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UIC’s Response to Covid-19

The Graduate College at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) is dedicated to a simple idea: bringing together superb students with outstanding research faculty in a diverse and stimulating urban environment. Our graduate programs prepare scholars to take on the challenges of the future. UIC graduates are innovative thought leaders in a wide variety of careers spanning academia, private industry, non-profit organizations, and government.

  • 7400 Enrolled Graduate Students

  • 111 Masters programs

  • 66 Doctoral programs

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Academic Dates

Aug 6 2021
Summer 2021 – Deadline for Graduate College to Receive Certificates of Approval for Master’s & Professional Doctorate Project
Friday, 12:00 am - 4:30 pm
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Graduate College News

Upcoming Events

Aug 16 2021
Campus-Wide New TA Orientation
Monday, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Aug 18 2021
Fall 2021 UIC New Graduate Student Orientation
Wednesday, 12:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Sep 9 2021
Fulbright US Student Program – Campus Deadline
Thursday, 12:00 am - 4:00 pm
Jan 12 2022
Boren Fellowship - Campus Deadline
Wednesday, 12:00 am - 11:59 pm
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Higher Education News

Preparing for an Insightful Professional Life
Monday, July 26, 2021
Ph.D.s have been moving in significant numbers into other nonacademic roles for decades, but it is a recent suggestion that the Ph.D. degree, like a college humanities concentration, is a good grounding for…
What We Learned in the Pandemic About Graduate Training
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
The pandemic forced many graduate schools to innovate on the fly — revising longstanding policies and creating new procedures — to keep their students on track. In reflecting on what all of those…
Latest PIF recipient
Thursday, July 15, 2021
Monique Schlichtman, a rising second-year doctoral student in Public Administration, has been selected for the PIF fellowship.
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Take safety on campus into your own hands with the UIC SAFE App!

With around-the-clock access to UIC Police, centralized reporting and support resources, several options for a safer commute, and much more, the UIC SAFE App is a one-stop security shop. There is something for everyone!

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