City Colleges of Chicago
General Admission Requirements
• Official transcripts from each college and university attended must be sent directly from the institution(s) attended to the
Admissions office at Western Illinois University.
• Recommended application deadline for students applying for fall semester is August 1st and December 1st for students
applying for spring semester.
• Documents required to complete the application include: completed application, application fee ($30), official transcripts
from all schools attended with grades through last completed semester, as well as a schedule of all courses currently in
progress.
• Applicants who have earned 24 or more semester hours of college work will be considered for admission on the basis of
college performance only. A combined C average (2.0) for all hours attempted from all institutions attended and good
standing at the last college/university attended are required for admission. For repeat courses, WIU uses City Colleges of
Chicago's policy on repeated courses when calculating admission GPA.
• Applicants who have earned fewer than 24 semester hours of college work must meet the freshman admission standards,
have a combined C average for all hours attempted from all institutions attended, and be in good standing at the last
college/university attended. In addition, transfer students with fewer than 24 semester hours who graduated from high
school in 1993 or afterwards must meet the high school course-specific requirements.
• Transfer credits may be accepted from another college or university with regional accreditation. Credits may be accepted
only after examination or by validation through satisfactory work at WIU.
• WIU will not accept for transfer credit a course equivalent to English 180 or 280 in which below C level work was recorded
at a previous institution. This provision does not apply to students entering under the Community College Compact
Agreement or the IAI General Education Core Curriculum.
• WIU may consider transfer coursework for Global Issues credit on a case-by case basis. Students should contact their WIU
Academic Advisor.
Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI)
Western Illinois University is a participant in the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI), a statewide agreement that allows transfer
of the completed Illinois General Education Core Curriculum between participating institutions. Completion of the
transferable General Education Core Curriculum at any participating college or university in Illinois assures transferring
students that lower-division general education requirements for a bachelor's degree have been satisfied.
Advising at City Colleges of Chicago
Course Catalog: http://www.ccc.edu/menu/Pages/Academic-Catalog.aspx
Transfer Tools: http://www.ccc.edu/departments/Pages/Transfer-Tools.aspx
Transfer Centers: http://www.ccc.edu/departments/Pages/Transfer-Resources.aspx
Applied Science Degrees
Not earning an AA or AS? Here's how to know if courses transfer:
If you are working towards completing an
Western Illinois University is a participant in the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI), a statewide agreement that allows
Associate of Applied Science Degree, there will be transfer of the completed Illinois General Education Core Curriculum between participating institutions. Completion of the
additional general education courses that you will
transferable General Education Core Curriculum at any participating college or university in Illinois assures transferring
be required to take upon transferring to Western
students that lower-division general education requirements for a bachelor's degree has been satisfied.
Illinois University
Guide for 2015/2016 Academic Year
Required Courses by Major
Courses listed below are required to complete your Bachelor degree at Western Illinois University. It is recommended that students complete these courses at their
community college prior to transferring to WIU. Courses listed may fulfill general education or elective requirements. Please consult your academic advisor for more specific
information on these courses apply towards your Associate degree. For majors NOT listed please contact your WIU representative.
Athletic Training
Biology
Business*
Chemistry
BIOLOGY 226, 227
BIOLOGY 121, 122
CHEM 201, 203
MCROBIO 233
BUSINESS 181, 182
BUSINESS 211 or 215
ECON 201, 202
CHEM 201, 203, 207, 208
MATH 208
PHYSICS 221, 222
PHYSCIC 131 or PHY SCI 114
PSYCH 201, 207
PSY 101 or SOC 101
Medical Science Option
BIOLOGY 226, 227
CHEM 201, 203
MATH 125 or 216, and MATH 207
PHYSICS 221, 222
MATH 125 or 216
MATH 204
PHYSICS 225 or 235
Computer Science
Economics
Elementary/ Early Childhood
Education*
Engineering*
CIS 142 or 144
CIS 242 or 244
MATH 146, 207
Information Systems*
CIS 142 or 144
CIS 242 or 244
MATH 125 or 216
MATH 207
ECON 201, 202
MATH 125 or 216
For BB in ECON
BUSINESS 181, 182
BUSINESS 211 or 214
ART 103 or FIN ART 105
ECON 201 or 202
GEOG 101
GEOLOGY 201
HISTORY 111 or 112
MATH 125 or 216
MATH 140‡
MUSIC 121
POLS SCI 201
CHEM 201
CIS 142 or 144
ENGR 131, 215
MATH 207, 208, 209
PHYSICS 217
PHYSICS 225 or 235
PHYSICS 226 or 236
English*
Forensic Chemistry
Health Services MGT
Law Enforcement*
LIT 111, 112, 113
Journalism
ENGLISH 151 or 152
ENGLISH 152 or HUM 105
BIOLOGY 121, 122
CHEM 210, 203
CRM JUS 102, 211
MATH 125 or 216
BIOLOGY 226, 227
BUSINESS 181, 182
ECON 201, 202
HEALTH 250
MATH 125 or 216
CRM JUST 1023, 114, 211, 234
MATH 125 or 216
MCROBIO 233 or BIOLOGY 102
MATH 207, 208
PHYSICS 221 or 225 or 235
MCROBIO 233
PHYSICS 222
Math
^Nursing
Social Work
Sociology
MATH 207, 208, 209, 212
BIOLOGY 226, 227
CHEM 121, 122
MATH 125 or 216
MCROBIO 233
PHIL 107
PSYCH 201
SOC 201
BIOLOGY 101 or 114
PHIL 105 or 106 or 107 or 110 or
216
ANTRHO 202
SOC 201
Anthropology
ANTHRO 202
POL SCI 201
PSYCH 201
SOC 201
SOC SER 201
sEducation: Students can use their ACT+Writing score (22 composite & a 16 English/Writing score) towards teacher licensure requirements or take the TAP exam. Please
contact the department for information regarding these required test options. We have included science and humanities courses to use to meet program requirements, but
students may have other Art, Music or theatre options from the general education selections and other science options to meet the 10 credit hours of science which must
include: 1 biological, 1 physical and 1 earth/space science course. Please call to check on alternate options not listed.
‡ Indicated course may not be required depending on your ACT score and placement into Math coures. Please contact WIU.
*Major offered on the Quad Cities campus
^Please refer to wiu.edu/nursing for additional program requirements.
Select courses above may be can be used to satisfy a general education requirement towards the associate degree. Consult Advisor
! Students seeking degress in African American Studies, Anthropology, Biology, Clinical Laboratory Science, Chemistry, Economics, English, Foreign Languages and Cultures,
Forensic Chemistry, Geography, Geology, History, Mathematics, Meteorology, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, or Women's
Studies may be required to complete additional general education requirements. Please consult your academic advisor or the WIU course catalog at wiu.edu/catalog.
Guide for the 2015/2016 Academic Year