HCC to ISU

• Peace of mind knowing you will be guaranteed admission and have a seamless transfer to Illinois State to complete your Bachelor’s degree.
• Ability to work closely with Illinois State admissions counselors and academic advisors to help navigate the transfer process.
• Eligibility to apply for Illinois State University’s Bird to Bird Scholarship. Illinois State will award up to five Bird to Bird Scholarships to Heartland Redbird Promise transfer students. The awards are valued at a minimum of $1,000 annually; some are renewable for multiple years

HCC to Illinois State University 

• AgriBusiness (PDF)
• Arts Teacher Education (PDF)
• Elementary Education (PDF)
• Graphic Design (PDF)
• Nursing (PDF)

Illinois State University agrees to admit qualified Heartland students.  To participate in Redbird Promise, students must meet all current admissions standards, policies, and procedures of ISU at the time of admission. Specific requirements are as follows:

• Complete the Redbird Promise Participation Form. This form will allow Illinois State and Heartland Community College to share information and to allow you to take advantage of Redbird Promise.
• Completed Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree prior to ISU enrollment.
• Achieve a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.4/4.0 in all transferable academic coursework (at all colleges/universities attended) and be in good academic standing at Heartland Community College.

Did you know ISU and HCC have set guarantees and partnerships that make transferring even easier?  Learn more about these agreements below.  Be sure to follow-up by talking with your HCC advisor to make sure you’re on track.

Link to Transfer Agreements

• This agreement does not guarantee admission for students seeking readmission or reinstatement to ISU.
• This agreement does not guarantee admission for transfer students to a specific ISU degree program or academic college within the University. There may be additional admission requirements to enroll in and complete certain ISU bachelor’s degree programs.  Due to space limitations and the competitiveness of the applicant pool, admission to a specific major is not guaranteed.  Students may be admitted to the University with an undeclared major if the program prerequisites are not met or if the preferred major has filled to capacity.
• Students with 75 or more earned credit hours cannot be admitted to the University as undeclared.
• International students will have their English proficiency requirement satisfied for admission so long as they complete 60 credit hours or their Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree.  Students will not need to submit separate proof of English proficiency at the time of application.
• ISU agrees to accept all course credit completed at Heartland Community College in accordance with the current transfer and articulation policies and processes.