Weekend Institute courses are offered in two tracks, Pre-Education and Professional Studies. Students who complete the 10 courses (30 credit hours) in the Pre-Education track will satisfy all course work for admission into the College of Education. Additional College of Education admission requirements may be found on the College of Education web site. Students in the Professional track will take 10 courses (30 credit hours) that have been selected to enhance their skills in both business and organizational life.

Weekend Institute courses are open to all admitted undergraduate Northeastern Illinois University students whether they are interested in completing the entire track or are interested in taking a particular course. Prerequisites are required for some courses in both tracks.

Course offerings in the Pre-Education Track include:
1. ENGL 101: Writing I
2. ENGL 102: Writing II
3. ELAD EDFN 305: Philosophical and Historical Foundations of Public Education
4. ELAD EDFN 306: Education and Individual Differences
5. HIST 215: United States History, 1877-Present
6. Cultural Studies: One Course in Non-Western Cultural Studies
7. MATH 108: College Mathematics I
8. MATH 109: College Mathematics II
9. PSCI 216: American National Government
10. CMT COMM 101: Foundations of Communication

Course offerings in the Professional Studies track Include:
1. ABF ACTG 300: Principles of Accounting
2. CS 100: Introduction to Personal Computing
3. ENGL 335: Written Communication for Business
4. ELAD HRD 320: Dynamics of Working with Groups and Individuals
5. Cultural Studies: One Course in Non-Western Cultural Studies
6. MATH 112: Statistics in Daily Life
7. PHIL 213: Ethics
8. PSCI 341: Public Administration
9. SOC 316: Race and Ethic Relations
10. CMT COMM 307: Public Relations or CMT COMM 314: Organizational Communication