Contact Us:
312 369 6845

hssi@colum.edu

IMPORTANT DATES

Program
July 9 – 27, 2012

Application
HSSI 2012 Application is now open

Orientation
July 7, 2012

Showcase
July 27, 2012

Tuition and Payment

The 2012 tuition is $300 per credit hour: $900 for each course earning three credits, $1800 for each course earning six credits.

Housing / food / activity fee for students living on campus is approximately $1950.

High School Summer Institute 2012 Billing Information

To view your charges, log on to http://oasis.colum.edu using your Oasis ID and password; click on the blue "Student Financial Services" tab located in the bar just below your name, then click on the "Student Account Summary" link on the SFS page.

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

Payment may be made on-line, by mail, or in person:

• Pay On-line (credit card or e-check only):
  1. Once you register for class(es), you must wait one business day to be given clearance to use CCCPay.
  2. Log in to Oasis with your Oasis ID number and password.
  3. Click on the blue "Student Financial Services tab", then click on "CCCPay/Online Billing and Payment"
  4. Click on the "Make Payment" menu option located on the left side of the page.
  5. Enter payment amount.
  6. Choose payment option (e-check or credit card only).
     The College accepts American Express, Discover and MasterCard.
• Please be advised that credit card payments will be charged an additional service fee equal to 2.75% of the payment amount.  No service fee is charged for e-check payments.
• Pay by Mail (check or money order only):
  Columbia College Chicago
  Student Financial Services
  600 S. Michigan Ave
  Chicago, IL 60605
  
  Please be sure to write your Oasis ID number on the check or money order. Make checks payable to Columbia College Chicago.
• Pay in Person (cash or check only)
  The cashier is located at 600 S. Michigan Ave, 6th floor. Cashier hours are 9am to 4:30pm, Monday through Friday. Cashier accepts cash, money order and check payments only. Please be sure to write your Oasis Student ID number on all check and money order payments. Credit card payments, are accepted only on-line through the Columbia College CCCPay system.
  
  For more information on payment options, visit
• www.colum.edu/ways-to-make-a-payment

Dropping Classes/Canceling Housing:

For a full credit of housing costs you must officially cancel your housing reservation on or before May 4th, by 5 p.m.

For a full tuition credit and for  50% housing costs credit you must officially drop your classes/cancel your housing reservation by June 1st, by 5 p.m. 

For 50% tuition credit and 25% housing costs credit you must officially drop your classes/cancel your housing reservation by June 20th, by 5 p.m.

Full tuition and housing costs will be charged after that date; there are no exceptions to the drop policy.  To drop a class, you should login to Oasis and reopen your registration screen.  Next to your course selections, there is a spot to select "Drop."  Select "Drop" and then click on submit and your class will be officially dropped. More information on housing cancellation procedure will be available soon.

Please note: Non-attendance is not considered an official drop. Students who register but do not attend class will receive a failing grade.

Due to the intensive nature of the program, attendance at all class sessions is a must. Illness or family emergency are the only acceptable reasons for missing class.