Adelphi University Summer Sessions give you the opportunity to get a head start on the academic year, earn additional credits, or explore new fields. Open to students currently enrolled at Adelphi, students from other colleges and universities, high school seniors, as well as adults seeking a degree, the Summer Sessions let you experience everything Adelphi has to offer.

Adelphi has two 5-week Summer Sessions:
Summer Session I: May 29–July 2, 2012*
Summer Session II: July 9 –August 12, 2012*

Please see the Academic Calendar for a listing of important Summer Session dates and deadlines.

Summer Session courses are open to currently enrolled Adelphi students, matriculated undergraduates from other colleges and universities, and high school graduates. Registration in graduate courses is open, in general, to students possessing a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, although certain exclusions apply.

The Summer Arts Experience is open to students of various skill levels, from high school students to graduate students.

The registration limit is 6 credits per Summer Session. Students can complete a total of 12 credits if participating in both Summer Sessions I and II.

*Please note: Selected Summer Sessions classes and workshops may run on variable schedules. Search all courses in our online Course Search database. Also, a number of Summer Arts Experience workshops are scheduled throughout the two sessions.


Excellence, Flexibility, and Convenience

• Study with professors who are leaders in their fields and dedicated to your success.
• Choose from over 550 courses.
• Enroll in day, night, or weekend classes.
• Take an online course and learn from home."
• Study abroad programs in Florence, Mexico, and Greece
• Take classes at three convenient locations: Garden City, Hauppauge, and Manhattan.

At Adelphi's Summer Sessions you can:

• experience classes and workshops in a university setting
• earn extra credits
• catch up on required course work
• get a head start toward an associate's, bachelor's, or graduate degree.

Adelphi's Summer Sessions feature two 5-week periods, during which you can take full credit classes within:

• College of Arts and Sciences
• Gordon F. Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies
• School of Business
• School of Education
• School of Nursing (some courses are 10 weeks long)
• School of Social Work (courses are 10 weeks long).

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