New Student Information
Welcome to the UIC Honors College! We are pleased that you will be joining UIC as a member of the Honors College!
This page will assist you in planning your next steps with the Honors College. Select your current status to see additional information.
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Admission Decisions: Admission Decisions will released monthly, on or about the 15th of the month, from November though April.
Scholarships: The Honors College will begin to contact admitted students regarding scholarship offers in January, 2022.
Intent to Enroll: If you have been admitted to the Honors College, your seat will automatically be reserved when you file your Intent to Enroll for UIC. The Intent to Enroll must be received by May 1, 2022.
Honors College Immersion Day: Want to shadow a current Honors College student? The Honors College will host Immersion Days throughout the spring, where you can spend a day on-campus, attend classes with one of our Honors Ambassadors, and meet with one of our Honors advisors. Check back soon for dates!
Other Events to learn about the Honors College: If you are interested in learning more about the Honors College, please visit us at one of these upcoming events:
- January 22, 2022: Firestarter
- March 12, 2022: AARERI Event
- March 19, 2022: LARES Family Day
- April 2, 2022: IGNITE
Placement Tests: All UIC students, including Honors College students, are required to take placement tests as indicated by your degree-granting college. You will need to complete your placement tests in order to register for your Honors orientation. You should plan to take your placements test by no later than June 1.
Orientation: You need to attend a New Student Orientation program during the summer. There will be several orientation dates reserved for Honors College students, where you will meet with advisors from both the Honors College and your degree-granting college. Check back in the spring for these dates.
We advise you to complete the orientation process early as that will allow you to have the largest variety of options for your class schedule for the Fall semester.
Bookmark this page for additional information about orientation and registration.
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Spring 2022
Admission decisions will be released on or about December 15, 2021.
Once admitted to the Honors College, you will need to attend an Honors NAVIGATE session, where you will learn essential information about Honors College requirements and policies, and the benefits and opportunities available through Honors College membership.
The session will last about 90 minutes. There will be time at the end of each session to ask questions to an Honors College advisor. You will be able to register for a session through iAdvise.
Honors Navigate will take place via Zoom on the following dates:
- Friday, December 17 from 1:00 to 2:30
- Monday, December 20 from 4:00 to 5:30
- Thursday, January 6 from 10:00 to 11:30
- Friday, Janaury 7 from 3:00 to 4:30
Please review the Spring 2022 Honors Courses Listing before attending your Navigate session. You are strongly encouraged to take an Honors course in your first semester, which will fulfill your Honors Activity requirement. We particularly encourage sophomores and juniors to take an HON 201 seminar or HON 301. If you wish to add an Honors course to your schedule now, you may do so. Otherwise, more information will be provided at your Honors College orientation.
All Honors College students must register for HON 222: Honors Activity, a 0-credit hour course which marks your involvement in the Honors College on your transcript and tracks your required Honors Activities. Register for the appropriate sections using the following CRNs:
- 15072 (for students whose last name starts with A through K)
- 15073 (for students whose last name starts with L through Z)
Fall 2022
Admission decisions will be released by July 1, 2022.
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Spring 2022
Admission decisions will be released on or about December 20, 2021.
Once admitted to the Honors College, you will need to attend an Honors NAVIGATE session, where you will learn essential information about Honors College requirements and policies, and the benefits and opportunities available through Honors College membership.
The session will last about 90 minutes. There will be time at the end of each session to ask questions to an Honors College advisor. You will be able to register for a session through iAdvise.
Honors Navigate will take place via Zoom on the following dates:
- Monday, December 20 from 4:00 to 5:30
- Thursday, January 6 from 10:00 to 11:30
- Friday, Janaury 7 from 3:00 to 4:30
Please review the Spring 2022 Honors Courses Listing before attending your Navigate session. You are strongly encouraged to take an Honors course in your first semester, which will fulfill your Honors Activity requirement. We particularly encourage sophomores and juniors to take an HON 201 seminar or HON 301. If you wish to add an Honors course to your schedule now, you may do so. Otherwise, more information will be provided at your Honors College orientation.
All Honors College students must register for HON 222: Honors Activity, a 0-credit hour course which marks your involvement in the Honors College on your transcript and tracks your required Honors Activities. Register for the appropriate sections using the following CRNs:
- 15072 (for students whose last name starts with A through K)
- 15073 (for students whose last name starts with L through Z)
Fall 2022
The application for Fall 2022 admission will open in February, 2022.
Contact the Honors College at hcollege@uic.edu if you have additional questions.