Congratulations Admitted Students
Erikson Institute welcomes all our on-campus and distance learners to our degree and certificate programs.
Welcome!
Communicate with us your acceptance, decline, or deferral of our admission offer by completing the Statement of Intent in your application status portal. Once you’ve completed the Statement of Intent, you can pay any applicable fees associated with your matriculation, including a matriculation fee ($200 for new master’s students and $150 for new certificate program students) and a pre-tuition payment for new Child Life students. Accepting your offer in the Statement of Intent and paying your fees will secure your place in your class.
Monique Foster
Director of Financial Aid
[email protected]
Once your Statement of Intent and fees are paid, you will have received an email from our Registration team to your personal email account that includes information about how to access your Erikson Computing Credentials.
This account is used for all Erikson resources (Email, my.erikson, Canvas, Library resources via OpenAthens, Wireless network access).
Please review this email for information about:
- How to reset your temporary password and to enroll in password recovery. Password recovery lets you recover your password if you forget it or are locked out of your account. Click here for instructions.
- Once you have activated your computing accounts, you will gain access to the full Microsoft Office suite of applications available on Office 365, like Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and many more. These are available either as web applications online or by downloading desktop versions to your personal computer. You can store documents online in OneDrive.
- Access Office 365 by logging into https://office.com with your Erikson.edu email address and password.
- When you are logged in to Office.com, use Outlook to access your Email, or add to any smart phone following these instructions.
If you need assistance accessing your email or logging in, please email Tech Help.
The Academic Advising Office provides students with ongoing support throughout the entirety of their program. Your Academic Advisor will work closely with your Program Director and Seminar Leader to periodically check in and plan with you as you progress towards graduation.
All students in master’s degree or certificate will work with their academic advisor to obtain an official program plan before registering for courses. Any students with required elective courses will work with the advising team to select electives and revise their official program plan.
Students are encouraged to connect with the Academic Advising Office to explore options for support, review program plans before each registration period, and ask any questions related to graduate school.
For all questions related to advising, please contact Natalie Dowdell in Advising.
Registration takes place on the https://my.erikson.edu website.
Log in with your Erikson email and password, then select the Academics tab and on the left navigation select Registration and Course Schedules.
- Carefully review your letter of admission to Erikson Institute. Make note of the degree program (Child Development, Social Work, Early Childhood Education (Online), Early Childhood Education with Triple Endorsement, or Certificate Program), as well as the length of the program (i.e. 28-month, 2-year, 3-year) to which you have been admitted.
- It is very important that you also be sure whether you have been admitted to a concentration (i.e. Core, Child Life, Early Intervention or Triple Endorsement) since the course sequences will be different for students who are pursuing a concentration.
- If you have decided to change your program or concentration, please notify your academic advisor at [email protected] as soon as possible as this will cause a change to your program plan and registration.
If you need assistance registering for classes, please contact Registration and Student Records.
Log on to Canvas at Erikson with your Erikson email address and password. Access and complete the required courses: Passport to Canvas (Student Training) and Academic Integrity Course before the first week of classes to acclimate yourself with the Canvas environment and learn about Erikson’s academic integrity policies.
The Passport to Canvas training should take approximately two to three hours to complete, and the Academic Integrity course should take about one to two hours.
If you need assistance to access your Erikson email, or your account in Canvas, please email Tech Help. Note there can be a delay between when you register for classes and when these classes appear in Canvas.
You will have access to your classes’ sections in Canvas two weeks before classes start. At this time, you will have access to course information, including each course syllabus, instructor information, textbooks, and grading policies.
Please note there can be a delay between when you register for classes and when these classes appear in Canvas. Just a reminder, use your Erikson email address and password to access your courses.
Textbooks are listed in the following places:
- On the library’s Textbooks and Course Readings page
- In your syllabus, which should be available on EriksonOnline (Canvas) two weeks before your course starts
Erikson doesn’t have a campus bookstore, so to obtain your texts you can:
- Purchase new or used texts from any bookstore
- Rent print or eBook copies
- Some texts are available as eBooks from the Erikson Library; these are listed in the textbook list.
- The library also maintains a Course Reserves page in the library catalog which will show if the library has loanable copies or eBook editions of required textbooks. This should not be your primary source for checking the required texts for a course since books that the library doesn’t own will not be shown. If the library owns more than one copy of a textbook, the extra copies can usually be loaned out on a first come, first served basis.
For more information about obtaining your texts including price comparing and rental options, check out the library’s textbook FAQ.
Contact [email protected] with any questions about required texts.
Contact Registration to receive a CTA Ventra U-Pass.
For more information about the U-Pass program, please visit the CTA’s website and FAQ page.
All on-campus students are issued a student ID.
Don’t lose your student ID, as it is also your access card to the building at 451 N. LaSalle and your Library card for the Edward Neisser Library.
Send in your photo to [email protected] a month prior to the start of classes to ensure timely receipt of your ID and Ventra U-Pass.
Please consult the Photo Guidelines. If you elect to receive a Ventra U-Pass, the same photo will be used.
The Illinois Department of Public Health requires that all students attending a post-secondary institution show proof of the following immunizations before registering for classes. This requirement only applies to students in on-campus degree programs.
Required Immunizations:
- Proof of COVID vaccination
- Two doses of a live measles vaccine administered at least one month apart and after first birthday.
- Two dose of a live rubella vaccine administered after first birthday.
- Two dose of a live mumps vaccine administered after first birthday.
- Three doses of Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis (DTP, DTaP, DT, Td or Tdap) containing vaccine. One dose must be Tdap vaccine. The last dose of vaccine must have been within ten years of enrollment.
Please see additional information and download the Immunization Record Form.
Completed forms should be sent via email to [email protected].
Student Calendar
Term: Fall 2026
- Fri July 31, 2026- Fall Charges and Scholarships Applied to Student Accounts
* Please wait to make any payments for Fall until all Department of Education Loans have been applied to your account if applicable, see below for exact dates.
- Mon August 31, 2026- Classes Begin – All Programs
- Mon August 31, 2026- Disbursement Preference Form and Mailing Address Update if Changes Due
Refund Disbursement Preference Form Due
*Student does not need to submit if completed for the Summer Term and no changes to refund payment preference.
Student Mailing Address Update Due if Changes
- Tues September 8, 2026- Last Day to Add/Drop & Fall Tuition Due
Paid in Full or
Fall 2026 Payment Plan Enrollment Application & 1st Payment Due
- Tues September 8, 2026- Department of Education Loans Applied to Student Accounts
*Note, as per federal law you have 14 days from date loans are applied to return your loans, contact Financial Aid for details
- September 22nd & Ongoing- Refund Disbursements will begin
September 22nd should a refund be due to you; you will be notified at your Erikson email address and disbursed using the method you Select the Refund Disbursement Preference Form.
*Please note that most disbursements will occur this week, however disbursements will continue an ongoing basis as activity is posted to student accounts that result in a refund due. Thank you for your patience as we work to disburse refunds as quickly as we can.
For all questions about financial aid, please contact:
Monique Foster
Director of Financial Aid
[email protected]
For billing, refunds, and other student account questions, please contact:
India Williams
Student Bursar
[email protected]
The Academic Success Center (ASC) provides a variety of academic services and resources to support your learning in graduate school.
Bookmark this page: https://library.erikson.edu/ASC/welcome/ as a resource throughout your time at Erikson.
The ASC offers:
- Individual online meetings: Any student is invited to book a meeting with the Academic Success Coach for personalized feedback to enhance your academic skills. You might want to brainstorm about a particular assignment, talk through your writing process, learn about APA formatting, create a study plan, get tips on time management, or gain additional strategies for coping with the academic pressures of grad school.
- Paper Review Program: You can submit a paper review request to get feedback on a written assignment within 48 hours.
- Online Resources: Access resources anytime to find guides on APA formatting and other study tips.
If you want an academic boost, just ask the ASC!
Erikson Institute is fully committed to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504, which states “No otherwise qualified person with a disability shall solely, on the basis of disability, be denied access to, or the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity provided by any institution receiving federal financial assistance.”
Erikson will also comply with other federal, state, and local laws regarding accommodations for any person with a disability. Erikson will neither discriminate against, nor decline to reasonably accommodate, a qualified student or staff member with a disability.
Any student with a disability (or a student who develops a disability) and who needs an accommodation should contact Whitney Mittons , Director of Student Experience and Accessibility for further information.
Any student with a disability wishing to request an accommodation should begin the process as early as possible by contacting the Director of Student Experience and Accessibility to arrange an intake meeting.
The student should also complete and submit the Accommodations Request Form, available in theStudent Experience and Accessibility section of my.erikson.
New students should initiate the process before the beginning of classes or early in the semester. Remember that it may take several weeks to process a request for accommodation. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. What constitutes a “disability” or a “reasonable accommodation” may vary from individual to individual.
The Institute requires appropriate documentation of the disability and of the need for the
requested accommodation.
Once you have your Erikson computing credentials, you’ll have full access to all the resources at the library.
You will use your Single Sign On to access online subscription resources like journals and articles.
Library borrowing accounts for checking out materials and using the eRead Illinois eBook collection (The Palace Project) are created when you register for classes. You will receive a welcome email from the library when your account is created with additional information.
Questions? Concerns? Contact us!
Email: [email protected]
Chat available during business hours on our website: https://library.erikson.edu
Phone: (312) 893-7210
Visit Erikson’s FAQ website to find the answers to other questions you may have.
For incoming Fall master’s degree students, mandatory New Student Orientation will be held in late August. New Student Orientation will be held in early January for new Spring master’s students. After your admission, watch your email for more information about the exact dates and prerequisites of orientation sessions.
