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Transfer School Guidelines

All NLU’s undergraduate programs are also available online.

Transfer GPA

2.0. Applicants with less than a 2.0 GPA may be admitted as high-potential students.

Minimum college credits to apply as transfer student

15 quarter hours (10 semester hours) of transferable credit are considered transfer students.

Application deadlines

There are no specific deadlines.

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Agreements & Special Programs

Articulation Agreement

For the AAS and AA degrees approved in the agreement, NLU guarantees admission to a related bachelor degree program.

  • Must graduate from BHC with cumulative 2.0 GPA. May transfer up to 80 BHC semester credits.
  • All college-level courses required to complete the specified BHC associate degree will be transferred into the bachelor’s program in their entirety, subject to each NLU program’s grade restrictions.

Community College Partner Program

Full-time Black Hawk College employees are eligible for a 15% discount for NLU programs. Some program exceptions may apply.

Direct to Success Program & Scholarship 

A career-focused, affordable and supportive bachelor’s degree pathway for community college transfer students. A scholarship equal to 25% of total tuition.

  • For the scholarship: must graduate with a BHC associate degree (AA, AS or AAS); have a minimum 2.0 GPA; and apply to NLU within one year of BHC graduation. For part-time students to fully benefit from the scholarship, the NLU degree must be completed within three years of starting NLU courses.

Community Heroes Scholarship 

Valued at 15% of total tuition* applicable to undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

*For military students, tuition rates vary based on program.

Heroes are:

  • Military: Veterans and active-duty members of all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces.
  • First responders: Federal, state and local law enforcement personnel; firefighters; emergency medical technicians and paramedics; and U.S. licensed or certified patient care workers.
  • Family members: Spouses or dependent children of the qualifying Heroes listed above

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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Academic Advising

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