Summer College Program

The Summer College program is available to international students who have been
accepted to the Fall term as entering Freshmen. This program offers a variety
of study programs in which a student can earn six hours of college credit in each of the two summer terms or a possible total of twelve hours of college credit before enrolling in the Fall semester.

The Summer College offers the following tracks of study: Croft International Studies Program; Pre-Engineering Program; Art Institute; Music Institute; Journalism Institute; Theater Arts Institute; English Renaissance Revisted Institute; French Immersion Institute; and Spanish Immersion Institute. Students participate in sessions exploring careers and special interests as well as social and recreational activities. For example, students will take field trips to various places of interest in the area.. Admission to the Summer College Programs and Institutes is based first on the student's admission to the university and then on the student's test scores and secondary school transcripts. A limited number of international student scholarships are available for each summer term.

Start Program

The invitation to participate in Start is extended to any student admitted to the University as a freshman for the fall semester. Start is an opportunity for students to come to the University during the second session of summer school to begin their college careers and earn up to 7 credit hours. By participating in Start, you can lighten your course load for the fall semester or get a few courses ahead. You will have the advantage of becoming familiar with college life before the majority of freshmen arrive on the campus in August. Learning your way around the campus, discovering how to study for college courses, developing writing skills necessary for success in college-all these advantages and many more are yours as a Start student.

Faculty will encourage students to think, write, and discuss with them and
with classmates. Since the summer session classes are usually smaller than in
the regular terms, students will have more opportunity for one on-one discussion with their professors. Students will discover what University professors expect of them and what they can expect from the professors.