Transfer to North Park
Transferring to North Park is affordable, fast, and easy. We have two pathways for transferring to North Park—as a traditional undergraduate student or as a degree-completion student.
Undergraduate transfer
- Primarily daytime classes
- Fall and spring semester classes, plus summer session
- Primarily on-campus in Chicago
- Transfer 12–60 credits
- In-demand majors and pre-professional tracks
Degree Completion
- Primarily online and evening classes
- Seven-week class schedule with meetings just one night a week
- Accelerated programs
- Transfer 12–90 credits
- Six bachelor’s programs offered by the School of Professional Studies (SPS)
Ready to continue your education at North Park?
Learn how to apply as a transfer or degree-completion student, what materials you’ll need to submit, and how your credits will transfer.
How to applyTransfer credits
To earn a bachelor’s degree at North Park University, you need at least 120 semester hours, with your final 30 completed at North Park.
Your undergraduate recruiter will review your transcripts to see what credits transfer toward the Core Curriculum and your major.
North Park has transfer agreements with many Chicagoland community colleges. Check with your recruiter or transfer advisor to see if one applies.
Submit official transcripts from all schools when you apply. You’ll receive a Transfer Credit Evaluation showing which credits are accepted and what requirements remain.
Transfer credits allowed:
- Up to 60 hours from two-year colleges
- Up to 90 hours from four-year schools
Credit for prior learning is also available through the School of Professional Studies.
Meet our Transfer Admission Counselors
Malcolm Parker
Associate Director of Undergraduate Admissions
Ashley Enriquez
Senior Transfer Admissions Counselor
North Park is a place where anyone can make a difference and where diversity brings peace and love. Through the North Park Research Experience, I looked deeper into my community and learned how to contribute to helping those around me.
—Wilber Reyes Delgado BS ’26
General core curriculum transfer guides
North Park University maintains transfer articulation agreements with many community colleges through the Illinois Articulation Initiative. The transfer guides below reflect these agreements and show what credits you may be able to transfer to North Park to fulfill our Core Curriculum requirements.
- City Colleges of Chicago
- College of DuPage
- College of Lake County
- Oakton Community College
- Triton College
To determine credits you may be able to transfer to North Park to fulfill outside of the Core Curriculum please visit transferology.com.
Contact
Office of Undergraduate Admission
Old Main, 1st floor
3225 W. Foster Ave.
Chicago, IL 60625
(773) 244-5500
(800) 888-6728