Transfer Credit

Master's Transfer Credit

For master’s degree programs, a maximum of nine applicable credit hours earned prior to matriculation into an Illinois Institute of Technology graduate degree program, subject to the faculty governance rules and restrictions, may be considered for:

  1. External transfer credit for graduate transfer credit use. Applicable course credit hours may not have been applied toward any earned degree.

  2. Internal undergraduate transfer credit from Illinois Institute of Technology.

    1. Shared applicable undergraduate program credit (accelerated master's program).
    2. Excess, applicable undergraduate course credit that has not been applied toward any previous degree program.

  3. Shared co-terminal program credit (concurrent bachelor's and master's enrollment).

The combined limit of nine credit hours may not be exceeded for any master’s degree program. The credit hours must have been passed with grades of “B” or better, and are subject to the approval of the academic unit and the Office of Academic Affairs.

Doctoral Transfer Credit

Doctoral degree candidates may transfer previously completed graduate work up to a maximum of 42 credit hours beyond the baccalaureate degree (which may include up to 32 credit hours from a completed master’s degree internal or external to IIT, and credit hours not applied to any granted degree) or 50 percent of their total Ph.D. program credit hour requirements, whichever is smaller. The work must be judged to be relevant to the current doctoral program, must have been completed with grades of ”B” or better, and must be acceptable for graduate credit at the institution where taken. The master’s degree must have been granted within the previous six years. Grades for transferred credits will not be included in the student’s GPA.

Consistent with its past practice, research credit may not be submitted for transfer credit consideration. Research credit requirements imply work that has been completed while enrolled in an Illinois Institute of Technology research course numbered 594 (master’s project research), 591 (master of science research), or 691 (doctoral research).

Transfer Credit Submission and Approval

Graduate students who have earned credit following the university's graduate transfer credit guidelines as stated earlier in this section will seek and gain initial academic approval by using the transfer credit review process in the online eForms for Graduate Degree Works system, to be reviewed and approved by the graduate academic adviser, graduate academic department, and the Office of Academic Affairs. For more information, please see the eForms for Degree Works section of this bulletin.

Internal Transfer Credit

Students may request internal transfer credit for Illinois Tech courses that were either 1) graduate-level courses taken in a unit outside the student's academic unit; or 2) graduate-level courses taken during an Illinois Tech undergraduate degree program. 

Students enrolled in an Accelerated Master's Program may share up to nine credit hours of applicable undergraduate coursework with their Illinois Tech master's degree, pending the approval of the graduate program. Students who are not enrolled in an Accelerated Master's Program may request to transfer excess undergraduate credit only.

External Transfer Credit

For external transfer credit consideration, a student should submit to the adviser a copy of the course description, course syllabus, and grade report with earned credit hours (or a student copy of the transcript). The preliminary academic approval is not final without formal official transcript evaluation and approval by the Office of Academic Affairs as noted below.

U.S. Transcripts

Submission of the official certified transcript for each earned degree and/or individual course credit for consideration will be mailed or emailed directly from the institution conferring the degree to Illinois Institute of Technology.

Foreign Transcripts

Submission of the official required documents for each earned degree and/or individual course credit for consideration, as described on the World Education Services (WES) website (wes.org), is required from the institution conferring the degree (with English translation, as required, from University Language Services) to WES. WES will submit the credential evaluation results directly to Illinois Institute of Technology.

Document Submission

Illinois Institute of Technology
Office of Academic Affairs
Attention: Final Documents
10 W. 35th Street, Suite 2C4-2
Chicago, Illinois 60616
graddocs@iit.edu

Additional Information

Illinois Institute of Technology credential evaluation requirement: WES basic course-by-course evaluation (www.wes.org/evaluations-and-fees/education/graduate-admissions)

University Language Services (certified translations for transcripts not written in English) (www.universitylanguage.com/services/certified-translation/)

WES Help Center (www.wes.org/help)

Required documents by country (www.wes.org/required-documents)

Note: Illinois Institute of Technology accepts domestic transfer credit from institutions that have obtained regional and national accreditation from agencies recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education as reliable authorities concerning the quality of education or training offered by the institutions of higher education or higher education programs they accredit. All graduate transfer credit may only be conveyed for equivalent graduate academic courses that meet the rigor and standards of graduate education as defined by university academic standards and policies. This policy and the university’s evaluation of requests for transfer credit is and is intended to be consistent with applicable federal and state laws and regulations, and any law or regulation adopted or modified after promulgation of this policy will automatically adjust this policy to the extent required for compliance with the same.