First Year Application Process
If you have already submitted the Common Application and did not apply to the UIC Honors College please follow the steps below:- Submit a UIC Honors College application and statement.*
Note: You must create a Login ID and Password. - Submit two (2) Letters of Recommendation. **
Note: You do not need to submit two additional letters of recommendation
if they were sent via the Common Application.
Send letters in a sealed envelope with recommender’s signature over the flap 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 of Recommendation: The Honors College will accept two letters of recommendation that address each candidate's particular intellectual strengths and weaknesses and what distinguishes the student. At least one letter should be from a teacher, counselor, or administrator at your school. Your second letter may be written by another teacher or by someone (not a family member) outside your school who is familiar with your qualifications.
The selection committees are particularly interested that recommenders address with examples the student's experience in the following areas as observed:
- Academic ability
- Motivation
- Intellectual curiosity
- Maturity
- Responsibility
- Written expression of ideas
- Research aptitude
If the Teacher Evaluation Forms provided through the Common Application address these criteria, these two evaluations are acceptable for the Honors College. 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 a letter of recommendation, so if your counselor is one of your recommenders, a separate recommendation will need to be submitted to the Honors College.
Priority application deadline: January 15, 2013
Final application deadline: March 15, 2013
Letters of recommendation must be received by: April 1, 2013
Honors College Interviews: January - April 2013
If you have already submitted your UIC First Year Supplement to the Common Application and did not indicate that you wanted to be considered for the Honors College, please email us at hcollege@uic.edu.
If you have additional questions, please contact us at (312) 413-2260 or hcollege@uic.edu.
If you are interested about Honors College scholarship opportunities, please visit our scholarships page.
Want to spend a day as an Honors College student? Check out more information about The Honors College Experience Program.