If you need Northeastern to verify your enrollment, please complete the Enrollment Verification form and either submit it to Enrollment Management Services (D 101) or mail it to:

Northeastern Illinois University
Records Office
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625

Northeastern reports less-than-half time, half-time, and full-time status for loan deferment, Social Security eligibility, veterans benefits, etc. as shown in the following table. Second bachelor’s degree students will be verified based on the undergraduate criteria as stated below.

Enrolled Hours: Fall and Spring Semesters

  Undergraduate Graduate
Full-time 12 or more 9 or more
Three-quarter-time 9 to 11.99 7 to 8.99
Half-time 6 to 8.99 6 to 6.99
Less than half-time .5 to 5.99 .5 to 5.99

Enrolled Hours: Summer Semester

  Undergraduate Graduate
Full-time 12 or more 9 or more
Three-quarter-time 9 to 11.99 7 to 8.99
Half-time 6 to 8.99 5 to 6.99
Less than half-time .5 to 5.99 .5 to 4.99

For students taking classes during the summer, the status is determined by the total number of enrolled summer hours. 

Dates of attendance will be reported using the beginning and ending dates of the specific summer session(s) in which classes are being taken.

Degree Verification

The National Student Clearinghouse is Northeastern’s authorized agent for providing degree verifications. Employers or background screening companies requesting degree information should visit National Student Clearinghouse.

If you are a student and need to prove that you have earned a degree (to a potential employer, for example) before the degree is posted to your Northeastern transcript, you should submit a Degree Verification Letter request. The completed form should be submitted to Enrollment Management Services (D 101), or mailed to:

Northeastern Illinois University
Records Office
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625