How to Apply
Transfer and Degree-Completion Students
Start by creating an account with our online admissions system. This will allow you to complete or save your application for later.
If you’re not ready to apply yet, you can also request more information about our programs.
Along with the online, no-fee application, you will need to submit official transcripts from all colleges and universities you have attended, including any Advanced Placement or military credit records. If you are applying for the School of Professional Studies degree-completion program, please also include an electronic copy of your current resume.
Please send your transcripts and credit records directly to:
North Park University
Office of Transfer Admissions, box 19
3225 W. Foster Ave.
Chicago, IL 60625
More information on Credit for Prior Learning. If you’ve started your application, you can log back in to complete it.
Application timeline
After submitting your application, you’ll receive a confirmation email. Once we receive your official transcripts, the admissions team will review your materials and determine any additional requirements for completing your degree at North Park.
Admission decisions are typically made within one week after receiving all application materials. If accepted, you will receive a letter with your official transcript evaluation, and your academic advisor will contact you to create your personalized academic plan.
Academic Evaluation
Use the guide below for help in reading your Academic Evaluation, so you can be sure you are taking the courses to meet requirements you still need to fulfill at North Park University. You can also view this information online through Student Planning in Self-Service.
All incoming students have a program of BA.UNDECLARED. Once you have completed at least one semester at North Park, you can declare your major.
The program requirements associated with each academic program are documented in the academic catalog. You are assigned to the catalog that was in place at the time of your initial enrollment at North Park. Even if the program requirements change, you only have to meet the requirements that were in place as of your catalog year.
The standard length of time to complete a bachelor’s degree at North Park is four years, so this date will default to four years after you initially enrolled at North Park. It is by no means meant to indicate your actual graduation date.
Your total number of transfer credits will be displayed as Overall Credits. The Current Remaining and Anticipated Remaining columns will show the number of credits that you still need to earn in order to complete your degree (a minimum of 120 credits is required to earn a Bachelor’s Degree at North Park). Your transfer GPA is only used for the purposes of admission.
- Core Curriculum Requirements: These are the requirements that must be completed by all North Park students seeking a degree at North Park. If a transfer course has met one of these requirements, the requirements will be listed as “complete” and the transfer course will be noted underneath the requirement. It will be associated with the term in which you entered and have a grade of “T” for “transfer.” The Note of “TE” simply means that the requirement was met by a transfer equivalency.
- Required Designations Catalog: Designated ethics and writing courses that are most often taken within your major.
- Other Courses: Courses that transferred into North Park, but don’t meet a core curriculum requirement will be listed here. Once you declare your major, you may need to complete a Transfer of Major Courses Form so that the appropriate courses are tied to a major requirement. Courses that do not meet a core or major requirement will remain here as elective credits.
- Documents that were submitted on your behalf from previous institutions were used to create this evaluation.
- Current students can identify and contact their faculty advisors through Student Planning in Self-Service. New students must contact the Center for Student Engagement for this information via email or at (773) 244-5737.
- North Park’s 60/90 rule limits credits transferred from a two-year college to 60 semester hours, and credits transferred from a bachelor’s degree-granting institution to 90 semester hours. Credits are transferred in chronological order.
- Questions regarding credit evaluation should be directed to the Records Evaluator in Student Administrative Services via email or at (773) 244-4990.