Summer Course Planning

Are you planning to take courses over the summer? Review the information below and chat with an advisor to help you make your decisions.

Summer Course Considerations

Weigh the pros and cons of attending summer sessions. What is best for your situation?

  • Review your DARS to dertermine summer course options
  • Identify the part of term the course is offered and know whether it's online or on-campus.
  • Calculate tutition and/or connect with financial aid or scholarships (if applicable)
  • Note the add/drop deadlines for your summer course session
  • Create an action plan for success.
  • Consider additional obligations:  Work, trips, internships, conferences, personal goals, REST!

Important Summer 2024 Dates, Deadlines and Policies

Visit the Office of the Registrar's site for official information about attending Illinois Summer Sessions

  • Summer Session Options:  View the Summer Academic Calendar
  • Cancel Policy:  May 12th is the 2024 deadline to cancel any summer session through Self-Service using the Summer Cancel Registration option.  Canceling means the course(s) session has not started and you did not attend and/or complete work.
  • Drop Policy:  You can drop a course on your own thorugh Self-Service.  Dropping a course means the course has not started, you attended and/or completed work, it is before the drop deadline for the summer session, and you are taking multiple courses and dropping only one.
  • Withdraw Policy:  You will need to notify Gies Records at Records@business.illinois.edu to withdraw.  You will need to tell Gies Records the last day you attended and/or completed work for the coures.  Withdrawing means the couse has started, you attended and/or completed work, it is past the drop deadline, and/or you are dropping all your courses for the summer session.

Summer Tuition Rate per hour for Gies College of Business

The Business rate applies to all majors in Gies.  View more information about tuition and rates on the Office of the Registrar Site for Tuition and Fees.

Taking Off-Campus Coursework

You can take couses at another insitution and transfer them to Illinois.  Review the Off-Campus Transfer Courses information on Advising Gies Groups..