Summer Session

Summer Session Tuition Benefit Program

The Summer Session office at the University of Chicago sponsors the Summer Session Tuition Benefit Program (the “Summer Session Benefit”). Under the Summer Session Benefit Program, dependent children of University full-time benefits-eligible faculty, other academic appointees, and staff who are admitted to select Summer Session programs operated by the College will receive 25% off tuition costs for up to two Summer Session courses.

Depending on the requirements of the particular Summer Session program, interested students must apply to or register for their desired, eligible program(s) and request the Summer Session Benefit. If the student is admitted, the 25% reduction is then applied to the tuition charged for the eligible program(s). This benefit is intended for staff and faculty dependents; if staff or faculty members would like to take a course over the summer, please visit https://intranet.uchicago.edu/benefits-and-career/benefits. 

Summer Session Tuition Benefit

    Program

    Audience

    Program Structure

    Immersion

    High school (in 9th, 10th, or 11th grade at time of application)

    Over 30 100-unit courses offered
    Stones & Bones

    Research in the Biological Sciences (RIBS)

    		 High school (in 9th, 10th, or 11th grade at time of application) One, 200-unit course

    Summer College

    High school (in 11th or 12th grade at time of application)

    Over 35 100-unit courses offered

    Summer Online

    High school (in 11th or 12th grade at time of application)

    9 100-unit courses offered

    		    

    Summer Language Institute

    High school (in 11th or 12th grade at time of application),
    undergraduate, or graduate students

    100-unit and 300-unit intensive courses offered

    Undergraduate Summer Quarter

    Undergraduates and recent graduates

    Over 50 100-unit courses offered

    September Term

    UChicago second-, third-, and fourth-years

    18 100-unit courses offered

    		    

    The 25% reduction is applicable only to the cost of tuition (not other fees). As part of the Tuition Benefit, for those programs that require an application, the application fee will be waived.

    In order to be eligible for Summer Session Benefit Program:

    • Applicants must be a dependent of a University of Chicago full-time benefits-eligible faculty, other academic appointee, or staff member at time of application. 
    • Applicants must submit the Summer Session Benefit request form, including evidence of dependent status as specified in the form. 

    The Benefits Office will confirm that staff and faculty are the eligible for the tuition benefit by the start of the summer.

    Current UChicago College Students

    • Current UChicago College students may simply enroll in Summer Language Institute, Summer Quarter, or September Term courses through My.UChicago beginning in early March.

    Students from Other Colleges or Universities

    • The Visiting Students application is now open, see the VS page for more information or - go here to continue an already started application.
    • Current undergraduates from colleges or universities other than UChicago must submit the Visiting Student application and be admitted to Summer Quarter or Summer Language Institute to be eligible for the Summer Benefit Program. 
      • To apply for the Summer Session Benefit, select “Summer Session Benefit Program” from the list in the CBO Partnership Scholarship section of the program application, then submit the 2023 Faculty and Staff Tuition Benefit Request Form (opens January 2023). 

    High School Students

    • To apply for Immersion, Stones & Bones, Summer College, Summer Online, or Pre-College Summer Language Institute courses, high school students must submit the program application found at summer.uchicago.edu (opens December 2022).
      • To apply for the Summer Benefit, select “Summer Session Benefit Program” from the list in the CBO Partnership Scholarship section of the program application, then submit the 2023 Faculty and Staff Tuition Benefit Request Form (opens January 2023).  

    Pre-college Programs and Visiting Student Application Deadlines

    • Priority deadline: January 18, 2023
    • Regular deadline: March 1, 2023
    • Extended deadline: April 6, 2023
    • Rolling admissions from April 8, 2023 until early May

    Visit summer.uchicago.edu for more pre-college program information. 

    See the Visiting Students page for additional information.

    ***

    Current UChicago Students

    Self-registration for current students in the College will open the first week of March 2023 for the following programs:

    • Summer Quarter Undergraduate Courses
    • Summer Language Institute
    • September Term

    See the Current UChicago Students page for more information.

     

    The pricing examples below show the estimated cost for a student participating in Summer 2023 courses with the 25% Summer Session Benefit applied. The Summer Session Benefit cannot be combined with other Summer Session-funded need-based financial aid for visiting undergraduates or pre-college students. For pre-college residential programs, the benefit is not applied to housing, dining, or other fees.

    **These prices below do not include the additional costs of application fees, or the mandatory Student Life Fee for some enrolled students.

    Rates for Summer 2023 will be finalized around February 2022 for all programs. 

    Program

    Type

    		 Instructional Mode

    Regular Tuition-Only Cost
    (estimated)

    Tuition-Only Cost with Summer Session Benefit

    Summer Quarter

    Undergraduate

    remote or in-person

    $4,500 per course

    $3,375 per course

    September Term

    Undergraduate

    		 in-person

    $4,500 per course

    $3,375 per course

    		        

    Summer College

    Pre-college

    		 remote

    $4,500 per course

    $3,375 per course

    Summer Language Institute

    Undergrad, grad, pre-college

    		 remote

    $7,725 (300-unit intensive course)
    $4,500 (100-unit course)

    $5,795 (300-unit)
    $3,375 (100-unit)

    Immersion

    Pre-college

    		 residential

    $8,350 program fee

    $7,050 program fee*

    Stones and Bones

    Pre-college

    		 residential

    $13,600 program fee

    $10,950 program fee*

    Research in the Biological Sciences

    Pre-college

    		 residential

    $13,600 program fee

    $10,950 program fee*

    Summer Online

    Pre-college

    		 remote

    $4,500 per course

    $3,375 per course

    * The program fees for residential programs include tuition, housing, dining, and fees.  The reduced amount reflects a tuition reduction only; no reduction is available for housing, dining, or other fees.

    For more information about the Summer Session Benefit Program, or for help determining if you are eligible for this benefit, please consult the University of Chicago Educational Assistance Plan, available here or contact Benefits at benefits@uchicago.edu. For additional information about programs or how to apply for the Tuition Benefit, contact Summer Session at summersession@uchicago.edu or call 773-702-2149

    To apply for the Summer Session Benefit, go to the Request Form.

    To complete the Request form, you must upload two PDFs of information from the Parent/Guardian’s Workday profile.

    • Proof of dependent status
    • Job details

    Dependents Page

    Step 1: Go to Workday: https://wd5.myworkday.com/uchicago/d/home.htmld, then click on the “Benefits” widget from your home page.

    Step 2: Under the “Change” menu, select “Dependents”

    If you have any dependents, they will be listed on the Dependents page.  To save the Dependents page, click on the printer icon on the far right corner of the blue bar at the top of the screen.

    This will trigger a popup box that says “Click to download.”  When you click there, it will create a PDF in your downloads, which you can save to your computer, then upload to the Request Form.

    Job Details Page

    Step 1: To print a confirmation of your job, click on the Cloud widget at the top right of the main Workday screen:

    Step 2: Click on your View Profile at the top of the menu that drops down from the Cloud.

    Step 3: Click on “Job” from the menu in the blue bar on the left side of the screen.

    Step 4: Once on the Job Details page, Print to PDF and save.

    Alternate method: To print Job Details to PDF, you may also click the printer icon in the top right-hand corner of the blue box, just above where your name appears.  Then in the Print box, click Clear All, then just select Job Detail

    ***Please do not send any confidential information on your compensation, salary, or other details***

    The definition of Dependent Children in our Educational Assistance Plan document, available here, is as follows: “Dependent Children includes unmarried natural, step- or adopted children, children of your Domestic Partner, and children for whom you are legal guardian."  The children are covered to age 25.  The children are covered if you are eligible to claim them as dependents on your income taxes.

    If your Dependent Child is not listed as a Dependent in Workday, alternate options for Proof of Relationship may be uploaded in place of this page:

    • Birth certificate
    • Documentation of adoption, or other appropriate legal documents
    • Page one of your most recent federal or state tax return, which must show the child(ren) claimed as a dependent (please redact/cross out wage and social security number information)