Welcome to the 2025 College Preparation Program!
On this page you'll find steps to secure your space in the program:
- activate your Net ID, Email, and provision your Zoom Account
- make your nonrefundable deposit
- submit your SchoolDoc program forms
- program forms will be emailed to you by mid-March
Please submit the above items within three weeks of your acceptance date. You can also find detailed information about the 2025 CPP program in the Student Handbook (Step 6). Please follow directions carefully and complete all documents accurately.
Students Located Outside Central Timezone
Credit Courses: If your course is not an asynchronous credit course it will take place in “real-time” (Central Time). Please consider whether the time zone in which you will be taking the class matches your ability to attend the program.
1. Activate Your Net ID/Email/Zoom Account
Net ID Instructions
2. Make Your Nonrefundable Deposit
You are required to activate your NET ID before making your nonrefundable deposit.
Nonrefundable DEPOSIT INSTRUCTIONS
3. Complete Program Forms
Once we have received your deposit, an email will be sent to the parent/guardian to begin the program forms. Students will be directed in SchoolDoc to complete their Registration Form, only one form is needed. Program forms will be emailed to you by mid-March.
It is important to note that the deposit will take two to three days to show up in our system. Both student and parent/guardian must complete our program forms. Parent/Guardians are required to access and complete their portion the forms first using their email address to create an electronic signature. Once the parent/guardian portion is submitted, the forms will be sent to the student for their signature. Program forms are required to be completed in this order to avoid authentication issues. Please do not forward any authentication or signing emails.
4. Activate your Wildcard
Online students proceed to step 5
ONLY Credit students who will live on campus or commute complete this step.
5. International Students Only
Domestic students proceed to step 6
Online Credit Students
International students enrolled in solely online courses are not eligible to have an F-1, J-1 or B-1/B-2 visa since participation in Northwestern summer online courses does not entail entry into the U.S.
Residential Credit Students
Students enrolling in the on-campus study option qualify for F-1 visa status. As part of the F-1 visa requirement, international students enrolling in the college credit on-campus study option must enter the U.S. on an F-1 visa and enroll as a full-time student taking a minimum of two classes.
All International Students enrolling in College Credit Courses must submit an Immigration Document Request Form through the OISS Portal. Please visit the Northwestern University Office of International Student & Scholar Services website for details. Under the "International Students" link, select "Steps for New Students." Please begin your request as soon as you receive your NetID to allow sufficient time to apply for your visa. Your I-20 will be sent to you electronically once it has been issued.
Contact our office if you have an active immigration document, such as I-20 or DS-2019, from another institution, such as a U.S. high school, as you may not be required to request immigration documents from Northwestern University or enroll in two courses.
If you need a VPN you may set up and use GlobalProtect VPN.
Note: All visiting students at Northwestern University are required to maintain adequate health insurance coverage as a condition of their approved stay. More information will be provided when completing registration in the SchoolDoc platform.
6. Review CPP Student Handbook
In the handbook you will find important information which will answer many of your questions.