Oglethorpe University Summer Classes

Tuition & Fees

Summer Undergraduate Tuition: $500 per credit hour
4-credit class = $2,000
5-credit class= $2,500

Oglethorpe students completing for-credit internships over the summer semester are eligible for a 50% discount on the tuition for their internship credit. For example, the tuition for a 4-credit internship in the summer semester is $1,000, or $250 per credit hour.

Other Charges & Fees

Audit Fee: $775 per course
Science Lab Fee: $150 per lab
Art/Film Materials Fee: $150 on applicable courses

All students who have both registered for summer coursework and filed a FAFSA will be automatically considered for financial aid. Although, please note that students will be considered for federal, state, and private financial aid for summer but not institutional grants and scholarships.

Hope/Zell Eligible Students

If you qualify for the Hope or Zell Miller Scholarships and plan do to enroll in six or more credit hours this summer, you may be eligible to receive funding from the State of Georgia:

• Hope: $1,248 for attempting a schedule between 6 and 11 credit hours, or $2,496 for schedules of 12 or more credit hours
• Zell Miller: $1,492 for attempting a schedule between 6 and 11 credit hours, or $2,985 for schedules of 12 or more credit hours

For students receiving the HOPE or Zell Miller Scholarships, please note that hours attempted over the summer count toward the 127 attempted hour cap, whether you choose to use the funding or not. To see if you are eligible for Hope or Zell Miller, please review your financial aid award letter.

Pell Eligible Students

If you qualify for the Pell Grant and plan to enroll in summer courses, you may be eligible to receive funding. Pell Grant awards are tiered based on enrollment status. Pell Grant awards on your award letters are typically based on full-time enrollment (12 or more hours). For part-time enrollment, Pell Grant amounts are prorated based on the total number of credit hours attempted. For details on Pell eligibility for summer, please consult the Financial Aid Office.

Stafford Loans

Students attempting six or more credit hours can consider using Stafford Loans over the summer.  However, using Stafford Loans over the summer does reduce the amount of Stafford Loans available to use during fall and spring. Please consult with the Financial Aid Office is you want to use your Stafford Loans for summer courses.

Employer Reimbursement

Arrangements can be made for those students whose employers pay all or part of their tuition & fees.

Upon registration, the student must submit paperwork to the business office from the employer verifying the reimbursement. The student is required to pay a 25% down payment plus a $25 administration fee when submitting the paperwork. The balance is due no later than 30 days after the end of the semester being reimbursed. If the balance is not paid within this timeframe, the student will be assessed late fees and will not be permitted to register for future semesters.

See payment options and deadline for summer session

• Specific add/drop and withdrawal dates can be found on the academic calendar.
• Policies regarding withdrawals and refunds can be found in the latest Bulletin.

Course load policy

Maximum enrollment for any 5-week day session is 10 semester hours, unless exception is granted by the Provost. Courses are taught in very condensed time frame. This maximum limit represents a load approximately 50% greater than the 17 hour ceiling of a normal semester. Successful completion of a maximum summer load will require correspondingly greater effort on the part of the student.

Transfer course equivalencies for transient students

Students from other institutions wishing to take Oglethorpe Core (COR) courses should work out transfer equivalencies with their home institutions in advance. Course descriptions can be found in the current Bulletin and sample syllabi are available on the Core Curriculum webpage. Below are suggested course equivalencies for students seeking to transfer Core curriculum courses taken at Oglethorpe to another institution.

• COR 101, 102 Narratives of Self I, II  →  Composition and/or Literature
• COR 104, Art and Culture  →  Art Appreciation
• COR 201, 202 Human Nature and the Social Order I, II  →  Upper Level Philosophy or Politics
• COR 203, Great Ideas of Modern Mathematics  →  Introduction to Mathematical Thought
• COR 301, 302 Historical Perspectives on the Social Order I, II  →  Introduction to Mathematical Thought
• COR 401, Science and Human Nature: Biological Sciences  →  History of Science or Philosophy of Scientific Thought