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Graduate Studies

Undergraduate Transfer Credit for International Classes

Undergraduate transfer students may earn transfer credit at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ 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 Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Equivalency Credit

Students requesting credit for specific courses at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ 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 Ï㽶ÊÓƵ 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 Ï㽶ÊÓƵ.
  • 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.
  • Ï㽶ÊÓƵ 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 Ï㽶ÊÓƵ 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 Ï㽶ÊÓƵ classes you will get credit for and which Ï㽶ÊÓƵ 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 Ï㽶ÊÓƵ until the prerequisites have been satisfied.Ìý
  • English language training courses (ESL) do not earn transfer credit.