Application Process
CS Requirements
- Students must be a junior or senior and must be enrolled full time in one of our Participating Colleges. Chicago Semester is a full time, full semester program; we do not admit students on a part time basis. Given the demands of classes and the 32 hour a week internship, it is not possible to hold a job while on the Chicago Semester program.
- 2.5 GPA minimum – General, BSW, or BSN students.
- 3.0 GPA minimum – Student Teacher, Urban Intensive Track, or for Honors Research program.
- Approval and recommendation from your advisor and campus administration (This may be the Off Campus Representative or CS Campus Representative, which may be different from campus to campus).
Application Packet
Visit your campus representative for information on the CS Program application deadline specific to your college.
Campus representative must submit complete application packets to Chicago Semester by March 1 (fall semester) and May 1 (spring semester).
Submit hard copies of the following items to your campus representative:
- CS Application with required signatures
- Two completed Recommendation Forms (preferably filled out by a professor and/or employer)
- Resume (Social Work students, please also submit an electronic copy to Nancy Fox.)
- Official Transcript
- Photograph (passport size preferred)
- Application Fee – nonrefundable $40 check payable to Chicago Semester
Admittance to Program
Once you have submitted all the required documents and your application has been approved by the college, the campus representative will send the complete application packet to the Chicago Semester office.
The Chicago Semester staff will review the applications and you will receive a letter regarding acceptance by May 1 (fall semester) and July 1 (spring semester). Your college’s approval to apply to the program does not guarantee acceptance to the program.
Enrollment Deposit
Within 30 days of the date of your acceptance letter, you must submit a nonrefundable $250 enrollment deposit to reserve your place. The deposit will be applied to your public transit card for the semester and ticket fee for the fine art events. If you withdraw from the program after submitting the enrollment deposit, it cannot be refunded. If upon class registration you decide not to attend the fine art events, you will be refunded $125 once the semester begins. Payments may be made by check to Chicago Semester or cash.