Congratulations, December 2017 Graduates!

Earning a bachelor's or master's degree is a great achievement, and the Northeastern Illinois University Community celebrates all of our graduates with Commencement ceremonies.

December 2017 Commencement for undergraduate and graduate students will be held on:

sunday, december 17, 2017
2:00 P.M.

UIC Pavilion
525 S. Racine Ave.
Chicago, IL

Ceremony for:

Nontraditional Degree Programs
College of Arts and Sciences
College of Business and Management
Daniel L. Goodwin College of Education
College of Graduate Studies and Research

Graduates will be directed to the sign-in area and should arrive one hour prior to the ceremony.

Nontraditional Degrees

• Interdisciplinary Studies
• University Without Walls​

Bachelor's OR Master's Degree in the College of Arts and Sciences

• African and African American Studies
• Anthropology
• Art
• Asian Studies
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Communication, Media and Theatre
• Computer Science
• Earth Science
• Economics
• English
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• Geography and Environmental Studies
• Graphic Design
• History 
• Justice Studies
• Latin and Latin American Studies
• Linguistics
• Mathematics
• Music
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Social Work
• Sociology
• Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language
• Women's Studies

Bachelor's OR Master's Degree in the College of Business and Management

• Accounting
• Business Law
• Finance
• Management
• Marketing
• M.B.A.

Bachelor's Degree OR Master's Degree in the Daniel L. Goodwin College of Education

• Counselor Education
• Educational Foundations
• Educational Leadership
• Human Resource Development
• Inner City Studies
• Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Athletics
• Exercise Science
• Reading
• Special Education
• Teacher Education 
       Bilingual/Bicultural Education
       Early Childhood Education
       Elementary Education
       Language Arts
       Secondary Education

December  2017 Commencement Speaker

Commencement is a ceremony that is rich in meaning and tradition. Click here to read the Commencement Protocol in English or Protocolo Para la Ceremonia de Graduación in Spanish to learn more about what you can expect on Commencement Day.

 ***No balloons will be allowed at the ceremony***