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How to Apply for Guaranteed Professional Program Admissions (GPPA)
- Submit a completed Common Application along with the UIC Supplement.
- In the UIC Guaranteed Professional Program Admissions section select desired GPPA Area, GPPA Program, and GPPA Degree. *
- Upload the required GPPA statement. **
- Submit two letters of recommendation by choosing one of the following methods***:
- Invite recommenders to submit recommendation letters via the Common Application website in the “school forms” section.
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- Send letters in a sealed envelope with recommender’s signature over the flap. The Letters of Recommendation form may be included but is not required. Mail all documents to the following address:
Special Programs Unit (MC 018)
Office of Admissions P.O. Box 6020
Chicago, IL 60680-6020
* By submitting this application you are not applying for eligibility to the Honors College. If your GPPA application requires an Honors College application, please be sure that it is submitted with the UIC Supplement.
** GPPA Statement: By applying to the GPPA programs, you are applying for a guaranteed seat in one of UIC's graduate and professional programs earlier than students who apply in a traditional manner. The GPPA program seeks to understand why you have chosen your intended profession and a guaranteed path into it. What makes you an ideal candidate for guaranteed admission rather than following a traditional path to your intended profession? How would a guaranteed seat contribute to your goals as an undergraduate? Please be advised that you are required to submit your GPPA essay at time of application for full consideration.
*** Letters should address the following criteria for a candidate: “Please provide, using specific examples where possible, evidence of this student’s particular intellectual strengths and weaknesses. What distinguishes this student?” The selection committees are particularly interested that recommenders address the student’s experience in the following areas as observed: academic ability, motivation, intellectual curiosity, maturity, responsibility, written expression of ideas, and research aptitude. If the Teacher Evaluation Forms provided through the Common Application address these criteria, these two evaluations are acceptable for the GPPA and Honors College application. If the candidate feels these letters will not address the above criteria, up to two additional letters may be submitted by the deadline.
Counselor School Evaluation forms will not be accepted as letters of recommendation
How to Apply for Honors College
- Submit a completed Common Application along with the UIC Supplement.
- In the UIC Honors College section check the box labeled Apply to Honors College.
- Upload the required Honors College Essay.*
- Submit two letters of recommendation by choosing one of the following methods**:
- Invite recommenders to submit recommendation letters via the Common Application website in the “school forms” section.
-OR-
- Send letter in a sealed envelope with recommender’s signature over the flap. The Letter of Recommendation form may be included but is not required. Mail all documents to the following address:
UIC Honors College (M/C 204)
828 S. Halsted Street
Chicago, IL 60607-7031
* Honors College Statement: In its mission statement, the UIC Honors College is described as a community of scholars whose goal is to enrich the educational experience of undergraduates and allow the faculty and students of all disciplines to interact in teaching, learning, and research. How can you contribute to the Honors College community? What benefits do you expect in return? Please be advised that you are required to submit an Honors College Essay at time of application for full consideration.
** Letters should address the following criteria for a candidate: “Please provide, using specific examples where possible, evidence of this student’s particular intellectual strengths and weaknesses. What distinguishes this student?” The selection committees are particularly interested that recommenders address the student’s experience in the following areas as observed: academic ability, motivation, intellectual curiosity, maturity, responsibility, written expression of ideas, and research aptitude. If the Teacher Evaluation Forms provided through the Common Application address these criteria, these two evaluations are acceptable for the GPPA and Honors College application. If the candidate feels these letters will not address the above criteria, up to two additional letters may be submitted by the deadline.
*** Be advised if you are applying to GPPA and Honors College a second set of recommendation letters is not required.
Counselor School Evaluation forms will not be accepted as letters of recommendation.
