Illinois State University

Transfer School Guidelines

IAI Participation Status:

Participates in the Illinois Articulation Initiative

Online bachelor’s degrees offered

Highest enrollment of BHC students

Transfer GPA:

Use the Transfer Admission Guide for minimum GPA by major. A minimum 2.4 GPA may be admitted to the university as undeclared if program prerequisites were not met or space in the major is unavailable. Students with 75 or more semester hours completed will not be admitted as undeclared.

Minimum college credits to apply as transfer student:

24 transferable and graded semester hours.

Application deadlines:

• Summer – Priority deadline: Aug. 1-Jan. 15. Application deadline: May 1. Required document deadline for decision: June 1. Final document deadline for enrollment: July 15.
• Fall – Priority deadline: Aug. 1-Jan. 15. Application deadline and required document deadline for decision: as space allows. Final document deadline for enrollment: July 15.
• Spring – Priority deadline: April 1-Aug. 1. Application deadline: Nov. 1. Required document deadline for decision: As space allows. Final document deadline for enrollment: Jan. 8.
• Priority deadline: Students who meet this deadline and are accepted can participate in advanced course registration.
• After priority: Admitted as space permits on a rolling basis. Transfer applications are considered incomplete until all necessary documents, including transcripts, have been received. Incomplete applications will not be processed.

More resources:

• Transfer scholarships
• Does ISU have my major? | Online RN to BSN
• Planning Guides and Agreements and Transfer from Career Programs
• Transfer Pointers (PDF)
• Model Degree Plans – Majors page
• Transfer Major Admission Guide
• General Education Requirements – Catalog
• How do BHC courses transfer?
• Community College Advisors