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Currently or Previously Affiliated Institutions - 09/02/2010


Information provided on the Statement of Affiliation Status reflects the most recent actions of the Commission. The Commission has a multi-level decision process. Any institutional changes that are currently under review are not made public until final action has been taken.

Northern Illinois University


Altgeld Hall 300
Office of the President

DeKalb, IL 60115

http://www.niu.edu

Chief Executive Officer: Dr. John G. Peters, President
HLC Institution ID: 1134
Current Accreditation Status: Accredited
Accreditation Date(s): (1915 - .)
Commission Participation: PEAQ PARTICIPANT

Year of Last PEAQ Comprehensive Evaluation: 2003 - 2004
Year of Next PEAQ Comprehensive Evaluation: 2013 - 2014

Last Action: 08/25/2004

Legal Status: Public
Degrees Awarded (details below): B, M, S, D


Stipulations on Affiliation Status Click here for definitions...

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None.
Approval of New Degree Locations:
The Commission’s Streamlined Review Process is only available for offering existing degree programs at new sites within the state.
Approval of Distance Education Degrees:
Prior Commission approval required.
Reports Required:
None.
Other Visits Scheduled:
None.



Enrollment Headcount (last updated: 04/22/2010)
  Full-Time                       Part-Time
Undergraduate: 16352   1925
Graduate: 2196   3951
Dual enrollment (high school) programs:   0  



Degree Programs (last updated: 04/22/2010)
  Programs Offered   Degrees Awarded in Last Reported Year
Associate Degrees 0   0
Bachelors Degrees 57   4027
Masters Degrees 57   1497
Specialist Degrees 1   32
Doctoral Degrees 20   216
 
Certificate Programs (last updated: 04/22/2010)
  Programs Offered   Certificates Awarded in Last Reported Year
Certificates 0   0


Off-Campus Activities (last updated: 04/22/2010) Click here for definitions...

In-State:   Campuses:   None
         
    Additional Locations:   Buffalo Grove (Ivy Hall School) ; Chicago (Carl Schurz High School) ; Chicago (Moody Bible Institute) ; Chicago (Sandoval Elementary) ; Cicero (Unity East Jr. High School) ; Coal Valley (PALS Coal Valley) ; Crystal Lake (Comm HS District Office 155) ; Elgin (Elgin Community College) ; Glen Ellyn (College of DuPage) ; Grayslake (University Center of Lake County - Grayslake) ; Hoffman Estates (NIU Hoffman Estates) ; Naperville (NIU Naperville) ; Oswego (Churchill Elementary) ; Palatine (Harper College) ; Rockford (NIU Rockford) ; Rockford (Prairie Area Library System (PALS) Rockford) ; Shorewood (PALS Shorewood) ; Sugar Grove (Waubonsee Community College) ; Summit (Heritage Middle School) ; Waukegan (University Center of Lake County - Waukegan) ; Wheeling (Tech-Cor)
         
    Course Locations:   45
         
Out-of-State:   Campuses:   None
         
    Additional Locations:   None
         
    Course Locations:   None
         
Out-of-U.S.:   Campuses:   None
         
    Additional Locations:   None
         
    Course Locations:   None


Distance Learning (last updated: 04/22/2010)

Distance Ed
None
Correspondence Ed
None