Winter Session FAQ

·¬ÇÑÉçÇøapp's Winter Session offers accelerated courses to help students stay on track or get ahead in their studies.

This FAQ provides key details, including dates, eligibility, enrollment limits, and financial aid considerations. 

Winter Session dates and modalities:

  • Winter 1: December 18 – January 16
    (5 weeks, online only)
  • Winter 2: January 2 – January 16
    (2 weeks, hybrid, face-to-face, online)
Winter Session Academic Calendar

Students FAQ

  • Winter 1: December 18 – January 16 (5 weeks, online only)
  • Winter 2: January 2 – January 16 (2 weeks, hybrid, face-to-face, online)

Select a term for use Winter 2025-2026 in the search bar.

Specific dates vary by session. Students must refer to the Winter Session calendar for details.

Students must be in good standing (as noted on their unofficial transcript or in Degree Works) and may enroll in a maximum of 4 credits during J-session.

The Office of Student Records will monitor enrollments exceeding 4 credits and alert the student and Assistant Deans by 100% drop date. 

Winter session is a free standing term. Students will be billed per credit for the Winter term. Consider contact the Office of Financial Aid or the Bursar's Office for more details.

As part of Spring 2025 aid packaging, Winter sessions are not separate aid terms; no additional aid will be awarded.


Students with enough anticipated aid posted for Spring 2026 to cover their entire (flat rate) balance for the Spring semester and the Winter Session will not incur additional billing.


Students will need to plan accordingly for purchasing textbooks for the Winter Session. See note below for faculty who plan to teach.

Faculty FAQ

Faculty will propose Winter session courses for Chairs and Assistant Deans to review before finalizing the schedule.

Winter session courses are not for everyone. Students should refrain from re-attempting in 5 weeks, for example, any 15-week course during which they struggled with deadlines and workload.

Faculty Senate members supported Winter sessions to enhance experiences like faculty-led tours and lab research projects.

Academic engagement is a vital component of this very compressed time period. Winter session attendance will impact financial aid eligibility,
so faculty members must be attentive to verifying engagement as soon
as the requests arrive.


Mid-semester progress will not be part of the first Winter session pilot. 

Yes. Financial aid may not be disbursed in time for Winter sessions, and students may face challenges paying for textbooks.

Visit ·¬ÇÑÉçÇøapp's for more information. 

Winter 1 (5 weeks) is better for a full 4-credit course, while Winter 2 (2 weeks) suits shorter, experiential activities like a lab experiment or 1-credit research project or faculty-led study excursion.