2024–25 TRANSFER INFO PRIVATE ILLINOIS COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
FAST FACTS Columbia College Chicago will accept a maximum of 75 transfer credit hours from regionally accredited institutions. This includes AP/IB/CLEP and other postsecondary credit. There is no minimum number of credit hours required to transfer.
553 transfer students enrolled in Fall 2023. These students represented 35 states and 9 foreign countries. 54%
50%
39%
identified as students of color
identified as first-generation college students
identified as members of the LGBTQIA+ community
68%
were from the Chicago metro area
65%
transferred from a community college
35%
lived in one of Columbia’s four residence halls
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS AND DEADLINES Required items: • Completed Columbia application—available at colum.edu/apply • Official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions where the student has enrolled • Final High School or GED transcripts for students who: • Earned a GED or were homeschooled -or• Attended a non-US high school -or• Have earned fewer than 24 college credits at the time of application • Some BFA and BMus programs require portfolio review/ audition and have earlier deadlines. See colum.edu/bfa for complete details. November 15, 2024: Application deadline for Spring term November 20, 2024: Application deadline for Acting, BFA; Contemporary, Jazz, and Popular Music, BMus; Music Composition, BMus; and Musical Theatre Performance, BFA programs—Fall term start only January 15, 2025: Application Deadline for remaining BFA programs—Fall term start only January 15, 2025: Submission Deadline for Faculty Recognition Award—Fall term start only; requires completed application to the college April 1, 2025: Priority Application Deadline for Fall term—BA and BS programs April 1, 2025: Application Deadline for Chicagoland Transfer Award—requires completed application to the college
Questions? Contact Admissions: 312-369-7130 | transfer@colum.edu colum.edu/transfer