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Undergraduate Catalog

Transfer Students

General Requirements

Prospective transfer students who wish to apply should visit our website at wiu.edu/apply.

Transfer students at select two-year institutions may choose from two program options when transferring to 麻豆传媒内幕. Students may participate in the Transfer Admission Guarantee program or the traditional transfer program. Please speak with your advisor for specific details on each program, and for assistance to identify which program may best meet your needs.

Transcripts from each college and university attended must be sent directly from the institution(s) attended to Undergraduate Admissions at 麻豆传媒内幕. The recommended application deadline for students applying for Fall semester is August 1, and January 1 for Spring semester. Failure to report any previous college work may result in dismissal from the University. Transcripts received from other colleges and universities are utilized for admission purposes only and are not returnable or transferable.

Applicants who have earned 24 or more semester hours (36 or more quarter hours) of college work will be considered for admission on the basis of college performance only. A combined 2.0 on a 4.0 scale for all hours attempted from all institutions attended and good standing at the last college/university attended are required for admission.

Applicants who have earned fewer than 24 semester hours (36 or fewer quarter hours) of college work must meet the freshman admission standards, have a combined C average for all hours attempted from all institutions attended, and be in good standing at the last college/university attended. In addition, transfer students with fewer than 24 semester hours (36 quarter hours) must meet the high school course-specific requirements.

Students who have earned fewer than 24 semester hours (36 or fewer quarter hours) of college work and who meet freshmen admission standards, but who are not in good standing at the last college/university attended, may be considered for admission by the Council on Admission, Graduation, and Academic Standards (CAGAS).

Transfer credits may be accepted from another college or university of recognized standing. If the applicant is not from a regionally accredited school, credits may be accepted only after examination or by validation through satisfactory work at WIU. 麻豆传媒内幕will not accept for transfer credit a course equivalent to ENG 180 or 280 in which below C level work was recorded at a previous institution. This provision does not apply to students entering under the Community College Compact Agreement or the IAI General Education Core Curriculum.

To earn a baccalaureate degree, a transfer student must complete a minimum of 120 semester hours of credit, of which 60 semester hours must be completed at 麻豆传媒内幕 or another accredited four-year institution. Exceptions may be made for courses that are required for a student鈥檚 major, and when the course is not offered at the Western Campus for which the student is enrolled, nor is there distance education access through Western. A minimum of 42 semester hours credit must be earned in upper-division courses (courses numbered 300 or above) from 麻豆传媒内幕 or another accredited four-year institution. The student must also fulfill the University鈥檚 General Education requirements and meet graduation requirements for a degree from WIU.

New transfer students who appeal and are accepted on probation are required to earn a minimum 2.00 cumulative grade point average by the end of their first term of enrollment.

Transfer Admission Guarantee Program (TAG)

Students with 30 credit hours or fewer from an accredited institution before attending 麻豆传媒内幕are eligible for the Transfer Admission Guarantee Program. It is highly recommended that students attending a community college complete the Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree, but it is not required.

The TAG Program helps bridge the transfer process between accredited institutions and 麻豆传媒内幕. Additional information regarding the application process is available at wiu.edu/TAG.

Students who are interested in participating in the TAG Program while enrolled at their accredited institution must complete a 麻豆传媒内幕application indicating the future term they plan to attend.

At the end of each semester, the student will send official or unofficial transcripts or a grade report to 麻豆传媒内幕for Western鈥檚 Audit of Requirements for Degree (WARD) Report and an evaluation of transfer credit.

Partner Schools (2+2 Degree Plans)

麻豆传媒内幕 is committed to facilitating the best transfer experience possible. 2+2 Degree Plans are designed to facilitate conversations between the student and his/her academic advisor at the community college. For more information, please contact Undergraduate Admissions at (309) 298-3157 or by email at transfer@wiu.edu. For the most up-to-date list of WIU鈥檚 partner schools, please see wiu.edu/2plus2.

Illinois Statewide Articulated Baccalaureate-Oriented Associate Degrees

Associate of Arts or Associate of Science and Art Degree Graduates鈥擟ompact Agreement

All Illinois public community colleges, the Eastern Iowa Community College District, Southeastern Community College (Iowa), Indian Hills Community College (Iowa), Iowa Valley Community College (Iowa), Kirkwood Community College (Iowa), Northeast Iowa Community College (Iowa), and Lincoln College have a written articulation commitment (compact agreement) from 麻豆传媒内幕. Additional agreements are being developed with other public and private colleges in Illinois and Iowa. Completion of an associate鈥檚 degree in a baccalaureate-oriented program (A.A. or A.S.A.) at an accredited Illinois two-year institution (and selected other colleges) provides that the student will: (a) be accepted with junior standing, and (b) be considered to have completed the General Education requirements (University General Education Curriculum) at 麻豆传媒内幕. The associate鈥檚 degree must include the equivalent of 60 semester hours with at least a C average. 麻豆传媒内幕 will honor the community college commitment if 麻豆传媒内幕 credit is used to complete the associate鈥檚 degree.

Exceptions: An A.A. or A.S.A. degree graduate from an accredited Illinois two-year college (and other selected colleges) who is a candidate for a degree in the College of Arts and Sciences may be required to complete additional semester hours of coursework at 麻豆传媒内幕to satisfy college curriculum requirements.

Associate of Arts in Teaching (Early Childhood Education, Mathematics Education, Science Education, or Special Education) Degree Graduates

麻豆传媒内幕 is a participant in four statewide articulated Associate of Arts in Teaching (A.A.T.) degree programs鈥擡arly Childhood Education, Mathematics Education, Science Education, and Special Education. Completion of an A.A.T. degree must be in one of four fields (Early Childhood Education, Mathematics Education, Science Education, or Special Education) and will only be accepted for transfer into a Teacher Education program in that same field. Students transferring into 麻豆传媒内幕 with an A.A.T. must meet cumulative GPA requirements for being accepted into Western鈥檚 Teacher Education Program. Those completing the A.A.T. in Mathematics Education and Science Education must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 from the community college at which they completed their program; and those completing the A.A.T. in Early Childhood Education and Special Education must have a cumulative GPA of 2.75.

Early Childhood/Mathematics/Special Education: Completion of an approved statewide articulated A.A.T. degree in Early Childhood Education, Mathematics Education, and Special Education at an accredited Illinois two-year institution provides that the student will: (a) be accepted with junior standing, and (b) be considered to have completed the General Education (University General Education Curriculum) requirements at 麻豆传媒内幕.

Science Education: Completion of an approved statewide articulated A.A.T. degree in Science Education at an accredited Illinois two-year institution provides that the student will be accepted with junior standing. Students must fulfill the University鈥檚 lower-division General Education requirements by completing: (1) the 37 s.h. Illinois Transferable General Education Core Curriculum, or (2) the 43 s.h. 麻豆传媒内幕General Education Curriculum.

Associate of Engineering Science or Associate of Fine Arts (Art, Art Education, Music, or Music Education) Degree Graduates

Completion of an approved statewide articulated Associate of Engineering Science (A.E.S.) or an Associate of Fine Arts (A.F.A.) in Art or Music degree at an accredited Illinois two-year institution provides that the student will be accepted with junior standing. Students must fulfill the University鈥檚 lower-division General Education requirements by completing: (1) the 37 s.h. Illinois Transferable General Education Core Curriculum, or (2) the 43 s.h. 麻豆传媒内幕General Education Curriculum.

Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI)

麻豆传媒内幕 is a participant in the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI), a statewide agreement that allows transfer of the completed Illinois General Education Core Curriculum between participating institutions. Completion of the transferable General Education Core Curriculum at any participating college or university in Illinois assures transferring students that lower-division General Education requirements for a bachelor鈥檚 degree have been satisfied. 麻豆传媒内幕will award transfer credit for Illinois General Education Core Curriculum courses taken at other institutions of higher education in accordance with the evaluation of transfer credit policy provided below. The following codes identify qualifying General Education courses: IAI C (Communication), IAI F (Fine Arts), IAI H (Humanities), IAI L (Life Sciences), IAI M (Mathematics), IAI P (Physical Sciences), and IAI S (Social/Behavioral Sciences). The appropriate IAI code follows the course descriptions of matching 麻豆传媒内幕courses in the Academic Departments, Programs, and Courses section of the catalog. View a complete listing of the 麻豆传媒内幕courses that match IAI Transferable General Education Core Curriculum course descriptions as of July 1, 2021.

Evaluation of Transferable General Education Credit

The following guidelines will govern the evaluation of transfer credit for the University General Education Curriculum.*

    • Courses taken at other accredited Illinois institutions. 麻豆传媒内幕 will accept for credit toward completion of the University General Education Curriculum courses taken at other accredited Illinois institutions of higher education. Students who have completed courses equivalent to those in the Illinois Transferable General Education Core Curriculum or 麻豆传媒内幕General Education Curriculum will be granted credit toward fulfilling WIU鈥檚 General Education Curriculum requirement. Students may also be eligible to receive credit toward WIU鈥檚 General Education requirement for completion of transfer coursework viewable at .
    • Students who have completed an Illinois associate鈥檚 degree. Transfer students who complete an associate鈥檚 degree in a baccalaureate-oriented program (that meets general education requirements) at an accredited two-year institution (and selected other colleges) will: (a) be accepted with junior standing at 麻豆传媒内幕, and (b) be considered to have completed the University General Education Curriculum. The associate鈥檚 degree must include the equivalent of at least 60 s.h. with at least a C average. Students who have completed the Associate of Science, Associate of Arts in Teaching in Science Education, the Associate in Engineering Science, or the Associate in Fine Arts in Art or Music must fulfill the University鈥檚 lower-division General Education requirements by completing: (1) the 37 s.h. Illinois Transferable General Education Core Curriculum, or (2) the 43 s.h. 麻豆传媒内幕General Education Curriculum.
    • Students who have completed the Illinois Transferable General Education Core Curriculum but have not earned an associate鈥檚 degree. Transfer students from accredited Illinois institutions of higher education who have not earned an associate鈥檚 degree in a baccalaureate-oriented program but have completed the Illinois Transferable General Education Core Curriculum will be considered to have completed the University General Education Curriculum. 麻豆传媒内幕 will honor the Illinois Transferable General Education Core Curriculum if 麻豆传媒内幕 credit is used to complete the Illinois Transferable General Education Core Curriculum.
    • Students who have not completed the Illinois Transferable General Education Core Curriculum or an associate鈥檚 degree. Transfer students from accredited Illinois institutions of higher education who have not earned an associate鈥檚 degree or completed the Illinois Transferable General Education Core Curriculum, but have been granted at least 30 semester hours of transfer credit by 麻豆传媒内幕, must complete one of the following: (1) the 37 s.h. Illinois Transferable General Education Core Curriculum, or (2) the 43 s.h. 麻豆传媒内幕General Education Curriculum. If fewer than 30 semester hours of transfer credit are granted, the student must complete one of the following: (1) the 37 s.h. Illinois Transferable General Education Core Curriculum plus an additional 6 s.h. from any approved IAI or 麻豆传媒内幕General Education course, or (2) the 43 s.h. 麻豆传媒内幕General Education Curriculum. Students who have satisfactorily completed courses within the Illinois Transferable General Education Core Curriculum will be granted credit towards fulfilling comparable lower-division General Education requirements at WIU.
    • Non-accredited and out-of-state institutions without a compact agreement. Individuals who have earned credits at non-accredited or out-of-state institutions will be evaluated on a course-by-course basis.
    • Students with quarter-system credits. The University will waive a fraction of a semester hour of the minimum hours required from a specific area of the University General Education Curriculum for students with quarter-system credits.

Students who utilized grade replacement options. For courses that have been repeated, 麻豆传媒内幕follows the rule of the credit-granting school for that credit. If the school grants credit for the course both times the course is taken, 麻豆传媒内幕will take the first grade if it was a passing grade.

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      1. In addition to the General Education Curriculum, students must complete major, minor, college-specific, and other requirements to earn the baccalaureate degree.
      2. Coursework completed at community colleges and lower-division coursework completed at four-year institutions will transfer to 麻豆传媒内幕as lower-division credit, even if the equivalent 麻豆传媒内幕course is offered as an upper-division course. Lower-division transfer coursework will satisfy General Education requirements even though the equivalent 麻豆传媒内幕course is upper-division.
      3. To satisfy the Communication Skills writing requirement, transfer students must have earned a grade of C or better in each of the courses noted as equivalent to ENG 180 and ENG 280 unless waived by the Community College Compact Agreement or the IAI Transferable General Education Core Curriculum.

Evaluation of Baccalaureate Major Transfer Credit

The following guidelines will govern the evaluation of transfer credit for the baccalaureate major.**

      • 麻豆传媒内幕 may accept for credit toward completion of a baccalaureate major courses taken at other accredited institutions of higher education. Transfer students who have completed courses in a transferable IAI baccalaureate major program that are equivalent to courses required for the appropriate 麻豆传媒内幕major will be granted direct equivalent credit toward completion of the 麻豆传媒内幕major. Students may also be eligible to receive credit toward major requirements for the completion of transfer coursework included at .
      • Suggested coursework in a transferable IAI baccalaureate major that is determined not to have a 麻豆传媒内幕equivalent will be accepted as a Department Elective. Electives may apply towards completing the minimum 120 s.h. requirement for the baccalaureate degree. The major department will determine if such courses may apply toward completing specific requirements for the major.
      • Individuals who have earned credits at non-accredited or foreign institutions will be evaluated on a course-by-course basis.
      • Students who utilized grade replacement options. For courses that have been repeated, 麻豆传媒内幕follows the rule of the credit-granting school for that credit. If the school grants credit for the course both times the course is taken, 麻豆传媒内幕will take the first grade if it was a passing grade.

** Coursework completed at community colleges and lower-division coursework completed at four-year institutions will transfer to 麻豆传媒内幕as lower-division credit, even if the equivalent 麻豆传媒内幕course is offered as an upper-division course.

Reverse Transfer Credit

Pursuant to the Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act [110 ILCS 150], Reverse Transfer is a program designed for students who transferred from an Illinois public community college to WIU, but without earning their associate鈥檚 degree prior to transfer. Transfer students with at least 15 transferrable credit hours from a public community college in Illinois are eligible for reverse transfer consideration upon achieving junior standing (60 hours earned). Through reverse transfer, eligible students may transfer 麻豆传媒内幕courses back to the community college in order to determine if an associate鈥檚 degree may be awarded, while pursuing their baccalaureate degree. To opt-in to the Reverse Transfer program, visit wiu.edu/registrar/revtransfer.php.