Who Gets a UIN

Many interactions with a university, campus, or unit program in the U of I System—no matter how brief they were—result in a UIN being created. While the following list is not exhaustive, UINs are often generated or retrieved for:

Persons who apply for admission to the universities at Chicago, Springfield, and Urbana-Champaign
Paid employees
Unpaid employees
Persons working at UI Health through a staffing agency
High school students at Noble Street Charter School in Chicago or University Laboratory High School ("Uni High") in Urbana
Eligible community and employee family members who arrange for Campus Recreation membership
Fire Service Institute or Police Training Institute
Visiting faculty and guest lecturers
Students not seeking degrees
Employees of official University Related Organizations
Participants in summer and short-term programs