Summer 2021 Courses

SUMMER AT SAIC

FLEXIBLE PATHS FOR MAKING

June 1 - August 20

Join us on campus for fully in-person or modified in-person studio experiences, or study online from wherever you are in the world.

Sessions:

  • 3-Week 1 (3W1): June 1 - June 17
  • 6-Week 1 (6W1): June 1 - July 9
  • 3-Week 2 (3W2): June 21 - July 9
  • 3-Week 3 (3W3): July 12 - July 30
  • 6-Week 2 (6W2): July 12 - August 20
  • 3-Week 4 (3W4): August 2 - August 20

Whether you are interested in fulfilling requirements, opening up space in your fall schedule, or want to continue to challenge yourself this summer, we have a robust range of studio and academic courses available.

FULLY IN-PERSON & MODIFIED IN-PERSON:

Departments are offering fully or near-fully in-person undergraduate and graduate studio classes that focus on intensive making and technical instruction, while continuing to adhere to necessary health and safety practices in every classroom.

ONLINE:

A range of studio and academic courses will be available online – with evening options available.

BENEFITS:

  • Physically-distant in-person courses bring faculty and students back to work safely in classrooms and other on-campus making spaces.
  • Academic courses offered online.
  • Access to courses that tend to fill quickly in the fall and spring semesters.
  • Opportunity to satisfy degree requirements, create flexibility in next year’s schedule, and greater opportunity to focus on popular elective options.
  • On campus housing available throughout the summer, even if you will not be living on campus in Spring 2021 or Fall 2021
  • Merit and other forms of financial aid apply toward the cost of tuition for students enrolling in 6 or more credits.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

For assistance with academic planning, contact the Academic Advising office through the Navigate app, studenthelp@saic.edu, or 312.629.6800.

Featured Courses:

See all courses at saic.edu/course-search

ARTTECH 3123: Digital Sound 1 *Modified In-Person

June 1 - June 17, 9-4

MSP studen photography project

ARTTECH 3075: Alternative Image Capture *ONLINE

June 21 - July 9, 9-4

Dripping neon artwork

ARTTECH 2112: Neon Techniques *In-Person

July 12 - July 30, 9-4

CER 1008: Ceramic and the 3D Printer *In-Person

June 21 - July 9, 9-4

CER 3040: Whiteware & Casting *In-Person

June 21 - July 9, 9-4

CER 2005: Throwing: Multi-Level *In-Person

July 12 - July 30, 9-4

FASH 3060: Virtual Flat to Form *Modified In-Person

June 1 - June 17, 9-5
Students learn the basics of illustration

FASH 2007: Beginning Fashion Illustration *Modified In-Person

June 21 - July 9, 9-4:30

FASH 2026: Elastic Limbs *Modified In-Person

August 2 - August 27, 9-4

PHOTO 1001: Intro to Photographic Image Making *In-Person

June 1 - June 17, 9-4

PHOTO 2015: Lighting Fundamentals *In-Person

June 1 - June 17, 9-4
Student examines Lightbox

PHOTO 3005: Topics in Photography *In-Person

June 21 - July 9, 9-4
Front of the Art Institute of Chicago

ARTHI 4175: Vienna 1900: Art, Politics, Psyche *ONLINE

June 1 - June 17, 9-12

ARTHI 4472: India, Women & Visual Culture *ONLINE

June 1 - June 17, 9-12

ARTHI 4508: Chicago Arch & Public Sculpture *Modified In-Person

June 21 - July 9, 9-12

For all degree-seeking students, graduate and undergraduate, summer registration opens at the same time: 8:30am on Monday, March 15, 2021. Students are encouraged to register promptly as there are not spaced-out enrollment windows for different groups.

SAIC’s summer is broken up into three-week segments. The vast majority of options will be three-week intensives, where you will have class each day. A small number of classes will utilize a more extended six-week structure, spreading out across two three-week sessions. Given the different meeting patterns, it will be very difficult to enroll in both a three-week class and a six-week class at the same time.

Sessions:

  • 3-Week 1 (3W1): June 1 - June 17
  • 6-Week 1 (6W1): June 1 - July 9
  • 3-Week 2 (3W2): June 21 - July 9
  • 3-Week 3 (3W3): July 12 - July 30
  • 6-Week 2 (6W2): July 12 - August 20
  • 3-Week 4 (3W4): August 2 - August 20

The cost of summer courses is the same as fall or spring options per credit hour. Students taking six or more credits are eligible to apply any merit or need-based aid you have received toward that tuition amount. Contact the office of Student Financial Services to review your financial aid and summer eligibility.

No. You may feel free to live in off-campus housing in Chicago. You may choose to continue to live off-campus in the fall, or choose to live on-campus if you sign up to do so.

All students will be living in either the 162 N. State Street Residences or Jones Hall.

If you sign up to live on-campus for the 21/22 academic year, Residence Life will make your fall housing placement based on the housing preferences listed in your housing application, this process does not integrate with summer housing. Students will be able to relocate to their academic year room assignment prior to the start of the Fall 2021 semester.

The final summer sessions conclude on Friday, August 20, and the Fall 2021 semester is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, September 1. In the interim, students will have time to rest, prepare, and further enjoy summer in Chicago.