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Graduation Requirements
1. Total Credits: A minimum of 120 semester hours must be earned by every undergraduate student to be eligible to graduate from Northeastern. Students must complete a minimum of 24 semester hours at the 300 level and 18 semester hours at the 200 or 300 level.
2. Academic Major and Minor: Undergraduate students must complete a major and a minor or an approved additional area of study (second major, cognate, or professional sequence). Students must earn a grade of "C" or higher in all courses counted toward the major, the minor, cognate and professional sequences. No "P" grades will count toward a major, minor, or approved area of study. All grade point average requirements must be met for the successful completion of a program of study.
3. Residency: The last 30 consecutive credit hours must be taken at Northeastern, unless permission is received from the Office of Enrollment Services.
4. General Education Program: All undergraduate students must complete the General Education Program requirements.
5. English Composition Requirement: All students must successfully complete English 101 or its equivalent, with a grade of "C" or better. This requirement should be completed in the freshman year in order to ensure that students have the necessary writing skills to complete their studies.
6. Academic College: All undergraduates must also satisfy the requirements of the individual college (College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business and Management, College of Education).
7. Grade Point Average: To be eligible to graduate, a student must have a minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA (overall "C" average). Some academic programs and departments have other specific grade requirements. Check with your academic advisor.
8. Constitution Requirement: All undergraduate students enrolled in state universities must meet the requirements of Senate Bill 195 which requires knowledge of the U.S. and Illinois State Constitutions. This requirement can be met by:
• passing an examination given through the Political Science Department, OR
• passing PSCI-216
No academic credit is given for passing the exam.
9. Improving Human Relations Requirement: House Bill Number 0094 of the 87th General Assembly of the State of Illinois requires "each public institution of higher education to include, in the general education requirements for obtaining a degree, course work on improving human relations to include race, ethnicity, gender and other issues related to improving human relations to address racism and sexual harassment on their campuses, through existing courses."
The General Education Program includes course work on improving race and ethnic relations. The current Schedule of Classes will identify the list from which the students will choose HB0094 courses. Students who complete one of the following programs of study have met the HB0094 requirement:
Anthropology (major or minor)
Bilingual/Bicultural Education (major)
Geography (major)
History (major)
Inner City Studies (major)
Justice Studies (major or minor)
Latino and Latin American Studies (minor)
Political Science (major or minor)
Social Work (major or minor)
Sociology (major or minor)
Women's Studies (minor)
10. English Language Competency Requirement: Every undergraduate student must pass the English Language Competency Exam offered regularly through the Assessment and Testing Office.
11. Mathematics Competency Requirement: Students must demonstrate competency in quantitative reasoning at a collegiate level. Students can fulfill this requirement in one of the following ways:
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A grade of "C" or higher in a mathematics or statistics course having MATH-102 Intermediate Algebra as a stated prerequisite. Specific course information can be found in the current Schedule of Classes. |
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Transfer credit with a grade of "C" or better in a course equivalent to the courses listed in the current Schedule of Classes as meeting the Mathematics Competency requirement, or in Calculus I or Business Calculus. |
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A score on the Northeastern Mathematics placement test to indicate placement in Calculus I, or a score of three or higher on the Advanced Placement (AP) calculus test. |
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An AA or AS degree from a community college meeting the standards of the Illinois Community College Board Model or completion of the Illinois General Education Core Curriculum prior to transferring to Northeastern. To meet the mathematics competency requirement, a student must earn a grade of "C" or better in the mathematics course transferred from the college. |
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Completion of one of the majors or minors listed below: |
College of Arts and Sciences
Biology major
Chemistry major
Computer Science major or minor
Earth Science major
Physics major or minor
Economics major or minor
Mathematics major or minor
Psychology major
College of Business and Management
Accounting major or minor
Finance major or minor
General Business Administration major
International Business minor
Marketing major or minor
Management major or minor
SECOND BACHELOR STUDENTS
Students who wish to earn a second bachelor’s degree must submit a completed Northeastern undergraduate application form, a non refundable $25 application fee, and an official college transcript from a regionally accredited institution which awarded the first baccalaureate degree to the Office of Admissions.
Course work taken during a previous undergraduate or graduate degree program may not be used to fulfill requirements for the second bachelor’s degree. A minimum of 30 hours must be earned at Northeastern Illinois University which are above and beyond any degrees previously earned at Northeastern Illinois University.
Students may not be enrolled in two programs simultaneously.
Applicants for the second bachelor’s degree who were awarded a degree from an accredited college or university in the United States have met NEIU’s General Education program, ENGL 101, English Competency, Mathematics Competency, and the 24 hours at the 300 level and 18 hours at the 200 or 300 level requirement. If the degree was awarded from an institution in Illinois, the Constitution requirement has been met.
Second bachelor’s degree candidates will be required to fulfill the Improving Human Relations requirement.
HONORS RECOGNITION
Baccalaureate degree students who graduate with at least a 3.5 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) will be awarded Honors recognition:
Cum laude (with distinction) 3.5-3.74 GPA
Magna cum laude (with great distinction) 3.75-3.89 GPA
Summa cum laude (with highest distinction) 3.9-4.0 GPA
Students in Nontraditional Degree programs must complete a minimum of thirty credit hours at Northeastern Illinois University to be eligible for Honors recognition.
If you have any questions regarding degree requirements please contact the Graduation Evaluations Office at 773-442-4203.
FILING FOR GRADUATION
Students must submit an Application for Graduation and completed Academic Course Records forms for major and minor (if applicable) to the Enrollment Services Center or mail to Northeastern Illinois University, Office of Graduation Evaluations, 5500 N. St. Louis, Chicago, IL 60625 when the following have been completed:
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A minimum of 85 hours of credit has been earned. |
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Student has been formally accepted by his/her major department and minor department (if applicable). |
You can download a copy of the Graduation Application Packet, both the Graduation Application Form and Letter of Instruction. The packet can be printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader.
DEADLINE FOR FILING THE APPLICATION FOR GRADUATION
| Month of Anticipated Completion of Degree Requirements |
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Filing Deadline |
| December 2008 |
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April 1 - May 19, 2008 |
| May 2009 |
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August 1 - September 19, 2008 |
| August 2009 |
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November 3, 2008 - January 16, 2009 |
Each student anticipating graduation is totally responsible for filing the appropriate forms by the above deadlines. A student who files the required forms but fails to complete all graduation requirements by the appropriate date will be dropped from the graduation list and must reapply for a later graduation date by completing a Change of Graduation Date form available at the Enrollment Services Center.
Those students who have applied and been accepted for graduation will be eligible to participate in the subsequent commencement ceremony.
Diplomas and final transcripts are not released to graduates until they have paid the graduation fee and all holds and/or indebtedness to the university have been resolved.
You can download a copy of the Change of Graduation Date Form. This form can be printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader.
After completing the form, you must mail the form to: ATTN: Graduation Evaluations, Office of Enrollment Services, Northeastern Illinois University, 5500 N. St. Louis Ave., Chicago, IL 60625 or submit it at the Enrollment Services Center.
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