Graduate Studies
Undergraduate Transfer Credit for International Classes
Undergraduate transfer students may earn transfer credit at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÀúÊ·¼Ç¼ for classes taken at appropriately recognized institutions. Courses taken at schools outside the U.S. will be evaluated on a course by course basis. These courses will be designated as general elective (non-equivalent) courses until an evaluation of the coursework can be completed. (Graduate students with possible transfer credits should refer to the transfer credit process in theÌý Graduate Studies catalog.)
Getting °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÀúÊ·¼Ç¼ Equivalency Credit
Students requesting credit for specific courses at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÀúÊ·¼Ç¼ must submit detailed course descriptions or a syllabus for each course. If these are not in English, word for word translations are required.Ìý
Email course information to International-Ed@wiu.edu.Ìý Please include your °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÀúÊ·¼Ç¼ ID number.
International Transfer Evaluation Process and Guidelines
- A review of transfer credits does not occur until a student has applied and been admitted to °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÀúÊ·¼Ç¼.
- The International Admissions transfer evaluator will forward course descriptions and syllabi to the academic departments to determine if course equivalencies exist or if the student should be awarded non-equivalent credit. International Admissions will enter course credit on the student’s transfer evaluation.
- °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÀúÊ·¼Ç¼ operates on a semester calendar. Other credits/hours will be converted to equivalent U.S. semester hours. Therefore, the credits on your evaluation may not match the credits listed on your transcript.
- Not all of your credits may satisfy °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÀúÊ·¼Ç¼ major, minor, or graduation requirements, and you may need to take additional coursework to meet these requirements.
- Evaluations can take several weeks.ÌýSubmit course information early so you know which °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÀúÊ·¼Ç¼ classes you will get credit for and which °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÀúÊ·¼Ç¼ classes you can sign up for.
- If you do not submit course information, you will still receive general elective credit for your transferrable courses. However, you may not be able to register for some courses at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÀúÊ·¼Ç¼ until the prerequisites have been satisfied.Ìý
- English language training courses (ESL) do not earn transfer credit.
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