Students travel to Evanston on Friday morning, and classes are held Friday afternoon, all day Saturday, and Sunday morning.
Accommodations are provided at the Allen Center on Friday and Saturday nights. Tutorials and study group meetings take place during the weekend. Students in this program take four courses over a 12-week quarter.
There are a total of six quarters. This Schedule begins in September and ends two years later in June, and includes a week-long live-in session at the beginning of each academic year with a summer break between years.
For a sample curriculum, click here. Sample Schedule
September in Evanston, Twice Monthly September 2012 – June 2014 Schedule subject to change |
| Year One |
Year Two |
Live-In Week September 9-14, 2012 |
International Live-In Week choice of: July 28 - August 2, 2013 August 11-16, 2013 August 25-30, 2013 |
Fall Class Weekends October 5-7, 19-21, 2012 November 2-4, 16-18, 2012 December 7-9, 2012
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Fall Class Weekends September 13-15, 27-29, 2013 October 11-13, 25-27, 2013 November 8-10, November 29-December 1, 2013 |
Winter Class Weekends January 11-13, 25-27, 2013 February 8-10, 22-24, 2013 March 8-10, 2013 |
Winter Class Weekends January 3-5, 17-19, January 31-February 2, 2014 February 14-16, February 28-March 2, 2014 March 14-16, 2014 Optional Electives Live-In Week: February 9-14, 2014 |
Spring Class Weekends March 22-24, 2013 April 12-14, 26-28, 2013 May 10-12, 24-26, 2013 |
Spring Class Weekends April 4-6, 17-19*, 2014 May 2-4, 16-18, 2014 May 30 - June 1, 2014 *please note Thursday start this weekend |
Typical class times are Friday 1:00 pm - 4:30/6:00 pm, Saturday 8:30 am - 4:30/6:00 pm and Sunday 8:00 am - 11:15 am. Tutorials will be held on Friday and Saturday after classes end. Online tutorials are held mid-week. A typical class morning includes two 90 minute academic sessions. A typical class afternoon includes two to three 90 minute academic sessions, often followed by optional 90 minute tutorials. |