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PRE-ENROLLMENT FAQS Below are some of the questions we are often asked by students who are considering enrolling in a course offered through OCE. If you have a question that isn’t answered below, please email us. Admitted UIC students
Regularly admitted UIC students are welcome to enroll in any freestanding credit course offered through OCE. For these courses, enrollment is done through the OCE website. However, please note that some courses listed on the OCE website are sections of campus courses (listed in the UIC Schedule of Classes) set up specifically for students who are not currently admitted to UIC. If a course listed in the OCE online catalog is "co-listed" with a campus course, that fact will be indicated in the associated course information. Regularly admitted UIC students must enroll in the regular campus section of these courses, using the Student Self-Service. Top of Page If you have been admitted to UIC through a formal application process and enroll in credit courses offered through OCE, you will not be asked to submit advance payment to OCE. You will be billed for the appropriate tuition and fees by the University after the course begins. PLEASE NOTE: Effective Fall 2004 Whether you are taking only courses offered through OCE or are also taking courses listed in the UIC Schedule of Classes, you will be assessed the appropriate range tuition and campus fees. Top of Page Extramural Students: If you cancel your enrollment on or before the published refund deadline, your payment, less the administrative fee, will be refunded. Please note that in order to be eligible for a refund, you must make a written request to cancel your enrollment prior to the first class meeting or the course-specific refund deadline, whichever is earlier. (Course-specific refund dates are published in the "Comments" section of the individual "Course Information" pages on the OCE website.) No refunds will be issued for any reason after the refund deadline. UIC Students: UIC students are assessed range tuition and campus fees. If you cancel your enrollment in an OCE course prior to the first class meeting or the course-specific refund deadline, your range tuition and fees may be adjusted. Please contact us at (312) 996-8025 or at oce@uic.edu if you have any questions. Top of Page Any request to cancel an enrollment must be made in writing to OCE. Should you fail to make a written request to cancel your enrollment, you will receive a failing grade in the course that will appear on your formal University transcript. If you wish to cancel your enrollment, please use the cancellation form that you can download here. Please print the downloaded form, and send your completed and signed cancellation form by mail to: UIC Office of Continuing Education (MC 165) 1333 S. Halsted Street, Suite 225 Chicago, IL 60607 Or fax it to us at (312) 996-8026. Top of Page Extramural courses are subject to cancellation if minimum enrollment numbers are not met. If the course you enrolled in is cancelled, you will be notified immediately. Tuition and fees for cancelled courses will be refunded in full. Top of Page UIC rarely cancels a class meeting due to bad weather or instructor emergency. Should this happen, we will notify you as promptly as possible. Class closing announcements for UIC are also available by calling (312) 413-9696. Top of Page Many instructors incorporate computer technology into their classroom and into class assignments. Students may need to do research and/or access course information online, use electronic library resources, type assignments on a computer, use email, etc. If you have questions about the extent to which you will need to use a computer for a particular class, please email the instructor. You can call us at (312) 996-8025 or email us at oce@uic.edu and we will be happy to provide you with the instructor’s contact information. Additionally, our office communicates with students via email, and so you receive a limited number of emails from us, including course enrollment confirmations. You will also need to set up logins to use UIC’s computer resources and to view your grades at the end of the semester if you enroll in credit courses. You will receive more detailed information about setting up these logins when we confirm your course enrollment. If you have any questions about setting up your logins, please call us at (312) 996-8025 or email us at oce@uic.edu. Top of Page Perhaps. Credit courses taken as a nondegree student through OCE are regular University courses, and as such could be applied to a degree at UIC or elsewhere. However, in order for a course to be applied toward a degree at UIC: 1) you must have applied to the University and been accepted to the degree program; 2) the course in question must be part of the approved degree curriculum; 3) the credit hours for the course must fall within the number of credit hours approved for transfer from nondegree to degree status; and 4) you must petition to have the course transferred from nondegree to degree status. If you have any questions in this regard, contact the appropriate UIC college or department. If you intend to apply this course to a degree program at another college or university, contact an advisor at that school for information. Top of Page If you are interested in a degree in the subject area you are currently studying, feel free to speak with your UIC instructor about the degree program. For specific curriculum and admissions information, though, you will want to contact the department directly. Program contact information is available on UIC’s main website Top of Page In order to take credit courses at UIC, you first must be admitted to the University. Extramural students are admitted as nondegree students through the Office of Continuing Education for the purpose of taking courses that are offered only through OCE. As a nondegree extramural student, you are able to take selected courses without making formal application for admission to a UIC school or college. Top of Page No. When you enroll as an extramural student at UIC, you are enrolling under a special nondegree admissions status for the purpose of taking a given course or series of courses. Only students who have gone through a formal admissions process and have been accepted into a specific degree program are considered degree-seeking. Top of Page Although most forms of financial aid are available only to degree-seeking students, nondegree students are eligible for a limited number of loans and grants. If you have questions about your eligibility for financial aid, contact the UIC Office of Financial Aid at (312) 996-3126 or visit their website. Top of Page You can enroll in a course offered through the Office of Continuing Education without submitting advance payment. However, please be advised that you must then contact the UIC Financial Aid Office at (312) 996-3126 to have your student account credited appropriately. If you do not do so, you will be billed by the University for tuition and fees related to your registration. Top of Page You can enroll in a course offered through the Office of Continuing Education without submitting advance payment. However, please be advised that you must then contact the UIC Financial Aid Office at (312) 996-3126 to have your student account credited appropriately. If you do not do so, you will be billed by the University for tuition and fees related to your registration. Top of Page If you forget your login information, please do not create another profile. Click “Forget your password?” on the left side of the screen then enter your email address and submit it. Your login information will be emailed to you. If you have any questions, contact us by phone at (312) 996-8025 or by email at oce@uic.edu, and we will be happy to assist you. Top of Page Special arrangements can be made to accommodate most needs. Call us at least two weeks before the first session of your course at (312) 996-8025. We can also provide you with information about classroom accessibility. Click here for ADA accessibility maps of the campus. Top of Page |
