Online Degree Completion Applicants
Montclair’s Degree Completion Programs are designed for students who already earned college credits, stepped away, and are now ready to finish.
If you're ready to finish your bachelor's degree, Montclair Online offers flexible, fully online degree completion programs designed for students with prior college credits. Whether you're returning to college after time away or transferring previously earned credits, you can complete your degree on a schedule that fits your life.
With personalized support and flexible, fully online courses, our Online Success Team is ready to help you create a plan to complete your degree.
It's easy to apply. See the step-by-step guide below.
Ready to apply? Start your application today.
Designed for Busy Students
Empower your future with a flexible, accelerated fully online degree
What You’ll Study
The online Liberal Studies degree offers Humanities and Education concentrations that help adults build adaptable skills in critical thinking, communication and understanding human development and communities. Courses are designed to prepare you for a wide range of careers or further study, including the Master of Arts in Teaching.
Who Qualifies?
- Students who are 25 or older
- Have earned 60+ college credits
- Have been out of school for at least two years.
You’re especially well-suited for this program if you are an adult learner balancing work, family and finishing your degree.
How the Application Works
Complete and submit the undergraduate application, then check your application portal for instructions to pay the non-refundable $65 application fee or request a fee waiver. You will also be asked to submit official transcripts from every regionally accredited college or university you have attended.
Application Process for Online Degree Completion Students
Step 1: Submit Your Application Online
- Complete and submit your application
- After you submit the application, follow the instructions on your application portal status page to:
- Pay the $65 non-refundable application fee, or
- Submit a fee waiver request, if applicable.
- Start your application: Transfer/Readmit
Step 2: College Transcripts
- Submit an official transcript from all regionally accredited colleges and/or universities you have previously attended.
- Transcripts must be sent directly from each college or university; transcripts submitted by students are not considered official.
- Ask your previous institution(s) to send official transcripts:
- Electronically to transfermsu@montclair.edu, or by mail to:
- Office of Undergraduate Admissions
Montclair State University
1 Normal Avenue, Susan A. Cole Hall
Montclair, NJ 07043
Step 3: Add a Resume (optional)
- Online Degree completion applicants may submit an optional resume.
- A resume can provide additional context about your work experience, skills and accomplishments as part of your application.
A Veteran’s Journey Back to the Classroom
Frank Rivers returned to Montclair after a chance conversation on a campus shuttle and is now completing a degree through supportive advising and flexible, fully online coursework.
“If I can come back, all of us have the opportunity one way or the other. You just have to have the strong will and desire to not stop and say ‘I can.’ Succeeding doesn’t mean you come out on top, you just have to move from where you are.”
Frank Rivers ’25
Bachelor of Liberal Studies
Assistant Supervisor II/Facilities Montclair State University
Have Questions? We’re Here to Help
Undergraduate Admissions Office
Whether you’re looking to begin an application, have questions about transferring to Montclair or trying to check your application status, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions is pleased to help you in any way we can.
- msuadm@montclair.edu
- 973-655-4444
- Susan A. Cole Hall, Suite 100
Learn what to expect from Montclair’s fully online programs, including course delivery, technology, and student support. An Online Enrollment Specialist can explain how online study fits with your personal and professional schedules.
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