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Transfer To Illinois State University

High Enrollment

This college is a frequent transfer destination for Black Hawk College students.

Transfer School Guidelines

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.

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Agreements & Special Programs

Redbird Promise

Guaranteed admission program to the university to complete a bachelor’s degree after earning an Associate in Arts or Associate in Science degree (choice of major not guaranteed).

  • Complete Associate in Arts or Associate in Science degree prior to ISU enrollment.
  • Must have a minimum cumulative 2.4 GPA in all transferable academic coursework at all colleges and universities attended and be in good academic standing at BHC.

IAI Participant

This college or university participates in the Illinois Articulation Initiative.

The Illinois Articulation Initiative General Education Core Curriculum (IAI GECC) is a collection of general education courses that, when completed, an IAI participating institution agrees to accept in place of its own comparable lower-division general education requirements. Completing the IAI GECC works best for students who plan to transfer to an IAI participating school but who have not decided which one.

When the IAI GECC is not completed before transfer, the transfer school will evaluate general education courses on a course-by-course basis.

Important IAI GECC exceptions (PDF)

To see which BHC courses can be taken to complete the IAI GECC, please use the
IAI GECC / BHC Courses Worksheet (PDF) .

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Please confirm transfer requirements with the school of your choice.

Black Hawk College presents this information as a service for our students. Every effort is made to keep documents, details and links up to date. Some schools may have a separate application process and deadline for scholarships. Information presented pertains to domestic students only (visit College Advising Guide for Undocumented Students for more information). Always confirm requirements with a transfer school representative and/or the transfer school’s website. 

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Quad-Cities Campus
Building 1, Advising Center
309-796-5100
advqc@bhc.edu
Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Evenings by appointment

East Campus
Building A, Room 246
309-854-1709
Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Evenings by appointment