Academic Calendar:Loyola University Chicago

Academic Calendar

February 25	Monday	Financial Aid Application due
February 27 - March 13		LOCUS Registration for classes abroad
March 11	Monday	Application deadline if program not already filled
March 22	Friday	Last day to withdraw from China program with a grade of "W" and receive partial refund
April 1	Monday	Copy of passport and Visa application due; Final payment of tuition, fees, and housing due

May 20	Monday	Dorm Opens, arrivals, evening group dinner
May 21	Tuesday	TBC lunch, Orientation & neighborhood tour including Lama Temple & Confucius Temple, group dinner
May 22	Wednesday	Classes in a.m., afternoon tour of Tiananman Square & Forbidden City
May 23	Thursday	Classes in a.m., Optional: afternoon visit to Olympic Grounds
May 24	Friday	Classes in a.m., Optional visit to 789 art district
May 27	Monday	Classes in a.m., Optional afternoon trip to tailor
May 28	Tuesday	Class in a.m., afternoon Supreme Court visit
May 29	Wednesday	Classes in a.m., afternoon law firm visit (Sheppard Mullin)
May 30	Thursday	Classes in a.m.
May 31	Friday	Exams in the morning
May 31 - June 2	Friday - Sunday	Optional trip to Xian, Terracotta Warriors; Great Mosque; City Wall – Biking; Xian Museum; Water Show; Small Goose Pagoda, return early on Sunday to Beijing
June 3	Monday	Classes in a.m., Optional: afternoon Summer Palace
June 4	Tuesday	Classes in a.m., group dinner: Peking Duck
June 5	Wednesday	Classes in a.m., lunch, afternoon tour of Great Wall
June 6	Thursday	Classes in a.m., evening Optional: Acrobat Show
June 10	Monday	Classes in a.m., evening Karaoke with dinner
June 11	Tuesday	Classes in a.m., Optional: afternoon visit to Temple of Heaven and Pearl Market
June 12	Wednesday	Classes in a.m., Final banquet
June 13	Thursday	Class in a.m., free afternoon
June 14	Friday	Exams in the morning
June 15	Saturday	Depart Beijing in a.m.

All schedules are Subject to Change