IMPORTANT DATES:

• PROGRAM DATES
  June 30 – August 1, 2008
  (No Class: July 3 and 4)
• Housing App. Deadline:
  May 9, 2008
• Admission App. Deadline:
  May 30, 2008
• Registration Deadline:
  June 6, 2008
• Orientation: (for students not living in HSSI housing)
  June 14, 2008 11:00 AM
  at 1104 S. Wabash
• Housing Orientation:
  (mandatory for students living on campus)
  June 28, 2008
• NO CLASSES:
  JULY 3 and 4, 2008
• Course Withdrawal Deadline:
  July 8, 2008
• Showcase:
  August 1, 2008

Registering for HSSI Courses

As soon as you have received confirmation of your acceptance to the program from Columbia’s Undergraduate Admissions Office, you may register for classes.

Registration is done through the College’s “Oasis” system.
To use the Oasis system:

1. Log on to http://oasis.colum.edu
   Enter your OASIS ID and password that were sent to your email address. If you need assistance logging on, you may call 312/344-7130 or email admissions@colum.edu
2. Click on the blue “Students” tab located just below your name at the top of the screen.
3. On the Students page, click on the “Register for Classes” link listed under the “CX-Student Enrollment Portlet.”
4. Click “Set Options” at the bottom of the screen.
5. Select the appropriate Program, Semester and Year.
   For the High School Summer Institute select:
   Program = High School Summer Inst.
   Session = Summer Semester
   Year = 2008
   
6. Enter your course number(s) for your class(es) in the format indicated (##-####) and the section number in the format indicated (##, e.g. 41)
7. Click “Add”.
8. Once you have added all the classes you wish, please close the Registration Entry window. You will see your new courses immediately in “Student Schedule for High School Institute 2008.”

If the course you would like to take is closed, we encourage you to check back often to see if any spaces have opened up. We regret that we are unable to maintain “waiting lists" for classes. However, we maybe able to help you select alternate courses that suit your interests. We would welcome hearing from you.

Payment of tuition in full is due within five business days of registering for classes. Students who have not made full payment within five business days of registering for HSSI classes may be dropped from those classes. If you would like to pay online via or CCCPay system, you must wait one business day after registering for class(es) before you can access the system.

Class Cancellation

Every year, a small number of courses must be cancelled due to low enrollment. However, should such cancellations occur, students affected by such changes or cancellations will be notified. Students may then opt to be placed in available spaces in courses that suit their interests or request a full refund of their tuition (and housing) fees.

*Special note to parents: The Family Education and Privacy Act (FERPA) protects the privacy of student academic records. Under the act, personally identifiable information about a student cannot be released without the student’s express written permission. Any student attending a post-secondary school, regardless of age, is protected by FERPA. High School summer Institute students, by virtue of their attendance at Columbia College Chicago, are covered by the act and their grades and other confidential information cannot be released to any third party, including a parent.