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Welcome

The "coolest season at Cornell," Winter Session is a great opportunity to earn up to four credits in just a few weeks, enjoy small classes, concentrate on intensive study, and get to know your professor and classmates.


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What our students are saying

"Winter Session is a great way to get another class over with during break. It helps lighten the load for the spring and fall semesters. I'm really thankful that the Winter Session option exists! "

Therese Busch

Winter Session 2013
December 26, 2012, to January 19, 2013
Check here for updates.


Courses and programs

On-campus courses and programs
Off-campus programs
Online courses and Independent study opportunities


Open admissions

Cornell's open-admissions policy for most Winter Session courses makes enrollment easy.


Frequently asked questions

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Things to love about Winter Session

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Don't want to spend the winter break in Ithaca? Then consider an off-campus Winter Session course in a tropical destination, or an online course, which you can take from nearly anywhere in the world.