BRC, IRC, and ERC Courses Registration
The 2012 Course Schedule is now available.
SPECIAL NOTICE
Course Completion Cards:
The Illinois Department of Transportation, Division of Traffic Safety, Cycle Rider Safety Training Program (CRSTP), has set a new policy on the distribution of completion cards for all rider education courses conducted by the four Regional Centers. That policy is:
Course completion cards will no longer be given out by Instructors at the end of a course. Course completion cards for persons successfully completing a Basic Rider Course (BRC), Experienced Rider Course (ERC), Intermediate Rider Course (IRC) or any other approved motorcycle rider education course conducted by the four Regional Training Centers must be distributed by mail after each students course information has been entered into the data base system. Students completing a course with a passing grade should receive their completion card within 15 business days from the last day of the course.
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| Highland Community College, Freeport, IL (HCC) | Registration Now Open | Map |
| South Beliot High School, South Beloit, IL (SBHS) | Registration Now Open |
| College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL (CLC) | Registration Now Open | Map |
| Chicago Rockford International Airport, Rockford, IL (CRIA) | Registration Now Open | Map |
| Jefferson High School, Rockford, IL (JHS) | Registration Now Open | Map |
| Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL (NIU) | Registration Now Open | Map |
| Rock Valley College, Rockford, IL (RVC) | Registration Now Open | |
| Waubonsee Comm. College, Sugar Grove, IL (WCC) | Registration Now Open | Map |
| Elgin Community College, Elgin, IL (ECC) | Registration Now Open | Map |
| Fort Phillip Sheridan, Fort Sheridan, IL (FPS) | Registration Now Open | Map |
| Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, IL (GTL) | Registration Now Open | Map |
| Great Lakes V.A. Hospital, Great Lakes, IL (GLVA) | Registration Now Open | Map |
| McHenry County College, Crystal Lake, IL (MCC) | Registration Now Open |
| College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL (COD) | Registration Now Open | Map |
| Intermediate Rider Course - ALL LOCATIONS | Registration Now Open | Map |
| Experienced Rider Courses - ALL LOCATIONS | Registration Now Open | Map |
Registration for Basic Rider Courses (BRC), Experienced Rider Courses (ERC) and Intermediate Rider Course (IRC) are accomplished via this web site only. Courses will be closed automatically as they fill up.
Course numbers ending with an "S" indicates it is a single course (12 students) and those ending with a "D" indicates it is a double course (24 students).
Please note the following:When registering online you will need to provide exact information from your driver's license, plus a home or work phone number and an e-mail address.
In addition:
- Registration dates for courses will be staggered.
- You may only register at sites beginning on the specified dates. If you attempt to register for a site before it is available, you will receive an error message saying, "Registration for this event is currently not available."
- Any registration for sites received in any way prior to the specified opening dates will be returned.
- No phone registrations will be accepted.
- Transfers can only be done if space is available. (see below)
- You will need a credit card to register for a course online. No charge will be made to your credit card until you are officially enrolled into a course. See below for more information on policies regarding deposits.
To register online, click the site you wish to register at. If registration is available, that is, if the date indicated has come and there are still openings, you will be directed to our online registration system. If you try to register for a course that is not available, you will get an error message indicating the schedule is not available.
Course Times:
- Regular Weekend BRC Courses: 6-10 p.m. Friday; 8 a.m.- 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday (does not have an AM or PM at the end of the course number)
- Weekend BRC AM Courses: 6-10 p.m. Friday; 7 a.m.- 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
- Weekend BRC PM Courses: 6-10 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.- 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
- Week Long Evening BRC Courses: 6-10 p.m. Monday-Friday
- ERC Courses: 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays or Sundays
- IRC Courses: 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays or Sundays
- IMPORTANT NOTE: You must be in the classroom for roll call by 6 PM of the first class session or you will lose your seat. No excuses will be accepted.
Go directly to the Course Schedules page.
Only one person per registration form will be accepted, and a person cannot be registered for more than one course through the registration office. A person may attend additional courses as a walk-in student. If you registered for multiple courses you will be CANCELED from all but the first one you registered for.
The Motorcycle Safety Project realizes the limiting of one person per registration makes it difficult for people to register together in courses. However, large numbers of duplicate registrations experienced in previous years (resulting in equally large numbers of no-shows) required this change. This change will result in more people being able to register for courses.Deposits: Your $20 registration deposit reserves your place in a class. However, you must attend the first class meeting on time to claim your reserved seat. If you are late to the first night of class, your seat will be given to someone on the "walk-in list" and you will forfeit your deposit.
Processing Fee: University Outreach, Conferencing and Registration Services will include a $3.00
non-refundable fee for the processing of each online registration. This fee will be in addition to the registration deposit being made to reserve a seat in a motorcycle safety course.
Donations/Refunds: You may donate your $20 deposit to the Motorcycle Safety Project so that it may be used to help expand and improve our course offerings and operations. This will help to give many other people the opportunity to share the experience you will have with this course and help them to come into the sport of motorcycling in a much safer manner.
At the end of the course you participate in you will be given a form. To donate your $20 deposit, you will be require to check the appropriate box that indicates your desire to make the donation and then sign the form to acknowledge you are donating your registration deposit. If you elect not to donate the deposit, you must check the appropriate box to indicate you want a refund.
Persons registering online using a credit card will receive a refund in the form of a credit back to the appropriate credit card used to register for the course. There will be no direct transfers of funds to participants with credit card transactions.
Transfers and Cancellations: No request for transfers will be accepted until April 1 and a transfer can only be made if space is available. You may contact our office to transfer from one course to another, but may only do so once without forfeiting your deposit. Transfers or cancellations must be made at least 14 business days before your scheduled class starting date. Pre-registration cancellations and transfers received at least 14 business days before the course starting date will be fully refunded after the course is finished. Cancellations from a course must be submitted to the Motorcycle Safety Project in writing via fax (815-753-8021), e-mail to OutreachRegistration@niu.edu, or regular mail (see mailing address below).
All requests for a transfer must be submitted in writing via fax (815-753-8021), e-mail to OutreachRegistration@niu.edu or by regular mail to:
Motorcycle Safety Project
Northern Illinois University,
DeKalb, IL. 60115
Substitutions: There will be NO substitutions for anyone registered for a BRC or ERC course that becomes unable to fill their assigned reserved course position. If a person becomes unable to attend an assigned course, someone will fill the position from the Walk-in list.
Registration Confirmation: Once the registration fee has been confirmed and the registration has been accepted into the system (meaning there was no duplication), a formal confirmation letter and map with directions to the class will be sent via email. Therefore, it is vital that you provide a valid email address when you register.
Walk-In Student Procedure: Walk-in students will be selected using a lottery process. Those wanting to enroll as a walk-in will be given a two-part ticket. The individual will keep one half and the other half will be put into a container for a possible drawing on open spots. Once roll call is completed at 6 p.m., tickets will be drawn from the container to fill any vacancies