Transferring to...

DePaul University 2007-2008
1 E Jackson Blvd
Chicago, IL 60604
http://www.depaul.edu
Telephone: (800) 4-DePaul
 

• College of Commerce
  http://commerce.depaul.edu
• College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
  http://condor.depaul.edu/~dpulas
• School for New Learning
  www.snl.depaul.edu
• School of Computer Science, Telecommunications and Information Systems
  www.cs.depaul.edu/news/default.asp
• School of Education
  http://education.depaul.edu
• School of Music
  music.depaul.edu
• The Theatre School
  theatreschool.depaul.edu

Transfer students (under age 24) should complete and submit an application, a $40 application
fee ($25 if applying online), and official transcripts from every college/university attended.
Students who have earned fewer than 30 semester (44 quarter) hours of transferable college
work at the time of application must also provide an official high school transcript and an
ACT/SAT score report. If currently in college, students should indicate (on a separate sheet
of paper) what courses they will be enrolled in for the current term or for a future term.
(Example: Eng 101/English Composition I - 3 semester hours.)

Adult Student Applicants:
Adult transfer students (age 24 and above) should complete and submit an application, a $40
application fee ($25 if applying online), and official transcripts from every college/university
attended. Students who have completed fewer than 12 transferable semester (16 quarter) hours
at the time of application submission will be required to take DePaul's English and mathematics
assessment tests prior to an admission decision being made. If currently in college, students should
indicate (on a separate sheet of paper) what courses they will be enrolled in for the current term
or for a future term. (Example: Eng 101/English Composition I - 3 semester hours.)

DePaul Transfer Grade Point Average (GPA) Requirements:
Students must be in good academic standing at the last college or university attended. Based on
all transferable courses completed from regionally accredited colleges and universities, they must
have earned a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 (2.5 required for applicants to the College of
Commerce, the Department of Nursing, the School of Music, or School of Education*) to be
considered for admission**.

Official college transcripts from all institutions attended are required. Final official transcripts must
be sent once all coursework is completed.

*Note:  Some majors at DePaul may be limited in admission and require higher GPAs than
those listed above.  Please contact the Office of Admissions if you have any questions.

** GPAs are subject to change based upon available resources and space limitations.

Application Deadlines:

• Fall (September)- August 1
• Winter (January)- November 1
• Spring (March/April)- March 1
• Summer (June)- May 1

1. Transfer after completing Moraine Valley Community College's Associate in Arts (A.A.) or
   Associate in Science (A.S.) degree (note: the A.F.A. and A.A.S. do not meet this requirement).
   Students desiring to meet general education requirements through satisfactory completion of
   a Moraine Valley A.A. or A.S. degree should see the MVCC Educational Planning Guide for
   Transfer Students.

2. Transfer after completing IAI General Education Core Curriculum (GECC). Students desiring to
   meet general education requirements through satisfactory completion of the Illinois Articulation
   Initiative (IAI) should see the MVCC Educational Planning Guide for Transfer Students.

3. Complete DePaul General Education requirements. For students not planning to complete the
   IAI general education core requirements or an A.A./A.S. degree, but want to meet the DePaul
   core requirements, a list of equivalent classes that can be transferred to DePaul to meet these
   requirements is available. Students transferring without an A.A./A.S. degree should try to
   complete as many of DePaul's general education requirements as possible at Moraine Valley.

DePaul College Chicago is a participant in the IAI. However, while DePaul will accept IAI General
Education Core courses to fulfill many of our General Education requirements, there are additional
General Education courses that must be taken for graduation.

• Students who have completed the IAI GECC and have entered DePaul beginning Fall 1997 or
  after are required to take an additional History course (3 credits) and a Computer Applications
  course (3 credits). These may be taken at the sending institution or, after transferring, at
  DePaul College. In addition, DePaul requires an upper-level General Education Senior Seminar
  course that can be taken ONLY at DePaul. Note that no more than 62 credits can be
  transferred to DePaul from a community college. General Education courses taken prior to
  summer 1998 will be evaluated using existing articulation agreements, General Education
  Equivalency Charts, or on a course-by-course basis. The General Education Charts may
  provide additional courses to those listed with IAI and should continue to be used in planning
  or evaluating transferable courses.

• Students who transfer with only part of the IAI GECC completed will be given credit toward
  DePaul's General Education requirements.

• Students who transfer with General Education credit from multiple institutions will have their
  transcript evaluated on a course-by-course basis.

• DePaul will not accept "D" grades in transfer for General Education courses unless students
  have completed the entire IAI GECC package and their transcripts are stamped accordingly.

• See additional information regarding the acceptance of IAI Major Courses below.

Maximum Credits Accepted
DePaul accepts maximum of 88 credit hours in courses completed with a grade of C or better from
other regionally accredited colleges and universities. Transfer credit from any combination of
community college, Advanced Placement, CLEP, military and/or Life Experience is limited to a maximum
of 62 credit hours. If a student has attended both a four-year and a two-year college, the maximum
number of transfer credit hours accepted is 88. No more than four semester hours of Physical Education
and no more than nine semester hours of foreign language will be accepted.

IAI Major Course Acceptance
DePaul is a member of the Illinois Articulation Initiative (I.A.I.) for the General Education Core Curriculum.
Students who successfully complete the I.A.I. General Education Core Curriculum will have satisfied
DePaul's lower-level general education core. DePaul does have two upper-level general education and
four mission-related classes that students will still need to complete at DePaul.

Transfer Grade Evaluation-DePaul operates on the quarter system. The academic calendar is divided
into 10-week terms, beginning in September, January and March. There are also two five-week summer
sessions available - one beginning in mid-June, the other in late July. To convert credit from the
semester to the quarter system, multiply by 1.5 (i.e., 3 semester hours x 1.5 = 4.5 quarter hours).

Vocational credit, orientation to college/career planning courses, and remedial/developmental work is
not accepted.

• DePaul operates on the quarter hour system.
   
• A minimum of 192 quarter hours is necessary for graduation.
   
• A maximum of 66 semester hours may be transferred from a community college. A maximum of
  88 shs may be transferred from a 4-year college or university. If a student has attended both
  a community college and a 4-year school, a maximum of 66 semester (99 quarter) hours may be
  transferred from a community college and the remainder of credit—up to 99 semester hours
  (132 quarter) hours total—can be transferred from a 4-year school.
   
• Modern language Requirement:  Liberal Arts and Science students who plan to earn a Bachelor of
  Arts degree are responsible for completing a modern language (Arabic, Chinese, French, German,
  Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Polish, Russian or Spanish) requirement.  This requirement
  can be met:

1.      successful completion of two years of a modern language at the high school level

2.      successful completion of one year of a modern language at the college level

3.      achievement of a score of 3 or higher on an Advanced Placement exam in a
    modern language

4.      achievement of a satisfactory score on a CLEP exam

5.      successful completion of a year of modern language at DePaul

This Transfer Guide provides information to help Moraine Valley Community College students begin
planning for transfer to DePaul College. This guide is not a contract or guarantee of transferability.
Requirements at the four-year college are subject to change. To ensure appropriate course
completion, or for more information, students should consult with an academic advisor from
Moraine Valley and from DePaul College throughout their enrollment.