The summer programs include two four-week summer sessions offering academic courses in June and July.  Other summer programs are also available.

Admission and Registration

Procedures

Return completed application form with registration fee to Office of the Registrar, Luther College, 700 College Drive, Decorah, IA  52101 by:

                        May 15 for Summer Session I and Summer Session II               

The application form constitutes your actual registration; you will be assumed to be attending class and will receive a bill for the balance of your tuition (and room and board, if applicable) unless you withdraw your registration by contacting the Registrar’s Office in writing by May 15.  The tuition refund policy for cancellation of registration after this date appears under “Refund Policy.”  The $50 registration fee is non-refundable.

Students from other colleges or universities who plan to attend Luther’s summer session must submit a statement of good standing from the institution in which they are currently enrolled.  In such cases a transcript is not required. Transcripts of summer coursework completed at Luther College will be mailed to your home institution upon written request.

High school students who wish to take courses for college credit should be in the top 25 percent of their class and must submit a transcript of their record.

Offices

Registrar: Main 123 (563) 387-1167

Office for Financial Services: Main 118, (563) 387-1015

Academic Dean: Union 208, (563) 387-1005

Summer Hours

Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Housing

Summer Housing in college residence halls is available by application for students who commute more than 30 miles to campus.  Summer meal plans are available to students who live on campus for the summer; contact Dining Services for prices and additional information.  An Application for Summer Housing is required and is available in the Residence Life Office or on their webpage.

Students enrolled in Summer Sessions should request a summer SPO number at the Mail Center in the Dahl Centennial Union.

General Course Information

Regular Undergraduate Offerings
Summer Session I classes begin May 29 and end June 22.  Summer Session II classes begin June 25 and end July 20.  Classes during both sessions will be held Monday through Friday (with the exception of Wednesday, July 4).  The normal credit load is four credits per four-week session, exceptions are noted.

Courses will be considered fully enrolled with a minimum of eight students. Courses designated with a (√) check mark may be taught with a minimum enrollment of five students. In either case, faculty/staff dependents are excluded from the minimum counts.

Summer Session I and Summer Session II courses which do not have required minimum enrollment (faculty/staff dependents excluded) by 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 22 will be canceled at that point.  Faculty with appointments to teach courses which are canceled due to insufficient enrollment will be notified immediately by the Dean’s Office.  The Dean’s Office will in turn notify the Registrar’s Office of any canceled courses.  Students registered for courses which have been canceled will be notified by the Registrar’s Office.  Registration by May 15 for Summer Session I and Summer Session II is strongly encouraged.  Registration for courses not canceled will be accepted through the first day of classes for each session.  On the application form please indicate the course in which you wish to enroll plus an alternate in the event that your first choice is canceled.

Charges

Tuition per credit hour……………………………………………………………..$400.00

Room charge………………………..…….…$7.50 /night (double room in Miller)
Summer Session I (May 29-June 22) and Summer Session II (June 25-July 20)   

Board charges will be assessed depending upon the board plan selected. 

On the first day of the session you are enrolled in you must settle all accounts with the Office for Financial Services.

Refund Policy 

To officially withdraw from a summer session class, you must do so via the online registration system at my.luther.edu.

Federal regulations require the combined summer sessions to be considered as one term for refund consideration.  Students receiving federal assistance to help them pay for their summer classes will be refunded according to the federal refund policy.  Under this policy, there will be no refund offered if withdrawal occurs after July 16, 2012.

Students who do not receive federal assistance will be refunded under our standard refund policy as outlined in the Luther College Catalog.  Under this policy, there will be no adjustments to summer fees if withdrawal occurs after these dates:

            June 12, 2012 for Summer Session I

            July 9, 2012 for Summer Session II

See Current Students Summer Enrollment on the Financial Aid website for additional information regarding summer financial aid.

Important Dates

Dates in parenthesis denote Summer Session II

May 29 (June 25)                                              First day of classes
May 30 (June 26)                                              Last day to add/change classes
May 30 (June 26)                                              Last day to authorize cr/no cr grading
June 1  (June 29)                                              Last day to withdraw without record
June 8  (July 6)                                                  Last day to withdraw with “W” grade
June 21 (July 19)                                               Last day to cancel cr/no cr authorization
June 22 (July 20)                                               Last day of classes; senior papers due

Other Summer Programs

In addition to academic courses, the following are also available:

Dorian Music Camps
Jim Buzza, Coordinator, (563) 387-1389
buzzja01@luther.edu

Environmental College for Young Leaders
Emily Neal, Director, (563) 387-2138
nealem01@luther.edu

High School Camps
Jud Barclay, Coordinator, (563) 387-1538
barcju01@luther.edu

Institute for Scandinavian Educators
Ruth Caldwell and Uwe Rudolf, Co-Directors
caldweru@luther.edu, rudolfuw@luther.edu

Other Programming Events
Jud Barclay, Coordinator, (563) 387-1538
barcju01@luther.edu