Loyola University Chicago

January Term

Visiting Students

January Term 2025

J-Term classes meet for 9 days 

  • Thursday – Saturday, January 2-4, 2025; and,
  • Monday – Saturday, January 6-11, 2025.

Applying as a Visiting Student

  • Apply using our Undergraduate Non-Degree Application.
    • If you have previously attended or applied to Loyola University Chicago (LUC) in the past, please log in as a "Returning User" and use your email address to reset your password.
    • If this is your first time applying to LUC, click "New User".
  • Once in the application:
    • Select 2025
    • Select the Visiting/Non-Degree.
    • Select J-Term 2025 when prompted in the application

Registration

  • Registration for J-Term 2025 begins on Monday, October 14, 2024, and closes on Wednesday, January 1, 2025.
    • Visiting students can enroll beginning at 4:00pm CST on Monday,    October 14, 2024.
    • Registration is through LOCUS, our student information system.
  • Some courses require proof of pre-requisites.
    • If a course in which you wish to enroll has this requirement, please email a copy of your most recent transcripts or academic history to jterm@luc.edu.  
      • In the body of the mail, please remember to include the course information (i.e. ENGL 101) and your student ID number to expedite the processing of the request.
  • Students are only allowed to enroll in one course during J-Term, no exceptions.
  • If a J-Term class needs to be cancelled due to low enrollment, students will be informed via their Loyola University Chicago email no later than December 20, 2024.
  • Please email jterm@luc.edu with any questions.

Waitlists

  • A waitlist will be created once a course section reaches full enrollment.  Waitlists will be active until Friday, December 27, 2024.
  • It is highly recommended that students use the waitlist option when registering.  New sections are opened for classes that reach a minimum waitlist limit.  Please contact jterm@luc.edu with any questions.  

Impact of Incomplete Grades or Course Withdrawals for the January Term

  • It is in your best interest to complete all attempted course work for the January term. 
  • Incomplete grades that convert to the mark of "F" will impact a student's GPA as both marks count toward attempted hours. 
  • The mark of "W", as an approved withdrawal from a course, does not factor into a student's GPA.
  • An "F" and "W" directly affect course completion rates as required by the Federal Satisfactory Academic Program policy.  For more information, please refer to the Satisfactory Academic Progress policy page.

Withdrawing from J-Term

  • Students are responsible for all tuition and fees once registered.  If there are any changes of plans, it is the student’s responsibility to withdraw from.  There are no automatic withdrawals from class.
  • Students can only withdraw from J-Term through LOCUS.
  • The last day to withdraw from the class/term without a grade penalty (no mark of “W” on record) is Saturday, January 4, 2025.  This also allows for a Bursar credit of 100%.
  • The last day to withdraw with a grade of “W” is Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at 11:59pm CST.
  • The last day to withdraw with a Bursar credit of 100% is Saturday, January 4, 2025, at 11:59pm CST.
For the complete registration and withdrawal schedule, please refer to the J-Term Registration and Class Schedule site.

 

If your academic plans change, you must take action to withdraw from your classes.  Failure to attend class does not result in automatic withdrawal or removal of charges from your student account.