement, please contact the MCC Center for Academic Planning & Support at 603.668.6706, or contact an ACHLS Admissions Officer at admissions@achls.org or 603.458.5145.
See the Manchester Community College web site at: www.manchestercommunitycollege.edu
ACHLS/MASSACHUSETTS BAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
B.A. or B.A./J.D. DEGREE AGREEMENT
The ACHLS and Massachusetts Bay Community College have entered into an agreement which permits students to work toward a B.A. degree in history and legal studies from ACHLS and, if the student desires, a J.D. degree from Massachusetts School of Law. A student who earns sixty (60) credits, including at least thirty four (34) credits of general education requirements, and achieves a cumulative grade point average of 2.7 or higher at the time the Associate Degree is conferred has the option of applying to the American College of History and Legal Studies.
The credits below comprise the transfer block between Massachusetts Bay Community College and the American College of History and Legal Studies:
| English Composition/Writing | 6 credit hours |
| Behavioral and/or Social Science | 9 credit hours |
| Humanities and/or Fine Arts | 9 credit hours |
| Natural or Physical Science | 7 credit hours |
| Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning | 3 credit hours |
| Required General Education credit hours | 34 credit hours |
Additionally as part of those thirty four (34) credit hours or of the remaining twenty six (26) credit hours a student may transfer to ACHLS, it is recommended, but not required that students take:
| Spanish or any Romance Language | 3 credit hours |
| Economics or Statistics | 3 credit hours |
| World History | 3 credit hours |
| Seminar in Advanced Writing | 3 credit hours |
To view a copy of the ACHLS/Massachusetts Bay Community College Articulation Agreement, please contact the MassBay Community College at 781.239.3000, or contact an ACHLS Admissions Officer at 603.458.5145 or admissions@achls.org.
See the MassBay Community College web site at: http://www.massbay.edu/
ACHLS/NASHUA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
B.A. or B.A./J.D. DEGREE AGREEMENT
The ACHLS and Nashua Community College have entered into an agreement which permits students to work toward a B.A. degree in history and legal studies from ACHLS and, if the student desires, a J.D. degree from Massachusetts School of Law. A student who earns sixty (60) credits, including at least thirty four (34) credits of general education requirements, and achieves a cumulative grade point average of 2.7 or higher at the time the Associate Degree is conferred has the option of applying to the American College of History and Legal Studies.
The credits below comprise the transfer block between Nashua Community College and the American College of History and Legal Studies:
| English Composition/Writing | 6 credit hours |
| Behavioral and/or Social Science | 9 credit hours |
| Humanities and/or Fine Arts | 9 credit hours |
| Natural or Physical Science | 7 credit hours |
| Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning | 3 credit hours |
| Required General Education credit hours | 34 credit hours |
Additionally as part of those thirty four (34) credit hours or of the remaining twenty six (26) credit hours a student may transfer to ACHLS, it is recommended, but not required that students take:
| Spanish or any Romance Language | 3 credit hours |
| Economics or Statistics | 3 credit hours |
| World History | 3 credit hours |
| Seminar in Advanced Writing | 3 credit hours |
To view a copy of the ACHLS/Nashua Community College Articulation Agreement, please contact the NCC Academic Advising Office at 603.882.6923, or contact an ACHLS Admissions Officer at admissions@achls.org or.603.458.5145.
See the Nashua Community College web site at: www.nashuacc.edu
ACHLS/NEW HAMPSHIRE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
B.A. or B.A./J.D. DEGREE AGREEMENT
The ACHLS and New Hampshire Technical Institute have entered into an agreement which permits students to work toward a B.A. degree in history and legal studies from ACHLS and, if the student desires, a J.D. degree from Massachusetts School of Law. A student who earns sixty (60) credits, including at least thirty four (34) credits of general education requirements, and achieves a cumulative grade point average of 2.7 or higher at the time the Associate Degree is conferred has the option of applying to the American College of History and Legal Studies.
The credits below comprise the transfer block between New Hampshire Technical Institute and the American College of History and Legal Studies:
| English Composition/Writing | 6 credit hours |
| Behavioral and/or Social Science | 9 credit hours |
| Humanities and/or Fine Arts | 9 credit hours |
| Natural or Physical Science | 7 credit hours |
| Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning | 3 credit hours |
| Required General Education credit hours | 34 credit hours |
Additionally as part of those thirty four (34) credit hours or of the remaining twenty six (26) credit hours a student may transfer to ACHLS, it is recommended, but not required that students take:
| Spanish or any Romance Language | 3 credit hours |
| Economics or Statistics | 3 credit hours |
| World History | 3 credit hours |
| Seminar in Advanced Writing | 3 credit hours |
To view a copy of the ACHLS/New Hampshire Technical Institute Articulation Agreement, please contact the NHTI Academic Advising Office at 603.271.6484, or contact an ACHLS Admissions Officer at admissions@achls.org or 603.458.5145.
See the New Hampshire Technical Institute web site at: www.nhti.edu
ACHLS/NORTHERN ESSEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE
B.A. or B.A./J.D. DEGREE AGREEMENT
The ACHLS and Northern Essex Community College have entered into an agreement which permits students to work toward a B.A. degree in history and legal studies from ACHLS and, if the student desires, a J.D. degree from Massachusetts School of Law. A student who earns sixty (60) credits, including at least thirty four (34) credits of general education requirements, and achieves a cumulative grade point average of 2.7 or higher at the time the Associate Degree is conferred has the option of applying to the American College of History and Legal Studies.
The credits below comprise the transfer block between Northern Essex Community College and the American College of History and Legal Studies:
| English Composition/Writing | 6 credit hours |
| Behavioral and/or Social Science | 9 credit hours |
| Humanities and/or Fine Arts | 9 credit hours |
| Natural or Physical Science | 7 credit hours |
| Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning | 3 credit hours |
| Required General Education credit hours | 34 credit hours |
Additionally as part of those thirty four (34) credit hours or of the remaining twenty six (26) credit hours a student may transfer to ACHLS, it is recommended, but not required that students take:
| Spanish or any Romance Language | 3 credit hours |
| Economics or Statistics | 3 credit hours |
| World History or World Civilization | 3 credit hours |
| Seminar in Advanced Writing | 3 credit hours |
To view a copy of the ACHLS/Northern Essex Community College Articulation Agreement, please contact the Northern Essex Community College Academic Advising Office at 978.556.3449, or contact an ACHLS Admissions Officer at 603.458.5145 or admissions@achls.org.
See the Northern Essex Community College web site at: www.necc.mass.edu
ACHLS/ROXBURY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
B.A. or B.A./J.D. DEGREE AGREEMENT
The ACHLS and Roxbury Community College have entered into an agreement which permits students to work toward a B.A. degree in history and legal studies from ACHLS and, if the student desires, a J.D. degree from Massachusetts School of Law. A student who earns sixty (60) credits, including at least thirty four (34) credits of general education requirements, and achieves a cumulative grade point average of 2.7 or higher at the time the Associate Degree is conferred has the option of applying to the American College of History and Legal Studies.
The credits below comprise the transfer block between Roxbury Community College and the American College of History and Legal Studies:
| English Composition/Writing | 6 credit hours |
| Behavioral and/or Social Science | 9 credit hours |
| Humanities and/or Fine Arts | 9 credit hours |
| Natural or Physical Science | 7 credit hours |
| Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning | 3 credit hours |
| Required General Education credit hours | 34 credit hours |
Additionally as part of those thirty four (34) credit hours or of the remaining twenty six (26) credit hours a student may transfer to ACHLS, it is recommended, but not required that students take:
| Spanish or any Romance Language | 3 credit hours |
| Economics or Statistics | 3 credit hours |
| World History | 3 credit hours |
| Seminar in Advanced Writing | 3 credit hours |
To view a copy of the ACHLS/Roxbury Community College Articulation Agreement, please contact the RCC Academic Advising Office at 617.427.0060, or contact an ACHLS Admissions Officer at admissions@achls.org or 603.458.5145.
See the Roxbury Community College web site at: www.rcc.mass.edu
ACHLS/MARIAN COURT COLLEGE
B.A. or B.A./J.D. DEGREE AGREEMENT
The ACHLS and Marian Court College have entered into an agreement which permits students to work toward a B.A. degree in history and legal studies from ACHLS and, if the student desires, a J.D. degree from Massachusetts School of Law. A student who earns sixty (60) credits, including at least thirty four (34) credits of general education requirements, and achieves a cumulative grade point average of 2.7 or higher at the time the Associate Degree is conferred has the option of applying to the American College of History and Legal Studies.
The credits below comprise the transfer block between Marian Court College and the American College of History and Legal Studies:
| English Composition/Writing | 6 credit hours |
| Behavioral and/or Social Science> | 9 credit hours |
| Humanities and/or Fine Arts | 9 credit hours |
| Natural or Physical Science | 7 credit hours |
| Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning | 3 credit hours |
| Required General Education credit hours | 34 credit hours |
Additionally as part of those thirty four (34) credit hours or of the remaining twenty six (26) credit hours a student may transfer to ACHLS, it is recommended, but not required that students take:
| Spanish or any Romance Language | 3 credit hours |
| Economics or Statistics | 3 credit hours |
| World History | 3 credit hours |
| Seminar in Advanced Writing | 3 credit hours |
To view a copy of the ACHLS/Marian Court College Articulation Agreement, please contact the MCC Academic Advising Office at 781.595.6768, or contact an ACHLS Admissions Officer at 603.458.5145 or admissions@achls.org.
See the Marian Court College web site at: www.mariancourt.edu
ACHLS/MOUNT WACHUSETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE – LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES PROGRAM
B.A. or B.A./J.D. DEGREE AGREEMENT
The ACHLS and Mount Wachusett Community College have entered into an agreement which permits students to work toward a B.A. degree in history and legal studies from ACHLS and, if the student desires, a J.D. degree from Massachusetts School of Law. A student who earns at least sixty (60) credits, including at least thirty four (34) credits of general education requirements, and achieves a cumulative grade point average of 2.7 or higher at the time the Associate Degree is conferred has the option of applying to the American College of History and Legal Studies.
The credits below comprise the transfer block between Mount Wachusett Community College Liberal Arts & Sciences Program and the American College of History and Legal Studies:
| English Composition/Writing | 6 credit hours |
| Behavioral and/or Social Science | 9 credit hours |
| Humanities and/or Fine Arts | 9 credit hours |
| Natural or Physical Science | 7/8 credit hours |
| Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning | 3 credit hours |
| Required General Education credit hours | 34/35 credit hours |
Additionally as part of the General Education block, or of the remaining 29/30 credit hours, to the completion of the Associate degree that a student may transfer to ACHLS, it is suggested, but not required, that students take:
| Any SPA prefixed course | 3 credit hours |
| MAT143 Statistics | 3 credit hours |
| Any HIS course | 3 credit hours |
| Any additional ENG course | 3 credit hours |
| ECO101 Macroeconomics or ECO102 Microeconomics | 3 credit hours |
| CIS127 Computer Technologies | 3 credit hours |
| PER126 or 130 Health, Fitness & Wellness Elective | 2/3 credit hours |
| ISC120 Critical Thinking | 3 credit hours |
| General Elective | 3 credit hours |
| General Elective | 3 credit hours |
| Total Remaining Credits | 29/30 credit hours |
To view a copy of the ACHLS/Mount Wachusett Community College Liberal Arts & Sciences Program Articulation Agreement, please contact the MWCC Academic Advising Office at 978.632.6600, or contact an ACHLS Admissions Officer at 603.458.5145 or admissions@achls.org. See the Mount Wachusett Community College web site at: www.mwcc.edu
ACHLS/MOUNT WACHUSETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE – PARALEGAL PROGRAM
B.A. or B.A./J.D. DEGREE AGREEMENT
The ACHLS and Mount Wachusett Community College have entered into an agreement which permits students to work toward a B.A. degree in history and legal studies from ACHLS and, if the student desires, a J.D. degree from Massachusetts School of Law. A student who earns at least sixty (60) credits, including at least thirty four (34) credits of general education requirements, and achieves a cumulative grade point average of 2.7 or higher at the time the Associate Degree is conferred has the option of applying to the American College of History and Legal Studies
The credits below comprise the transfer block between Mount Wachusett Community College Paralegal Program and the American College of History and Legal Studies:
| English Composition I and II | 6 credit hours |
| PSY105 Introduction to Psychology, PSY246 Psychology and the Law, BUS211 Business Law, and CIS127 Computer Technologies |
12 credit hours |
| HIS121 History of the Constitution, PLS250 Legal Research and Writing I, and THE113 Speech |
10 credit hours |
| Any BIO, BTC, EAS or ENV | 3/4 credit hours |
| MAT126 Topics in Mathematics | 3 credit hours |
| Required General Education credit hours | 34/35 credit hours |
Additionally as part of the General Education block, or of the remaining 26/27 credit hours, to the completion of the Associate degree that a student may transfer to ACHLS, it is suggested, but not required, that students take:
| PPLS101 Introduction to Law, PLS104 Introduction to Family Law, PLS110 Litigation, PLS262 Estate Planning, PLS106 Introduction to Real Estate Law, PLS270 Legal Studies Seminar |
18 credit hours |
| ECO101 Macroeconomics or ECO102 Microeconomics |
3 credit hours |
| POL211 Massachusetts and the Federal System | 3 credit hours |
| PER126 or 130 Health, Fitness and Wellness Elective | 2/3 credit hours |
| Total Remaining Credits | 26/27 credit hours |
To view a copy of the ACHLS/Mount Wachusett Community College Paralegal Program Articulation Agreement, please contact the MWCC Academic Advising Office at 978.632.6600, or contact an ACHLS Admissions Officer at 603.458.5145 or admissions@achls.org. See the Mount Wachusett Community College web site at: www.mwcc.edu
ACHLS/FINE MORTUARY COLLEGE, NORWOOD, MASSACHUSETTS
B.A. or B.A./J.D. DEGREE AGREEMENT
The ACHLS and Fine Mortuary College in Massachusetts have entered into an agreement which permits students to work toward a B.A. degree in history and legal studies from ACHLS and, if the student desires, a J.D. degree from Massachusetts School of Law. A student who earns sixty (60) credits, including at least thirty six (36) credits of general education requirements, and achieves a cumulative grade point average of 2.7 or higher at the time the Associate Degree is conferred has the option of applying to the American College of History and Legal Studies.
The credits below comprise the transfer block between Fine Mortuary College and the American College of History and Legal Studies:
| English Composition/Writing | 6 credit hours |
| Behavioral and/or Social Science | 9 credit hours |
| Humanities and/or Fine Arts | 9 credit hours |
| Natural or Physical Science | 7 credit hours |
| Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning | 3 credit hours |
| Required General Education credit hours | 34 credit hours |
Additionally as part of those 36 credit hours or of the remaining 24 credit hours a student may transfer to ACHLS, it is recommended, but not required, that students take:
| PA230 Human Pathology | 3 credit hours |
| EB221 Essentials of Business | 3 credit hours |
| SP221 Sanitation, Microbiology and Public Health | 6 credit hours |
| FD221 Funeral Directing | 3 credit hours |
To view a copy of the ACHLS/Fine Mortuary College Articulation Agreement, please contact the Fine Mortuary College at 781.762.1211, or contact an ACHLS Admissions Officer at admissions@achls.org or 603.458.5145.
See the Fine Mortuary College web site at: www.fine-ne.com