Admissions Standards to MA State Universities

The Massachusetts Department of Higher Education Admission Standards for entrance into the Massachusetts State University System has been updated. The updates to the minimum entrance standards are as follows:

Starting with Fall of 2016, to be eligible for admission, students will need to complete 4 courses of high school mathematics and 1 course credit must be completed during their senior year. Based on these minimum requirements students need to complete either:

  • Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II and 1 full credit beyond Algebra II your senior year

  • Geometry, Algebra II, and 2 full credits beyond Algebra II (one must be your senior year)

Starting with the Fall of 2017, to be eligible for admission, students will need to complete 3 courses (from Natural Science and/or Physical Science) including 3 courses with laboratory work.

The following is a link to the minimum entrance requirements for admissions into the Massachusetts State University System:

https://www.mass.edu/foradmin/admissions/documents/DHEGuidanceDocumentAdmissions%20Standards_Final.pdf