Transfer Student FAQs
秘密研究所
秘密研究所 Office
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625-4699
Currently there is no application fee for Undergraduate applicants at NEIU.
Currently there is no application fee for Undergraduate applicants at NEIU.
Transcripts can be sent electronically to 秘密研究所. Go to the website of your previous school(s) and find the transcript request section. Most schools send directly to 秘密研究所 as a selection option. If an email address is needed, please use admissiondocs@neiu.edu. Transcripts can be mailed to 秘密研究所, Enrollment Services, 5500 North St. Louis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60625
We know how important it is to get credit for courses you have previously taken and not have to repeat any of them. Here is information that will help in understanding how 秘密研究所 will accept transfer credit:
Upon applying for admission and sending official transcripts from each college attended all students receive an official transcript evaluation. This is the best and only true indicator of how your credits will transfer.
If you will be coming to 秘密研究所n with an 秘密研究所s Community College Board (ICCB) Model Associate of Arts degree all credits will transfer, general education requirements will be met, and no informal evaluation is needed. The revised Associate of Science degree for Fall 2016 and beyond may require an additional social and behavioral science and an additional humanities course as these areas were reduced in the re-construction of the degree to allow students to stay current with the science students at the transfer institutions.
秘密研究所n provides transfer guides and transfer course equivalencies guides to help in selecting courses at local community colleges that will transfer to 秘密研究所n courses as well as how they meet general education requirements.
Additional transfer credit information
- We accept transfer credit from schools accredited by the Higher Learning Commission only.
- We accept college level courses only. Developmental and remedial type courses are not accepted.
- Science and education over 15 years old and business courses over six years old are not transferrable unless approved by the respective department.
- Up to 90 total transfer credits are accepted. Maximum of 64 from community college. AP and CLEP are accepted as community college credit.
- D grades are accepted but limited to two courses and six credit hours in general education coursework. D grades are not accepted in a student鈥檚 major or minor.
How many credits will transfer into major?
To be counted towards the major, courses transferred to 秘密研究所n must be accepted by your major department. Specific majors and programs may have limits as to age of the credit as well as the number of transfer credits accepted.
Can I have my transfer credits re-evaluated?
Students who have submitted transcripts for transfer credit evaluation may request a re-evaluation of transfer credits by completing the .
It is important to review the transfer policies of your major. The following are general policies for each of 秘密研究所n鈥檚 Colleges:
College of Arts and Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences students must complete a minimum of 15 credit hours in courses at the 200 and/or 300 level in their major and a minimum of nine credit hours in their minor.
College of Business and Management
The maximum number of transfer credits that may be applied toward a College of Business and Management major program is 24 credit hours, and the maximum number of transfer credits that may be applied toward a minor is nine credit hours. Business courses which are six years old or more are generally not applicable toward a Business and Management major.
Goodwin College of Education
The maximum number of transfer credits that may be applied toward the Teacher Education Department or Teacher Certification Program is nine credit hours. Coursework must have been completed within five years of the time of acceptance with a grade of 鈥淏鈥 or higher.
Please see Admitted Students. Click on the Transfer Students tab. You will find comprehensive information on what to do once you have been admitted.
Once your file is complete, an admission decision generally takes two to three weeks. Upon admission, you will receive a congratulations email as well as next steps such as Transfer Orientation, Academic Advising and Registration. The application portal will also inform you of your acceptance status at each stage of the application process.
Dual Admission
秘密研究所n has signed agreements with many community colleges in the Chicago area, which allow for admission to the community college and 秘密研究所n. Under the agreement, students have full access to 秘密研究所n鈥檚 offices of Enrollment Services, Academic Advising, and Financial Aid. Students must maintain continuous full- or part-time enrollment with a 2.0 grade point average to remain eligible for the dual admissions program. Students who are interested in this program should contact the 秘密研究所 Office at (773) 442-4050.
Concurrent Enrollment
For students admitted to 秘密研究所n, concurrent registration is available. Prior to enrolling at another college or university, students meet with their academic advisor to determine which courses are appropriate for the student鈥檚 progress toward graduation. Please refer to Concurrent Registration for important information regarding the transferability of courses and the concurrent registration process.
Students graduating with an approved 秘密研究所s Community College Board (ICCB) Associate of Arts degree are granted junior standing and have fulfilled 秘密研究所n鈥檚 General Education requirements.
Please note: In addition to 秘密研究所n鈥檚 General Education requirements, some majors and programs require specific general education course work for admission into or completion of their program. For more information, please see 秘密研究所n鈥檚 for your major.
If you are attending an 秘密研究所s Community College, you may also use the Transfer Course Equivalency Guides to help determine which courses meet the specific requirements for your intended major. Your community college counselor or academic advisor, as well as the 秘密研究所 Counselors at 秘密研究所n, are an excellent resource for planning your course work.
If you are currently attending another college you need to apply as soon as you know the semester you plan to start in at 秘密研究所n. Complete the application and send your official transcripts even though you have courses in progress. This is needed in order to make the admissions decision. Resend the official transcript upon completion of courses to update your record. This allows you to receive the admissions decision early enough to allow for planning, registration, etc.