Transferring Resources
Below is information about transferring -- helpful if you plan to move on to a four-year college or university, or if you plan to transfer credit back to Oakton. In either case, don’t hesitate to contact the Office of Advising, Transitions, and Student Success if you have questions. Please note: these links are not associated with Oakton and are provided as a service only. No endorsement is expressed or implied.
Strategy and Tools
- Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA): Search for accreditation of a college or university
- Grade Point Average (GPA) Calculator
- Illinois Transfer Planning: Steps and resources for effectively planning transfer
- National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) Knowledge Center: Application fee waivers and transfer information
- O*NET OnLine: Tool for career exploration and job analysis
- U.S. News College Ranking: U.S. News and World Report's annual college rankings
Credit
- CLEP Test Equivalencies: Approved for credit at Oakton
- Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE): Examine how Illinois colleges/universities accept AP credit
- Illinois Community College Board (ICCB): Examine how Illinois colleges/universities accept AP credit
- iTransfer: Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI)
- iTransfer: Course suggestions by major
- Transferology: Online tool to help determine how your courses will transfer
- Tutorial Video: Video guide for navigating Transferology
Search
- 12 Reasons to Stay in Illinois: Admissions information for Illinois' 12 public universities
- Campus Security: Statistics on criminal and hate offenses, as well as arrests by the college or university
- College Navigator: Search for colleges and majors based on a variety of criteria. From the National Center for Education Statistics
- CommonApp (The Common Application): Transfer application and transfer search resources
- Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU): A list of HACU-member colleges and universities
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU): A list of HBCU-member colleges and universities
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Campus Resources: Links to LGBT resources at various colleges and universities
- Private Illinois Colleges and Universities (PICU): School members, college fairs, and scholarship opportunities
- RaiseMe: Resource for researching colleges and earning micro-scholarships
- State Universities in Illinois at a Glance: Majors and minors available at Illinois' 12 public universities
- University Center: Bachelor completion programs in/near Lake County
