Harper College

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