NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE

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 & Advising Service (SRC-2044) .

Quarter to Semester Conversion Guide

With the start of the Fall, 2005 term College of DuPage will switch from a quarter to semester system. All the transfer guides will contain both quarter and semester course articulation information to assist students and faculty advisors during this transition phase. Quarter term classes have three digit course numbers, while semester course have Bolded four digit course numbers: For example, ENGLI 101 is a quarter course and ENGLI 1101 is a semester course. In the transfer guides, articulation tables will show a number of course articulation arrangements, for example:

The transfer guides are a valuable tool to assist students and faculty advisors with the transfer process. Given the complex nature of the articulation process should you have any questions regarding course equivalencies contact the College Articulation Office at 630/942.2500.

TRANSFER INFORMATION

North Central College is a Participant in the IAI (General Education Core Curriculum and/or the Illinois Baccalaureate Majors' Curricula).

There is transfer information covering a wide variety of topics in the "Transfer Information" section of the Advising Handbook. The handbook is located in Counseling, Transfer and Advising Services (IC-2010) and may be useful to students.

A transferable cumulative grade point average of 2.25/4.0 or above is recommended. You may not have been dismissed from the most recent college you attended. COD students do not need to submit ACT or SAT test results but must submit an official transcript from each college attended and a high school transcript. Usually, students who have an associate's degree from College of DuPage will enter with junior status. If you have less than one year of college credit , your high school record will be strongly considered in the admission decision.

The unit of credit at North Central is the credit hour. One quarter hour = 2/3 of a credit hour. COD students will have their previous work evaluated and translated into credit hours. North Central College requires 120 credit hours to complete a degree at North Central. We accept 100 quarter hours from College of DuPage.

North Central College will accept transfer credits from COD for all courses which are comparable to those in North Central's curriculum or which are basic to the liberal arts program. The Office of Admission at North Central provides an unofficial "on-the-spot" evaluation of student transcripts and gives guidance on financial aid questions.

In general, "D" grades transfer if the overall G.P.A. is 2.25. COD students who plan to transfer to North Central College should contact a transfer counselor at North Central as early as possible. Call (630) 637-5800 for an appointment.

North Central College does not accept College of DuPage's A.A. or A.S. degree as meeting all general education requirements. Students must complete North Central's general education requirements prior to graduation from North Central College but not for admission. However, COD students should attempt to complete as many of North Central's General Education Requirements as possible while at College of DuPage.

COD students planning to transfer to North Central should contact a transfer counselor at North Central College as early as possible. Call (630) 637-5800 for an appointment.

GRADING POLICY

Grades of "W" are ignored, "I" grades are treated as "F" grades, and for "R" grades only the last grade is counted (first grade is not calculated in any way).

SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION

North Central College offers Transfer Academic Scholarships for full time transfer students with 27 or more transferable semester hours and a minimum of a 3.0/4.0 GPA (as evaluated by North Central College). Awards range from $4,500 to $10,000. Also available are Phi Theta Kappa Scholarships which range from $1,000 to $3,000. Phi Theta Kappa transfer students with 27 or more transferable semester hours and a minimum of a 3.0/4.0 GPA ( as evaluated by North Central College) are eligible. Both Transfer Academic and Phi Theta Kappa scholarships are renewable provided the student maintains full-time status and the minimum required GPA.

CORE CURRICULUM

Fall Term 2000 initiates a new core curriculum for North Central College. A student who completes the IAI General Education Core Curriculum at College of DuPage will have automatically completed the core portion of North Central's general education curriculum. A student not participating in the IAI can select courses approved by North Central College to ensure subject areas of the curriculum are met. The column titled "NCC Code" indicates the abbreviation used for each requirement. The code can be found within the course substitution guide under the heading "Gen Ed" if the class meets the requirement.

Additional requirements of the core curriculum include two All-College seminars and a Religion and Ethics requirement. The Religion and Ethics requirement may be completed as part of the Humanities component. The Intercultural Seminar and the Leadership, Ethics, and Values Seminar are unique to North Central and must be completed after a student transfers to the College. Students who enter by fall 2000 and who graduate by spring 2002 are exempt from the seminar requirements.

North Central Core Requirement	NCC Code	Related Departments

Composition, 2 courses	COM	English
Speech Comm., 1 course	SPE	Comm, Theatre, Speech
Math, 1 course	MAT	Math
Life/Physical Sciences,	LSL/PSL *	Biol, Chemi, Physics
2 courses	LS/PS	One must include a laboratory
Humnt, 3 courses	HUM	Histo, Literature, Philo, Religious Studies, Performing/
		Visual Arts
Social Sciences, 3 courses	SOC	Anthro, History, Economics, Human Geography,
		Political Science, Psych, Socio

All-College Requirement
Religion/Ethics	REL	a course which studies both Religious and ethical values
		(may be humanities requirement)

ACCOUNTING, MANAGEMENT AND/OR MARKETING MAJORS

North Central recommends COD students planning to be Accounting, Management and/or Marketing majors complete as many of the following COD courses as possible prior to transfer. This is not a requirement to transfer to North Central College.

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EDUCATION MAJORS

In addition to general education and certification requirements, Education majors should take the following COD courses:

IAI GEN. ED. RECOMMENDATIONS

Listed below are Illinois Articulation Initiative links for General Education and Lower Division Major course recommendations between College of DuPage and North Central College. It is extremely important to always check with your transfer school advisor regarding specific course selection and transfer issues.

For information about transferring to Illinois colleges and universities using the Illinois Articulation Initiative, click here

*Music*
Gen. Ed. Recommendations

*Art Education*	*Music Education*
Gen. Ed. Recommendations	Gen. Ed. Recommendations

*Business*	*Psychology*
Gen. Ed. Recommendations	Gen. Ed. Recommendations

*Computer Science - Information System Emphasis*	*Secondary Education*
Gen. Ed. Recommendations	Gen. Ed. Recommendations

*Computer Science - Technical Emphasis*	*Speech Communication*
Gen. Ed. Recommendations	Gen. Ed. Recommendations

*Elementary Education*
Gen. Ed. Recommendations

*Mass Communication - Radio/TV/Film*
Gen. Ed. Recommendations

*Mass Comm - Journalism/News Edit/Photojournalism*
Gen. Ed. Recommendations

*Mathematics*
Gen. Ed. Recommendations