Summer Courses

Summer Courses at Fordham

Fordham offers summer courses in three distinct sessions: Session I (approximately the month of June), Session II (approximately the month of July), and Session III (spanning Session I and Session II with less frequent class meetings). Students can take Fordham summer courses according to these guidelines:

  • A maximum of 2 courses (up to 8 credits) per summer are permitted.
    • It is strongly recommended to take at most 1 course per session.
    • Exceptions can be allowed only for extenuating circumstances, with approval of the student's Academic Advisor or Assistant Dean for their class year. These decisions are based on the student's academic history

More information on Summer at Fordham can be found at this link.

Summer Courses Taken at Other Universities

Students may receive credit for courses taken outside of Fordham

  • for which they earned a grade of C or above, AND
  • which were taken during the summer at an accredited four-year college or university.

(Please note that the policy on this page does not refer to Study Abroad courses. All requests for summer courses taken abroad must follow the Study Abroad application process, which can be found here.)

All summer courses taken outside of Fordham must be approved in advance through the External Summer Course Approval Form found in the student portal. The guidelines for taking external courses are:

  • The student must have a GPA of 2.000 or higher.
  • Courses to be applied toward a major or minor must be approved through the academic department or program through the Director of Transfer Students. Note that the department or program may have a limit on how many external courses may be applied to the major or minor.
  • In order to meet residency requirements, the student must not exceed 60 transfer credits in total.

During the fall and spring semesters, as well as winter break, students may not take courses at another college or university with the exception of an approved study abroad program.