Northern illinois university

• • • • • • • Tuition and fees are subject to change at any time. The official charges are those billed by the Bursar’s Office for each term. For the most recent tuition and fee rates, see the Bursar website at Tuition Graduate student tuition includes the cost of instruction and operation of the university. The operation of the university portion provides access to support services and privileges such as the use of the Special Fees Degree seeking application fee U.S. citizens (nonrefundable): $60.00 Application fee international (nonrefundable): $60.00 Non-degree seeking [student-at-large] (nonrefundable): $10.00 Enrollment certification fee: $5.00 Examination fees Foreign language translation examinations Average proficiency: $50.00 High proficiency: $70.00 Graduation fee (nonrefundable): $35.00 (If a student fails to graduate at the close of the term for which the application for graduation has been submitted and the fee paid, the application can be transferred to a subsequent term. See section entitled “Graduation” elsewhere in this catalog.) New international student fee: $125.00 Replacement identification card (after the first is issued): $20.00 Transcript fee: $8.00 Class material fees, where applicable, will be billed as part of the total billing. Room and Board Rates Residence hall room and board rates for the current academic year can be found by visiting Specific questions about NIU’s room and board rates can be found at Tuition Waivers for Senior Citizens The S...

The Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KNPE) offers degrees, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, for those who are interested in exercise and sport science disciplines and careers in areas including athletic training, coaching, exercise science, fitness, physical education, sport and exercise psychology or sport management.

Northern Illinois University ranked 166th in the United States, 517th in the global 2023 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 129 research topics. Northern Illinois University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 17,934 academic publications and 757,887 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of Ranking Category # 517 of 14,131 In # 191 of 2,597 In # 166 of 2,496 In # 7 of 100 In # 110 of 1,006 For # 154 of 1,007 For # 156 of 1,258 For # 732 of 7,446 For Alumni Impact # 461 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence Top 50% For 126 other topics Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings Northern Illinois University ranked 145th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 363rd in the World with 4,213 publications made and 92,646 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Sociology, Education Majors, Demography, Law. Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location # 145 of 1,262 In # 165 of 1,341 In # 363 of 5,073 In Northern Illinois University Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations 1991 52 28 1992 23 23 1993 32 15 1994 41 33 1995 32 29 1996 69 66 1997 78 78 1998 70 143 1999 66 135 2000 63 165 2001 71 231 2002 66 87 2003 93 205 2004 75 150 2005 86 190 2006 85 288 2007 115 235 2008 159 483 2009 172 326 2010 178 245 2011 170 292 2012 163 232 2013 180 180 2014 184 275 2015 191 301 2016 169 310 2017 167 203 2018 159 164 2019 1...

History and Plans for the Future Prepared by University Assessment Panel, Spring 2023 Introduction Learning takes place both in and outside of the classroom, both as part of academic degree programs and in cocurricular activities. From its inception, the Cocurricular learning is an important way that NIU fulfills its mission “to empower students through educational excellence and experiential learning as we pursue knowledge, share our research and artistry, and engage communities for the benefit of the region, state, nation and world.” Like many of NIU’s degree programs and general education courses, many of NIU’s cocurricular programs provide experiential learning and/or community engagement components. As Stirling and Kerr (2015) note, there are a couple of important questions which cocurricular assessment can help answer. The first is to what extent learning outcomes are achieved (rather than inferred) during cocurricular learning? The second is what conditions are necessary to facilitate cocurricular learning? As UAP begins to resume oversight of cocurricular assessment after a pause initiated at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, it will be important to implement an assessment process that identifies cocurricular programs that foster student learning critical to supporting NIU’s mission. It will also be important to ensure that assessment of cocurricular learning provides evidence to support inferences about learning outcomes attained and information to h...