Special Instructions for High School Applicants

If you’re a graduating high school senior who wants to get a head start on college by taking a course in the summer, you can apply as a Summer Session Only student.

To be eligible for UIC’s Summer Session, you need to have graduated by the first day of the session that you want to attend (4-week session: May 19, 2025; 8-week session: June 16, 2025). If you will have completed your high school coursework and finals prior to the start of UIC’s Summer Session, but your graduation date is after the first day of the Summer Session, please contact us for more information.

In order to process your application, UIC will need a letter from your high school guidance counselor stating your expected graduation date. The letter should be written on official school letterhead and needs to include the following information:

• Your full name and date of birth
• The name and address of your high school
• Your expected high school graduation date
• Any additional information that your counselor would like to submit in support of you attending UIC’s Summer Session.

Your guidance counselor should submit the letter, along with a cover sheet that has the guidance counselor’s contact information, to the attention of “Office of Admissions” by email to the Summer Session Office at summer@uic.edu. The letter must be submitted by the application deadline for the session in which you wish to enroll.

After you’ve submitted all required supporting documentation, it takes about two weeks for your application to be processed.