Parkland Pathway Requirements (Current Students)

Following are the requirements you must meet as a current Parkland Pathway student in order to remain in good standing in the program.

How to Stay in Good Standing

In order to remain in good standing within the Pathway program, all Parkland Pathway to Illinois students must:

Be full-time students (12 credit hours or more) between enrollments at Illinois and Parkland College each fall and spring semester of each academic year.
Meet with their Parkland advisor and the Illinois advisors from their respective academic community each semester. Frequency will be determined by advisors and program staff.
Complete transfer admission requirements for their desired major, as stated in our Transfer Handbook. Dropping or failing to pass required course(s) will jeopardize program standing and future transfer to Illinois; students could be put on academic warning or removed from the program after Illlinois completes its Academic Standing Review at the end of each semester.
Maintain the specified grade point average for their intended major and demonstrate adequate progress toward their degree.
If living in University Housing or Private Certified Housing at Illinois, register for at least one class (no more than five credit hours) per semester at Illinois and be automatically assessed the Health Service Fee.
Enroll in FYE 101 at Parkland. Special sections are held for Pathway students.
Submit immunization information to McKinley Health Center to be able to attend classes at Illinois.
If financial assistance is needed, fill out any appropriate forms and work with the financial aid office at Parkland College. No financial aid is administered through Illinois while in Parkland Pathway.
Pay any and all outstanding tuition and fees every semester to Parkland College and separately to Illinois.
Abide by the rules and regulations of Parkland College and Illinois.

Successful completion of the Parkland Pathway program is marked by students who have completed all required courses with the required grade point average, met with their advisor as required, and completed any other requirements deemed necessary by the Pathway advising team.

After successful completion of the Parkland Pathway program, students who wish to transfer to Illinois as degree-seeking students are required to complete and submit the degree-seeking transfer application along with all supporting materials within posted timeframes. Students will work with staff in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at Illinois, along with academic advisors at Parkland College and Illinois, throughout this process.

Parkland Pathway is designed to be a two-year program. Students who apply to transfer to Illinois as degree-seeking students earlier than that or who apply to a major other than the one they've been pursuing while in Parkland Pathway will be considered ineligible for guaranteed admission to Illinois through this program. Please consult with Parkland and Illinois academic advisors and/or admissions staff to determine the best time to apply based on your major and progress toward degree.

Semesterly Academic Standing Review

Following each semester, each student's standing in the Parkland Pathway program will be evaluated by a review committee conducting Academic Standing Review. The review committee will evaluate a student's grades and progress toward admission requirements and degree.

Students who are satisfying all program requirements, meeting the required grade point average, and making progress toward degree will be kept in good academic standing.
Students who fail to meet any of the program requirements (above) or fail to obtain the required grade point average can be placed on academic warning or administratively or academically dropped from the program.

Changing Your Major

If you're interested in changing the major you're pursuing through Parkland Pathway to a major in another academic community that participates in Parkland Pathway, you must meet with academic advisors in the new academic community to discuss the change. If approved, you must submit signed College Change paperwork.

If you're interested in changing your major to a non-participating Parkland Pathway major, you'll need to submit Withdrawal paperwork from the Parkland Pathway program and work with Illinois admissions on a traditional transfer plan.

Discontinuation

If you wish to discontinue participation in the Parkland Pathway to Illinois program at any time, you must complete withdrawal paperwork with your Parkland College and/or Illinois advisor, or with an Illinois admissions team member.

Submission of an application to Illinois for degree-seeking transfer admission before completing the two-year program will be a statement that the Pathway participant is also withdrawing from Pathway, and the participant will be removed from the program.
Following the semesterly Academic Standing Review, students who fail to meet any of the program requirements (above) or fail to obtain the required grade point average can be administratively or academically dropped from the program.

If you decide you're no longer interested in pursuing transfer to Illinois, are interested in a non-Parkland Pathway participating major, or are administratively or academically dropped from the Parkland Pathway program, you're still eligible to apply for transfer to Illinois. However, program benefits will no longer be available to you, and if you're living in University Housing, you'll be required to move out.