Summer Session

Standard Summer Sessions: For EXST-Managed Courses

*The University is closed June 19 in observance of Juneteenth and July 4 in observance of Independence Day. Be cautious when scheduling exams/projects on the days immediately adjacent to holidays as the University has previously announced late closures on these dates.

Non-Standard Summer Sessions: For EXST-Managed Courses

*The University is closed June 19 in observance of Juneteenth and July 4 in observance of Independence Day. Be cautious when scheduling exams/projects on the days immediately adjacent to holidays as the University has previously announced late closures on these dates.

*EXST uses specific section numbers (which are tied to specific sessions). See Session Dates and Section Numbers.

**SW is the default center code for non-EXST College Park courses. Other approved program center codes can also be used.

Departments must utilize the appropriate Center Code (which denotes location and/or special administrative) for each scheduled course (see Session Dates and Section Numbers). If the Center Code is left blank, the course will be treated as a “regular” EXST-administered course.

There are specific section numbers for on-campus, online, Shady Grove, and off-campus internship/individual study courses (see Session Dates and Section Numbers). When there are multiple sections for a course, the last digit should progress: 0101, 0102, 0103 or WB11, WB12, WB13, etc.

Note: Do not defer to the course syllabus to inform the student about the nature of the course, especially if the delivery method is online or blended. Students who are depending on a 100% online asynchronous delivery will often drop the course when/if they discover that the course is blended or online synchronous. Because of late ELMS access (often 24-hours prior to first day of class), the student (who may have a job or other obligations) is often forced to drop and may not find another course that fulfills a similar requirement. Course meeting information MUST be posted on Testudo to provide full disclosure to the student. If needed, add a section note to clarify meeting details. See Codes: Center and Delivery Method to assign the correct code.

1. Face-to-Face (F): Instruction and assessments are conducted through in-person sessions. Instruction and assessments may be enhanced with technology or even periodically “flipped” for asynchronous instruction, but there is no formal, consistent reduction in “seat time.” (This definition is not applicable to independent studies, internships, externships, practica, study abroad, or dissertation/research courses.) Instructional activities may include in-person class instruction and assessments supported by technology.
2. Blended (B): Required instruction and assessments are conducted through a scheduled combination of in-person and remote learning technology. Differentiated from a technology-enhanced in-person course, the “seat time” in a blended course is formally and consistently reduced for all students. (This does not include ad hoc situations when remote sessions are employed due to special circumstances.) Instructional activities may include scheduled in-person class time, alternating with online activity (synchronous or asynchronous).
3. Online (O): The majority of the required instruction and assessments are conducted with distance learning technology, whether synchronously or asynchronously. Students are not required to be in the same location as the instructor, although exceptions can be made for exams that must be taken on campus or at regionally located testing centers. Any in-person, or live session dates and times should be clearly indicated in the course notes prior to registration.
   • Examples:
     • Delivery Mode: 100% Online: 
       • A fully online synchronous course with online sessions.
       • A fully online asynchronous course with self-paced learning.
     • Delivery Mode: 80-99% Online:
       • A fully online course that requires limited in-person participation (e.g. instruction, presentations, field trips, or assessments).

For more information regarding these definitions, refer to the resources provided by the Teaching and Learning Transformation Center.

Cross-listing: Refers to having one course offered under two different course rubrics, such as ENGL444 and WMST444: Feminist Critical Theory. Cross-listing means that all the students in the course are doing exactly the same work. Accordingly, the course numbers for both courses should be at the same level (e.g., both 400-level classes), although it is not necessary that the numbers be identical.

Sharing: Refers to the practice of allowing courses from two different course levels to meet together at the same time, such as ANTH454: Travel and Tourism and ANTH654: Advanced Studies in Travel and Tourism. In this case, the 400-level undergraduates and the 600-level graduate students will meet together in the same classroom for lectures and discussion, but the two groups work from different syllabi, with the graduate students required to complete additional work.

Grouped Sections: Enter the lead section number (if there is one) in the ‘Group’ field. This will automatically put the lead section information into any additional sections grouped together (usually done with a large lecture that has several discussion times).