UIC Admissions Blog - Graduate
Account Holds
Have you noticed a hold on your account?
A hold is placed on student accounts when issues need to be resolved on various parts of campus. There are a number of holds that can be placed on accounts to prevent registration, etc., so it is important to learn what type of hold is on your account and to contact that department/office directly to get the issue taken care of.
2009 Holiday Break
To celebrate the upcoming holidays, the Graduate Admissions Office will be closed between Christmas Eve and New Year's.
The Graduate Admissions Office will be closed December 24 thru January 3.
During the break, Admissions Officers will not be able to answer telephone or e-mail inquiries, so it is important for students to remain patient when the office reopens on January 4 as this is our busiest time of year.
~HAPPY HOLIDAYS!~
Thanksgiving and Peak Time
This Thursday and Friday, November 26th and 27th, the Office of Admissions will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday.
For us, the Thanksgiving holiday marks the beginning of our office’s peak time. During the winter months we receive the bulk of the applications and materials for the following Fall semester.
Application Fee F.A.Q.
The Graduate Application Fee is one of several requirements needed to complete your application. Frequently, students want more detailed information about payment options and troubleshooting. Here are some of the most commonly asked questions:
Q: How Much is the UIC Graduate Application Fee?
A: The Domestic application fee is $50 USD and the International fee is $60 USD.
[Note – several programs (http://grad.uic.edu/cms/?pid=1000026) do not use the Graduate College application/fee structure]
Know Your Application Status
In the Admissions Office we understand a student’s anticipation regarding their admissions decision. We also realize that you may worry if all of your required documents have been received in our office and want to verify with an Admissions Counselor. However you can imagine that we receive numerous amounts of emails and documents on a daily basis, and unfortunately we cannot personally notify each applicant to let them know that their documents have been received.
Spring 2010 Deadlines Approaching
Graduate College application deadlines for the Spring 2010 term are only weeks away. In order to be considered for admission to the upcoming term, be sure to have an application submitted by the dates below.
Spring 2010 Deadlines:
Domestic Degree-seeking - November 1
Domestic Nondegree-seeking - November 15
Certificate (IBHE & Campus) - November 15
(Domestic & International)
Greetings, Grad Students!
Welcome to the UIC Graduate Admissions Blog - your interactive online resource for topics, questions, and comments related to our section of the Office of Admissions and Records (OAR). Our goal is to provide a public forum for communication between students and staff. The blog will include regular updates of official news and deadlines, as well as featured posts that offer greater insight into some of the nuances of the overall graduate admission process.
Student response and input is highly encouraged and we look forward to hearing from you.
