110 ILCS 150/1
Short title
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act. (Source: P.A. 99-316, eff. 1-1-16.)
Illinois Compiled Statutes 110 ILCS 150 — Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act.
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Purpose
Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to enhance the transfer of academic credits between community colleges and State universities in Illinois, ensuring equitable and consistent practices, reducing barriers for students, and promoting accountability and transparency in transfer credit acceptance. (Source: P.A. 104-402,…
110 ILCS 150/5
Definitions
Definitions. In this Act: "Associate degree for transfer" means any of the following community college degree programs: Associate in Arts; Associate in Engineering Science; Associate in Fine Arts; or Associate in Science. "Community college" means a public community college in this State. "State university" means a pub…
110 ILCS 150/10
Associate degree for transfer
Associate degree for transfer. (a) Commencing with the fall term of the 2016-2017 academic year, a community college student who earns an associate degree for transfer, an Associate of Arts, or an Associate of Science that is consistent with degree requirements of the Illinois Community College Board and the Board of H…
110 ILCS 150/15
Admission to a State university
Admission to a State university. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a State university shall admit and grant junior status in a program, subject to available program capacity, to any Illinois community college student who: (1) meets all of the requirements of Section 10 of this Act; (2) has com…
110 ILCS 150/20
Coursework
Coursework. (a) A State university may not require a student transferring pursuant to this Act to take more than 60 additional semester units beyond the lower-division major requirements for majors requiring 120 semester units, provided that the student remains enrolled in the same program of study and has completed un…
110 ILCS 150/21
Community college and State university transfer articulation agreements
Community college and State university transfer articulation agreements. (a) A State university or community college shall, upon the request of the community college district or State university, enter into a transfer articulation agreement to provide a seamless pathway for transfer. The community college or State univ…
110 ILCS 150/23
Reverse transfer of credits
Reverse transfer of credits. (a) In this Section, "reverse transfer of credit" means the transfer of earned academic credit from a State university to a community college for the purpose of obtaining an associate degree at the community college. (b) Beginning with the 2019-2020 academic year, the Board of Higher Educat…
110 ILCS 150/24
Transfer credit review process
Transfer credit review process. Each community college and State university shall publish the institution's process and a timeline for reviewing and making decisions regarding transfer credit requests on the institution's website. The institution shall update its website within 30 days after making a change to its proc…
110 ILCS 150/25
Reporting requirements on course transfer
Reporting requirements on course transfer. (a) (Blank). (b) (Blank). (c) For the purposes of this subsection (c), "courses" refers only to those courses for which a student has received a passing grade as determined by a State university. By October 1, 2027 and by October 1 of each subsequent year, each State universit…
110 ILCS 150/30
Implementation of Act; intent
Implementation of Act; intent. It is the intent of the General Assembly that the requirements placed on community college districts pursuant to this Act be carried out in the normal course of program development and approval, course scheduling, and degree issuance and do not represent any new activities or a higher lev…
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(Amendatory provisions; text omitted)
(Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 99-316, eff. 1-1-16; text omitted.)