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I am Currently a Community College Student and Want to Transfer to NLU for My Bachelor's Degree.

A Bachelor's Degree from NLU Makes Dollars—and Sense.

So it's time to complete that four-year degree. NLU faculty and staff know what it has taken for you to get this far—and they are here now to help you go all the way.

Is Transferring to NLU Easy? You Bet.

The NLU undergraduate advising staff will get you on the path to your bachelor's degree—and help keep you going all the way to graduation. They'll help you figure out what credit you can transfer and what credits you need. Go to MY NLU C.R.E.D.I.T. to see how many credits you can apply—or click on MY NLU ACADEMIC ADVISOR for help figuring it all out.

We Can Put You on the Fast Track.

If you want to get through in the shortest amount of time, we have four accelerated programs can get you to your bachelor's degree quickly and efficiently.

Can You Cut It? You Bet.

NLU faculty and staff know what it takes for people like you with families, jobs and other responsibilities to go back to school to get your degree. After all, they've been helping men and women reach their goals since 1886. And they understand you have a lot on your plate—from child care and commuting to wondering if you'll be able to keep up with the class assignments. Can you cut it? You bet you can; you've already shown you have what it takes to take college-level courses. And we'll put you in touch with other NLU students just like you who made it through and got their degree.

Give Yourself Some C.R.E.D.I.T. — You've Earned It.

You may already be farther along than you think in your college career. Find out from your NLU ADVISOR if you can get credit for what you already know through the MY NLU C.R.E.D.I.T. program.

COLLEGE-LEVEL EXAMS: (CLEP (College-Level Examination Program); Advanced Placement (AP) and the American College Testing Program (ACT-PEP)
REAL LIFE LEARNING from EXPERIENCE (including military work experience)
DANTES SUBJECT STANDARDIZED TESTS
INDIVIDUALLY-ASSESSED PORTFOLIOS
TRANSFER CREDIT (including other colleges, community colleges, and military-specific schools: (AARTS, SMARTS and CCAF).

NLU has teamed up with our community college partners to help you transfer the credits you have already earned—so that you can earn your bachelor's degree in the shortest time possible. Check out the information in our community college transfer guides and find out how many of your courses can be applied to the credits required for an NLU bachelor's degree.

Community College Transfer Guides:


Need some help figuring it all out? Your NLU Academic Advisor will be happy to give you a hand.

My NLU F.O.C.U.S.

Need a few more electives? Need a few credits in English, science, math or the humanities to complete the general education part of your degree? At NLU, we've got just what you need with MY NLU F.O.C.U.S. (Focus on Completing Undergraduate Studies). F.O.C.U.S. classes meet one night a week and the accelerated format lets you earn the credit you need usually in short order.