Summer Start Courses
Students will complete eight regular course credit hours during the first five-week summer session, including:
- Two 3-credit courses from the list below (many are part of the University's core curriculum)
- One 1-credit math skills development course.
- One 1-credit freshman seminar course ( GS 12000: Summer Start Seminar) that is focused on preparing students for a successful fall semester.
Sample Summer Courses (not a full list of options)
- COM 11400 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication
- EAPS 10500 - The Planets
- EDCI 28500 - Multiculturalism and Education (open to all students but required for education-related majors)
- EDPS 31500 - Collaborative Leadership: Interpersonal Skills (open to all students, but required for education-related majors)
- ENGL 23800 - Introduction to Fiction
- HIST 15200 - United States Since 1877
- MA 15800 - Precalculus - Functions and Trigonometry
- MGMT 20000 - Introductory Accounting
- PHIL 26000 - Philosophy and Law
- POL 22300 - Introduction to Environmental Policy
- PSY 12000 - Elementary Psychology
- SCLA 10100 - Transformative Texts, Critical Thinking, and Communication I: Antiquity to Modernity
- SCLA 10200 - Transformative Texts, Critical Thinking, and Communication II: Modern Worl d
- SOC 10000 - Introductory Sociology
- SOC 22000 - Social Problems
- TECH 12000 - Design Thinking in Technology (Polytechnic Institute students and Exploratory Studies only)
Summer Start students are also required to complete GS 12001 during Fall 2023. This is a one-credit, first-year seminar course that enhances what students learn in GS 12000. Students will not be charged additional tuition to enroll, as long as they are taking 8 or more credit hours during the fall semester.
How do students register for courses?
Students will be planning summer and fall courses with the assistance of an academic advisor during a virtual registration appointment this summer.
NOTE: Below are important websites for determining what college credit you may have earned during high school.
Advanced Placement (AP) Courses
