Get ahead, catch up or try something new
This summer, choose from hundreds of summer term courses — with in-person, hybrid and online course options — that can get you closer to your degree.
Key Dates
- Registration opens: May 6, 2024
- Classes begin: June 24, 2024
Browse our highlights below:
Race & Ethnic Studies Requirement
The requirement ensures our graduates are equipped with an understanding of how historically rooted and ongoing racism affects institutions in Oregon, the U.S. and the world.
- Intro to Black Studies (BST 202)
- Race, Class, and Gender (BST 207)
- African Studies (BST 211)
- African History Since 1800 (BST 306U or HST 313U)
- Online; CRN 80101 or CRN 80420
- African Cinema-African Culture (BST 363U)
- African Fiction (ENG 422)
- Chicana/Latina Experience (CHLA 303U)
- Contemporary India (GEOG 325U or INTL 325U)
- Online; CRN 81055 or 80960
- Global Water Issues & Sustainability (GEOG 340U)
- Cultural & Political Ecology (GEOG 348U)
- Intro to Native American Studies (NAS 201)
- Diversity, Prejudice & Intergroup Relations (PSY 428)
- Prejudice, Privilege and Power (SOC 337U)
- Hybrid; CRN 80701 or 81215
- Women of Color Feminist Theory (WS 305)
- Race, Class, Gender & Sexuality in U.S. (WS 332U)
Get Out Into the Field
Get hands-on experience outside the classroom with opportunities for field trips and overnight camping.
- Field Methods: Biodiversity Monitoring Techniques (ESM 342)
- Applied Watershed Restoration (ESM 417)
- Ecology & Management of Fire (ESM or GEOG 440/540)
- June 28-July 3; CRN 81038 or 81060
- Advanced Environmental Scientific Methods: Oregon Cascades (ESM 493/593)
- July 29-Aug. 2; CRN 81046
- Advanced Environmental Scientific Methods: Coast (ESM 493/593)
- Mt. Hood (GEOG 321)
- Field Studies: Columbia River Gorge (G 200)
- Field Studies: Mt. St. Helens (G 200)
- Field Studies: Mt. Hood (G 200)
Pre-Health Prep
If you have your sights set on a career in healthcare, you can satisfy some of your prerequisites with full-year sequences of biology, chemistry, physics or math, and behavioral science courses. Be sure to first consult with your pre-health advisor.
- Principles of Biology (BI 211, 212, 213)
- Online; CRN 80077, 80078, 80079
- Elementary Microbiology (BI 234)
- Intro to Genetics (BI 341)
- General Chemistry (CH 221, 222, 223)
- In-person; CRN 80124, 80125, 80126 or 80992
- Organic Chemistry (CH 334, 335, 336)
- Online; CRN 80135, 80136, 80137
- Biochemistry (CH 350)
- General Physics (PH 201, 202, 203)
- In-person; CRN 80583, 80584, 80585
- Precalculus (MTH 111Z, 112Z)
- Elementary Statistics I (STAT 243Z)
- Online; CRN 81063
- In-person; CRN 81064
- Psychology as a Natural Science (PSY 200)
- Intro to Sociology (SOC 200)
- Online; CRN 80696 or 80697
There are also several courses that may be of interest to those interested in health:
- Culture Health & Healing (ANTH 325U)
- Global Health History (HST 490)
- Physics in Biomedicine (PH 337)
- Human Development (PSY 311U)
- Positive Psychology (PSY 410)
- Psychology of Happiness (PSY 410)
- Psychology of Addictive Behavior (PSY 410)
- Psychology of Eating Disorders (PSY 410)
- Psychology of Trauma & Resiliency (PSY 410)
- Intro to Psychopathology (PSY 434)
- Alcohol & Other Drugs (SOC 314U)
Language Immersion
Whether you're brushing up your language skills for a trip or working toward your second language requirement, you can take an entire year of Spanish or Russian this summer.
- First-Year Spanish (SPAN 101, 102, 103)
- In-person; CRN 80751, 80752 or 80753, 80754
- Second-Year Spanish (SPAN 201, 202, 203)
- Hybrid; CRN 80755, 80757, 80758 or 80759
- Third-Year Russian (RUS 301, 302, 303)
- In-person; CRN 80690, 80691, 80692
Skill Building
Get a handle on skills that will prove helpful in school, work and life.
- Public Speaking (COMM 220)
- Communications in the Digital Age (COMM 398)
- Intro to Conflict Resolution (CR 301U)
- Critical Thinking (PHL 320U)
- Personal Decision Making (PSY 300U)
More Cool Courses
- Arab Cinema (AR 360)
- The Cinematic City (ENG 305U)
- Oregon History (HST 338U)
- Manga: Japanese Graphic Novels (JPN 344U)
- Silicon Forest Tech (PH 410)
- Sports in Society (SOC 380U)
- Global Climate Crisis (SOC 410)
- Sociology of Horror Films
- Women and the Middle East (WS 331U)