Harper College
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 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 Harper College'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 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.
Not earning an AA or AS? Here's how to know if courses transfer: (IAI Agreement)
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 Harper College
Course Catalog: http://goforward.harpercollege.edu/academics/catalog/index.php
Advising and Counseling Office: Location: I-117
Phone Number: 847-925-6393
Transfer Guides: http://goforward.harpercollege.edu/academics/transfer/packets.php
Applied Science Degrees
Additional Support
If you are working towards completing an Associate of Please contact the Transfer Center at Western Illinois University or the Admissions Representative for your college if
Applied Science Degree, there will be additional
you have additional questions about the transfer process. Contact information for campus and staff are listed on the
general education courses that you will be required to
back page of these guides.
take upon transferring to Western Illinois University
Guide for the 2015/2016 Academic Year
Harper College
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 Traning
Business
Chemistry
Computer Science
BIO 130, 160 & 161
ACC 101, 102, 213
ECO 211, 212
MTH 134
MTH 162 or 165
PSY 101 or SOC 101
CHM 121, 122
MTH 200, 201
PHY 121 or 201
PHY 122 or 203
CSC 121
CSC 122 or 216
MTH 200, 220
CHM 105
DIT 101
KIN 111
MTH 162 or 165
PHS 111
PSY 101, 216
English
sElementary & Early
Childhood Education
Forensic Chemistry
Health Services
Management
LIT 105, 110, 115
ART 105
ECO 211 or 212
GEG 101
GEO 101
HST 111 or 112
LIT 219
MTH 103‡
MTH 162 or 165
MUS 103
PSC 101
BIO 110 & 120
BIO 140
CHM 121, 122
LEJ 101, 216
MTH 162 or 165
MTH 200, 201
PHY 121 or 201
PHY 122 or 203
ACC 101, 102
BIO 130, 160, 161
ECO 211, 212
HED 200, 206
HSC 112
MTH 162 or 165
Information Systems*
Journalism
Law Enforcement
Nursing
CSC 121
CSC 122 or 216
MTH 162 or 165
MTH 200
MCM 120
MCM 130 or 131
LEJ 101
LEJ 201
LEJ 205
LEJ 216
BIO 130, 160 & 161
CHM 110
DIT 101
MTH 162 or 165
PHI 115
PSY 101, 228
SOC 101
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology
CHM 121, 122
MTH 200, 201, 202
PHY 201, 202, 203
PSC 101, 220, 250, 270
PSY 101, 210
ANT 101 or 210
SOC 101
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 courses. Please contact WIU.
* Major offered on the Quad Cities campus.
# Courses may also be used to fulfill general education requirements for the Associate degree. See your Advisor.
^ Please refer to wiu.edu/nursing for additional program requirements.
& = Have to take both in order to transfer for needed credit
! 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