Illinois Administrative Code
Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
Part 1502 - JOINT RULES OF THE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND ILLINOIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD: RULES ON REVERSE TRANSFER OF CREDIT
Section 1502.20 - Definitions

"Act" means the Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act [110 ILCS 150 ].

"Admissions Office" means an office within a community college or State university responsible for recruiting and communicating with new and transfer students.

"Community College" means a public community college in this State. (Section 5 of the Act)

"Eligible Student" means a student who meets the criteria in Section 1502.30.

"Registrar's Office" means an office within a community college or State university responsible for registering students, keeping academic records, and corresponding with applicants and evaluating their credentials.

"Reverse Transfer of Credit" means the transfer of earned academic credit from a State university to a community college for the purpose of obtaining an associate degree at the community college. (Section 23 of the Act)

"Reverse Transfer Data Sharing Platform" means a national electronic data sharing and exchange platform that meets nationally accepted standards, conventions and practices, such as the National Student Clearinghouse or similar platform.

"Reverse Transfer Agreement" means an institutional agreement between one or more community colleges and a State university to share student transcripts when a student requests a reverse transfer of credit.

"Opt-in" means the student's decision to seek a reverse transfer of credit.

"State University" means a public university in this State. (Section 5 of the Act)