Transferring Credit
The information below can help you determine how your credits may transfer to our university.
Transferology
To learn which of your courses may transfer to Illinois or to find equivalencies to Illinois courses at your school, check out the nationwide database Transferology. By creating a free account, you can see all the courses we've reviewed for transfer from your college(s).
Find a Replacement Course
The "Find a Replacement Course" feature helps you identify which courses at your current school will transfer to Illinois — either to meet required or recommended courses for admission (as found in the Transfer Handbook), or to make progress towards Illinois' General Education requirements before you transfer.
- Select University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign as the school you currently attend.
To find equivalents of required or recommended courses for admission:
- Use Courses search. Search for course in Department (ex. PSYC); Select the specific course by clicking the + sign (ex. PSYC 100).
- Select "Search for Matches."
- Type in the school you are attending and Search.
- Click the blue box for the school you attend.
- Transferology will show the equivalent course(s) to take at your institution.
To find equivalents of Illinois general education requirements:
- Use Requirement Categories search. Select the category you are looking to find equivalent coursework in by clicking the + sign (ex. Gen Ed – Quantitative Reasoning I).
- Select "Search for Matches."
- Type in the school you are attending and Search.
- Click the blue box for the school you attend.
- Transferology will show the equivalent course(s) in each category at your institution. Select "all"in the drop-down menu on the left-hand side to see courses in all departments.
Will my courses transfer?
Step 1: Get Started
- Log in and enter your completed or planned courses. Start by selecting your current school and/or all institutions at which you have taken college-level courses and search for each course. Select the school, course category, and find the course. You will need to select the correct term the course was taken.
- Click the + to add courses to your "shopping cart."
Step 2: Find Your Matches
- When your courses are in the cart, click "Search for Matches."
- You will see a list of all schools where your courses may transfer.
- Search to find University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and click to view details.
Step 3: See Your Results
- After selecting Illinois' percentage, you will see how your courses transfer to Illinois.
- Course numbers listed as 1 - - or 2 - - are considered elective credit within the stated subject area. This is because our campus does not have a specific equivalent course that corresponds to the transfer course.
- On the right side, you'll find the option to View Program Information and Request Information.
Course Articulation
There may be some courses that have not yet been reviewed for transfer. You should save relevant information such as syllabi, course descriptions, and course outlines and may be asked to provide this information during the admissions/enrollment process. Once you apply and we've received all of your official transcripts, we'll reach out to you to for that information. You'll be given access to an online syllabus form and asked to upload PDF documents of all requested materials for each course. The information will then be reviewed to determine if and how the courses transfer.
The time it takes to complete the articulation process varies, so we encourage you to complete your application as soon as possible, including sending all official transcripts, after the application opens. We can then begin the process of gathering more information from you if necessary and determining how courses may transfer.
More Ways to Receive Credit
You can also receive college credit from your efforts during high school, including through Advanced Placement (AP) exams, International Baccalaureate (IB) exams, A-Level courses, and dual enrollment.
45-Credit-Hour Rule
There is no cap to the number of credit hours you can transfer. However, minimum or maximum credit hours transferred may impact competitiveness for admission for particular programs. Regardless of credit hours transferred, all students must complete the campus residency requirement, which specifies that each bachelor’s degree candidate must earn at least 45 semester hours of credit, with 21 credit hours of 300- or 400-level courses, at Illinois.
Academic Record
Per the Student Code, students are required to send transcripts for all coursework completed. Students with transfer coursework will have three GPAs included in their University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign records: institutional GPA (courses completed at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), transfer GPA (transfer courses) and overall GPA (all courses completed).
We do not honor any other institution's grade replacement or grade forgiveness policies. All grades earned in transferable coursework will transfer to University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and will be factored into transferable and cumulative GPA.
Transfer Credit Policies
If you're looking for more details, we encourage you to review our transfer credit policies, including from other collegiate institutions, from Illinois colleges and universities, domestic and international credit, and nontraditional credit.