Georgia Southern offers summer school courses and on-campus job opportunities for students

March 7, 2016

Students anywhere can take advantage of the opportunities offered through summer school at Georgia Southern. By choosing Southern for summer, students may take advantage of fully online courses, campus housing at University Villas, more than 100 on-campus job opportunities, shorter semesters and the opportunity to study abroad. In addition to the nearly 300 online courses, the University is offering a total of 1,600 summer classes to ensure students stay on track this May, June and July.

Shorter semesters and smaller classes help students get ahead or catch up by providing full credit for 15-week courses condensed into four weeks. Study abroad opportunities for students provide both core and major classes in countries including Costa Rica, China, Ghana, Italy, Romania and Spain, among others.

Current Georgia Southern students who are in good-standing, transient students and newly admitted students can enroll in summer sessions. Newly admitted students should contact the University’s admissions office to verify eligibility. Undergraduate students can take no more than seven hours per term and no more than 12 hours total for the summer. Graduate students should check with their advisor to determine how many hours they can take over the summer.

Registration is underway for courses. In addition to online courses, the University offers courses during three separate accelerated summer terms including:

Term A:  May 16 – June 16

Term B: June 20 – July 21

Long Term:  May 16 – July 14

Full Semester Georgia ONmyLine (May 10-July 21)

There are several ways to find assistance in paying for summer school, including grants, loans and 100 job on-campus job openings for students taking classes this summer.

For more information and registration deadlines, visit GeorgiaSouthern.edu/summer

Georgia Southern University, a public Carnegie Doctoral/Research University founded in 1906, offers more than 125 degree programs serving nearly 20,500 students. Through eight colleges, the University offers bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs built on more than a century of academic achievement. Georgia Southern is recognized for its student-centered and hands-on approach to education. GeorgiaSouthern.edu.