Penn State Summer Session, what's it like?

Cowman
Fri, 31 Jan 2014 16:39:43 +0000

Congratulations!! Summer is a great experience. I did it many years ago and DS did LEAP last summer, by choice (accepted for Fall and changed to summer). He has said it was definately a great decision and recommended it to his sister. He felt he had a definate advantage when the Fall semester began.

Regarding the number of classes to take during summer, the LEAP Prides are two classes (most are 6 credits, a few are 7). In most cases, each of the two classes run 75 minutes everyday for six weeks. His experience was that the 7 credit selection did require a little more out of class effort.

Two courses at 150 mins (total) per day is 750 in-class hours per week, equivalent to 15 credits during a regular semester (classes during a regular semester are 50min x 3 per week time 5 courses = 750 hours per week). It is a full load. More than two classes would be alot of work (you need to leave some time to enjoy the Arts Festival, the campus, town, fireworks, new friends, pool…)

Once you get your Fall room assignment, you can contact that housing area and request to store your belongings either in your new room or in the storage area of the housing complex. We did that – couldn’t store in the room because it was going to be used but the big things went into the storage area (bike, rug, fans*, some bins). DS was able to see his future room which was helpful.

*bring several to keep the air moving.