New Students - Steps for Admission and Registration
Step 1: Complete a Student Information Form and submit other required credentials
You may complete a Student Information Form on the web here. Additional admission requirements apply to the following prospective students:
- High school graduates from 2008 or 2009 who are pursuing a transfer degree program should send their high school transcript to the Office of Admission and Records.
- International Students must contact the International Student Specialist at (847) 543-2733.
- Students who are under 18 or currently enrolled in high school must submit a Secondary School Reference Form with appropriate signatures before enrolling.
- Nursing, Dental Hygiene, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Medical Imaging, Health Information Technology, Computed Tomography, Surgical Technology, and Certificate in Paralegal Studies have additional admissions requirements. Contact the Admissions Office at (847) 543-2061 or TTY (847) 223-0134.
For assistance with the Student Information Form or the enrollment process, please contact Enrollment Services.
Step 2: Learn your CLC Student ID and create myLogin
When your application has been processed (usually within 2 working days), you will receive your 7-digit CLC ID number in the mail. Follow the steps to create myLogin. It is very important that you remember your username and password, and that you choose security questions with answers that you can remember. If you forget your username and password, or would like to change your password or security questions, visit myLogin Management.
Step 3: Meet Proficiencies / Prerequisites
Before you will be able to register for most college credit classes, you need to show that you are language proficient and basic algebra ready. The Admissions Office will accept one of the following documents to prove language proficiency and basic algebra readiness:
- HS transcript showing class rank in top 1/3 after 6 semesters
- ACT score report showing reading, language and math scores of 17 or above
- SAT score report showing critical reading, writing and math scores of 450 or above
- GED transcript showing 550 or above on reading, language and math
- U.S. college transcript showing completion of an Associate's degree or higher
- U.S. college transcript showing completion of 30 credits with no grade less than a 'C'. (Satisfies Language Proficiency only.)
OR
- Take CLC's Academic Proficiency Language test (minimum score of 153) and Math Placement test, arithmetic section (minimum score of 56).
Course prerequisites and corequisites are required when specific knowledge or skills are needed to enroll in a course. See the Course Descriptions for details on prerequisites.
Step 4: Attend a New Student Orientation Advisement Session or an Advisement Information Meeting (AIM)
New Student Orientation is required for all recent high school graduates (Classes of 2008 & 2009) entering CLC for the first time.
All other new students (excluding recent high school graduates) should attend an Advisement Information Meeting (AIM) before meeting with an Academic Advisor.
Register for New Student Orientation or an Advisement Information Meeting online If you need additional help registering for New Student Orientation, please contact the New Student Orienation office at or call (847) 543-2486. If you need additional help registering for an Advisement Information Meeting, contact the Counseling, Advising, and Transfer Center at (847) 543-2060. You may also visit the Counseling, Advising, and Transfer Center website for more information.
Hours of operation for the Counseling, Advising and Transfer Center are Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday (Grayslake Campus), Room C110, (847) 543-2060. Note: Contact information for the Lakeshore Campus (Waukegan) and Southlake Campus (Vernon Hills) are as follows: Lakeshore-Room N211, (847) 543-2186; Southlake-Room R202, (847) 543-6501.
Step 5: Meet with an Academic Advisor
If you need additional assistance after attending a New Student Orientation Advisement session, you may meet one-on-one with an Academic Advisor. Academic Advisors are available to help you get started at the college, interpret your assessment and placement test scores, and determine appropriate initial course placements and selections. Contact the Counseling, Advising and Transfer Center to make arrangements to see an Academic Advisor, Room C110, Grayslake Campus, (847) 543-2060. Note: Students who attend the Lakeshore or Southlake Campuses may meet with a counselor on that campus. Please visit the Counseling, Advising, and Transfer Center website for current hours of operation.
Step 6: Complete Registration
When you are ready to select your classes, use the CLC Classes By Term. You must specify the semester and then a subject such as English to view the classes available. To select a subject area click on the magnifying glass, and then press the 'Look Up' button. When you find a specific class section you want, make note of the 4-digit class number.
You may register on the web, or in-person in the Admissions office, B101 at the Grayslake Campus, the Student Services office at the Lakeshore Campus or the main office at the Southlake Educational Center.
Online Self-Service requires that you have created myLogin. Once you have logged in, use the menu of options to add or drop classes, view your schedule, view grades or an unofficial transcript, and many other options. When you add or drop a class, check for a 'success' or 'error' message. Most errors are due to pre-requisites not met, or enrollment holds.
Step 7: Pay Tuition and Fees
To avoid being dropped from classes for non-payment, you must pay in full or enroll in the college's installment tuition payment plan by your due date.
Prior to their tuition due date, financial aid applicants must have completed the FAFSA application and demonstrated ability in order to be awarded financial aid. If the amount of the financial aid award does not cover the balance due, you must either pay the difference in full, or enroll in the college's installment tuition payment plan by your due date.
For more information about tuition payment, call (847) 543-2085. For more information about financial aid, call (847-543-2062.