Three, six, nine, and 12-week course options available. Students can take up to 14 credit hours, including Maymester.
Pre-registration priority dates for Summer 2025
Maymester is our fully online, 3-week accelerated learning option to jump start your Summer Term.
Students can earn up to five credits in just three weeks. Registration opens in March. Typically, students spend 20-40 hours per week completing coursework.
Tuition assessment for anyone who has signed up for a summer course (Maymester included)
Maymester payments due
First day of Summer Term
Last day to register, add new courses, make section changes, change credit hours, change pass/fail and audit for full term courses
Memorial Day Recess (University closed)
Graduation Application opens for August 2025
First 3 weeks/Maymester grades due at noon
Final exams for first six-week session
First 6 weeks grades due at noon
Independence Day Recess (University closed)
Deadline to apply to graduate in August 2025
Last day to withdraw from an individual course for full term
Last day to withdraw from the University
First 9 weeks grades due at noon
Last day of Summer 2025 classes
Final exam for second six-week session and 12-week session
Final grades due for Summer 2025
Degree conferring date (no ceremonies)
Summer is a great opportunity to earn extra credits while making progress toward your degree. You can engage with faculty and classmates either online through our e-learning platform or in-person on campus.
One advantage of Summer Term is the flexibility to choose from three, six, nine, or 12-week classes. Use this opportunity to complete a GEF, stay on track with your coursework, earn a minor, or graduate early.
Special Sessions offer a great opportunity to take high-demand classes that fill up quickly during the regular school year. Reduce semester stress and stay ahead in your coursework.
WVU Summer Term students share their experiences.
Sport Management
College of Physical Activities & Sport Sciences
"I enrolled in Summer to take classes that were full for next semester and I also wanted to be ahead of my class and improve my GPA. Do not procrastinate! Just start now as a freshman or sophomore and get in the working habit. Once you begin, it is even more difficult to stop, and soon you will realize that it’s over and it was much easier than you thought."
Psychology
Eberly College of Arts & Sciences
"Taking a Summer course helped me lighten my course load for a busy senior year. I knew that I would have at least two internships and a job, so taking a class helped me have more time for the important final steps in my education here at WVU!"
EngineeringWVU Institute of Technology
"I heard about the Summer term through the Health Sciences and Technology Academy program. I took the Summer course to experience the fast pace of a college class. Taking this course allowed me to improve on my skills in chemistry before going into general freshman chemistry."
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