Courses
Residential classes have been strategically selected to span majors across Purdue University. Students may complete up to nine credit hours during the five-week session if you are participating in the residential or commuter program, including:
- Up to two 3-credit courses from the lists below. Many options are part of the University's core curriculum .
- HONR 12000: Introduction to Research Planning, offered by the Honors College, GS 19501: Preparing for Your Undergraduate Research Experience, or GS 12000: Summer Beginners Seminar I.
Students participating in the online-only program may complete up to nine credit hours at any point during the summer. Sample courses are included below and a full list of online classes can be viewed on the Think Summer website .
- Up to two 3-credit courses from the online or remote lists. Many options are part of the University's core curriculum .
- HONR 12000: Introduction to Research Planning, offered by the Honors College, GS 19501: Preparing for Your Undergraduate Research Experience, or GS 12000: Summer Beginners Seminar I.
What’s the schedule like? Most on-campus courses will meet daily (Monday-Friday) for 90 minutes. Between classes, study time, and events with new friends, you’ll be actively engaged on campus — and busy. Great practice for the fall semester! Online courses will require meeting various deadlines throughout the module, but students are responsible for their own pace - we will be here if you experience any difficulty.
On-Campus Courses (not exhaustive; view the full list of classes on the Think Summer website)
- AD 24200 - Ceramics I
- COM 11400 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication
- EAPS 10500 - The Planets
- EDCI 28500 - Multiculturalism and Education
- EDCI 35000 - Community Issues & Applications for Educators
- EDPS 31500 - Collaborative Leadership: Interpersonal Skills
- ENGL 10600 - First-Year Composition
- ENGL 23800 - Introduction to Fiction
- ENGR 10301 - Introduction to Engineering Disciplines
- ENGR 13100 - Transforming Ideas to Innovation I (Preference to First-Year Engineering students, must be paired with ENGR 10301, not available to Goss Scholars.)
- GS 12000 - Summer Start Seminar
- HIST 15200 - United States Since 1877
- HONR 12000 - Introduction to Research Planning
- MA 15555 - Quantitative Reasoning
- MA 15800 - Precalculus - Functions and Trigonometry
- MA 16010 - Applied Calculus
- MGMT 20000 - Introductory Accounting
- 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 World
- SOC 10000 - Introductory Sociology
- SOC 22000 - Social Problems
- TECH 12000 - Design Thinking in Technology (Should be paired with COM 11400, SCLA 10100 or HONR 19903)
Remote Synchronous Courses
Rresidential students may also enroll in these courses.
- ENGR 13100 - Transforming Ideas to Innovation I (Preference to First-Year Engineering students, must be paired with ENGR 19500. Not available to Goss Scholars.)
Online Courses (not exhaustive, view the full list of online classes on the Think Summer website)
Students can take online courses on their own or combine online and on campus courses.
- AD 25500 - Art Appreciation
- AMST 10100 - American and the World
- ANTH 10000 - Being Human: Introduction to Anthropology
- ANTH 20500 - Human Cultural Diversity
- ANTH 34000 - Global Health
- CGT 16300 - Graphical Communication and Spatial Analysis
- COM 11400 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication
- CSR 10300 - Introduction to Personal Finance
- EAPS 10500 - The Planets
- ECON 21000 - Principles of Economics
- ECON 25100 - Microeconomics
- ECON 25200 - Macroeconomics
- EDPS 31500 - Collaborative Leadership: Interpersonal Skills
- ENGL 23800 - Introduction to Fiction
- GS 12000 - Summer Start Seminar
- GS 19501 - Preparing for Your Undergraduate Research Experience
- HONR 12000 - Introduction to Research Planning
- HONR 19903 - Interdisciplinary Approaches in Writing
- MUS 25000 - Music Appreciation
- MUS 49000 - History of Rock Music
- PHIL 15000 - Principles of Logic
- PSY 12000 - Elementary Psychology
- PSY 20000 - Introduction to Cognitive Psychology
- PSY 22200 - Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience
- PSY 23900 - The Psychology of Women
- PSY 24000 - Introduction to Social Psychology
- PSY 35000 - Abnormal Psychology
- SCLA 10100 - Transformative Texts, Critical Thinking and Communication I: Antiquity to Modernity
- SCLA 10200 - Transformative Texts, Critical Thinking and Communication II: Modern World
- SOC 10000 - Introductory Sociology
- WGSS 28000 - Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies: An Introduction
You will be planning your Summer and Fall courses with the assistance of an academic advisor in early summer.
NOTE: Below are important websites for determining what college credit you may have earned during high school.
Advanced Placement (AP) Courses