Transfer students who are interested in majoring in Integrative Biology should apply for admission to the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences (LAS) and integrative biology as your intended major.
Information on Transferring
Minimum Admissions Requirements
GPA
It is expected that applicants to this program will have a minimum GPA of 3.0 (A = 4.0) in the required technical subjects (biology, chemistry, physics and math) and a minimum GPA of 2.7 (A= 4.0) cumulative GPA for all transfer coursework completed.
Coursework
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:
IB 103, Introduction to Plant Biology
- or IB 104, Animal Biology
- or IB 150, Organismal & Evolutionary Biology
- or MCB 150, Molecular & Cellular Basis of Life
Students With 50 or More Transferable Credit Hours at Time of Application:
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:
- CHEM 102, General Chemistry I and CHEM 103, General Chemistry Lab I
- CHEM 104, General Chemistry I and CHEM 105, General Chemistry Lab II
- IB 150, Organismal & Evolutionary Biology
- MCB 150, Molecular & Cellular Basis of Life
Admissions Recommendations
Coursework
Students With Fewer Than 50 Transferable Credit Hours at Time of Application:
If you’ll apply to Illinois after completing one year at a different institution we would highly recommend completing the following to help you stay on track for a four year graduation, if you do not complete all of the course work, you might end up taking longer than the standard four years to complete your degree:
- IB 150, Organismal & Evolutionary Biology
- MCB 150, Molecular & Cellular Basis of Life
- CHEM 102, General Chemistry I and CHEM 103, General Chemistry Lab I
- CHEM 104, General Chemistry I and CHEM 105, General Chemistry Lab II
- MATH 220, Calculus I
- RHET 105, Writing & Research (at most institutions, the equivalent requires a two-course English composition sequence)
Students With 50 or More Transferable Credit Hours at Time of Application:
If you’ll apply to Illinois after completing two years at a different institution we would highly recommend completing the following in addition to those listed above, to help you stay on track for a four year graduation, if you do not complete all of the course work, you might end up taking longer than the standard four years to complete your degree:
- CHEM 232, Elementary Organic Chemistry and CHEM 233, Elementary Organic Chem Lab I
- PHYS 101, College Physics: Mech & Heat with Lab
- PHYS 102, College Physics: E&M & Modern with Lab
- Humanities or Social Behavioral Science Gen. Ed. (Examples: Intro to Sociology or Psychology)