Instructions

We look forward to helping you enroll in University of Rochester Summer Sessions. Please review the registration requirements and enrollment policies as early as possible to make sure you are ready to register for courses.

Registration requirements

Some Summer Sessions courses have restrictions or eligibility requirements based on academic level or student status. Review the Course Policies and Enrollment Eligibility pages to determine what necessary permissions, prerequisites, and/or processes you need to complete before registering for courses.

Finding courses

Summer Sessions courses can be found on both the Course Description and Course Schedules (CDCS) and in UR Student. (Please note that viewing courses in UR Student requires you to already have an active UR Student account). Use the button below to learn how to search these two systems to find the right Summer Sessions course(s) for you.

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Registration deadlines

Summer 2025 course registration opens for all students on Monday, February 17, 2025. View additional important dates and deadlines on the Summer Sessions calendar.

Full Summer Session (11 weeks)

Monday, May 19–Friday, August 1

Registration opens: Monday, February 17
Last day to register: Sunday, June 1

Session A (5 weeks)

Monday, May 19–Monday, June 23

Registration opens: Monday, February 17
Last day to register: Sunday, May 25

Session B (5 weeks)

Monday, June 30–Friday, August 1

Registration opens: Monday, February 17
Last day to register: Sunday, July 6

How to register

There are three different Summer Sessions course registration processes, depending on whether you are an:

  • Matriculated student: currently enrolled either full-time or part-time in a UR degree program
  • Non-matriculated student: not currently enrolled in a UR degree program
  • Incoming first-year or transfer student: beginning your undergraduate program of study in the School of Arts & Sciences or the Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences in August 2025
Matriculated student instructions

If you are currently enrolled in a University of Rochester degree program (full-time OR part-time):  

  1. Review enrollment policies, course information, and important deadlines. Meet any requirements that apply to you.
  2. Log into your UR Student account and complete any necessary onboarding (including the Financial Responsibility Agreement).
  3. Follow these tutorials for finding and registering for courses in UR Student*, as well as for requesting instructor permission, should you be required to do so.

*If you wish to enroll in more than 12.99 credits (for the entire summer session) or enroll in two courses that have a time conflict, you will not be able to register through the UR Student system. Please refer to the course policies for credit overloads and time conflicts on the Course Information page.

Non-matriculated student instructions

If you are NOT currently enrolled in a University of Rochester degree program:

  1. Review enrollment policies, course information, and important deadlines. Meet any requirements that apply to you.
  2. Use the Course Description and Course Schedule (CDCS) to find Summer Sessions courses. (View instructions for searching CDCS.)
  3. Complete the online non-matriculated student registration form. This forms allows you to submit personal information to the University and is necessary in order to set up your online student accounts and/or verify that your online student accounts are still active.
  4. Once your form has successfully been submitted, you will receive a follow-up email from the Registrar's Office within 3-5 business days, either confirming your course enrollment(s) or asking for additional information. Please note that failure to respond promptly to requests for additional information may result in a delay in your course registration.
Incoming first-year and transfer student instructions

If you are beginning your program of study in Fall 2025, you can take up to two courses (online only) during the University's 2025 Summer Session. Use the button below to view instructions for finding and registering for summer classes.

Get started

Please note: This process can take up to 20 business days to complete, so we highly recommend beginning this process at least four weeks before the first day of the course(s) you are interested in taking to ensure you're ready for class.