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Summer and Winter Sessions

Summer and Winter Sessions

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Purchase College offers courses during the summer and winter to help you get ahead or catch up on credits.

Summer 2023 Dates

  • Session I: Monday, June 5– Friday, June 30, 2023 (four weeks)
  • Session II: Monday, June 5 – Tuesday, August 1, 2023 (eight weeks)
  • Session III: Wednesday, July 5 – Monday, July 31, 2023 (four weeks)

Why Summer Session?

Picture this: You’re at a park, a warm breeze is blowing, and you’re sipping on a glass of iced coffee…while getting ahead on your degree, catching up on credits, and/or lightening your fall semester course load. It’s a great way to free up space in your schedule to incorporate new things! Now you’ll have the opportunity to:

  • Add a second major

  • Add a minor or concentration

  • Register for that fun elective you’ve had your eye on

Summer Session courses allow you to continue learning in primarily online courses throughout your summer break, to help you stay on track with your degree.

Choose from an assortment of asynchronous courses which means no scheduled class time, so you can schedule your coursework around summer jobs. Of course, on-campus science lectures and labs and online synchronous courses are available too!

The courses offer the flexibility you need at an affordable tuition.  Don’t forget to check the summer semester federal and state financial aid chart to determine eligibility and obtain information.

Winter 2023 Dates

4 weeks, 100% online:
Monday, December 19, 2022 – Friday, January 13, 2023

 

 


Why Winter Session?
Picture this: You’re snug at home sipping on a glass of hot cocoa…while getting ahead on your degree, catching up on credits, and/or lightening your spring semester course load. It’s a great way to free up space in your schedule to incorporate new things! Now you’ll have the opportunity to:

  • Add a second major

  • Add a minor or concentration

  • Register for that fun elective you’ve had your eye on

Earn up to 4 credits in four weeks!

Winter Session courses allow you to continue learning in 100% asynchronous online courses during your winter break, to help you stay on track with your degree.

Choose from an assortment of asynchronous courses which means no scheduled class time, so you can schedule around your winter break plans. The courses offer the flexibility you need at an affordable tuition. 

Summer and Winter Sessions

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Resources

Free Online Learning Success Guide

Procrastination: A Scientific Guide on How to Stop Procrastinating

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Why Take a Summer or Winter Course?

They’re quick…

You can finish an entire course in four or eight weeks.

Drive less…

Our selection of courses during the winter is 100% online and several courses over the summer are entirely online or a hybrid of in-person and online.

Stock up…

You may be able to shave time off earning your degree by getting ahead on credits.

Catch up…

Did you drop a class or change majors? Summer and winter are the perfect time to catch up on credits.

Take a chance…

Is there a subject that’s always interested you but you never have a place in your schedule? Give it a test ride.

Avoid the slide…

Taking classes during your breaks will keep your mind engaged and ready for school the next semester.

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