Transfer into Loyola's Education Program
Transferring between institutions can be a confusing process. We are here to help.
The information on this website is designed to provide you with basic guidelines to help you understand the options, timelines, and paths to completing a degree with teacher licensure. Keep in mind that transferring to our teacher education program involves first transferring into the university. The resources here will explain how undergraduate transfer students complete our program after entering at various points in time during your college experience.
How the Transfer Process Works
The process of transferring into Loyola is managed by Undergraduate Admissions rather than the School of Education. To learn more about the overall transfer process, please visit the Transfer page of the University website. Once you are admitted into the University, your transcript is reviewed and transfer credit is granted in cases where prior coursework meets requirements of our program. If you are a student from Arrupe College, City Colleges of Chicago’s Child Development Program, or Oakton Community College, specialized transfer pathways have been developed with those institutions. See below for more information. Once you enroll in Education modules and courses, you will gradually transition from your university first-year advisor to the School of Education Undergraduate Advisor. You will meet with her regularly throughout your undergraduate program in order to explore options, plan each term, revisit and revise your plans, and ensure you meet all degree requirements.
Typical Transfer Pathways
Loyola’s undergraduate teacher education program involves a four-year major. In other words, while at other institutions you might select your major and enroll in education courses as late as junior year, Loyola Education majors take four years of courses and field-based modules in a prescribed sequence. Our program consists of eight semesters (called Sequences, as they must be completed in a sequential order). Students who enter Loyola as freshmen enroll of one Sequence per semester, completing Sequences 1-8 in four years.
Because the order of these sequences (and the smaller modules within them) is important to your learning and effectiveness as an educator, the sooner you transfer into our program the easier it is to complete your degree and obtain educator licensure within four years. Typically, students who transfer into our program from other institutions follow one of the pathways described below. The pathway that applies to you is typically determined by the time at which you enter our program.
Specialized transfer agreements
Loyola University Chicago’s School of Education has collaborated with specific institutions to create four year pathways for transfer students. These specialized pathways often require you to plan in advance in order to closely follow their sequence and complete requirements within four years. See below to learn more about special transfer pathways for students from some of our partner schools.
How the Transfer Process Works
The process of transferring into Loyola is managed by Undergraduate Admissions rather than the School of Education. To learn more about the overall transfer process, please visit the Transfer page of the University website. Once you are admitted into the University, your transcript is reviewed and transfer credit is granted in cases where prior coursework meets requirements of our program. If you are a student from Arrupe College, City Colleges of Chicago’s Child Development Program, or Oakton Community College, specialized transfer pathways have been developed with those institutions. See below for more information. Once you enroll in Education modules and courses, you will gradually transition from your university first-year advisor to the School of Education Undergraduate Advisor. You will meet with her regularly throughout your undergraduate program in order to explore options, plan each term, revisit and revise your plans, and ensure you meet all degree requirements.
Typical Transfer Pathways
Loyola’s undergraduate teacher education program involves a four-year major. In other words, while at other institutions you might select your major and enroll in education courses as late as junior year, Loyola Education majors take four years of courses and field-based modules in a prescribed sequence. Our program consists of eight semesters (called Sequences, as they must be completed in a sequential order). Students who enter Loyola as freshmen enroll of one Sequence per semester, completing Sequences 1-8 in four years.
Because the order of these sequences (and the smaller modules within them) is important to your learning and effectiveness as an educator, the sooner you transfer into our program the easier it is to complete your degree and obtain educator licensure within four years. Typically, students who transfer into our program from other institutions follow one of the pathways described below. The pathway that applies to you is typically determined by the time at which you enter our program.
Specialized transfer agreements
Loyola University Chicago’s School of Education has collaborated with specific institutions to create four year pathways for transfer students. These specialized pathways often require you to plan in advance in order to closely follow their sequence and complete requirements within four years. See below to learn more about special transfer pathways for students from some of our partner schools.