These guidelines are based on the most current information received, but can be subject to change by the transfer school. Therefore, any student planning to transfer should contact the transfer school about his/her program at College of DuPage. Transfer guides are available in both printed and website formats. Printed formats might not reflect the most current information. Please check the website at http://www.cod.edu/dept/regner/maintest.htm or contact the Counseling and Advising Services (SRC-2044) .
Transfer Information
Grading Policy
Open
House Information
Scholarship Information
General Studies and
Transfer Guides
IAI Gen. Ed. Recommendations
| Admissions Office |
| 600 S. Michigan Avenue |
| Chicago, IL 60605-1996 |
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There is transfer information covering a wide variety of topics in the "General Transfer Information" section of the Advising Handbook. The handbook is located in Counseling, Transfer and Advising Services (SRC-2044) and may be useful to students.
There are no minimum number of hours required for admission to Columbia College. Courses are evaluated individually and are officially accepted for transfer credit by the Records Office (up to 93 quarter hours maximum). Applicability of courses to a major is determined by the department chairperson. Generally, if a student is in good standing at the last institution attended, admission to Columbia is assured. Dependent upon the choice of major, it may be advisable to transfer prior to completion of an associate's degree. Contact the Admissions Office at Columbia College for more detailed information.
Columbia College does not accept College of DuPage's A.A. or A.S. degree as meeting all general education requirements. Students must complete Columbia's General Study (general education) requirements prior to graduation from Columbia but not for admission. However, COD students should attempt to complete as many of Columbia's General Study (general education) requirements as possible while at College of DuPage.
Effective Fall Semester 1999, Columbia College Chicago will not accept "D" grades in transfer. This includes grades for Fall 1999 incoming transfer students as well as continuing students transferring in grades after that time.
Articulation agreements are available for majors in: Art, Photography, Fashion Retail/Management, Television, and Management. New majors are frequently added. Check with the Transfer Center, Admissions Office, or the Academic Dean's Office.
Columbia will accept any credits earned if granted in a degree tract program. Withdrawals and incompletes would not earn any credits; repeats, however, could earn credit.
For more information about On-Campus Tours and Open Houses at Columbia, click
here
To view the General Study requirements and transfer guides
for specific majors,
click here 
Listed below are Illinois Articulation Initiative links for General Education and Lower Division Major course recommendations between College of DuPage and Columbia College Chicago. It is extremely important to always check with your transfer school advisor regarding specific course selection and transfer issues.
| Mass Communication - Radio/TV/Film | Mass Communication - Advertising/Public Relations |
| Gen. Ed. Recommendations | | Gen. Ed. Recommendations | |
| Mass Comm. - Journalism/News Edit./Photojournalism | |
| Gen. Ed. Recommendations | |
To visit Columbia College
Chicago, click here
For information about
transferring to Illinois colleges and universities using the
Illinois Articulation initiative, click here 
Date this page was last edited 04/25/06