Admissions Requirements
Transfer applicants who have completed more than 6 semesters or 80 hours of coursework are subject to an additional review. Priority is given to students who can complete degree requirements within a total of ten semesters in college (not counting summer sessions).
GPA
It is expected that applicants to this program will have a minimum GPA of 2.7 (A = 4.0). However, Mathematics and Actuarial Science require a 3.00 GPA on all transfer mathematics coursework taken.
Coursework
Both Disciplines
Students With Fewer Than 50 Transferable Credit Hours at Time of Application
If you’ll apply to Illinois with fewer than 50 transferable credit hours, you must complete transfer coursework equivalent to the following University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign courses before or during the term you’re submitting your application:
- MATH 220, Calculus
- MATH 231,Calculus II
Please note that students who intend to transfer into Astronomy + Data Science should enroll in the most advanced mathematics course for which they are qualified and continue with mathematics each semester. Differential equations and/or advanced calculus are recommended for students who complete introductory calculus before the end of their sophomore year.
Students With 50 or More Transferable Credit Hours at Time of Application
In addition to the above courses, if you’ll apply to Illinois with 50 or more transferable credit hours, you must complete transfer coursework equivalent to the following University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign courses before or during the term you’re submitting your application:
- MATH 241,Calculus III
It is strongly recommended that a calculus sequence comparable to Illinois’ MATH 220, Calculus, MATH 231, Calculus II and MATH 241, Calculus III, be completed prior to transfer to either program of study.
Mathematics
Students With 50 or More Transferable Credit Hours at Time of Application
In addition to the courses required for both disciplines, if you’ll apply to Illinois with 50 or more transferable credit hours, you must complete transfer coursework equivalent to the following University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign course before or during the term you’re submitting your application:
- CS 101, Intro Computing: Engrg & Sci
- or CS 124, Introduction to Computer Science I
Actuarial Science
Students With 50 or More Transferable Credit Hours at Time of Application
In addition to the courses required for both disciplines, if you’ll apply to Illinois with 50 or more transferable credit hours, you must complete transfer coursework equivalent to the following University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign course before or during the term you’re submitting your application:
- CS 101, Intro Computing: Engrg & Sci
- or CS 105,Intro Computing: Non-Tech
- or CS 124, Introduction to Computer Science I
Admissions Recommendations
We also highly recommend that you meet the following criteria before transferring into this program, although it isn’t required that you do so in order to be admitted.
Coursework
Both Disciplines
- ECON 102,Microeconomic Principles
- ECON 103,Macroeconomic Principles
Mathematics
Students With Fewer Than 50 Transferable Credit Hours at Time of Application
If you’ll apply to Illinois with fewer than 50 transferable credit hours, we recommend that you complete transfer coursework equivalent to the following University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign courses before or during the term you’re submitting your application:
- CS 101, Intro Computing: Engrg & Sci
- or CS 124, Introduction to Computer Science I
Actuarial Science
Students With Fewer Than 50 Transferable Credit Hours at Time of Application
If you’ll apply to Illinois with fewer than 50 transferable credit hours, we recommend that you complete transfer coursework equivalent to the following University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign courses before or during the term you’re submitting your application:
- ACCY 200,Fundamentals of Accounting
- or a survey course in accounting (e.g. financial accounting)
- CS 101, Intro Computing: Engrg & Sci
- or CS 105,Intro Computing: Non-Tech
- or CS 124, Introduction to Computer Science I
Students majoring in Actuarial Science should select ECON 102, Microeconomic Principles and ECON 103, Macroeconomic Principles, to complete their Social Science General Education requirements in the LAS Sciences and Letters curriculum
Graduation Requirements
To graduate, all students are required to complete at least 45 semester hours of credit at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. At least 21 of these credit hours must be at the 300 or 400 level.
General Education Courses
Included in our graduation requirements are general education (gen ed) courses. These classes allow you to gain and use broad knowledge beyond the specialized learning you’ll do through your major. Learn more about our general education requirements. You may be able to use Transferology to find gen ed courses that will transfer over from your institution to UIUC.
Language Other than English
Although this program doesn’t require you to complete our language graduation requirement for admission, we strongly encourage you do so before transferring.
| For Admission | For Graduation |
| No Requirement | Level 4 |
Learn More About This Major
To learn more about this program, including degree requirements and similar majors, we encourage you to check out the below resources.