Parkland Pathway Admitted Checklist

Accept or Decline Your Offer

You must accept by May 1 (or within two weeks if admitted after April 15).

IDs and Login Information

Parkland: Your Parkland College ID (PCID) appears in your Parkland admission email.

Illinois: You must claim your Illinois NetID to register for classes and access campus systems. Your Activation Code and University Identification Number (UIN) are listed on your Parkland Pathway application status page. They may take up to 48 hours to appear after you accept your offer.

Housing

Housing is optional, but you may choose to live at Illinois if you’re interested.

Illinois housing options:

• University Housing (requires at least one Illinois class each semester)
• Private Certified Housing
• Off-campus housing

Parkland and Illinois follow different academic calendars, so move-in dates, breaks, and move-out dates may not line up.

Be sure to check all calendars:

• Parkland academic calendar
• Illinois academic calendar
• University Housing move-in information
• Early arrival options
• Break housing details
• Move-out information

Orientation

As a Parkland Pathway student, you won’t attend Parkland’s Student Orientation, Advising, and Registration (SOAR) program. Instead, you’ll receive an email with two date options to complete a Parkland Pathway virtual orientation in May.

At orientation, you’ll:

• Learn how the program works
• Hear from Parkland and Illinois staff
• Find out where to get academic help, including Parkland’s Learning Commons
• Get answers to common questions

Course registration happens after orientation. Information about advising will be emailed separately.

Financial Aid

If you plan to use financial aid, complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and list Parkland College (school code 007118) as your institution. During your first two years, all aid will come through Parkland’s Office of Financial Aid or Veteran Services.

No financial aid is administered through Illinois while in the Parkland Pathway program, and Illinois merit scholarships offered to first-year applicants cannot be used in this program.

Placement

Parkland: You must finish Parkland placement tests before you can meet with an advisor. Schedule exams online through Parkland’s Office of Assessment.

Illinois: Illinois placement tests are not required.

Final Transcripts

Send your final transcripts to both Parkland College and the Illinois Office of Undergraduate Admissions by July 1.

Your admission to Parkland Pathway is not final until we receive and review your official records, including proof that you graduated from high school.

If we do not get your transcripts by the deadline, your offer may be taken back.

Immunizations

Submit your vaccine records to McKinley Health Center.

If your records are not submitted:

• A hold will be placed on your Illinois account
• You will not be able to take Illinois classes

Illinois requires proof of specific immunizations for all students enrolled in an Illinois class.

Disability-Related Resources & Accommodations

If you need accommodations, please contact both:

• Parkland Accessibility Services
• Illinois Disability Resources and Educational Services (DRES)

Start the process at least six weeks before classes begin so support can be arranged on time.

Academic Success

Parkland has many tools to help you do well in your classes.

A good place to start is the Learning Commons, where you can get tutoring, study help, and other support.