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Summerterm Growing in Popularity
Posted 5/27/2005
Enrollment in Summerterm classes has increased by 5 percent since last year and has gone up 12 percent since 2003, according to R.J. McGivney, assistant dean of university programs.
The increase can be attributed to a number of factors. They include more targeted marketing efforts, courses that are specifically geared toward the needs of summer students, and an overall increase in graduate enrollment in the Barney School of Business and the College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions, McGivney said.
In addition, the university introduced a new option this year called Mayterm, which also has contributed to the rise in Summerterm enrollment. Mayterm allows students to complete courses over a three-week period, from May 18 to June 3. The intensive, concentrated class schedule enables students to focus on difficult subject matter and finish their summer course work early.
To date, 2,216 students have registered for the two Summerterm sessions and for Mayterm, including 1,207 undergraduates and 1,009 graduate students. Those numbers are expected to increase as students continue to sign up for the second Summerterm session, which begins July 5.
The increase can be attributed to a number of factors. They include more targeted marketing efforts, courses that are specifically geared toward the needs of summer students, and an overall increase in graduate enrollment in the Barney School of Business and the College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions, McGivney said.
In addition, the university introduced a new option this year called Mayterm, which also has contributed to the rise in Summerterm enrollment. Mayterm allows students to complete courses over a three-week period, from May 18 to June 3. The intensive, concentrated class schedule enables students to focus on difficult subject matter and finish their summer course work early.
To date, 2,216 students have registered for the two Summerterm sessions and for Mayterm, including 1,207 undergraduates and 1,009 graduate students. Those numbers are expected to increase as students continue to sign up for the second Summerterm session, which begins July 5.
