Opt-in to participate in One Click College Admit, the easy, stress-free way to apply to Illinois public universities and community colleges. Launching August 15, 2025

One Click College Admit is an initiative by the State of Illinois and is the state’s free, quick, and stress-free direct admissions program into most state public universities and all community colleges. For general admission to a state university or community college, there are no application fees, no essays, and no letters of recommendation required! Say goodbye to the lengthy application process. The only requirement to be considered for admission into most of the state’s universities is your GPA. If you meet the university’s GPA requirement, you’re in!

You will be able to opt-in to the program online beginning August 15, 2025. If you are under 18 years of age, your parent or guardian will be required to complete and sign the opt-in form.

Direct Admission Illinois: One Click College Admit Opt-In Participation
FERPA and Illinois School Student Records Act
Consent & Release

The Public University Direct Admission Program Act gives Illinois students an opportunity to be directly admitted to any of ten Illinois public universities (the University of Illinois at Springfield, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, Western Illinois University)  and their local community college through the One Click College Admit direct admissions program.

One Click College Admit removes the lengthy admission process, complicated applications, and costly application fees of applying for higher education. Each participating student will be matched for automatic general admission into participating universities and colleges by reviewing the student’s current cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) with the established standards for admission set by each university and college. Students will be informed of their eligibility for general admission at any matched universities and their local community college.

Students have privacy rights under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) and the Illinois School Student Records Act. Each student, or their parent/guardian, must give permission for their high school to share the student’s cumulative GPA under these laws to participate in One Click College Admit. By signing this form, permission is granted for the student’s high school to share the student’s cumulative GPA and the information on this form with the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC), the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE), the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB), and the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) for the purposes of administering One Click College Admit under the Public University Direct Admission Program Act. Pursuant to the Illinois School Code, the student’s GPA and the information provided on this form will further be provided only to the Illinois public universities, for which the student qualifies under One Click College Admit, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Illinois at Chicago if the student qualifies under Section 20 of the Public University Direct Admission Program Act, the community college district where the student resides, and to the Common App (www.commonapp.org), which is a third party that operates a statewide student application portal for the purposes of communicating with students regarding their direct admission offers and completion of the admission process. The student’s GPA and information provided on this form may not be disclosed to any other individual or entity unless the student or parent/guardian consents to such disclosure.

Students are under no obligation to participate in One Click College Admit. The student’s decision to participate in One Click College Admit, as well as any college and universities to which the student is offered general admission, may be shared with the student’s high school.

Students may always and are encouraged to apply via the traditional application process to any university or college that does not offer the student direct admission.

FERPA and Illinois School Student Records Act Consent and Release

By my signature below, I state the following for myself or my child, as applicable. I give my high school permission to release the specified school student education records (specifically, the student’s cumulative GPA, and information provided on this form, referred to as “Direct Admissions Information”) to ISAC, to IBHE, to ISBE, to ICCB, to any matched public universities and community colleges, and to the Common App for use in administering the One Click College Admit program. I understand that I have the right not to consent to the release of my educational records and to decline participation in One Click College Admit. I understand that I have the right to inspect and copy any records released, to challenge their contents under the Illinois School Student Records Act, and to limit this consent to designated portions of the records or information contained therein. I understand that my participation does not guarantee my direct admission to any specific college or university of my choosing. I understand that although reasonable measures will be taken to safeguard my information, there is no guarantee that disclosure of information can be fully secure, and I release and waive the board of education of my school district, my school district, including my high school, the Common App, ISAC, ICCB, IBHE, and ISBE, and their respective officials, employees, and agents from any and all claims and liability arising out of or related to the release of  Direct Admissions Information pursuant to this consent. My high school and ISAC may disclose, for the purposes of the One Click College Admit program, any of the above listed educational records without further written consent, unless the high school and ISAC are notified in writing to the contrary. This signed release will remain in effect for twenty-four months after the date of submission of this consent, or until such time that I may revoke the release by providing written notification to my high school and to ISAC.