Steps to Enroll for Transfer Students

Step 1: Submit an Application

• Complete and submit a free online application.
• Once your application is received, you will be provided with an updated admission decision within 2-3 business days.
• In order to view your checklists, which provide your next steps, you will be required to accept your offer of admission.

Tips and Tricks

• International Supplement:
  • Select "Yes" when asked if you currently have or plan to have a valid passport from another country prior to enrollment and/or will you be in need of a student visa.
• Academic History:
  • Home schooled means that you were educated at home instead of attending school. If you attended school, select "No" when asked if you were home schooled during high school.
  • The GED is a high school equivalency exam that is typically administered in the United States and Canada. If you did not take the GED, enter "No" when asked if you received a GED.
• Academic Institutions:
  • Enter "990000" as your Institution and click on "International School" when it appears.
  • You do not need to edit the CEEB, Country, City, or State to match your high school/college/university's address.

If you have any questions or problems with our online application, contact the Welcome Center, 309.345.3500, welcomecenter@sandburg.edu.

• A financial statement verifying the ability of the student or the student’s sponsor to meet all educational and living expenses for one year while attending Carl Sandburg College.
  
  • This must be accompanied by a letter or bank statement dated within six months of the start of the entry term you've applied for.
  • Financial support of approximately $21,000 (USD) is needed per year.
• Official transcripts from the U.S. college or university the student is currently attending.
• A photocopy of the student's current passport.
• Copy of the student's current F-1 visa.

For students whose native language is NOT English are required to complete one of the following:

• Take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and earn a score of 68 on the Internet-based exam or 520 on the Paper-based exam.
  • Official test results must be sent directly from ETS.
  • Scores must be valid at the time of application for English proficiency purposes.
• Submit official transcripts from an accredited United States college or university showing successful completion (‘C’ or better grade) of a college-level writing course and 6 hours of college-level academic course work requiring reading.
• Submit official SAT score with an Evidence Based Reading and Writing sub-score of 480 or higher or an official ACT score with an English sub-score of 20 or higher.
  • Scores must be valid at the time of application for English proficiency purposes.
• Additional entry requirements may be required for Limited Enrollment Programs.

• Financial statement:
  • May be emailed to welcomecenter@sandburg.edu.
  • May be uploaded via the Certification of Finances form located on the student's Application Checklist.
• Photocopy of student's passport:
  • May be emailed to welcomecenter@sandburg.edu.
• Transcripts:
  • May be emailed to welcomecenter@sandburg.edu.
• Test scores:
  • Must be sent by the testing agency to Carl Sandburg College.

STEP 3: PROVIDE COURSE PLACEMENT DOCUMENTATION

In order to register for classes, students must meet one of the following three requirements for both Math and Reading.

• Send official or unofficial high school/college transcripts from all institutions attended, or high school equivalency exam results (GED/HiSET), which show sufficient coursework for college placement
  • Transcripts can be sent to transcripts@sandburg.edu
  • Note, college credit will not be granted from an unofficial transcript 
  • Course Placement Documentation - Math
    • Complete Geometry, Algebra I, and Algebra II with a grade of C or higher
    • Complete an approved Transitional Math course with a grade of C or higher
  • Course Placement Documentation - Reading
    • Complete the equivalent to Sandburg's Freshman Composition or Rhetoric I and six hours of college-level academic coursework requiring reading, with a grade of C or higher at an accredited United States College or University

• Send official ACT/SAT scores directly from the testing agency (ACT or College Board) which meet our minimum score requirements. Note, scores must be from an ACT/SAT test that was administered within the past five years.
  • Course Placement Documentation - Math
    • ACT Mathematics Sub-Score: 22 or higher
    • SAT Mathematics Sub-Score: 530 or higher
  • Course Placement Documentation - Reading
    • ACT English Sub-Score: 19 or higher and ACT Reading Sub-Score: 20 or higher
    • SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Sub-Score: 480 or higher

• Sit for placement testing (Accuplacer) and meet our minimum score requirements
• You can sit for placement testing (Accuplacer) once you arrive on campus, or you can contact our Testing Center Coordinator regarding the possibility of virtually proctored placement testing.
  • Note, we will not administer a virtual session of Accuplacer until your visa has been granted.

Accuplacer Placement Test Overview

An eighth-grade reading level as demonstrated by a standardized test approved by Sandburg is required for admission into developmental and credit classes.

• This untimed assessment test covers reading and math and will determine the level of classes you may begin.

• We recommend that you prepare for this test prior to taking it. Practice tests and sample questions are available here.

• If you require reading assistance, contact Disability Support Services

Fill out the form below to register for Accuplacer Placement Testing. Please allow 2-3 business days for us to respond to your request.

STEP 4: REGISTER FOR CLASSES

• Schedule an appointment with an advisor to register for your classes.
  • Note, you must satisfy Step 3, prior to meeting with an advisor.

• To make an appointment, call 309.341.5237 for the Main Campus in Galesburg or 217.357.3129 for the Branch Campus in Carthage.