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School of Continuing Education and Summer SessionsCornell University's School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions is dedicated to providing outstanding educational opportunities throughout the year for persons of all ages and interests. We are delighted to be a part of the diversity that characterizes Cornell, and to be able to add to the richness and breadth of the community’s educational, cultural, and recreational resources. Our staff is proud to be making a significant ongoing contribution to the academic excellence and vitality of the University. The School is unique in the University for its ability to move quickly and flexibly in response to the changing needs and interests of very diverse sectors of the public. Our programs are presented in a wide variety of formats and time frames, and are offered on and off campus and via distance learning. Summer study at Cornell began in 1876, only eight years after the opening of the University. The Cornell University Summer Session, established in 1892, is one of the oldest programs of its type in the United States. Our summer session students, high school participants, and professional program attendees are also involved in the enriching, invigorating, and enjoyable experience known as a Cornell Summer. A recent survey found that peer institutions perceive Cornell’s current broad range of programs as one of the best summer operations in the nation. We continue to expand both our academic offerings and our schedule of summer concerts, lectures, and special events. These cultural activities are free and open to the public in an effort to encourage area residents to join our students and enjoy the richness of Cornell. We take full advantage of the campus’s unique beauty and location, scheduling many outdoor events (particularly music, dancing, and picnics on the Arts Quad) which are enthusiastically received. Another of our departments, Cornell's Adult University, has received considerable national publicity. Established in 1968, CAU is often emulated by peer institutions and cultural organizations seeking advice about how to produce successful travel and family education programs. The subject of numerous articles over the years, CAU was featured in 2001 in InStyle and Time magazines and is regularly highlighted in Arthur Frommers print and online travel guides. Continually emphasized in this coverage is the fact that CAU’s on-campus summer programs and off-campus study tours are very special ones; everyone leaves intellectually and personally refreshed and renewed. School offerings:Summer SessionSummer Session provides unique and unusually attractive opportunities for study and recreation for students ranging in age from high school seniors to senior citizens. Students may choose from a wide spectrum of courses scheduled during three-, six-, and eight-week sessions. Dozens of special programs of varied lengths offer total immersion learning experiences. Admission is kept relatively open and simple. Classes meet daily. Extramural StudyThe extensive fall and spring term credit-course offerings of the University are available to area residents, University employees, and some Cornell students who choose to study part-time. The School also offers an Official Visitor’s Program that allows persons who do not need academic credit to attend classes throughout the University, on a space-available basis, at a nominal charge. Special ProgramsSpecial programs are intensive learning experiences presented year round for professionals in many fields and for undergraduate and graduate students. The varying formats include credit-bearing courses of one to nine weeks, noncredit weekend and week-long short courses, on-site fieldwork, and overseas study, among others. Programs can also be designed in response to the needs and interests of corporations and professional societies. Cornell's Adult University (CAU)Cornell's Adult University (CAU) offers one-week, non-credit academic courses on campus during the summer, and off-campus study tours and weekend seminars during the fall, winter, and spring. Originally conceived as a program for alumni only, that concept has been expanded to include friends of the University as well. CAU is committed to the belief that learning never ends and that one of the roles of a great university is to provide a bridge between traditional, formal education and informal, non-credit studies. Cornell University Summer College Programs for High School StudentsCornell University Summer College is designed to acquaint academically talented high school students, who have completed their sophomore or junior years, with the many aspects of college life. The students live and study on campus for three or six weeks, and earn up to eight credits upon successful completion of their Cornell courses. A range of career exploration seminars is offered as part of the program. Continuing Education Information ServiceThe Continuing Education Information Service provides free information, counseling, and referral to individuals who have been out of school for several years and want to resume their education. Anyone who wants to take courses, begin an undergraduate or graduate degree program, or complete an unfinished degree is welcome to use this service. Cornell in WashingtonCornell in Washington offers undergraduates the opportunity to combine the strengths of Cornell with all of the best parts of living and learning in Washington, D.C. Students take courses for credit, work as externs, and complete substantial research projects while enjoying all of the rich opportunities available in the nation’s capital. Winter SessionCornell undergraduate and graduate students, as well as employees and area residents, can earn up to four credits between the fall and spring semester by enrolling in Winter Session. This quiet time on campus allows students to enjoy generally smaller classes and to concentrate on intensive study. Winter-session students may enroll in scheduled courses or design an individualized study course with a faculty member. Distance LearningThe School offers a range of courses through distance learning. Instructional materials for these courses may be presented online, through assigned readings, and by e-mail with course instructors. Students interact with the instructor and other students by e-mail. Courses may be taken from home or elsewhere. Corporations, institutions, agencies, and other groups may arrange for courses to be offered through distance learning. Executive EducationExecutive Education presents short, high-level professional updates, both on and off campus and in study tours, which are taught by Cornell faculty and senior research staff in many fields. Programs are also tailored specifically to respond to the needs and interests of a specific corporation, professional society, or other group. CyberTowerCyberTower (CT), an offering of Cornell's Adult University, is an on-line program that gives alumni, prospective students, and others access to many of Cornell's best professors at any time and from virtually anywhere. CyberTower currently features Study Rooms on topics from history, literature, and archaeology to nutrition, engineering, and paleontology. Each room offers video-streamed lectures, links to specially selected Web sites, informative reading lists, and a place to chat with faculty members and CT subscribers. CT also features monthly faculty Forums on a wide variety of timely topics. Cornell Weill Medical College—Qatar Pre-Medical Program (WCMC-Q)In partnership with WCMC-Q, the School provides academic and administrative services to the pre-medical component of the program. In addition to assistance with curriculum planning and other matters, and help with the recruiting of qualified faculty members whom we appoint to teach the Cornell undergraduate courses in Doha, we register these undergraduate students for their courses in Doha and for their summer studies in Ithaca. |
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