Deadline:
February 12, 2025
Program Starts: June 21, 2025
Program Ends: August 17, 2025
Location(s)
United States of America
Stanford University
Overview
Details
About Courses
As Stanford's fourth academic quarter, all Summer Session courses carry Stanford University credit—from foundational core courses to options that are unique to Stanford.
You can use your time at Summer Session to go deeper on a favorite topic, explore something new, or try a quintessentially Stanford course.
How It Works
- APPLY to attend our eight-week program.
- RECEIVE and accept your admission.
- REGISTER for courses when enrollment opens in April.
- ATTEND as a Residential or Commuter student.
Workload
Summer Quarter condenses the typical 10-week term to 8 weeks and course loads increase proportionally. How much work is a unit? For the average Summer Session student, every unit represents approximately three hours of work each week. Of course, your workload will depend on your circumstances and specific courses.
Academic Support
Summer Session provides academic support every step of the way, from pre-summer through final exams. Our Summer Academic Resource Center offers Academic Advising, Tutoring, and Workshops to ensure you won't be going it alone.
Grading
Academic courses are typically offered for a Letter Grade or for an elected Credit/No Credit grading option. For more information, the Office of the University Registrar maintains a full listing of the General University Grading System. All courses offered as part of Summer Session carry academic credit, regardless of how they are graded.
You can select your preferred grading scale for a specific course in Axess, Stanford's student platform. You may change this option up until the Change of Grading Basis Deadline.
Course Schedule
The majority of summer courses are eight weeks, but a handful of courses follow a slightly different schedule. The start and end date for each course is listed on the searchable Course List. Be sure to review this information as you consider your options and build your schedule.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Summer Session welcomes undergraduate, graduate, gap year, and a limited number of advanced high school students to be visiting Stanford students for Summer Quarter.
Dates
Deadline: February 12, 2025
Program starts:
June 21, 2025
Program ends:
August 17, 2025
Program Starts: June 21, 2025
Program Ends: August 17, 2025
Cost/funding for participants
Tuition Grants
A limited number of Tuition Grants for undergraduate and graduate students will be available for 2025.
Merit-based Tuition Grants
A limited number of merit-based tuition grants will be available for visiting Summer Session students. An additional need-based grant may be available to qualifying domestic merit grant recipients who demonstrate financial need.
Need-based Tuition Grants
A limited number of need-based tuition grants will be available to qualifying domestic, merit grant recipients that demonstrate financial need.
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