TRANSFER INFORMATION

Continuing Students

Eastern Illinois University students who take courses elsewhere should request that the other school send an official transcript to The Office of the Registrar, Eastern Illinois University, 600 Lincoln Ave., Charleston, IL 61920.  

Transfers from Illinois Community Colleges and Lincoln College

If you have completed the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) General Education Core Curriculum (GECC), you will have completed EIU’s lower division general education requirements. Note: An Associate in Arts (A.A.) or an Associate in Science and Arts (A.S.A) complete the GECC.  An Associate in Science (A.S.) earned Fall 2016 or later does not necessarily complete the GECC.

All Other Transfers

Transferable courses will count towards general education if they clearly match IAI course descriptions.

Transfer Coursework Specifics

Students transferring coursework in from other schools should use MyCreditsTransfer/Transferology to determine how those courses will transfer to Eastern Illinois University. Instructions on how to use Transferology can be found here.

Course substitution lists and other similar documents are unofficial and not current.

Information on transferring coursework may also be found through the iTransfer website.

For complete information on transfer credit at EIU, please see the catalog.

REVERSE TRANSFER INFORMATION

Per the Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act (STAR) 110 ILCS 150/23, transfer students from a public community college in Illinois whom did not receive an associate’s degree have the opportunity to participate in a reverse transfer program.  Students must have completed at least 15 semester hours at a public community college in Illinois and earned a total of 60 semester hours of college credit. 

Interested students may complete the request form which is good for one academic year.  At the end of each semester during the academic year, EIU will send a copy of your transcript back to your community college at no cost to you.  Your community college will review your records to determine if you have met all associate degree requirements. 

Students must complete a new form each academic year if they want to continue.