<p>I know a few engineering/CS students (recent grads) who used the summers to take general education courses (which have a greater chance of being offered in the summer) in order to have lighter loads during the regular school year. They would take those Social Science/Humanties courses in the summer and the engineering/CS courses during the regular year.</p>
<p>That allowed them to take 12-13 credit semesters during Fall and Spring. According to these students, sometimes the summer tuition was slightly cheaper than Fall/Spring tuition. One student I know did the summer courses at their local community college at their hometown.</p>