On-Campus Opportunities
Skip to...
Campus Courses
Summer is a great time to be a student at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. It provides an opportunity to try something new and different, start a degree program, experiment with returning to college, or speed the progress to completing a degree. Over 1,000 classes are offered through a three-week pre-session, an eight-week session, and two five-week sessions.
Campus Evening Courses
Complicated schedules are a fact of life. Summer Sessions offers numerous evening courses to reach working adults and traditional students who find it easier to come to campus in the evening.
International Excursions with World Campus Courses
World Campus courses provide short-term opportunities for international learning that help students prepare for an active role in the globalized world. The benefits of study abroad trips include knowledge, skills and global awareness that only international experience can provide. Each summer, the Office of International Affairs (420 University Terrace; 472-5358) coordinates over 20 study abroad excursions ranging in duration from two weeks to eight weeks.
Each World Campus course is sponsored by an academic department or college and is directed by a faculty member. Previous destinations have included: Brazil, China, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Ghana, Italy, Mexico, Namibia, Russia, Spain, United Kingdom, and Vietnam.
Prairie Classroom Experience
The Cedar Point Biological Station is located in western Nebraska on the south shore of Lake Ogallala. The abundance and variety of plants, animals and ecosystems make Cedar Point a unique learning environment. During the summer, Cedar Point offers eight on-site classes (ranging from 100-level courses to 400/800-level courses) designed to take advantage of these unique facilities. Courses are open to all majors, subject to course prerequisites being satisfied. All courses meet for three weeks, in one of four three-week Cedar Point sessions. Typically two courses run concurrently in each session, and students can earn from 4 to 16 credits over the summer. Cedar Point courses include:
|
Session 1 (May 18 to June 6) |
Session 3 (June 29 to July 18) |
|
Session 2 (June 8 to June 27) |
Session 4 (July 20 to August 8) |
Onsite housing for students is available in rustic cabins. Station facilities include the Goodall Lodge, a large, multi-use building with a large classroom, a central dining hall, and a full kitchen, which serves three meals/day, seven days/week. The social area around the large fireplace is an inviting place to study, play a game of ping pong, talk with friends, or watch the sunset. The Gainsforth Resource Building is a four-season building with a modern classroom, the Cedar Point Library, a computer room with Internet connections, and a long wooden deck with a spectacular view overlooking Lake Ogallala.
Natural Classroom Experience
A range of field courses in archaeology, geology, and natural resources are available for students who want a hands-on opportunity to mix theory with application. These unique courses are taught off-campus and potentially out-of-state. Previously, the geology course has traveled though Nebraska and Wyoming, the archeology course has had dig sites around Nebraska, and the natural resources course has traveled to Northern Minnesota. If you are seeking a memorable learning experience, limited opportunities exist for freshman to graduate students. Field courses opportunities include:
3-Week Presession
- GEOL 160: Field Studies
- NRES 492/892: BWCA Trip
8-week session
- ANTH 290: Field Work In Anthro
- ANTH 291: Lab Work In Anthro
- ANTH 490/890: Advanced Field Work
- ANTH 491/891: Advanced Lab Work
- GEOL 460: Summer Field Course
Special Topic Workshops
UNL offers a wide range of for-credit workshops available to all students. Workshops are often taught in an accelerated format, ranging from 2 days to 2 weeks. Workshops allow a student to focus on a single subject during a limited period.
Independent Study Courses
Extended Education and Outreach (900 N. 22nd Street; 472-2175) provides several programs to help students who want to supplement their on-campus course schedule with self-paced, independent study courses. By being able to work independently, students have the opportunity to balance their work, professional, and personal schedules. Summer Independent Study Courses (formerly called Summer Reading Courses) are designed for students who need a little more flexibility in their summer schedule and work great for those who won't be staying on campus this summer. So if you're studying abroad, interning, working, traveling or at home this summer, you can still earn UNL credits with Summer Independent Study.
For more information of summer independent study courses
Open Enrollment Independent Study Courses offer maximum flexibility as students can begin these courses at anytime; can finish many courses in as little as five weeks, or even take up to a full year. Open enrollment courses are a great alternative for students who need to finish up last-minute graduation requirements or prerequisites, or for those students looking to pick up some extra classes to stay on track for graduation. For more information or to register for a course, visit independent study.unl.edu or call (402) 472-2175. These courses do NOT count toward full-time enrollment for financial aid purposes.
For more information on open enrollment independent study courses
Distance Education Courses
Extended Education and Outreach (900 N. 22nd Street; 472-2175) coordinates numerous semester-based courses that are primarily online (via Blackboard). To view a complete listing of these online courses, go to the online Schedule of Classes and check the "Display Online Courses Only" box. Registration for these courses can be completed through eNRoll.
