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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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Board of Trustees minutes, April 20,1977, pages 253-254. Policy for the Acceptance of Transfer Credit for Admissions Purposes

(9) The University of Illinois discontinued, on September 1, 1959, the accreditation of institutions of higher learning in Illinois. T h e University adopted a policy at that time to accept the accredited status accorded institutions by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools or by one of the agencies recognized by the National Commission on Accrediting. Subsequent revisions and additions to the September 1, 1959, policy (Board of Trustees actions of November 24, 1964, March 14, 1967, and July 24, 1968) and recent changes at the national level in the organization of accredited agencies indicate the need for a restatement of University transfer policies for admissions purposes. T h e following policy statement has been recommended by the University Committee on Admissions, the Urbana-Champaign Senate Committee on Admissions, and the Chicago Circle Senate Committee on Student Admissions, Records, and College Relations; approved by the three Senates; and referred for action by the University Senates Conference. T h e statement is consistent with the terminology and existing organization of accrediting agencies at the national level, and essentially restates and integrates present University policies related to the acceptance of transfer credit for admissions purposes. 1. Admission of transfer students to the University of Illinois is based only on the transfer course work which is of such a nature as to prepare students to continue on to baccalaureate degree programs (or equivalent programs). Such courses are normally referred to as transfer or college parallel work. Other course work completed, such as technical courses similar in content and level to courses taught at the University, will be used in evaluation for admission only upon the request of the dean of the college to which the student seeks admission. 2. Transfer credit, as defined above, will be accepted at full value for admission purposes on transfer to the University of Illinois if earned in: a. Colleges and universities which are members of, or hold Candidate for Accreditation status from, the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools or other regional accrediting associations; b. Colleges and universities which are neither members of, nor holders of Candidate for Accreditation status from, the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools or other regional accrediting associations, but which have been granted accreditation by a specialized or programmatic accrediting agency which is a member of the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation;' or c. Illinois public community colleges which are neither members of, nor holders of Candidate for Accreditation status from, the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, but which are approved and recognized by the Illinois Community College Board ( I C C B ) , for a period of time not to exceed five years from the date on which the college registers its first class after achieving ICCB recognition. 3. Certain Illinois colleges and universities do not meet the specifications in 2 above, but have been assigned a status by the University Committee on Admissions which permits credit to be accepted on a provisional basis for admissions purposes on transfer to the University of Illinois. Transfer credit, as defined in 1 above, from such colleges and universities is accepted only on a deferred basis to be validated by satisfactory completion of additional work in residence. Validation through satisfactory work in residence may be accomplished by earning in the University of Illinois, or another fully accredited 1 col1 This excludes the following institutional accrediting agencies: (Association of Independent Colleges and Schools (proprietary business schools), National Association of Trade and Technical Schools, National Home Study Council, and American Association of Bible Colleges.