Loyola University Chicago Advanced Placement Summer Institute - 2026

July 6, 2026 – July 10, 2026
8:30 AM-4:15 PM
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Loyola University Chicago

1032 West Sheridan Road
Chicago, IL 60660

APSI Information                                           

Loyola University's 2026 Advanced Placement Summer Institute will be conducted  July 6-10.  Each workshop will be led by College Board-certified AP consultants and will  provide participants with the experiences necessary to successfully teach an advanced placement course in their discipline.  Loyola's AP Summer Institute is officially endorsed by the Midwest Regional Office of the College Board and is run by Loyola's  Center for Science  and Math Education.

Location                                                                         

All sessions besides AP Environmental Science will take place at our beautiful Lake Shore Campus in Chicago, Illinois (map).  The Environmental Science workshop will be held at the equally beautiful Retreat and Ecology Campus in Woodstock, Illinois (map).

Schedule                                                               

Check-in will be 8:00am - 8:30am on Monday, July 6

Sessions will be held:

  •  8:30am - 4:15pm Monday, July 6 - Thursday, July 9 and
  •  8:30am - 1:00pm on Friday, July 10

Room & Board

The registration fee includes lunch, and morning and afternoon refreshments, Monday through Thursday.  On Friday, only morning refreshments and lunch will be provided since it is a half day.


***On-campus housing registration is now open!*** 


Certificates & Credit 

All participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance following the successful completion of their workshop (minimum 30 contact hours or 3.0 Continuing Education Units (CEUs)*.  In addition, participants will have two options available for professional development credit:

  • 30 - 32 Continuing Professional Development Units (CPDUs): Loyola is an approved Professional Development Provider for the Illinois State Board of Education 

 OR

  • 3 graduate credit hours from the academic department in which the workshop will be housed (NOT including the AP Human Geography Workshop).  Registration for this graduate credit and payment of the $922 additional tuition (82% discount from Loyola's customary tuition) will be done on-site during the week of the Institute. Each workshop facilitator will determine additional work required for this option.

*Participants with teaching licenses in Pennsylvania or Washington must follow the steps outlined on the Continuing Education Units (CEUs) Frequently Asked Questions page to have their earned hours accepted by their state.

Please register by June 28, 2026 at 5:00pm (central).