Summer Sessions Content

Expanded Virtual Options Mean More Access to Summer Courses

Cody Kitaura — July 16, 2024 - 1:29pm

�ٺ��Ƶ 2024 Summer Sessions opened June 24 with more flexibility for students than ever — including a record 44 online courses. Four virtual General Education courses in psychology and communication also debuted.

Instructors Continue Adaptation for Online, Remote Instruction

Julia Ann Easley — June 23, 2020 - 12:43pm

As students start summer studies this week, instructors are continuing their own learning and other efforts to adapt summer and fall courses for the remote environment.

“The faculty and graduate students are learning too,” said Kem Saichaie, associate director for learning and teaching support at the Center for Educational Effectiveness, or CEE. “It’s a model of lifelong learning.”

27% Jump in Summer Sessions Enrollment

Julia Ann Easley — June 23, 2020 - 11:18am

About 27 percent more students — taking 29 percent more credit hours — are enrolled for Summer Sessions at �ٺ��Ƶ.

8 Ways to Beat the Heat at �ٺ��Ƶ

Anonymous — July 25, 2018 - 11:30am

In Northern California, namely here in the Sacramento Valley, the weather can get pretty warm in the summertime.

As the temperatures rise, here in Davis, there are a plenty of ways to beat the heat that won't break the bank, either. The best part about summer in Davis is enjoying the warm sun and taking part in recreational activities that will keep you cool at the same time.

4 Paths at Summer Sessions for Exploring Careers

Susanne Rockwell — May 26, 2017 - 9:48am

�ٺ��Ƶ students can use Summer Sessions to explore careers by digging into new subjects, testing for alternative majors and getting a language or minor.

Campus Provides More Financial Aid, Offers Larger Grants for Summer Study

Julia Ann Easley — March 07, 2017 - 4:45pm

More financial aid will be available for Summer Sessions, and other changes will provide larger grants and lower the number of academic units at which students receive a higher level of support.

Eligible students who take six to nine units will receive $1,300; those who take 10 or more units will receive $2,400. Last year, the lower award was $1,100, and the higher amount of $2,200 didn’t kick in until students took 12 units.

9 Reasons to Study at �ٺ��Ƶ This Summer

Julia Ann Easley — March 31, 2016 - 4:28pm

Summer study at �ٺ��Ƶ has a lot of offer to students wanting to make headway on a degree, with flexible study periods and record financial aid.

�ٺ��Ƶ Aims to Increase Summer Study with Financial Aid Grants, Guaranteed Courses

Julia Ann Easley — February 26, 2016 - 12:50pm

The campus is adding an extra $1.9 million to make available a record $10.5 million in financial aid grants, and guaranteeing almost 300 courses against cancellation to help students take advantage of summer study to reduce their time to degree and overall cost of education.

The increased support for Summer Sessions is expected to make these funds — which students don’t have to repay — available to nearly 6,500 students, up from the 4,375 who received grants last year.

Summer Strategy: More Courses, More Enrollment

Julia Ann Easley — January 25, 2016 - 1:49pm

The campus plans to increase its summer course offerings by as much as 10 percent as one way to increase Summer Sessions enrollment and help students earn their degrees more quickly.

Other strategies being explored include offering financial incentives and increasing the financial aid available for summer.

Campus prepares for large influx of students in 2016-17

Dave Jones — January 12, 2016 - 12:00am

The campus is marshaling its efforts and resources to accommodate 2016-17 enrollment growth of 1,100 new undergraduates beyond last fall's entering class.

The campus is responding to targets that UC President Janet Napolitano set under a plan to increase systemwide enrollment of new California undergraduates by 10,000 over the next three years, including 5,000 freshmen and transfer students in 2016-17.