Out of State Transfer Pathways

Transfer to Illinois Institute of Technology through our unique 2 + 2 Transfer Pathway Program!

Take advantage of Illinois Tech’s transfer pathway agreement with your community college and guarantee your admission into one of our top-ranked degree programs. In addition to guaranteed admission, we will help ensure that every credit you earn will count toward your degree at Illinois Tech! Our transfer advisers, who can begin working with you as early as your second semester of community college, will assist you at every stop along the way.

Why Transfer to Illinois Institute of Technology?

Illinois Tech is a private, technology-focused research university that offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in computing, engineering, science, architecture, business, design, human sciences, and law.

At Illinois Tech, we’re focused on empowering our students to become innovators and leaders through advanced technical education and impactful hands-on experiences that ensure that they graduate with the twenty-first century skills needed to launch a great career. Our one-of-a-kind Elevate program guarantees that our students take part in outside-the-classroom experiences such as internships, research, study away, and competitions. It also provides personalized academic and career mentorship, all in pursuit of ensuring that our students graduate career-ready.

Benefits

Take courses at both institutions concurrently, including gateway courses at Illinois Tech prior to transferring for a discounted rate of $100 per credit hour. To register for a course at Illinois Tech, submit a non-degree application and your official college transcripts for the appropriate enrollment term.

Illinois Tech will guarantee an offer of a special transfer scholarship of $25,000 (prorated for part-time students) to students who are successfully admitted to Illinois Tech through the guaranteed admission program. This scholarship will automatically remain in effect each year until the student completes their undergraduate degree. The scholarship will be applied on a prorated basis for any summer term or in any semester in which the student enrolls at part-time status. Students must maintain the minimum academic standards to continue receiving this award.

Note: This scholarship will automatically remain in effect each year until the student completes their undergraduate degree for a maximum of three years, provided the student maintains full-time enrollment in a bachelor’s degree program at Illinois Tech and remains in good academic standing. If a student qualifies for a higher scholarship through the admissions process, the higher scholarship will remain in effect. Students cannot combine multiple scholarship awards.

You’ll receive individualized support from a transfer admission counselor from both schools who will guide you through the transfer process and help you plan your course selection. Additionally, you’ll receive access to near-peer, academic, and career mentoring.

Application Process

Follow the below application process for the Out-of-State Guaranteed Admission Pathways

To be eligible for the guaranteed admission program, students must apply, be accepted, and complete the guaranteed admission pathway requirements.

Simply complete the information form located below, choose the community college partner in which you are enrolled at or to which you have been admitted, and we will send you a transfer admission guarantee letter. This letter guarantees your admission if you fulfill our admission requirements prior to your transfer to Illinois Tech.

Questions? Please contact Lauren Kessler to learn how to join the Transfer Pathway Program.

Lauren Kessler

Transfer Admission Counselor

lkessler@iit.edu

Once you are accepted into the Transfer Pathway Program, you must continue to meet program requirements to remain eligible.

Meet with your pathway adviser each semester
Complete the advised major-relevant coursework
Meet the minimum admissibility standards of the pathway program

Once you are ready to transfer, your pathway adviser will help guide you through the transfer application process.

Illinois Tech makes the transfer process simple. To be admitted to one of our undergraduate degree programs, simply provide:

One of the following:
- Official college transcripts demonstrating completion of an AA/AS degree
- Official college transcripts showing that you are registered and enrolled in your last academic term pending completion of your degree
- Official college transcripts confirming completion of at least 30 semester course credits/45 quarter credits
Transcripts reflecting a minimum cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
Official English Language Proficiency scores for students whose primary language is not English. These are required ONLY if you have not completed your AA/AS degree or two years of study (60 credits) at a United States institution
Submit a transfer application to Illinois Tech.

APPLY TO ILLINOIS TECH AS A TRANSFER STUDENT

If you do not meet these requirements, we still encourage you to apply as you may be admissible through the regular admission process.

Note: If you have attended multiple colleges, please send along ALL official transcripts. Even if they are shown on one transcript, we will need an individual transcript for each college attended. This will ensure the most transferable credits.

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