Benedictine University will be closed for holiday break starting Friday, December 18, 2020 until Monday, January 3, 2021. No Registrar's Office staff be available during this time. Transcripts may still be ordered and fulfilled electronically through ben.edu/transcripts/.
The Office of the Registrar is now offering virtual appointments Monday through Friday during the hours of 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (with the exception of 12:00-1:00). During these appointments you can meet one-on-one with a member of the Registrars staff to discuss your questions. Please visit our Contact Us page for information on booking an appointment.
MyBenU has been updated to bring you better service and to be more mobile-friendly. As a result, you will notice some changes in its appearance. Please go to the MyBenU Update Page for more information and instructions to learn how to register in the new version.
Effective with the 2019 Fall term, all undergraduate and graduate courses at Benedictine University will be renumbered from three-digits to four-digits. Subject codes will remain as a three-, four-, and six-letter system.
For more information and tools to help you figure out the new system, please go to our Course Renumbering website. Here, you will find information on why we renumbered, the goal of the project, a listing of the old and new course numbering sequence, and two tools to find specific courses and their new numbers.
At the bottom of the page are Frequently Asked Questions, which will be updated as needed.
If you have specific questions about a course, please check the 2019-2020 Course Catalog.
For information on how to apply for graduation, commencement, diploma delivery, and transcript ordering, please go to our Graduation Information page.
| TERM | GRADUATION | DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS |
| Fall 2020 | December 31, 2020 Degree Conferral | Late Applications accepted until December 15, 2020 with late fee |
| Winter 2021 (Quarter) | March 31, 2021 Degree Conferral | Late Applications accepted until March 15, 2021 with late fee |
| Spring 2021 (Semester) | May 31, 2021 Degree Conferral | Deadline extended to 1/8/2021 after that date, Late Applications accepted until May 15, 2021 with late fee |
| Spring 2021 (Quarter) | June 30, 2021 Degree Conferral | Deadline extended to 1/8/2021 after that date, Late Applications accepted until June 15, 2021 with late fee |
| Summer 2021 | August 31, 2021 Degree Conferral | October 15 to February 15 |
| Fall 2021 | December 31, 2021 Degree Conferral | January 8 to March 15 |
Interested in ordering an official transcript? All of our transcript orders are now done completely online. Please follow ben.edu/transcripts to order an official transcript.
Do you require an Enrollment Verification Certificate or want to obtain a Degree Verify Certificate? BenU has authorized the National Student Clearinghouse to process these requests. Follow the self-service directions on the Enrollment and Degree Verifications page to submit your request and print your certificate.
Students graduating in Fall 2020 can anticipate receiving their diplomas in March.
For additional information, go to Diploma Information to order Duplicate Diplomas and place an eDiploma request.
Hours
Mon-Fri: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Jason Heidenfelder
Registrar
Benedictine University
103 Lownik
5700 College Rd.
Lisle, IL 60532
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Phone:
(630) 829-6349
