Admissions
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Freshman
Freshman Undergraduate
- Student who has not taken college classes after completing high school
- Student who is applying through the Illinois DREAM Act or who is undocumented
International
- Student who has not taken college classes after completing high school
- Student who is not a US citizen or requiring a student visa
High School Dual Enrollment
- High school student taking WIU classes while taking high school classes
Bachelor of General Studies
- Nontraditional student who wants a flexible, non-majored Bachelor of Arts degree
- Must be 5 years or more beyond high school graduation
Common App (Spring 2023, Summer 2023, or Fall 2023)
- Student who has not taken college classes after completing high school
- Student who is applying through the Illinois DREAM Act or who is undocumented
Transfer
Transfer Undergraduate
- Student who has taken college classes after high school but has not earned a bachelor's degree
- Student who is applying through the Illinois DREAM Act or who is undocumented
International
- Student who has taken college classes after high school but has not earned the equivalent of a US bachelor's degree
- Student who is not a US citizen, is transferring from another college and has not completed a bachelor's degree
Bachelor of General Studies
- Nontraditional student who wants a flexible, non-majored Bachelor of Arts degree
- Must be 5 years or more beyond high school graduation or have earned a minimum of 24 hours of college transfer credit
Graduate
Graduate
- Student who has earned a bachelor's degree
- Student seeking a master's, doctoral, post-baccalaureate certificate program, non-degree status or second bachelor's degree
International Graduate
- Student who has earned the equivalent of a US bachelor's degree
- Student seeking a master's, doctoral, post-baccalaureate certificate program or second bachelor's degree
- Student who is not a US citizen or requiring a student visa
Returning, Visiting, Guest & Non-Degree Seeking Students
Returning WIU Student
- Student who previously attended WIU in a traditional major/program
- Student who previously attended WIU in the non-majored Bachelor of General Studies program and wants to continue in BGS
High School Dual Enrollment
- High school student taking WIU classes while taking high school classes
Visiting/Guest student
- Current college student taking WIU classes for one semester only and in good standing at the home college
Non-Degree Student
- Student who wants to enroll in classes but is not planning to seek a degree from WIU
International
International Freshman Undergraduate
- Student who has not taken college classes after completing high school
- Student who is not a US citizen or requiring a student visa
International Transfer Undergraduate
- Student who has taken college classes after high school but has not earned the equivalent of a US bachelor's degree
- Student who is not a US citizen, is transferring from another college and has not completed a bachelor's degree
International Graduate
- Student who has earned the equivalent of a US bachelor's degree
- Student seeking a master's, doctoral, post-baccalaureate certificate program or second bachelor's degree
- Student who is not a US citizen or requiring a student visa
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