Northern Virginia Community College - NLU Transfer Guide
Welcome Northern Virginia Community College Students
To graduate with a bachelor’s degree from National-Louis University, all students must successfully complete a minimum of 180 QH (120 SH) consisting of courses in general education, the program major, electives and any additional program requirements.
Students who complete the A.A. or A.S. degree at Northern Virginia Community College meet NLU's general education requirements. Departments or programs may require additional program specific coursework.*
Courses That Transfer from Northern Virginia Community College to National-Louis University
| NLU General Education Requirement Course & Credit Minimums | NVCC Courses Which Fulfill NLU Degree Requirements |
Communications
1 course or 4 QH (3 SH) |
ENG 111, 112; SPD 100, 110. |
Humanities
1 course or 4 QH (3 SH) |
Any Foreign Language; Humanities (HUM); Philosophy (PHI); Religion (REL); English (ENG) 200 level; Literature courses; History (HIS) 101, 102, 111, 112, 187, 255, 256, 261, 262; Speech & Drama (SPD) 130, 250, 276. |
Fine Arts
1 course or 4 QH (3 SH) |
Art (ART); Music (MUS) courses; Photography (PHT) 110; Speech & Drama (SPD) 130, 131, 132, 136, 141, 142, 241, 242. |
Quantitative Reasoning/Mathematics
1 course or 4 QH (3 SH) |
Math (MTH) 151 or higher. |
Physical & Life Sciences
1 course or 4 QH (3 SH) |
Any Biology (BIO); Chemistry (CHM); Geology (GOL); Natural Science (NAS); or Physics (PHY) courses. |
Social Sciences
1 course or 4 QH (3 SH) |
Economics (ECO); Geography (GEO); History (HIS - only cultural and ethnic); Political Science (PLS); Sociology (SOC) courses. |
Behavioral Science
1 course or 4 QH (3 SH) |
Psychology (PSY) courses. |
Additional General Education:
32 QH (21 SH)
Additional courses may be transferable but are subject to official transcript evaluation. |
AST 232, 236; Business math (BUS) 125, 220, 221, 222, 226; CSC 110; HIT 130; ITE 115; Any PED (up to 2 SH/3 QH). |
| Total Hours: 60 QH (40 SH) |
* National-Louis University accepts all Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) courses.
