University of Illinois at Chicago

Oakton students can transfer to the University of Illinois at Chicago through the Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG).

Benefits

  • Guaranteed admission into a participating UIC bachelor’s degree program.
  • Guaranteed admission to the UIC Honors College for student applicants with a transferrable 3.8 GPA. 
  • Clear path to select degree programs before arriving at UIC
  • Connections with the UIC Transfer Assistance Center for help with admission, appropriate course selection, and routine communication.
  • Invitations to premier UIC events.

Criteria

In order to qualify, students must:

  • Complete course work that meets the UIC transfer requirements and degree requirements toward their intended program.
  • earn at least a grade of “C” in all courses listed under the Participating
    Program Requirements. Some programs have additional grade requirements as noted on
    their program page.
  • maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale on all transferable coursework.
  • submit the TAG participation form no later than the last day of the second week in the first
    semester of the final year at Oakton College.
  • complete all requirements and transfer into UIC within three years of signing the TAG Participation Form and may only participate one time.
  • track their degree progress by creating a Transferology account to view program requirements and transfer equivalencies and to add their courses to Transferology at the completion of each term.

Next Steps