Chicago Center: Chicago, IL

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Subjects: Founded in 1970, Chicago Center extends the classroom walls for students from all majors by providing professional internships and experience-based seminars. Internships are available in all fields and are tailored to each student’s professional goals and academic requirements. Chicago Center seminars are unique learning experiences that take place in the heart of Chicago’s neighborhoods, highlighting the diversity of America’s third largest city. Students earn a full-term worth of credit for the internship and seminar experience.

Chicago Center provides housing to all students and introduces them to city living during a two-week orientation. Student housing is located in Hyde Park, a beautiful lakefront community that is home to Chicago Center’s office and staff. Hyde Park is also home to the University of Chicago.

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Prerequisites: 2.7 GPA, junior-level standing and demonstrated maturity.

Length: Fall semester, spring semester, or summer.

Credit: 4.00 Albion units (16 semester hours). Two Albion College units for academic course work, two Albion College units for internship.
2.00 Albion Units for Summer program. (1 academic unit + 1 internship unit).

Housing: Chicago Center provides apartment style housing and a food budget to all students. All apartments are located in Hyde Park and are shared with other students in the program. Apartments are fully furnished and include Wi-Fi, laundry, and cable. Students are just blocks from the neighborhood shopping district and beautiful Lake Michigan.

Cost: Albion College tuition, room and board charges cover the Chicago Center program tuition, room, board, and program fees. The Chicago Center program fees include room, board, cultural events, texts, all in-city transportation and class fees. For summer term students, the Albion College summer school tuition covers all charges. 

Costs Not Covered by Albion: Spring and Fall $100 security deposit, City Activity Expense $300. 

Faculty Advisors:
Dr. Drew Christopher, 325B Olin,
Dr. Suellyn Henke, Olin 224,

Comments: Students intern full-time three days a week during the semester and four days a week during the summer. All semester students have the option to interview at multiple internship sites before making their decision and have access to Chicago Center’s extensive internship database. Summer students will be placed in their internships prior to their arrival in Chicago. Class sizes are small (7-12) and allow for robust group discussions and personal feedback from instructors. The program is oriented toward understanding the diversity of experience in an urban setting, and allows students to engage with the city professionally and academically.

Contact:
Cameron Dreher-Siefkes
Interim Executive Director
Chicago Center
1448 East 52nd Street, #430
Chicago, IL 60615
Telephone: 773/363-1312
Fax: 773/322-1153
Email:
Web: http://www.chicagocenter.org