Seamless Transfer for Maryland Community College Students
Seamless Transfer saves local Maryland community college graduates time in completing their bachelor’s degree. Students who earn an A.A. (Associate of Arts) or A.S. (Associate of Science) degree* in the state of Maryland will be waived out of most Loyola core requirements as an incoming transfer. Transferring to Loyola through Seamless Transfer will allow you to finish your bachelor’s degree in just 2 years!
Students who qualify for Seamless Transfer will still be required to:
- Complete two courses that will fulfill Loyola's Theology and Philosophy Core requirements:
one 200-level course in either Theology or Philosophy and one Ethics Core course in
whichever of these departments the 200-level course is not completed. Any prerequisites
for these courses will be waived.
- Transfer credit may be awarded to fulfill this requirement if an equivalent philosophy and/or theology course was taken prior to transfer.
- Complete the Loyola language requirement. Students must have taken at least two semesters of a college-level world language (e.g., Spanish 101 and 102). If a student has not met this requirement upon transfer, they will need to take two semesters of a world language at Loyola.
- Complete the Loyola diversity and justice requirement.
Community college graduates from outside of Maryland do not qualify for Seamless Transfer; however, Loyola accepts most credits from 2- and 4-year institutions. Read more about the requirements to receive transfer credit on our Academic Advising website..
*Other types of associate's degrees earned from a Maryland community college may be considered for Seamless Transfer on a case-by-case basis.