Required Materials

1. Official Transcripts 
2. Current Résumé 
3. Professional Letter(s) of Reference 
4. Personal Statement 
5. Admission Application Form & Fee 
6. Writing/Analytical Skills Assessment 
7. Self Assessment Inventories for Access Program 
8. Completed Certification of Immunizations Form 

Please Note: Your admission file must be COMPLETE before:

• Financial aid may be awarded
• Transfer credit may be evaluated
• You may register for a second term

Official Transcripts (use provided form)

• All applicants: Official college transcript(s) of all post-high school course work
• Applicants to undergraduate programs and applicants to masters’ programs without bachelor’s degrees: Official high school or GED transcript; or associate’s degree transcript

Official college transcripts must be sent, at your request, directly from the institution(s) you formerly attended to Cambridge College. Cambridge College must receive your official transcript(s), sealed and unopened. Only official transcripts are evaluated for transfer credit awards.

Applicants to programs leading to licensure requesting transfer credit must also submit supporting documentation, such as course descriptions or syllabi, so that course content may be verified.

Supporting documentation may also be requested for transferring credit into other programs.

International transcripts must be translated and evaluated by the Center for Educational Documentation, (617) 522-4738 http://www.cedevaluations.com, or World Education Services, (212) 966-6311, http://www.wes.org. Applicants must call to obtain this service. If original documents are located in countries where there are extenuating circumstances, a notarized copy of the original transcript is acceptable.

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Current Résumé

You must provide a current résumé documenting your work experience, skills, education and professional references.

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Professional Letter(s) of Reference (use provided form)

• Teaching With Internet Technologies
• Counseling Psychology applicants without bachelor’s degrees — professional references from supervisors

Applicants for the I.M.Ed. program must submit two letters of reference attesting to the applicant’s ability to work independently.

Applicants for the CAGS program must submit two letters of reference, one of which should be written by the candidate’s academic advisor for their completed master’s program.

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Personal Statement

Write a short essay about your experience and learning outside the classroom, such as employment, family, military, volunteer work and participation in community organizations. Explain your reasons for further study, and your personal and professional goals. The statement should be about four typewritten, double-spaced pages.

• I.M.Ed. applicants, write about six pages, answering also the following: Why is this program ideal for you? How will the program assist you with your personal and professional goals? How does each component of your program relate to your chosen theme?
• Applicants to programs leading to licensure address your background as a learner, your goals in teaching or counseling, and what makes an effective teacher or counselor.
• Teaching With Internet Technologies applicants write only a brief statement of intent addressing how the knowledge gained through this program might apply to your school, and assessing your own needs and focus.

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Admission Application Form & Fee (use provided form)

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Writing/Analytical Skills Assessment

• Undergraduate: Completed in the first class meeting of WRT101.
• M.Ed., M.M.: Completed in the first meeting of the Professional Seminar.
• I.M.Ed: Completed on your own, with special guidelines; call your admissions representative.
• Applicants to masters’ programs without bachelor’s degrees: completed at Enrollment Services during certain hours; call your admissions representative.
• CAGS in Counseling Psychology: writing sample will be requested

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Self Assessment Inventories for Access Program

• computer applications
• reading and analyzing research
• information research.

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Completed Certification of Immunizations Form (use provided form)

Massachusetts legislation mandates that all full-time degree students (12 credits or more per term for undergraduate work; eight credits or more for graduate work) must present evidence of immunity to measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, and tetanus before arriving on campus.

The form must be completed and signed by a physician, nurse, or school official. Please note that a history of having had a disease does not serve as proof of immunization. Only documentation of a serological test showing antibodies to measles, mumps, and rubella is acceptable.

MMR Vaccine: It is strongly recommended that you receive a current “MMR” (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccine. You are required to have two doses of the live measles vaccine given at least one month apart at or after 12 months of age. Because there have been outbreaks at colleges in Massachusetts, it is strongly recommended that all students, including part-time and non-degree students, check their immunization records to make sure they are protected from measles.

Diphtheria and Tetanus vaccines must be within 10 years to be valid.

Exemptions: The only circumstances in which students may be exempted from the Massachusetts College Immunization Law are:

• Part-time study (less than 12 credits undergraduate study per term; less than eight credits graduate study per term)
• Birth before 1956
• Conflict with religious beliefs (written statement required)
• Health would be endangered by the required immunizations (written certification by a physician who has personally examined the student required)

If you are unable to locate accurate information about your immunizations, you are required to get a positive serological test to determine immunity for measles, mumps, and rubella, and to get a tetanus/diphtheria booster.

In order to be in compliance with Massachusetts law, you must complete the Certification of Immunizations and return it to Enrollment Services before enrolling in classes.

Internships — Some internship sites, especially schools and hospitals, may require additional immunizations such as Hepatitis B vaccination. Students planning an internship are advised to call the internship site to be sure that they have all required immunizations.

All application materials become part of the student’s admission file at Cambridge College and will not be returned. Access to this material is limited under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974. A complete admission file is required. In some cases, new students may register for their first term's classes before all admissions items have been received.

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