{"id":16,"date":"2017-05-03T19:18:12","date_gmt":"2017-05-03T19:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/parents\/?p=16"},"modified":"2017-08-24T19:32:57","modified_gmt":"2017-08-24T19:32:57","slug":"many-advantages-summer-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/parents\/2017\/05\/03\/many-advantages-summer-school\/","title":{"rendered":"The Many Advantages of Summer School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The summer session is a<em>\u00a0<\/em>great time for students\u00a0<strong><em>to catch up, get ahead, or try something new.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Summer session registration is still open, and many courses still have space.<\/p>\n<p>Each of UMW\u2019s three colleges is offering a strong schedule of undergraduate and graduate courses. Over 140 course sections still have openings, and many are being offered in a fully online format.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nThe May\/June summer session starts on May 22 and lasts five weeks. The June\/July session starts on June 26. There are also courses that last either 10 weeks or 8 weeks; both of those terms also start on May 22.\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"31\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/parents\/2017\/05\/03\/many-advantages-summer-school\/summer_main\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/parents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2017\/05\/summer_main.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"416,312\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"summer_main\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/parents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2017\/05\/summer_main-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/parents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2017\/05\/summer_main.jpg\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-31\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/parents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2017\/05\/summer_main-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Students working on assignment\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/parents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2017\/05\/summer_main-300x225.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/parents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2017\/05\/summer_main.jpg 416w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Did you know . . . <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>. . . a student can retake a course in which earned a C- grade or lower and the grade in the repeated class <strong>replaces<\/strong> the original grade? That\u2019s one great way for students to heal their grade point average and get back on track.<\/p>\n<p>. . . many courses that will meet general education requirements, major requirements, and minor requirements are being offered this summer? That\u2019s a great way for a student to lighten the course loads they will need to take next fall and spring and, who knows, maybe even graduate ahead of schedule.<\/p>\n<p>. . .\u00a0 summer is a chance for a student to take a course they have wanted to try but couldn\u2019t previously fit into their schedule? Taking a broader range of classes expands the student&#8217;s r\u00e9sum\u00e9 and could make him or her more competitive in the job market.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Summer Session Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/banner.umw.edu\/prod\/umw_clas.p_displayallnocount\">Summer Session Course Schedule<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/registrar\/files\/2017\/02\/Summer-2017-Guide-to-Registration_FINAL.pdf\">2017 Summer Session Guide to Registration<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Take a look at the opportunities available for your student this summer at UMW! It\u2019s an investment that just might make a difference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The summer session is a\u00a0great time for students\u00a0to catch up, get ahead, or try something new. Summer session registration is still open, and many courses still have space. Each of UMW\u2019s three colleges is offering a strong schedule of undergraduate and graduate courses. Over 140 course sections still have openings, and many are being offered [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":235,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"umw_cb_additional_links":[[]],"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_advisory_expires_time":"","_advisory_meta_include":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[114],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-16","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-summer-school","7":"entry"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Many Advantages of Summer School &#187; Resources for Parents and Families<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/parents\/2017\/05\/03\/many-advantages-summer-school\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Many Advantages of Summer School\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The summer session is a\u00a0great time for students\u00a0to catch up, get ahead, or try something new. 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