Week One: June 28-July 4 |
| June 28 | Orientation & campus tour |
| June 29 | Orientation & walking tour of downtown Chicago |
| June 30 | Placement testing & orientation |
| July 1 | Classes begin; walking tour of Albany Park neighborhood |
| July 3 | Free Day |
| July 4 | Fourth of July parade in Evanston (optional) |
Week Two: July 5-July 11 |
| July 5 | Classes Continue |
| July 6 | Classes Continue; Chicago Cultural Center & Millennium Park |
| July 7 | Classes Continue |
| July 8 | Classes Continue; Riverwalk |
| July 9 | Classes Continue |
| July 10 | Navy Pier (optional) |
| July 11 | Free Day |
Week Three: July 12-July 18 |
| July 12 | Classes Continue |
| July 13 | Classes Continue; Chinatown |
| July 14 | Classes Continue |
| July 15 | Field Museum of Natural History |
| July 16 | Classes Continue |
| July 17 | Evanston Ethnic Arts Festival (optional) |
| July 18 | Free Day |
Week Four: July 19-July 25 |
| July 19 | Classes Continue |
| July 20 | Classes Continue; North Park Nature Center |
| July 21 | Classes Continue |
| July 22 | Classes Continue; Chicago Botanic Gardens |
| July 23 | Classes Continue |
| July 24 | Foster Avenue Beach (optional) |
| July 25 | Free Day |
Week Five: July 26-July 31 |
| July 26 | Classes Continue |
| July 27 | Classes Continue; Art Institute |
| July 28 | Classes Continue |
| July 29 | Classes Continue; Lincoln Park Zoo (optional) |
| July 30 | Final poster presentations |
| July 31 | check out of residence hall |