Transfer Center
NEIU Welcomes You
To take the next step. To go forth through determination, vision and creativity toward your goals. As a transfer student, your journey might take a number of forms: beginning in community college, finishing your associate degree or searching for an authentic, diverse and empowering community where you can flourish.
As you think about completing your bachelor’s, work with our Transfer Center to apply, get your transcripts evaluated and embark on a new adventure.
Scholarships for Transfer Students
Our diverse community values your perspective, interests and goals and equips you with the resources to realize your aspirations. Among them, we break down financial barriers for all, allowing transfer students like yourself to access an engaging education and experiential opportunities paving the way to a career. Our transfer-specific scholarships assist with the cost of tuition, take your financial needs into account and recognize your talents.
Information Sessions and Events
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How to Apply as a Transfer Student
Understand the general admissions process for all incoming transfer students:
Complete Your Application
Review requirements for transfer students, including GPA and credits, before submitting your application. We additionally recommend filling out your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) or Alternative Application for Illinois Financial Aid and the NEIU Scholarship Application to maximize your financial aid award.
Send Transcripts
All you need to do is apply and provide official transcripts from each college you have attended. When received, we process your application for admission.
Accept and Enroll
Once admitted, meet with your degree program advisor for your plan of study, and then enroll in your first semester of courses. Be sure to review and accept your financial aid award, understand the results of your credit evaluation and sign up for Orientation Day for Transfer Students.
FAQs
Unsure about your application, where to send your transcripts or what to expect during the credit evaluation process? Review our FAQs for answers to common questions from transfer students.
Transferring Your Credits
However you arrive, we strive to guide your success: that means few to no repeated subjects, plus guidance through the credit evaluation process. Learn more about ways you can transfer previously earned coursework toward your bachelor’s.
Transfer Guides
Our transfer guides connect your community college classes to a related major at NEIU, ensuring you meet all prerequisites and fulfill admission requirements.
Transfer Course Equivalencies
You don’t have to guess or make assumptions about how NEIU applies your previously earned credits toward your degree. Review all transfer course equivalencies ahead of your evaluation.
Guaranteed Admission
Our agreements with Chicago-area community colleges support transfer students as they plan to transition to NEIU.
Credit By Examination
Receive credit for Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB) and CLEP exams.
Why Transfer to NEIU?
As a transfer student, NEIU is for you: persevere toward your goals in our uplifting, inclusive community that embraces your tenacity and your pursuits through small class sizes, mentorship and leadership opportunities, connections to the Chicago area and various support services.
Academic Programs
Deepen your creativity, develop an ethical entrepreneurial mindset or receive hands-on preparation for a STEM career among our 40-plus undergraduate programs.
Affordable
Along with transfer-specific scholarships and affordable tuition, 85% of our students receive financial aid. As a result, our students graduate with some of the lowest amounts of debt in the nation.
A Diverse Community
Build lifelong bonds and access mentorship and experiential opportunities at one of the Midwest’s most diverse public universities. Sixty percent of our student body identifies as African American, Hispanic, Asian or Native American.
Fulfill your ambitions close to home or your workplace at one of our convenient Chicago-area locations, including the Transfer Center at University Center.
Contact the Transfer Center
We invest in your success. To navigate this new transition, contact the Transfer Center to speak with our peer mentors and staff:
Transfer Center
Main Campus in Building D, Room 130
Phone: (773) 442-4076
Email: transfersteps@neiu.edu