Summer Session

Martin D. Barry, Director
Summer Session
OSU Extended Campus
541-737-1470
E-mail: martin.barry@oregonstate.edu
Web site: http://summer.oregonstate.edu/

OSU’s summer session is a great way to begin, continue, or advance your education through more than 900 courses offered in 70 departments, from agriculture to zoology. Credit courses range in length from two days to 11 weeks, with most courses running three, four or eight weeks in length. Many departments also offer independent study projects, e.g., research, reading and conference, thesis, internship, etc.

The typical full-time summer course load for undergraduates is 12 credits; for graduate students, 9 credits. Undergraduates may, however, take up to 19 credits and graduate students up to 16.

Summer classes are open to all students who meet the course requirements. Students who have been academically suspended from the university are ineligible to attend the summer session. Students wishing to begin their degree course work during the summer session must apply accordingly to admission deadlines. For details, call the Office of Admissions at 541-737-4411.

Nonresident students enjoy considerable tuition savings during the summer because out-of-state fees do not apply. Residents and nonresidents pay the same in-state tuition.

The Summer Session Planning Guide, available in early March, is our primary summer publication and contains a current listing of summer courses as well as important information regarding summer admission, registration procedures, the summer calendar, financial aid, housing, deadline dates, tuition and fees. For a free copy of the Summer Session Planning Guide, stop by the Registrar’s Counter, the Summer Session Office on the OSU Campus, 4th floor Valley Library or call 541-737-1470. For the most current information, visit the Web site http://summer.oregonstate.edu/.

The Summer Session Schedule of Classes is no longer printed for distribution. Beginning mid-January, up-to-date descriptions and schedule information for summer session courses is made available for online viewing through the Summer Session Web site at http://summer.oregonstate.edu/. This allows access to current information, as courses continue to be updated until mid-June.

Although Summer Session maintains the same high standards of quality education as the regular academic year, it does tend to be less formal, with smaller classes and more accessibility to instructors.