Get Connected to UIC: Campus & Related Resources

UIC is a large campus and it is sometimes difficult to know what resources are available for graduate students.  The following links are of potential interest to graduate students and should be investigated.  While every attempt has been made to make the lists comprehensive there certainly are other resources available, especially localized within a discipline or program.

Academic Support Programs and Academic Information

• Academic Calendar
• Academic Center for Excellence - ACE
• African American Network - AAAN
• Blackboard
• Bookstores
  • UIC Bookstore
  • UIC Medical Bookstore
• Chicago Metropolitan Exchange Program
• Class Materials On-line
• Computing
  • Academic Computing and Communications Center - ACCC
  • Blackboard
  • Email
  • Student Media Lab
• Final Exam Schedule
• Graduate Student Council
• Institute for the Humanities
• International Teaching Assistant Program (language skills assessment - for UIC international TAs)
• Language & Cultural Learning Center
• Libraries (on-campus libraries)
• Math Learning Center
• Native American Support Program - NASP
• Research Information - Includes information on:
  • links to various offices supporting and regulating research activity
  • required training, workshops and courses on lab activity and handling of chemical/hazardous material
  • human subjects
  • research using animals
  • scientific integrity and responsible research
• Science Learning Center
• Student Media Lab (ACCC)
• Study Abroad Office at UIC
• Tutorium in Intensive English
• Urban Health Program
• Women in Science and Engineering System Transformation - WISEST
• Writing Center

Other Student Resources and Information

• Admissions and Records, Office of
  • Address Change
  • Admissions Office (Graduate)
  • Certification of Enrollment, Graduation, Student Status & other Student-Related Information
  • Diploma Office
  • Medical Immunization Compliance
  • Registration Office
  • Records Office
  • Transcripts
• Alumni Association at Chicago (U of I)
• Athletics at UIC
• Bursar's Office (see Student Financial Services and Cashier Operations)
• Campus Advocacy Network
• Campus Announcement Board (see UIC Today)
• CampusCare – Student Health Benefit Program
• Campus Events Calendar
• Career ServicesOK
• Child Care Children's Center (east & west sites)
• Commencement
• Commuter Student Resource Center
• Counseling Center/Services
• Cultural Centers at UIC
  • African American Cultural Center
  • Arab American Cultural Center
  • Asian American Resource and Cultural Center
  • Latino Cultural Center
• Dean of Students
• Dining Services on Campus
• Disability Resource Center
• Dispute Resolution Services (also see Student Ombudsperson)
• Employee Self-Service System
• Establish Net ID and Enterprise ID
• Family Medicine Center
• Financial Aid Office
• Gender and Sexuality Center
• Graduate Student Council
• Graduate Student ListServ
• Health Insurance for Students (see CampusCare)
• Health Services
  • CampusCare – Student Health Benefit Program (read what is covered and through which providers; includes information on dental, vision, hearing screening and pharmacy benefits; also provides information on purchasing supplemental coverage when traveling out of the coverage area)
  • Counseling Center/Services
  • In Touch Hotline
  • Student Health at the Family Medicine Center
  • University of Illinois Medical Center - Dept of Family Medicine (providers covered by CampusCare)
  • Wellness Center
• Housing
• Hull House Museum
• Identification for Students (i-Card Services, east and west sites)
• Immunization (Medical) Requirements
• International Services, Office of
• Intent to Graduate Declaration
• In Touch Hotline
• Maps of Campus & Shuttle Bus Information
• Medical Center
• my.uic.edu(student web portal)
• My UI Info
• News and Newspapers 
  • Arts Calendar
  • Campus Events Calendar
  • Chicago newspapers/resources 
  • UIC Today
• Office of International Services
• Parking Services
• Pay My Bill
• Performing Arts at UIC - Theatre and Music
• Photo ID (see Identification for Students)
• Recreation Centers
• Recycling at UIC
  • Batteries
  • CDs, toner cartridges and other material
  • Office of Sustainability
• Red Car Service (safety)
• Religious Support Services at UIC
  • Agape House
  • Campus Crusade for Christ
  • Hillel Center
  • Hindu Students Council
  • Inclusive Collective
  • InterVarsity Christian Fellowship
  • Newman Center
  • UIC Muslim Student Association
• Safe Zone at UIC
• Safety and UIC Police
• Schedule of Classes (timetable of courses offered each term, and archive)
• Social Security Number Policy at UIC
• Student Affairs
• Student Campus Programs
• Student Centers
• Student Development Services
• Student Employment (Work-Study and salaried only); Graduate Assistantships
• Student Financial Services and Cashier Operations
• Student Legal Services
• Student Ombudsperson
• Student Portal (my.uic.edu)
• Student Web Portal (my.uic)
• Student Self-Service System
• Student Services
• Testing Services (placement exams may be required if you are taking an introductory 100-level course in some subjects)
• Transcripts (order your official transcript)
• Tuition Information
• U and I Care (network of support for UIC students)
• UIC Facts
• UIC Phonebook
• UIC Police
• UIC Radio
• UIC Today (campus announcements)
• U-Pass (CTA pass)
• Veteran's Affairs
• Visit UIC
• Wellness Center
• Women's Affairs, Office of