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Summer Sessions
Note: Summer Sessions has incorporated Winter Session into its program. For more information, access the Web site at www.asu.edu/ssc.
Carol Switzer, MS, Director
Summer Sessions offers more than 4,000 fully accredited courses and provides an opportunity for students to begin or continue academic work on a year-round basis. Summer courses are equivalent to fall and spring courses in terms of content, credit awarded, and the standards expected of students regarding academic performance.
The program offers two five-week sessions and one eight-week session. See Graduate College Calendar, for specific dates.
All Tempe campus courses are held in air-conditioned classrooms or laboratories. A number of courses are offered at off-campus locations.
Through various summer study programs, ASU also offers students the opportunity to earn credit while studying in foreign countries. These programs are directed by ASU faculty and have been approved by the appropriate academic unit.
For more information, access the Summer Sessions Web site at www.asu.edu/summer.
The admission and registration process for summer sessions begins when the Summer Sessions Bulletin is distributed in early March.
All students must be admitted to ASU for the summer as nondegree students before enrolling, except continuing students who attend during the previous spring semester. New students admitted for the fall semester following the current summer must process the summer nondegree admission form before enrolling. The submission of transcripts or test scores is not required to attain this status.
ASU students not enrolled during the spring semester preceding the current summer must be readmitted. See Readmission to the Graduate College.
The Summer Sessions Bulletin, which contains the class schedule and the registration procedure, is available in early March at the Summer Sessions office, RITT B160, and at other locations. The Summer Sessions Bulletin is also available on the Web at www.asu.edu/summer.
To request the Summer Sessions Bulletin, summer study abroad brochures, or other summer information, call 480/965-0101, or write
Meal plans are available. For more information, access the Web site at www.asucampusdining.com, call 480/727-3463, or write
Air-conditioned residence halls are available for students. For more information, access the Web site at asu.edu/reslife, call 480/965-1534, or write
Students born after December 31, 1956, are not permitted to register without proof of measles (rubeola) immunity or immunization given after January 1, 1980. See Immunization.
A decal is required to park at ASU. For more information, access the Web site at www.asu.edu/dps/pts, call 480/965-6124, or write
Registration may be completed online or in person. For more information, see the Summer Sessions Bulletin.
A maximum of seven semester hours in each five-week session or nine semester hours in the eight-week session may be taken.
Summer sessions students pay for the actual number of semester hours enrolled, plus the Associated Students’ Association fee, the Financial Aid Trust Fee, and the Student Recreation Complex fee. Students are also required to pay any special fees attached to specific classes. For more information, see the Summer Sessions Bulletin.