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Oakton students can transfer to Columbia College Chicago through our guaranteed admission partnership and according to the academic pathways outlined below.
Benefits
Guaranteed admission into a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) program, after meeting criteria outlined below.
Columbia will accept 75 transferable credit hours.
Columbia will participate in the "reverse transfer" process for students who transfer before earning an associate degree.
Oakton transfer students with a 2.75 GPA or higher are eligible scholarships ranging from $4,000 to $8,000 according to below below.
Grade Point Average
Transfers without Associate Degree
Transfer with Associate Degree
4.00 - 3.75
$6,000
$8,000
3.74 - 3.51
$5,500
$7,500
3.50 - 3.26
$5,000
$7,000
3.25 - 3.00
$4,500
$6,500
2.99 - 2.75
$4,000
$6,000
Criteria
To quality, students must:
be a high school graduate (having earned a high school diploma or GED),
AND have completed a minimum of twenty-four (24) transferrable credit hours at Oakton
WITH a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale on all transferrable coursework.
be degree-seeking at Oakton and in good standing at Oakton at the time of application to Columbia.
complete EGL 101 and EGL 102 with final grades of “C” or higher to meet the English proficiency requirements at Columbia.
be interested in any of the following majors:
Acting
Advertising Art Direction
Advertising
Animation
Art & Materials Conservation
Art History
Arts Management
ASL-English Interpretation
Audio Design & Production
Comedy Writing & Performance
Communication
Creative Writing
Cultural Studies
Dance
Deaf Studies
Design Management
English
Fashion Studies
Filmmaking
Fine Arts
Game Art
Game Design
Graphic Design
Illustration
Interaction Design
Interdisciplinary Documentary
Journalism
Live & Installed Sound
Live & Performing Arts Management
Marketing
Music
Music Business
Musical Theatre
Photography
Photojournalism
Programming
Public Relations
Radio
Social Media & Digital Strategy
Television
Theatre
Theatre Design & Technology
Special Note
Students interested in selective programs in the Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Bachelor of Science (B.S.), and Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) degrees will need to meet additional admission requirements.
Pathways
First Year at Oakton College - Semester One
Course Number
Course Name/Type
Credits
EGL 101
English Composition I
3
Mathematics
Mathematics
3
MGT 118
Effective Management Communication
3
MKT 215
Intro to Advertising
3
MKT 131
Principles of Marketing
3
Total Semester Credit Hours
15
First Year at Oakton College - Semester Two
Course Number
Course Name/Type
Credits
SPE 103
Effective Speech
3
MKT 230
Consumer Behavior
3
MKT 248
Marketing Management
3
MKT 275
Social Media Tools for Business
3
Choose one
Humanities or Fine Arts Course
3
Total Semester Credit Hours
15
Second Year at Oakton College - Semester One
Course Number
Course Name/Type
Credits
PSY 101 or SOC 101
Psychology or Sociology
3
MKT 240
Intro to Public Relations
3
MKT 266
New Media and Technology in Marketing
3
Choose One
MKT or GBS Elective
3
MKT 270
Integrated Marketing Communications
3
Total Semester Credit Hours
15
Second Year at Oakton - Semester Two
Course Number
Course Name/Type
Credits
Choose One
Global Studies Course
3
MKT 251
Practicum Marketing
3
MGT 276
Corporate Social Responsibility
3
Choose One
MKT or GBS Elective
3
MKT 270
Integrated Marketing Communications
3
Total Semester Credit Hours
15
Total semester credit hours needed for A.A. Degree
60
Columbia College Chicago Courses
Course Number
Course Name/Type
Credits
54-2606
Advertising Copy editing I
3
54-2601
Advertising Workshop
3
52-1152
Writing and Rhetoric II
3
Choose One
Physical or Life Science Course
3
Choose Three
College-Wide Electives
12
54-3810
Brand Strategy
3
54-3607
360 Experiential Campaigns
3
Choose Two
Upper Level Major Elective
6
Choose One
Physical or Life Science course with Lab
3
Choose One
Major Capstone Choice
3
Choose Three
Major Track Choice
9
Choose Two
Social and Behavioral Sciences
6
Choose One
Humanities and Fine Arts
3
Total Credit Hours
120
First Year at Oakton College - Semester One
Course Number
Course Name/Type
Credits
EGL 101
English Composition I
3
Mathematics
Mathematics
3
Choose One
Social or Behavioral Science
3
ART 117
Digital Photography
3
ART 105
Fundamentals of Two-Dimensional Art I
3
Total Semester Credit Hours
15
First Year at Oakton College - Semester Two
Course Number
Course Name/Type
Credits
SPE 103
Effective Speech
3
EGL 102
Composition II
3
Choose One
Physical or Life Science
3
ART 216
Digital Imaging
3
ART 110
History of Photography
3
Total Semester Credit Hours
15
Second Year at Oakton College - Semester One
Course Number
Course Name/Type
Credits
Choose One
Social and Behavioral Science Course
3
Choose One
Physical or Life Science Course with Lab
4
Choose One
Humanities and Fine Arts Course
3
Choose One
Art Elective
3
Choose One
Global Studies Course
3
Total Semester Credit Hours
16
Second Year at Oakton College - Semester Two
Course Number
Course Name/Type
Credits
Choose One
Humanities and Fine Arts Course
3
Choose One
Elective Course
3
Choose One
Social and Behavioral Science Course
3
ART 219
Photographic Lighting
3
Choose One
Elective
2
Total Semester Credit Hours
14
Total semester credit hours needed for A.A. Degree
60
Columbia College Chicago Courses
Course Number
Course Name/Type
Credits
PHOT 202
PHOT 202 Photographic Practice III
3
PHOT 336
Photo Social Practice
3
PHOT 252
History of Photography II
3
PHOT 362
Image Strategies
3
PHOT 401
Photography Seminar
3
PHOT 406
Professional Practice
3
Choose 4 Courses
PHOT Concentration Course
12
Choose 11 Courses
College-Wide Elective
33
Total Credit Hours
123
First Year at Oakton College - Semester One
Course Number
Course Name/Type
Credits
EGL 101
English Composition I
3
Mathematics
Mathematics
3
MGT 118
Effective Management Communication
3
MKT 215
Intro to Advertising
3
MKT 131
Principles of Marketing
3
Total Semester Credit Hours
15
First Year at Oakton College - Semester Two
Course Number
Course Name/Type
Credits
SPE 103
Effective Speech
3
MKT 230
Consumer Behavior
3
MKT 248
Marketing Management
3
MKT 275
Social Media Tools for Business
3
Choose one
Humanities or Fine Arts Course
3
Total Semester Credit Hours
15
Second Year at Oakton College - Semester One
Course Number
Course Name/Type
Credits
PSY 101 or SOC 101
Psychology or Sociology
3
MKT 240
Intro to Public Relations
3
Choose one
ART, CIS, or CAB Course
3
Choose One
MKT or GBS Elective
3
MKT 270
Integrated Marketing Communications
3
Total Semester Credit Hours
15
Second Year at Oakton College - Semester Two
Course Number
Course Name/Type
Credits
Choose One
Global Studies Course
3
MKT 251
Practicum Marketing
3
MGT 276
Corporate Social Responsibility
3
Choose One
MKT or GBS Elective
3
Choose One
MKT or GBS Elective
3
Total Semester Credit Hours
15
Total semester credit hours needed for A.A.S. Degree
