Early College Program Summer Institute: Seoul
Early College Program Summer Institute 2025: Seoul
Monday, July 07–Friday, July 18, 2025
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The School of the Art Institute of Chicago is pleased to bring our esteemed Early College Program Summer Institute (ECPSI) to the world-class city of Seoul! Taught by our SAIC school faculty, and held in the incredible art classrooms and studios of Seoul Foreign School, this summer two-week intensive program is designed to educate, engage, and inspire secondary school students who are passionate about art and design in the 21st century.
ECP Korea is designed for students living in and around Seoul to commute to the program. Spaces are filled on a first-come, first-served basis and early registration is encouraged due to limited class capacities.
The Early College Program Summer Institute (ECPSI) Advantage
- Earn college credits that may be transferred to whatever college you choose to attend.
- Successful completion of the program waives the portfolio requirement for admission to SAIC’s undergraduate program.
- A large number of ECPSI students receive top merit scholarships to our undergraduate degree program.
- Students create portfolio-ready work to enhance their admissions portfolios.
- You will receive portfolio feedback from your instructors: one-on-one advice about constructing a portfolio that best represents you. They look at thousands of portfolios and can provide you with expert advice!
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DATES
Monday, July 07–Friday, July 18, 2025
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
$3,696 (2.0 college credits)
Register hereCollege Credits
Upon successful completion of the program, students will receive college credits that may be transferable to other accredited institutions. Students must be at least 15 years old and not older than 18 years of age, and have completed grade 10 of their secondary school to enroll for credit.
Closing Exhibition
Following the ECPSI course, there will be an exhibition on Seoul Foreign School’s campus, as well as a presentation for students and their families.
Courses
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Bring your creative interests and learn traditional and non-traditional drawing and painting techniques in this exciting class. You will work one-on-one with your faculty as you push your skills to the next level. You may choose to work in a variety of media- wet and dry media, ink, pencil, charcoal, collage, observational drawing, storyboarding, or a combination of different materials. The course will include demonstrations geared to your passions, visiting artist presentations, as well as time for self-directed work and comprehensive faculty advising. You’ll engage in discussions and critiques with your peers, create portfolio-quality work, and receive comprehensive guidance on developing competitive applications for college admissions to art and design programs.
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In this course you will learn about contemporary design with a focus in Designed Objects. Through collaborative work and one-on-one mentoring, you will develop design ideas, research, draft, and develop individualized projects and proposals. You will learn about contemporary designers and build design skills from drawing, researching, and ideation. The course will include demonstrations geared to your passions, as well as time for self-directed work and comprehensive faculty advising. You’ll engage in discussions and critiques with your peers, create portfolio-quality work, and receive comprehensive guidance on developing competitive applications for college admissions to art and design programs.
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Drawing/Painting/Comics and Graphic Novels
Molly Colleen O'Connell
Molly Colleen O'Connell's work tells stories that often synthesize fantasy and personal history. As a cartoonist and comics historian, she feels that comics can seamlessly combine the surreal and the mundane to mimic the way our minds travel through narrative. Molly combines the language of cartooning with diverse techniques and materials such as ceramics, painting, poetry, candle making, felting, airbrush, puppetry, and papier-mâché to construct vibrant and immersive installations, comedic performances and narrative books. Molly previously taught in the SAIC Undergraduate Program and the Early College Program Summer Institute. She currently teaches at DePaul University.Designed Objects
Riesling Dong
Riesling Dong (she/her) is a Chicago-based book artist and graphic designer. Her bold experimental approach to her book publishing projects often challenges the convention of traditional books in both physical design and printed content. Riesling’s books take on sculptural form and she views them as a unique medium for delivery of information, storytelling, and embodied experience. Her aim is to enhance the viewer’s experience and understanding, meanwhile creating an object that holds meaning from typography to material. Riesling currently teaches in SAIC's Undergraduate and Continuing Studies Programs.
Registration, Tuition, & FAQ
Registration & Tuition
Tuition: $3,696 USD
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Continuing Studies accepts credit cards (American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa).
Students must be at least 15 years old and not older than 18 years of age, and have completed grade 10 of their secondary school to enroll in the Early College Program.
Questions? Contact us at ecp@saic.edu or call our office at 312.629.6170.
FAQ
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Classes will be held at Seoul Foreign School (SFS):
39 Yeonhui-ro 22-gil
Seodaemun-gu
Seoul, South Korea, 03723
Website: seoulforeign.org
About Seoul Foreign School
SFS was one of the first 200 schools worldwide authorized to offer the IB program of instruction, and has been “inspiring excellence and building character” for more than 100 years. -
All faculty are practicing artists who bring their real world experience into the classroom to help you develop a more meaningful art-making practice. These faculty also teach in the undergraduate degree program at SAIC.
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You will receive two college credits upon the successful completion of the session.
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These are studio classes and you will be actively making artwork. You will participate in demos, lectures, and critiques — all with the intention of making portfolio quality work for college admissions. Prepare to walk away with artwork that you can use as part of a competitive merit scholarship portfolio.
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Students in grades 10-12 are required to enroll for college credit.
Current 9th graders can register for non-credit for $1200 USD. -
All courses have 10 or less students per class providing you with a phenomenal teacher-to-student ratio.
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All requests to drop a class must be submitted in writing to ecp@saic.edu and include the student’s name, ID number, and course information. 100 percent of tuition is refundable if courses are dropped by April 1, 2025. No refund will be given for classes dropped after this date. Refunds can take up to four to six weeks to process.
