How do I transfer my credits?
Current Students
Current students who would like to take courses outside Wheaton College for credit must submit a transfer credit approval form before registering at another institution. This form can be found on the Office of the Registrar's forms page.
If a course is intended to meet a requirement for a major, minor, or certificate, then a faculty advisor from that department must approve the course by signing the form.
Once the form is completed, it must be sent to Academic Advising for approval.
After the student completes courses at another institution, the student must request an official transcript to be sent directly to Wheaton. A student may not forward a transcript to Wheaton College – it must be sent directly from the institution to Wheaton College.
Students may consult the guides at the bottom of this page; however, preapproval is required. It is the student’s responsibility to find courses and request preapproval. Academic Advising reviews these requests.
For more information about our policies for transfer credit, please see the Course Catalog under the Academic Policies Section.
Incoming Students
Incoming students should have all transcripts sent to the Admissions Office at admissions@wheaton.edu or to Admissions, Wheaton College, 501 College Ave, Wheaton, IL 60187. You will need to reach out to the school or institution that awarded credit and have the official report come from that school or institution directly to Wheaton College. We cannot accept transcripts from students or third parties as official score reports.
Students bringing AP Credit should login to the College Board website and be sure score reports were sent to Wheaton College (Code 1905). Please be sure reports are going to Wheaton College in Illinois.
Students with International Baccalaureate credit should request to send transcripts to Wheaton College (IL) after results are released. Information on how to request and send transcripts for International Baccalaureate can be found on their website.
Students with Cambridge Exams will need to provide the Centre Number, Candidate Number, and Series (month and year of exam) for each Cambridge Exam. You can send this is an email to academic.advising@wheaton.edu.
For more information about our policies for transfer credit, please see the Course Catalog under the Academic Policies Section. Please note that Wheaton College accepts a maximum of 40 dual enrolled credits from high school.
Transfer Credit by Testing Information
- See Advanced Credit by Testing 2023-2024 (PDF) for information on receiving transfer credit by testing.
- See IB Testing Transfer Chart 2023-2024 (PDF)
Information about Dual Enrollment
In general terms, most introductory dual enrollment courses taken for college credit will transfer, with the exception of:
- Wellness/Fitness for Life/Sport Activity
- College Algebra/Trigonometry
- Music lessons
- Vocational courses
All credits accepted for transfer will still go toward the total hours needed to graduate, even if not meeting a specific requirement. Wheaton College has a transfer cap of 40 hours earned from all sources (AP, IB, SAT II, Dual Enrollment, etc.) prior to high school graduation. A maximum of 4 categories in the Thematic Core can be met by transfer credit. Transfer credit will not be accepted for any Shared Core requirements.