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Recently introduced by the first-term lawmaker, House Bill 3760
would require Eastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois
University, Southern Illinois University and Western Illinois
University to create a four-year admissions program that admits
community college transfer students each semester.
Beginning with academic school year 2024-2025, the new program
would guarantee admission to any of those four institutions to
all applicants who have enrolled at an Illinois community
college after graduating from a local high school, earned a
minimum of 36 graded, transferable semester hours at the time of
application to the university and have attained a minimum grade
point average of 3.0 in all completed transferable coursework
while having fulfilled all the university’s English language
proficiency mandates.
“We have seen tremendous success with this pilot program at the
University of Illinois,” Faraci, D-Champaign, said in a news
release. “This action will give more students across our state
the chance to stay in Illinois for higher education.”
HB 3760 effectively builds on a pair of existing laws that
provide automatic admissions to Illinois universities, with one
designated for high school graduates and the other for community
college graduates.
The previous law required the University of Illinois to admit
community college transfer students who meet certain
requirements and the measure now being proposed would extend
that guarantee to the four other state-run universities.
“This measure will ensure that Illinois community college
transfer students who meet certain academic requirements will
have guaranteed admission to these universities,” Faraci added.
“It’s a win-win situation for both the students and the
universities as it provides opportunities for students to
continue their education while also helping the universities to
fill their enrollment goals.”
HB 3760 is now poised to be heard by the full Senate after
passing the Senate Higher Education Committee earlier this
month.
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