Important Information for Summer Online

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Course Information

• Each course is worth one (1) Yale College credit, the equivalent of four (4) credit hours.
• Each course meets for five weeks, with specific start and end dates in either Summer Session A or Summer Session B.
• Online work is not exclusively self-study or self-paced, you will need to be available to meet live online for classes during the course of the 5-week session. See course descriptions for class schedules.
• Yale Summer Session courses are compressed to five weeks and taught at an accelerated pace resulting in a heavier weekly workload.  It is important to consider this when planning summer activities and applying for courses; students should expect to devote about 15-20 total hours per week, per course.
  • There are no make-up or rescheduled exams for online courses, please verify that there are no conflicts with your course schedule.
• Course formats are either seminar or lecture.
  • Seminars are a hybrid format with pre-recorded lectures and live synchronous class meetings.
  • Lecture courses feature fully synchronous class meetings.

Note: All courses will have scheduled meeting times during the week, and attendance online is required.

Technical In​formation

• Yale Summer Online utilizes the Canvas learning management system to deliver the course material, click here for Canvas system requirements. 
• All courses include online discussion sections over the Zoom video conferencing system - system requirements. 
• You need to have a way to transmit video. Cameras built into computer monitors are sufficient. For students who do not have a built-in camera on their computer, one can be purchased inexpensively. Here is an example.
• When possible, we urge you to have a wired Internet connection for the live discussion sections. 

Tip: Yale Summer Online courses feature weekly live video-based group meetings with faculty. It is essential that each participant has the requisite Internet speed of at least 2 Mb/s down / up.  Please use this link to check your speed from your summer course location - Check your speed.

Information for Current Yale College Students

• Yale Summer Session offers financial assistance for tuition to Yale College students who receive financial aid during the regular academic year. Financial assistance covers 50% of the tuition of one course, and you may receive financial assistance for a maximum of two credits each summer
• Yale College students on financial aid during the academic year will automatically receive this assistance by answering the relevant question on the application. No separate application is required.

Yale Summer Session courses taught exclusively online are offered in the summer as a way for students to take Yale College courses for credit without being in a physical classroom. Much of the learning is synchronous and the course work is equivalent to summer session courses taught in person, in New Haven. Online courses are designated by the letter “E” following the course number, e.g. ECON S115E. These courses may be used to fulfill distributional requirements and in some cases even requirements for the major if approved by the department.

Note: Students enrolled in Summer Programs Abroad (Yale and Non-Yale programs) are not permitted to take online courses concurrently.

Payment: For-Credit Courses

• The application fee of $75 is paid online with a credit card.
• The tuition cost of $5070 and technology fee of $85 must be paid no later than the last working day before the start of the course. Nonpayment will result in immediate disenrollment.
• Payment must be made to Yale University by check or wire transfer. Click here for payment details.

Application Process: For-Credit Courses

• The application deadline for Session A courses is May 10, 2024 for Yale College students and for visiting students. The Session B course application deadline is June 14, 2024 for Yale College students and for visiting students.
• Please read the application requirements prior to starting the application.
• Fill out the online application. Choose the online course denoted by the letter “E” at the end of the number. Make a careful note of the correct five digit CRN (course registration number) that appears in parentheses following the course number.
• Accepted students will be notified immediately via email once they have been admitted to the course.
• The course change deadlines for online courses are: Session A is May 17; Session B, June 21.

Language Reading Courses Online 2024 - GSAS

Registration deadline (all courses): May 10, 2024.

German for Reading
GMAN-S999E (CRN TBD)

Online Course. The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences will offer an online, non-credit German for Reading course to assist students in satisfying their degree requirements. Students will acquire skills for reading German language texts of any difficulty with some fluency. Study of syntax and grammar; practice in close reading and translation of texts in different genres in the humanities and sciences. The course is self-paced but has daily or weekly deadlines for assignments. These courses do not have live online class meetings and will not appear on transcripts issued by the University. Grades will be available in YaleHub one week after the conclusion of the course. Open to Yale doctoral and visiting graduate students. Non-Credit. Session B: July 1 – August 2. Yale doctoral student tuition and technology fee are funded by GSAS. Visiting students, tuition: $850.Technology fee: $85.

French for Reading
FREN-S999E (CRN TBD) 
 

Online Course. The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences will offer an online, non-credit French for Reading course to assist students in satisfying their degree requirements. Students will acquire skills for reading French language texts of any difficulty with some fluency. Study of syntax and grammar; practice in close reading and translation of texts in different genres in the humanities and sciences. The class will meet live online each week and will not appear on transcripts issued by the University. Grades will be available in YaleHub one week after the conclusion of the course. Open to Yale doctoral and visiting graduate students. Non-Credit. Session A: May 27 – June 28. Class times: Mondays and Thursdays, 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT. Yale doctoral student Tuition and Technology Fee are funded by GSAS. Visiting students, Tuition: $850. Technology Fee: $85. 

Spanish for Reading
SPAN-S999E (CRN TBD)
 

Online Course. The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences will offer an online, non-credit Spanish for Reading course to assist students in satisfying their degree requirements. Students will acquire skills for reading Spanish language texts of any difficulty with some fluency. Study of syntax and grammar; practice in close reading and translation of texts in different genres in the humanities and sciences. The course is self-paced but has daily or weekly deadlines for assignments. These courses do not have live online class meetings and will not appear on transcripts issued by the University. Grades will be available in YaleHub one week after the conclusion of the course. Open to Yale doctoral and visiting graduate students. Non-Credit. Session A: May 27 – June 28. Yale doctoral student Tuition and Technology Fee are funded by GSAS. Visiting students, Tuition: $850. Technology Fee: $85.

Italian for Reading
ITAL-S999E (CRN TBD)

Online Course. The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences will offer an online, non-credit Italian for Reading course to assist students in satisfying their degree requirements. Students will acquire skills for reading Italian language texts of any difficulty with some fluency. Study of syntax and grammar; practice in close reading and translation of texts in different genres in the humanities and sciences. The course is self-paced but has daily or weekly deadlines for assignments. These courses do not have live online class meetings and will not appear on transcripts issued by the University. Grades will be available in YaleHub one week after the conclusion of the course. Open to Yale doctoral and visiting graduate students. Non-Credit. Session B: July 1 – August 2. Yale doctoral student Tuition and Technology Fee are funded by GSAS. Visiting students, Tuition: $850. Technology Fee: $85.