2-3 weeks after you’ve accepted your spot in the Institute, we will send your NetID and a validation code, as soon as we receive them from the IT department. Your validation code expires one week after we send it to you.

Unless you are applying for Financial Aid, your are required to submit a non-refundable, $1,000 deposit to secure your spot as soon as you have activated your student account.

• The deposit is applied to your summer tuition bill
• Log into CAESAR, Northwestern’s platform for student billing. You will log in using your NetID and the password you set after activating your student account.
  • Students can setup a guest account for their parents to pay their bill, but many parents simply log in as the student.
• Northwestern does not set up deposits for our summer programs, meaning you will make this payment on your student account before you are enrolled and, therefore, before you will see a bill on your account.
• Instructions for submitting payment- You will need to manually enter the amount of $1,000 while following the below instructions:
  • Viewing or Paying Tuition with Domestic Funds
  • Viewing or Paying Tuition with International Funds
• If you are applying for financial aid, you may be required to submit a discounted deposit. Details will be included in your financial aid award notification letter in FACTS, but the instructions for doing so are the same as described above.
• Your remaining tuition will be due May 22, and your bill will be posted on May 2 with your deposit (and any other payments made) applied.

Your Student Handbook is your guide to the summer. This is also referred to as your “Info Packet.” Everything from arrival information, to packing lists, to important policies are included. Familiarize yourself with its content, and you should have a very good idea of what to expect this summer.

Access the Info Packet Here

These forms are required to consider your registration fully complete. We must receive these forms by May 22, 2026. Any major delay may jeopardize your spot, so please communicate any questions or concerns you have with us early and often.

• Health Record Form
  • Please click the link above to fill out and submit your Health Record Information, Vaccine History, Allergies, Dietary Restrictions, Medication List, etc.  You should allow approximately 30 minutes to complete this form. The privacy of our students is our utmost priority.  This information is shared only with the NHSI Director, Division Director, and Dorm Director who directly cares for your student, as this form provides crucial information that allows us to understand your student’s health history.
• Signed Agreement Forms (Sent via DocuSign)
  • Both the student and the primary parent will receive unique links via DocuSign to sign these 7 forms. You must both access the forms via those unique links in your email, just like you did for the acceptance letter.
    • Standard Operating Procedures and Rules
    • NU Medicine Consent for Minors
    • Permission to Treat & Transport Minors
    • Photo & Likeness Approval
    • Communicable Disease Parent Waiver
    • Communicable Disease Student Agreement
    • Community Guidelines
• Roommate Form
  • The roommate survey helps us facilitate your room placement. Our goal is to assign you a room with someone you will be compatible with.
  • If you have any questions or concerns about room assignments, please be sure to note this on the form, or you can send us an email.
  • Students can request to room with someone they know; HOWEVER, both students must request each other on this form, and that request is not guaranteed to be granted.
• Summer Program Dietary Needs Form (Only if you have dietary restrictions related to allergies or religious practices. Vegans/Vegetarians and those who avoid red meat do NOT need to submit this form.)
  • This link takes you to a form that goes to the campus dietician within Residential Services.
  • Please submit this form if you have any dietary restrictions due to allergies or religious affiliations that are not already accommodated as outlined in the info packet – do not complete this form for vegetarian/vegan dietary restrictions or avoiding red meat as those are already accommodated at every meal.
  • The NHSI Office does not receive your responses to this form, so please be sure to include any dietary restrictions in your Health Record Form as well.

We require a headshot or photograph of yourself. The faculty will use this to learn your name ahead of the program. This is also due May 22.

Prior to your arrival, you will need to read the below plays. You can read them at the links provided. If you choose to purchase copies of each play, we ask that you purchase the same editions/translation, so that your page numbers will be the same as the copies provided.

You do not need to understand these plays, we just want you to read them and think about them. All three will be heavily referenced in your classes, and you should print copies to bring with you. These are also all plays that any college theatre program will expect you to be familiar with.

By May 29, students receive a Crew Preference form. This is due by Noon CST on June 5.

Performance students will also receive the Elective Catalog & Preference form, so that you can review what courses will be offered to you this summer and submit your preferences.

SMDT students do not take electives, so you will not receive the Elective Preference Catalog or form. You will receive a SMDT Questionnaire instead which will help the faculty tailor curriculum to your cohort.

Musical Theatre students will receive a form to submit a video of themselves singing – more information below. 

(Not applicable for students in the Performance and SMDT tracks)

Musical Theatre Song Video Link: For diagnostic purposes, Musical Theatre students must submit a link to a video of them singing, following the below guidelines.

• The Submission:
  • Please make a PDF or Word document that includes a link to your video (e.g. YouTube, Vimeo, Google Drive, etc.). Be sure to include any passwords in the document if required to view. 
  • Make sure to list your name and song in the document.
  • If you upload your video to YouTube, please change your privacy setting to “unlisted” as we cannot view “private” links.
  • If you upload your video to Google Drive or Dropbox, please update your share settings so anyone with the link can view.
  • Do not submit a video file or MP4 file. DO NOT SUBMIT A VIDEO FILE OR MP4 FILE. We must receive a PDF or Word file with a link to your video that anyone with the link can access.
• The Recording:
  • The recording should start with an introduction of your name, the name of the song, and the musical that it comes from. (“My name is NAME, and I’ll be singing SONG TITLE from SHOW“).
  • Your song selection must come from a published musical and must be performed for the video with accompaniment, either live or a karaoke track. Please do not use an excerpt from a performance.
  • Limit the song to 2 minutes, preferably 32 bars (a verse and a chorus). This is our opportunity to get to know you, so sing something you love to sing.
  • Select a song that demonstrates vocal quality, phrasing, rhythmic skills, and lyric interpretation.
  • Select a song that expresses a character’s feelings more than one that tells a story (avoid narrative songs).
  • No pop songs. No a cappella.
  • If you are having a tough time finding material, look at classic American musical theatre repertoire (Rodgers & Hammerstein, Jerome Kern, Lerner & Lowe, etc.).