Graduate College Courses

Graduate students receive credit towards graduation for 400- and 500-level courses (some exceptions apply). The majority of graduate (400 and 500) level courses at UIC are offered through academic departments or schools. Students need to check with academic advisors in the program of study for advise on actual courses.

100-300 level courses are usually open for registration to graduate students, and credit appears on the transcript for any such courses that may be taken by the student; however, these courses do not count towards graduation credit nor are they calculated into the graduate degree grade point average used by the Graduate College for academic standing/probation and graduation. The grade point average that is included on the transcript, is calculated by the student level (e.g., undergraduate, nondegree, or graduate) includes all courses (100- through 500-level) taken by the student while under a particular level, but is not used by the Graduate College. It may be advisable for graduate students to take 100- through 300-level on a Credit/No-Credit option, if this is a concern.

Course IDName
GC 401Scientific Integrity and Responsible Research
(Renumbered GC 501 effective Fall 2015, see below)
GC 470Essentials for Animal Research
GC 471Experimental Animal Techniques
GC 473Seminar in Comparative Medicine
GC 491Graduate Study Abroad
GC 495Graduate Interdisciplinary Seminars
(Not currently offered)
GC 500Chicago Metropolitan Exchange Program
GC 501Scientific Integrity and Responsible Research
GC 509Advanced English Pronunciation
GC 510Oral Communication for International Teaching Assistants
GC 511English Fluency Development
GC 512Principles and Practice of Writing for Graduate Students (formerly Written Communication and Presentation Skills)
GC 513Fellowship Writing Practicum for Graduate Students
GC 550Principles of Sustainability
GC 591Introduction to College-Level Teaching for Graduate Teaching Assistants
Certificate in the Foundations of College Instruction:
GC 592Foundations of College Instruction
GC 593Developing Scholarly Approaches to College Teaching
GC 594Principles and Practices in College Course Design