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Transfering Courses
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 The Transfer Student Southern Illinois University Carbondale is an excellent place for transfer students ready to move ahead with their educational plans. SIUC opens the door to the future for thousands of transfer students every year. The way a college accepts and evaluates transfer credit is often uppermost in the mind of the transfer student. We've prepared this brochure to show you how well you and your transfer credit will fit in at SIUC. We encourage you to compare SIUC with other colleges and universities you may be considering. We will do all we can to meet your needs and interests. The Compact Agreement and the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) SIUC has recognized the transferrable
baccalaureate-oriented associate degree under the Compact Agreement
since 1970, and will continue to recognize the degree under the Illinois Articulation
Initiative. The Transferrable General Education Core Curriculum component of the Illinois Articulation Initiative became effective at the beginning of the summer 1998 term. Transfer students who have not earned a baccalaureate-oriented degree-Associate of Arts (A.A.) or Associate of Science (A.S.)-from an accredited Illinois institution before attending SIUC, but who have been certified by a participating Illinois institution as having completed the Illinois Transferrable General Education Curriculum, will be considered as having fulfilled the SIUC university core curriculum requirements for general graduation purposes if their general education component has a minimum of 37 semester (56 quarter) hours. Transfer students who have not been certified as
stated above or students who have been certified with fewer than 37
semester hours of general education credit must complete the SIUC
University Core Curriculum requirements. All transferred IAI-approved coursework will be applied to SIUC's University Core Curriculum requirements. Recognized Associate Degree Programs SIUC recognizes the associate degree (A.A. or A.S.) as fulfillment of the university core curriculum requirements from the following two-year colleges in Illinois:
Black Hawk College-Quad Cities Campus Carl Sandburg College College of Du Page College of Lake County Danville Area Community College Elgin Community College Frontier Community College Harold Washington College Harry S. Truman College Heartland Community College Highland Community College Illinois Central College Illinois Valley Community College John A. Logan College John Wood Community College Joliet Junior College Kankakee Community College Kaskaskia College Kennedy-King College Kishwaukee College Lake Land College Lewis and Clark Community College Lincoln College Lincoln Land Community College Lincoln Trail College Malcolm X College McHenry County College Moraine Valley Community College Morton College Oakton Community College Olive-Harvey College Olney Central College Parkland College Prairie State College Rend Lake College Richard J. Daley College Richland Community College Rock Valley College Sauk Valley College Shawnee College South Suburban College Southeastern Illinois College Southwestern Illinois College Spoon River College Springfield College in Illinois Triton College Wabash Valley College Waubonsee Community College Wilbur Wright College William Rainey Harper College Individualized Two Plus Two Option at SIUC Apply for SIUC's Individualized Two Plus Two option if you are just beginning your study at a community college. If you are attending a community college, plan to transfer to SIUC and know what your major will be, the Individualized Two Plus Two Option allows for a smooth transition to SIUC and ensures maximum transferrability of your community college coursework. By submitting the Individualized Two Plus Two application, you will receive:
If you are graduating from a two-year occupational program (an Associate in Applied Science degree), you can be considered for entry into a unique program called the Capstone Option, which offers transfer students an opportunity to build on already marketable occupational skills. The Capstone Option recognizes the value of the A.A.S. degree by designing a baccalaureate curriculum of no more than 60 additional semester hours of course work beyond the associate degree. SIUC majors and specializations with a Capstone Option are:
To apply for the Capstone Option, complete both the Capstone
application and the SIUC undergraduate admission application. To
be considered for the Capstone Option, your Capstone application
must be on file by the end of your first semester at SIUC.
You Won't Lose Credit When You Transfer SIUC has no ceiling on the number of credit hours that
can be transferred and evaluated toward degree requirements.
Community college students are affected only by the requirement that
60 semester hours of the degree be earned at a four-year institution
and that the last 30 semester hours of an SIUC degree be earned at
SIUC. What Happens To My GPA? SIUC recalculates your grade-point average for admission purposes. We do this according to our grading policies and procedures and on the basis of work from all previous colleges. If you have taken any pre-college or remedial classes, those grades and credits are ignored in calculating your GPA. Once you are admitted to SIUC you will begin a new SIUC grade-point average. Your previous grades are not part of your SIUC average. However, some specific programs, such as teacher education, may calculate and maintain a complete overall grade-point average (all grades earned at all institutions attended) for their own use. Class Standing Counts The total number of hours we accept determines your class standing at SIUC. We consider students who have completed fewer than 26 semester hours (39 quarter hours) to be freshmen; those who have completed 26 to 55 semester hours (39 to 83 quarter hours) to be sophomores; those who have completed 56 to 85 semester hours (84 to 128 quarter hours) to be juniors; and those who have completed 86 or more semester hours (129 or more quarter hours) to be seniors. The minimum number of semester hours needed for graduation is 120. When Should I Apply for Admission? As a transfer student, you can apply anytime before
the semester in which you intend to enroll at SIUC. We encourage
applying a year in advance to ensure your choice of program and
housing, in addition to ensuring your consideration for scholarships
and financial aid.
Do not wait to send only the final transcript; we can
admit you on a partial transcript as long as you are eligible at the
time and you maintain your eligibility. When Do I Hear about Admission? SIUC admits students on a rolling basis, which means
we can notify you of our decision two to three weeks after we
receive all the needed paperwork (the Undergraduate Admission
Application and all essential academic credentials). Transfer
students who have questions about their admission status may write
or call: After Admission, What's Next? Upon being admitted your transfer credit will be evaluated course-by-course. You will then receive written instructions about how to view this evaluation online on SalukiNet. You will also be able to view your degree progress report reflecting your transfer credit. Check Your Status On-Line You can check your admission status and other
information in your file at SIUC through the Internet. Access the SalukiNet home page
(then click on "Your Records"). Through SalukiNet you
can receive information about your admission application, financial
aid, your Bursar account and, while you're enrolled at SIUC, your
class schedule, grades, GPA, and academic status! Help Along The Way If you are attending a two-year college in Illinois, or have access to the Internet, you have access to course substitution listings we have prepared for specific colleges. Your community college counselor or academic adviser will be able to show you the substitution listings and SIUC's Counselor's Advisement Catalog, which lists recommended programs of study for each of our majors. This kind of information is valuable not only to let you know what will happen when you start at SIUC but to help you plan your present curriculum to fit best with your program of study at SIUC. We also help transfer students by:
SIUC Academic Scholarships for transfer students are
reserved for students who transfer to SIUC immediately after earning
an associate degree (A.A., A.S., A.F.A., A.E.S. or A.A.S.) from a
regionally accredited community college. To be considered for an
award, you must have a cumulative grade-point average of at least
3.75 (4.0=A), by SIUC calculation, for all courses taken at all
colleges attended. Housing Options Transfer students who are 21 years of age or older or who have achieved sophomore class standing (26 semester hours) are not required to live in SIUC residence halls, although many prefer to do so. SIUC offers housing for students with sophomore status and above, floors for students 21 years of age and older regardless of class status, study floors, academic emphasis floors, break housing (during the academic year at a reasonable cost), single rooms, and the convenience of being close to campus and having everything included with your contract. There are also apartments available for single students and students with families—Wall & Grand, Evergreen Terrace, Southern Hills and Elizabeth Apartments. Check out the Housing website for further information on any of our facilities at www.housing.siu.edu. For more information write or
call: University Career Services Once you achieve your goal of graduation, competing
for your first job is the next exciting but tough challenge. SIUC's
University Career Services helps thousands of students a year
develop the job-hunting skills they need to get and succeed in their
first interview, by providing on-campus interviews with employers,
career counseling, referral service and career fairs.
ACADEMIC UNIT CONTACTS
When writing, address correspondence
to: TRANSFER STUDENT DIRECTORY General inquiries should be directed to Undergraduate Admissions.
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