Check Transfer Application Status
Summer Session 2008
- To view the status of your Transfer application for Summer Session 2008, access WebConnect, click "NIU Student," then use your Social Security Number (without dashes) and the month and day of your birth (MMDD) as the TRACS pin number to login. Click on "Admissions Application Status (Undergraduate)" and be sure to read the "Application Status Explanation" section (see below).
- This site will show the documents necessary to complete your file, but please allow at least 3-4 weeks from the date requested for documents to arrive and to be updated on the site.
- Once all documents are received and your application file is complete at NIU, allow additional time for final processing and updating of your application status for admissions decision notification.
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Summer Session 2008
WebConnect Application Status Code Explanation
- Incomplete Cancel – Your application is missing documents. These will be listed on the screen. Once these documents are received and processed, your file will be reactivated automatically.
- Incomplete – Your file is in evaluation awaiting a decision OR your file is lacking a document in order to be processed. If your file is in evaluation, you will be informed of the decision once your file has been evaluated. If a document is missing, this should be shown on the screen.
- Admit Cancelled – Your application has been cancelled per your request. If you would like to apply for another semester, it will be necessary to fill out a new application and go through the application process again. If you would like to reactivate your application for the same semester, please contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office at (815) 753-0446.
- Hold – You have been placed on a waiting list. You will get a letter explaining this. A decision will be made when we determine the number of spaces available for the freshman class.
- Admit Incomplete – You have been admitted to the university for the specified semester. You will need to supply official final documents once your work is complete. Your Admissions status will be changed to "Admitted," once final official documents are received and validated at NIU Admissions.
- Admitted – You have been admitted to the university and have submitted all final documents.
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Fall Semester 2008 (New Procedures on MYNIU)
- NIU Admissions sends an acknowledgment email to you, typically within 2 weeks of receiving your Transfer application, with information and instructions to set up your MYNIU account. If you do not have an email address, you will be mailed an application acknowledgment letter with the MYNIU instructions and procedures.
- Upon receiving your application acknowledgment email or letter, you are then authorized to gain access to the MYNIU site to check your admission application status online.
- The email or letter will authorize and assist you with setting up your MYNIU account. Once activated, you may check and monitor your application status continuously from start to final decision.
- You will also be able to Confirm your intention to enroll if offered Transfer admissions to NIU.
- You will need to set up a Password and Z-ID account in order to access the MYNIU site. Follow the instructions in your acknowledgment email or letter for setting up your Password and Z-ID.
- To check your Transfer admission status, review the information on your application file, and Confirm intention to enroll for an admissions offer, log into MYNIU.niu.edu after obtaining your Password and Z-ID.
- Order and send all required Transfer application materials. Admissions processing requires completed applications with the fee payment, all official college transcripts from all colleges attended, official ACT and /or SAT test scores and final official high school transcripts if applying with less than 24 transferable semester hours of college credit, and any other specifically identified items, to be received at the Office of Admissions prior to any established priority filing dates or announced deadlines.
- Any outstanding documents that are necessary to process your application will be on your "To Do List" on your MyNIU page. Allow a minimum of 3-4 weeks time from the date you have applied, ordered a document or test score to be sent to NIU for it to arrive and to be updated on your MYNIU page. Processing time can vary and may be longer during peak application periods.
- Your MYNIU account will be continuously updated with receipt of new documents and information through a final admissions decision for your semester of application. Check your MYNIU site frequently for updates.
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To Access MYNIU
Sign In using your AccountID/Z-ID & Password.
Your AccountID/Z-ID was assigned to you when you were admitted to NIU. An example looks like z954321.
Look up your AccountID/Z-ID
Go to www.accountid.niu.edu
Click on Look Up your AccountID/Z-ID
Enter your last name on the Last Name field
Click Next - you'll see your name and your AccountID/Z-ID
Your Password
Your initial password is your date of birth in YYYYMMDD format. For example, 19820509 would be the initial password for a birth date of May 9, 1982. This is a temporary password. You need to change this password to a permanent password at www.password.niu.edu.
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ITS Contacts for Sign In Password & AccountID/Z-ID HELP
- Please contact the NIU Information Technology Services (ITS) HelpDesk for help and assistance in login and password difficulties, forgotten passwords or Z-ID numbers, and for specific questions concerning access procedures.
- E-mail: helpdesk@niu.edu
- Phone: (815)-753-8100
Access MYNIU Use AccountID/Z-ID & Password to Sign In.
Click MYNIU to Sign In.
