Graduation Competencies
The Graduation Competencies for the MD student are consistent across all four campuses and can be found here.
The Procedural Competencies for the MD student are consistent across all four campuses and can be found here.
Requirements
Graduation requirements include satisfactory completion of the following:
- All M1 courses and requirements
- All M2 courses and requirements
- The USMLE Step I Examination
- All M3 courses and requirements
- All M4 courses and requirements (Click here for M4 Pathway Requirements Tracking Sheets)
- The USMLE Step II CK and Step 2 CS Examinations
- The Graduation Competency Examination, Parts 1 & 2
DATES FOR AWARDING DEGREES
The College of Medicine students who are completing their M4 year should have an understanding of how their degree is awarded and the documents they will need after they graduate. Your degree is awarded by the University of Illinois at Chicago. The University only awards degrees on certain dates.
| Degree Conferment | Conferment Date | To be considered and eligible for graduation, you must be scheduled for all clinical requirements, have passed USMLE Step 2 CK and Step 2 CS: | |||
| Spring 2016 | May 8, 2016 | by June 18, 2016 | |||
| Summer 2016 | August 7, 2016 | between June 19, 2016 and August 20, 2016 | |||
| Fall 2016 | December 11, 2016 | between August 20, 2016 and December 24, 2016 | |||
| Spring 2017 | May 7, 2017 | by June, 17, 2017 | |||
| Summer 2017 | August 6, 2017 | between June 18, 2017 and August 19, 2017 | |||
| Fall 2017 | December 17, 2017 | between August 20, 2017 and December 23, 2017 |
If you will be a summer semester graduate and only have remaining graduation requirements which will be completed before July 1, and your residency program requires a letter of verification, the Office of the Registrar will write a letter, including the College of Medicine seal, stating that you have completed graduation requirements but due to the College and University’s calendar your degree will not be conferred until the end of the summer semester.
Similarly, if you will be a fall graduate and have complete requirements prior to the degree conferment date, and your residency program requires a letter of verification, the Office of the Registrar will write a letter, including the College of Medicine seal, stating that you have completed graduation requirements but due to the College and University’s calendar your degree will not be conferred until the end of the fall semester.
Updated 3/21/16