Columbia College Chicago

Transfer School Guidelines

IAI Participation Status:

IAI receiving only

Transfer GPA: 

2.0 recommended if less than 24 transfer credits are earned

Minimum college credits to apply as transfer student:

Apply as a transfer student if you’ve completed high school, home school, or a GED program and have earned (or will earn) college credit at a college or university before your first day at Columbia. This excludes dual enrollments (including Summer at Columbia) and/or any college or university enrollment completed during the summer immediately following high school or GED completion

Application deadlines: 

The 2024 application is scheduled to open on Sept. 5. Applications are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis so it is to your advantage to complete your application as early as possible.

More resources:

• Transfer scholarships
• Does Columbia have my major?
• Planning Guides & Agreements
• Transfer Pointers (PDF)
• Model Degree Plans – Degree Planning Tools
• General Education Requirements
• How do BHC courses transfer?