Summer Session

Taking classes in Summer Session allows you to catch up on missed credits, complete prerequisites for Fall courses, and enroll in courses you have not been able to fit in. The Summer Session schedule offers a selection of courses from most of the academic departments along with several courses in the various University Core categories. By scheduling courses in short, intense blocks of time, Summer Session offers students a different educational experience: the opportunity to fully concentrate on one or two courses at a time.  Information on course offerings is available on Cascade.

• Tuition Costs
• Payment
• Financial Aid
• Tuition Adjustments
• Professional Educators 
  
  

Tuition Costs

Tuition is charged on a per unit basis.  One unit is equivalent to four (4) semester hours and to six (6) quarter hours of credit.  Students registering for two or more academic units may enroll in one activity class without charge.

Payment

You must confirm your registration and intent to participate in the summer term by finalizing your financial arrangements.  You will receive an Initial Payment Invoice indicating the tuition charges for the term.  Initial Payment Invoices are created for registered students beginning in mid-April. 

To confirm your registration, you must complete the following steps before the first day of class for each summer session:

1. Sign a copy of your Initial Payment Invoice. You can provide your signature electronically on your Cascade Web account or by signing a paper copy of your invoice.  Your signature is required even if financial aid fully covers your charges for the term and no payment is due.
   
2. Submit the required payment due. 

Registrations not paid and/or invoices not signed by the first day of class will be cancelled. Students are able to re-register on a space-available basis after financial arrangements have been confirmed.

Financial Aid

Degree seeking students who are enrolled for Summer Session at Puget Sound on at least a half-time basis will be considered for financial aid. Summer financial aid is limited to loans and work-study employment. Half-time enrollment for Summer Session is at least 2.0 units for undergraduate students and at least 1.5 units for graduate students.

Remember, if your enrollment status changes, your financial aid award may also change. Student Financial Services is required to calculate the return of Federal and Institutional aid based on the date a student changes status or withdraws. Aid is returned through a prorated calculation. Students who drop from full to part-time status are re-evaluated based on overall changes to tuition and fees.

Students wishing to apply for financial aid for the summer term must complete a Summer Application for Financial Assistance (Summer AFA).  For priority consideration, the application is due by March 31.

Tuition Adjustments

Tuition is not fully refundable after the first day of class.  All students completely withdrawing from Summer term or dropping down in units may be eligible for tuition charge adjustments based on the official withdrawal date as provided by the Office of the Registrar.

Professional Educators

Public and private school certified employees and students in the Master of Education (MEd) program are eligible for a special Summer Session tuition rate of $2,600 per unit.

Those eligible for this special tuition rate are teachers, counselors, administrators, librarians, school psychologists, school social workers, school physical therapists, school occupational therapists, school nurses, and teachers of the hearing-impaired.  Master of Arts in Teaching candidates are not eligible for this special rate. 

To establish your eligibility, send a copy of your in-force certificate to:

Certification Officer
309 Howarth Hall
University of Puget Sound
1500 North Warner
Tacoma, WA 98416
253.879.3382

If your certificate has expired and you are not under contract for the academic year, you will need to set up an interview with the Certification Officer.

All eligibility must be determined in advance of registration.  Once eligibility is established, the Certification Officer will mail a Special Tuition permit for use in completing registration.