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Field
Trips and Special Events
We offer field trips, special events, workshops, and seminars.
In these optional activities students explore and experience
American culture.
Read
about the activities for this session:
Events
Computer
Resources
Each
week, Tutorium classes use our special computer lab, Student
Computer-Aided Instruction Laboratory (SCAILAB). Tutorium
students have priority access to SCAILAB before and after
class.
SCAILAB
has
- Special
software to improve English
- Special
software to practice for the TOEFL iBT
- Advanced
computers and fast Internet access
Tutorium
students use SCAILAB to
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Do homework
- Practice
English
- Learn
basic computer skills
The
Tutorium is an official TOEFL iBT Test Location, and SCAILAB
is where the Tutorium administers the TOEFL iBT. So Tutorium
students have class and practice time in the same room where
the TOEFL iBT is administered.
Visit
SCAILAB's website:
SCAILAB
In SCAILAB,
the Tutorium offices, and throughout campus, Tutorium students
can use the UIC wireless network. The UIC wireless network
offers fast and secure access to email and the Internet.
To learn more about the UIC wireless network and system
requirements:
UIC
Wireless Network
(top)
Immigration
Counseling
We issue I-20's to full-time students, and we provide counseling
on immigration and visas.
To learn
more about the I-20 and F-1 student visa application process:
The
I-20 Process
Advice
for Getting a Student Visa(F-1 Visa) (pdf: 28KB)
University
Resources
Tutorium students can use these University resources:
University
Library
SCAILAB
(Tutorium's Computer Lab)
Public
Computer Labs
(top)
Preparation
for University Admission
Institutional
Testing Program (ITP) TOEFL
Students
in levels 2-5 take the ITP TOEFL each session at no extra
charge.
University
Admission Seminars
We offer free seminars to prepare students for university
admission.
These
seminars explain
-
The US university system
- The
TOEFL iBT and other entrance tests
- How
to choose a university
- How
to complete applications
University
Admissions Resources
(top)
Assistance
with UIC Undergraduate Admission
We provide counseling and assistance with UIC undergraduate
admission. Some Tutorium students apply to UIC through the
Tutorium while they improve their English skills and TOEFL
scores at the Tutorium. This way, Tutorium students can
submit their TOEFL scores after the UIC application deadline.
Audit
University Courses
Tutorium students may audit UIC courses for $15 per course.
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