Weekday Visits (September - May)
(Monday through Friday, excluding holidays & closure days)
On weekdays, we recommend that you start your campus visit to NIU Admissions at the Barsema Alumni and Visitor Center (231 N. Annie Glidden Road, DeKalb, Illinois). At the center you can purchase a parking pass at the discounted rate of $2.
From the Barsema Alumni & Visitors Center (BAVC)
Weekday hours are 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. (excluding holidays, closure days and Open House dates). The BAVC Admissions Office is closed on Saturdays and on Open House dates.
At the Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center you can:
- Obtain a campus map and directions
- Purchase a reduced-rate visitor’s parking permit
- Enjoy a short video about Northern
- Attend a 30-minute Admissions presentation at 10:15 a.m. or 12:45 p.m. (please plan to arrive earlier, at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the presentations, to check in and to purchase your parking permit.)
Following the 30 minute Admissions presentation at the BAVC, visit the Office of Admissions, 101 Williston Hall, to join the 11:30 a.m. or 2 p.m. campus tour.
From the Office of Admissions (Williston Hall 101)
Weekday admissions visits are also available year-round at the Office of Admissions, Williston Hall 101 (350 Normal Road).
- Admissions counselors are available on a walk-in basis (appointments are not necessary)
- Weekday hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (excluding holidays & closure days)
- Join the weekday campus tour leaving the Office of Admissions, 101 Williston Hall, at 11:30 a.m. or at 2 p.m., Monday through Friday (excluding holidays, closure days and Open House dates).
- If you wish to meet with academic personnel as part of a weekday campus visit, please contact the Office of Admissions at (815) 753-0446 for an appointment at least 10 days prior to your preferred visit date.
- Transfer students may also meet with the Transfer Center on a walk in basis, during regular hours, at the Admissions Office, 101 Williston Hall.
- Visitors are encouraged to check the Admissions Visit Calendar to ensure the NIU Office of Admissions will be open on the day of their visit.
