Summer Courses For Rising High School Seniors

Special pricing rate of $495 per 3 credit course — Save 80% per credit! 

For the Summer I term, Students are required to pay tuition by May 10, students who enroll after May 10 will be required to pay at the time of registration. The last day to register for any course is the first day of the course.

ASL 101 Beginning American Sign Language I |Synchronous Online Course

May 28 – July 6 |Tuesday 9 a.m. – noon

Instructor: Becky Marks

This course introduces the fundamentals of American Sign Language (ASL) used by the deaf community including basic vocabulary, syntax, fingerspelling, grammatical non-manual signals, expressive and receptive signing skills, and deaf culture. Students will also learn conversational/cultural behaviors necessary to hold a beginning-level conversation in ASL with deaf/hard-of-hearing native users of the language. (3 Credits)

BA 107 Personal Money Skills | Asynchronous Online Course

May 28 – July 6

Instructor: Wenbin Tang

In this course, students learn to budget their finances, balance their checking accounts and learn about taxes, banking, consumer credit, casualty and life insurance, investment markets, stock transactions and retirement planning. (3 Credits)

CGBI 121 Continued Growth General Biology & Biology Lab | Asynchronous Online Course

May 28 -June 17

Instructors: Laurel Rodgers

This course is a continuation of BIO 121 completed in the previous semester in which students will have additional opportunities to learn the material from the previously completed course. This course will provide additional lectures, learning materials, and assessments to help students better understand the material from the BIO 121 course.  (0 Credits)

BIOL 121 General Biology I lab must be taken concurrently.

ENG 101 Composition | Asynchronous Online Course

May 28-August 17

Instructor: Lisa Wood

Instruction and practice designed to increase competence in communication, with primary emphasis on expository writing. (3 Credits)

This course fulfills ShenEd requirements. 

ES 101 Intro to Environmental Studies | Asynchronous Online Course

May 28-July 6

Instructors: Allyson Degrassi

Intended for anyone interested in the environment, this course addresses the inter-related scientific, technological, economic, social, political and ethical dimensions of environmental issues. (3 Credits)

This course fulfills ShenEd requirements. 

ES 101 Intro to Environmental Studies | Asynchronous Online Course

May 28-July 6

Instructors: Richard Stanford

Intended for anyone interested in the environment, this course addresses the inter-related scientific, technological, economic, social, political and ethical dimensions of environmental issues. (3 Credits)

This course fulfills ShenEd requirements. 

ES 101 Honors Intro to Environmental Studies | Asynchronous Online Course

May 28-July 6

Instructors: Allyson Degrassi

Intended for anyone interested in the environment, this course addresses the inter-related scientific, technological, economic, social, political and ethical dimensions of environmental issues. (3 Credits)

This course fulfills ShenEd requirements. 

ESPT 101 Introduction to Esports | Asynchronous Online Course

May 28-July 6

Instructors: Alexander Merle-Smith

This course introduces the student to the esports ecosystem including areas such as games, developers, events, leagues, facilities and history. Students will receive a broad understanding of various areas of esports through lectures and class projects.(3 Credits)

This course fulfills ShenEd requirements. 

GLS 101 Intro to Global Studies | Asynchronous Online Course

May 28-July 6

Instructor: Eric Leonard

This course introduces students to the multi-disciplinary nature of global studies. Students will engage in an introductory discussion and analysis of globalization, the interconnectedness that results from this process and the impact it has on contemporary global issues. (3 Credits)

This course fulfills ShenEd requirements. 

HIST 104 United States History II | Asynchronous Online Course

May 28-July 6

Instructor: Jess Clawson

A survey of American history from the Civil War to the present. (3 Credits) 

This course fulfills ShenEd requirements. 

MATH 101 College Algebra | Synchronous Online Course

May 28-July 6 | Monday through Friday 9:00-9:50 a.m.

Instructor: Teresa Haskiell

This course is an intermediate study of the functions and mathematical principles needed for precalculus. Topics include analyzing, solving and graphing linear, polynomial, rational, exponential and logarithmic functions.  (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: Math 099 or assignment through the Math Placement Test.

MCOM 150 Principles of Public Speaking | Synchronous Online Course

May 28-July 6 | Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday 11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Instructor: Matthew Corr

An introduction to the principles of public speaking, including theory, history, and practice. This course presents both classical and contemporary theories of rhetoric while at the same time emphasizing the practical skills of public speaking. The course offers full coverage of all major aspects of speech preparation and presentation and requires student practice throughout the course. (3 Credits)

This course fulfills ShenEd requirements. 

PH 101 Introduction to Public Health| Asynchronous Online Course

May 28-July 6

Instructor: Emily Miller

Public health is the science and art of preventing disease and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, communities and individuals. This course provides an introduction to public health concepts and practice by examining the purpose, history, organization, functions, and results of public health practice. (3 Credits)

PSCI 103 Foundational Ideas in Political Society| Asynchronous Online Course

May 28-July 6

Instructor: Eric Leonard

This course entails an analysis of the evolutionary patterns of competing ideologies and how these ideologies have, and will, affect our world. The main subject of analysis is political philosophy, not history. Therefore, our foundational unit of analysis is the philosophical ideas of Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Marx, Mussolini and others. Our goal is to see how these ideas have and will shape our world and the political societies that we live in, and then to critically assess their ability to establish the “best” political society. (3 Credits)

This course fulfills ShenEd requirements. 

PSY 101 General Psychology | Asynchronous Online Course

May 28-July 6

Instructor: Amanda Tintaya, Jana Flower

A basic introduction to psychology with emphasis given to such ideas as measurement, testing, learning, motivation, emotions, attitudes, social influences on behavior, personality, behavior disorders, mental health and psychotherapy. (3 Credits)

This course fulfills ShenEd requirements. 

SHEN 120 The Science of Happy | Synchronous Online Course

May 28- July 6 | Monday, Wednesday, & Friday 11 a.m. – noon

Instructor: Karen Bucher, Catharine Gruver

This interdisciplinary course examines the concept, correlates, causes and consequences of happiness, with an emphasis on providing students with empirically supported decision-making strategies to flourish and experience subjective well-being in their own lives. (3 Credits)

This course fulfills ShenEd requirements. 

SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology| Asynchronous Online Course

May 28-July 6

Instructor: Lawrence Eppart

Designed to acquaint the student with the general field of sociology, the course surveys sociological concepts, processes and mechanisms of group behavior, the community and its structure, social organization and interaction and culture and personality. (3 Credits)

This course fulfills ShenEd requirements. 

Special pricing rate of $495 per 3 credit course — Save 80% per credit! 

For the Summer II term, Students are required to pay tuition by June 14, students who enroll after June 14 will be required to pay at the time of registration. The last day to register for any course is the first day of the course.

ASL 102 Beg American Sign Language II | Synchronous Online Course

July 8 – August 17 | Tuesday 9 a.m. – noon

Instructor: Becky Marks

This course is for students who have demonstrated competency in American Sign Language (ASL) through the first semester of university instruction. Students will continue to build their knowledge of the fundamentals of ASL used by the deaf community including vocabulary, syntax, fingerspelling, grammatical non-manual signals, expressive and receptive signing skills and deaf culture. Students will also expand their knowledge of conversational/cultural behaviors necessary to hold a beginning-level conversation in ASL with deaf/hard-of-hearing native users of the language. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: ASL 101.

BIO 121 General Biology & Lab | Asynchronous & Hybrid Online Course

July 8 – August 17 

Instructor: Ana Leal Cervantes & Laurel Nida

General Biology is a two-course sequence that examines the ideas and methods basic to an understanding of contemporary biology. This first course focuses on the fundamental theories of biology, historically significant discoveries, classification of organisms, the chemical basis of life, cell biology and heredity. Three lecture hours plus three laboratory hours per week. (4 Credits)

This course fulfills ShenEd requirements. 

CSC 121 Intro to Computer Programming | Synchronous Online Course

July 8 – August 17|  Monday through Friday 10-10:50 a.m.

Instructor: Sara Hosseunioun

This course will introduce students to several topics in computer programming as well as an overview of computer science. It will investigate parts of a program along with several programming techniques and debugging. Students will learn the basics of computer programming, how to write simple programs and develop and implement algorithms to solve problems. No previous​ ​programming experience is required.  (3 Credits)

Requirements: MacBook less than 4 years old, an up-to-date Chrome web browser, and high speed internet connection

CSC 122 Intro to Computer Programming II| Synchronous Online Course

July 8 – August 17 | Monday through Friday 11 – 11:50 a.m.

Instructor: Sara Hosseunioun

This course is a continuation of CSC 121. In this course, students will develop advanced computer programming skills and the ability to write longer programs. The course will combine lecture and workshop to allow students to further develop skills in computer programming. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: Earned grade of “C-” or better in CSC121. 

ES 101 Intro to Environmental Studies| Synchronous Online Course

July 8-August 17 | Dates TBA

Instructor: Richard Stanford

Intended for anyone interested in the environment, this course addresses the inter-related scientific, technological, economic, social, political and ethical dimensions of environmental issues. (3 Credits)

This course fulfills ShenEd requirements.

GLS 101 Intro to Global Studies| Asynchronous Online Course

July 8 – August 17

Instructor: Eric Leonard

This course introduces students to the multi-disciplinary nature of global studies. Students will engage in an introductory discussion and analysis of globalization, the interconnectedness that results from this process and the impact it has on contemporary global issues. (3 Credits)

This course fulfills ShenEd requirements. 

HIST 104 United States History II | Asynchronous Online Course

July 8-August 17

Instructor: Jeff Coker

A survey of American history from the Civil War to the present. (3 Credits) 

This course fulfills ShenEd requirements. 

MATH 102 Precalculus | Synchronous Online Course

July 8 – August 17 | Monday through Friday 9-9:50 a.m.

Instructor: Teresa Haskiell

This precalculus course is for students continuing their study of mathematics. Topics include trigonometry, conics, non-Euclidean coordinates, basic principles of sums and series and other topics.  (3 Credits)

Prerequisites: Math 101 or assignment​ t​hrough the Math Placement Test.

This course fulfills ShenEd requirements. 

PHYS 105 The Physical Universe Lecture and Lab  | Asynchronous Online Course

July 8 – August 17

Instructor: Mazin Khasawneh

This is a conceptual survey course covering the basic principles of physics and space science. Emphasis will be placed on developing an appreciation of the subject as it relates to everyday phenomena and to socially relevant physical science issues. The course is specifically designed for the non-technical student and requires only minimal fluency in mathematics. (4 Credits)

This course fulfills ShenEd requirements. 

SHEN 110 Finding Your Voice| Synchronous Online Course

July 8- August 17 | Monday, Wednesday, & Friday 10 a.m. – noon

Instructor: Pamela Ghanem

This course emphasizes the traits of effective communicators and explores and develops their oral communication skills. Emphasis is placed on speaking and listening with authenticity, improving communication confidence and understanding how oral communication messages are constructed. (3 Credits)

This course fulfills ShenEd requirements. 

SHEN 120 Pursuing Happiness: The Art & Science of Decision Making | Synchronous Online Course

July 8 – August 17 | Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday 11 a.m. – noon

Instructor: Amy Sarch

This interdisciplinary course examines the concept, correlates, causes and consequences of happiness, with an emphasis on providing students with empirically supported decision-making strategies to flourish and experience subjective well-being in their own lives. (3 Credits)

This course fulfills ShenEd requirements. 

SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology | Asynchronous Online Course

July 8- August 17

Instructor: Lawrence Eppard

Designed to acquaint the student with the general field of sociology, the course surveys sociological concepts, processes and mechanisms of group behavior, the community and its structure, social organization and interaction and culture and personality. (3 Credits)

This course fulfills ShenEd requirements.