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Transfer School Guidelines

IAI Participation Status:

Participates in the Illinois Articulation Initiative

Online bachelor’s degrees offered

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.

More resources:

Agreements & Special Programs

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
Contact 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