Oglethorpe University Summer Classes
Get ahead on your degree from the convenience of your home this summer with highly interactive online courses with small class sizes. Courses, including lab sciences, are available to traditional and adult students in one of two 5-week sessions or one 8-week session.
- High Quality. Take courses from a respected institution.
- Flexible scheduling. Take any combination of evening or day classes in accelerated 5-week and 8-week sessions.
- Small, personalized classes taught by expert faculty. Class sizes rarely exceed 15 students.
- Discounted tuition available in the summer semester.
- Get a jump on your fall classes and transfer summer credits to your home college.
How to Enroll
Current Oglethorpe students can register for summer courses through OASIS.
Please note, receiving financial aid for the summer semester requires an additional application, available from the Financial Aid office.
How do I enroll? First, complete this Summer School Interest Form. Once we have an idea of what you would like to take, a member of our academic advising team will follow up with you by phone. Once you talk through the course options, we will get you registered! More information on dates and courses is available in the Summer School Interest Form.
This application is for traditional-age undergraduate students, or adult students who wish to pursue our degree programs only offered during the day. Visit our undergraduate admission page for application information.
This application is for students age 22+ who want to earn the Bachelor of Business Administration or Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies through our Adult Degree Program. Please visit our Adult Degree Program page for application information.
Enrolled elsewhere but back home in Atlanta for the summer? Please fill out the transient student application.
This option is for students who wish to take a course for personal or professional enrichment, but NOT earn course credit.
- NO CREDIT AWARDED
- Financial aid not available
- Tuition highly discounted (see current rates).
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Tuition and Fees
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Financial Aid
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Summer Policies
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.
- 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
Contact us
Oglethorpe Students
Contact Student Success for help with registration.
Non-Oglethorpe Students
Contact the Admission office for help with registration.