Application for Adult Admission
Instructions

I Adult Transfer Admission is designed for students who have completed college and university work at another school(s) and who wish to have consideration for transfer credit toward the completion of a bachelor's degree at Elmhurst.

The review of applications for Fall Term admission begins in October and continues through early August or until all spaces have been filled. Applications for Spring Term admission are reviewed between October 1 and January 15.

Admission decisions are made on a rolling basis during the review period. Applicants are notified as soon as all required credentials have been received and reviewed. Students submitting applications within 30 days of the beginning of a term may be granted provisional admission pending the completion of their credential files and transfer credit evaluations.

Steps to follow:

Step 1
Complete the Application for Admission and submit the $25 application fee (Payable on line via Visa, Mastercard, or electronic check on a secure server).

Step 2
Complete the top portion of the College/University Transcript Request Form and give a copy to the registrar of each college/university attended. If you are currently enrolled at another college/university, please have the registrar forward an official transcript at the end of the term/semester.

Step 3 High school records are not required of transfer applicants who have been out of high school eight years or more. If fewer than eight years, complete the top portion of the High School Record Form and forward it to your high school registrar.

Step 4 ACT or SAT results are not required of transfer applicants who have completed more than 12 semester hours (18 quarter hours) of college credit and have been out of high school more than two years. If fewer than 12 semester hours, you must submit either ACT or SAT results.

If your official transcript and testing record do not include ACT or SAT results, please request an official copy of your score report from either:

American College Testing Program ACT Reporting Services (67) Post Office Box 168 Iowa City, IA 52243-0168 Elmhurst College Code: 1020

Educational Testing Service SAT Program Post Office Box 6201 Princeton, NJ 08541-6201 Elmhurst College Code: 1204

The requirement of test scores may be waived at the discretion of the Director of Adult and Graduate Admission.

II Adult Freshman Admission is designed for students who are 24 years of age or older, who have not taken any college or university work, and who wish to complete a bachelor's degree at Elmhurst.

The review of applications for Fall Term admission begins in October and continues through early July or until all spaces have been filled. Applications for Spring Term admission are reviewed between October 1 and January 15.

Admission decisions are made on a rolling basis during the review period. Applicants are notified as soon as all required credentials have been received and reviewed.

Please complete Step 1 above and request a high school transcript using the High School Record Form. (Freshman applicants who have been out of high school fewer than eight years should also submit ACT or SAT results. Please see Step 4 for the addresses of the testing services.)

III Non-degree Study (including Sixty Plus applicants) is designed for students who are interested in registering for courses without seeking admission to a bachelor's’s degree program.

Students wishing to take one or more courses do so to meet personal interests or professional goals. Students wishing to take courses on a non-degree basis are asked to complete on-campus registration at the Office of Registration and Records or to complete and submit the registration form by mail or fax.

IV Teacher Certification applicants who have earned a bachelor’s degree are considered non-degree seeking, but must submit an Application for Admission and official transcripts from each college/university attended for advising and certification purposes. (see Step 2) Applicants must also submit passing scores on the Illinois Test of Basic Skills (www.icts.nesinc.com).

V International Students
International adult students seeking admission to Elmhurst College should complete the online application for adult admission. Additionally, if previous instruction was not in English, or if English is not the native language, applicants must submit TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) scores, completed within five years of the intended start term, with minimum scores of 550 on the paper test of 213 on the computer-based test. If previous college coursework has been completed at an international institution, applicants must also submit an official evaluation, in English, of their transcripts. You may request an application for evaluation of international transcripts from World Education Services at www.wes.org.

Preferred Application Deadlines Status Adult Freshman Adult Transfer Teacher Certification (non-degree) Fall Term July 15 July 15 July 15 Spring Term December 15 December 15 December 15 Final processing deadlines for all categories are August 15 for Fall Term and January 15 for Spring Term.

Financial Aid Instructions

The Office of Financial Aid publishes a brochure identifying the required forms, procedures to follow, and the types of aid available.

Steps to follow:

Step 1 Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) (www.studentaid.ed.gov).
Step 2 Complete the FAFSA Companion (http://elmhurst.edu/finaid/) and return it to the Office of Financial Aid.

Further Information

All supplemental forms or requests for
further information on admission should be directed to:
The School for Advanced Learning
Elmhurst College
190 Prospect Avenue
Elmhurst, Illinois 60126-3296
(630) 617-3300 (630) 581-4723
(630) 617-6471 fax
admit@elmhurst.edu email

All inquiries and questions about financial aid should be directed to:
Office of Financial Aid
Elmhurst College
190 Prospect Avenue
Elmhurst, Illinois 60126-3296
(630) 617-3075
(630) 617-3245 fax

Elmhurst College admits academically qualified students and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, marital status, age, gender, sexual orientation, or disability in its admission and financial aid policies, nor in the planning and administration of any of its academic, athletic, or other programs, services, and activities.