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Winter Session is not a stand-alone term. It is officially associated with the spring semester. Therefore, if an undergraduate student takes one 3-hour course during Winter Session and 9 hours during the Spring semester, the student's enrollment status will be full-time (12 hours). 

Note: If you are a veteran student using VA educational benefits, please speak with the Veterans Services Office as to how the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs calculates non-standard terms.

The Winter Session is a three-week intensive session covering the same amount of content that would have been covered in a 16-week semester. Most of the in-person courses will meet four days a week (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) for several hours each day. 

Please review the Schedule of Classes for specific days and times that the course will meet. Regardless of the modality of the course (in-person, hybrid, online or remote), there will be significant time when the student will conduct coursework outside of any formal meeting days and times.

Students are permitted to take only one (1) course during the Winter Session.

Your grade will be visible in Â鶹¹ÙÍøport on the date noted on the detailed academic calendar.

No, your academic standing will not be recalculated after the Winter Session term. Academic standing is calculated only once per semester, so your academic standing will be determined at the end of the Spring semester.

No, students are not able to graduate at the end of the Winter Session. Clearance for graduation happens three times a year: at the end of the spring semester, at the end of the Summer Session, or at the end of the fall semester. Assuming that all other graduation requirements have been completed and you have applied for graduation, you would be considered for graduation at the end of the spring semester if you take your last course during the Winter Session (and the course is your final graduation requirement). In the situation described above, a bachelor's or master's degree candidate would be eligible for the May Commencement ceremony.

No, the U-Pass deactivates at the end of the fall semester until the beginning of the spring semester. In the interim, a student can use their U-Pass Card as an add-value Ventra card but would need to deposit funds themselves.

Â鶹¹ÙÍø will be closed for winter break during the dates noted on the detailed academic calendar.

You should contact your academic advisor for any questions that you might have. Additionally, you can contact the Registration Office at registration@neiu.edu.