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Current SSU Students

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If you’re officially enrolled at Sonoma State University in a degree program, Summer Session is a great opportunity to accelerate your progress, stay engaged, and graduate sooner!

✅ Catch up or get ahead on major, minor, or GE requirements
✅ Lighten your course load for future semesters
✅ Stay on track or get ahead to earn your degree on time and launch your future

Accelerate Progress Toward Your Degree by:

Summer Session 2025

Take advantage of summer courses. Choose from multiple sessions:

  • 12-Week Session: May 27 – August 15
  • 4-Week Session 1: May 27 – June 20
  • 4-Week Session 2: June 23 – July 18
  • 4-Week Session 3: July 21 – August 15

Key Registration Dates

  • MySSU Registration Opens: March 24

The Summer Session schedule of classes is now available in MySSU and on the Schedule of Classes page.
 

Additional Information

SSU Students

SSU students can register in MySSU until the third day of each 4-week session and until June 6 for the 12-Week session. Permission of instructor is required to register after a class has started. Please contact the instructor to request an add code.

Registration will not be available May 16 - 20, and will resume on May 21.

Registration fees are due May 16, 2025. Students who have not paid their Summer Session fees in full or who do not have enough pending financial aid to cover their outstanding Summer Session fees may be disenrolled from their Summer Session classes for non-payment.

For students who register after May 16, summer fees are due by the end of add/drop for the first session you are enrolled in (the third day of the session for Sessions 1-3, and June 6 for the 12-week Session).

For more information about payment plans, contact Seawolf Services at seawolf.servicecenter@sonoma.edu.

Non-SSU Students

Non-SSU students must complete the Open University Registration Form, and payment is due at the time of enrollment. 

For more information about Open University registration, see For Non-SSU Students.

Students interested in enrolling in summer internship and special studies classes should consult their academic advisor or the chair of their department. 

Please note that high-supervision internships and special studies (that include regular meetings with faculty) Summer Session classes will only be offered in Special Sessions through Extended Education. These courses have separate fees and registration policies. For more information on those fees and policies, please see Special Sessions Classes.

The last day to enroll in a summer supervision class is July 15, 2025. Please check with your department—some departments will have an earlier deadline to approve summer supervision classes.

Utilize Fall and Spring Financial Aid for Summer Session

If you received financial aid at SSU for Fall 2024 and/or Spring 2025, you may be eligible for a Pell Grant, State University Grant (SUG) and/or a Direct Loan for enrollment in SSU’s Summer Session. To be considered for summer financial aid, you must be enrolled in classes. Questions can be directed to the Financial Aid Office at finaid@sonoma.edu or in person at the Seawolf Service Center in Salazar 1000.

Direct Loans

If you have unused Federal Direct Loan eligibility, and enroll at least half-time for summer, you will be offered a Federal Direct Loan as part of your financial aid award offer. Loans are required to be accepted by logging into your MySSU.  If this is the first time using your Federal Direct Loan, there may be additional requirements before loan funds are disbursed. Please note: To receive a Direct Loan disbursement during Summer term, you must be enrolled at least half-time, which is 6 units for undergraduate students and 4 units for master's candidates. All sessions of enrollment are counted toward the half-time requirement.

Pell Grant

If you received a Pell Grant in Fall 2024 and/or Spring 2025, you may also qualify for a Pell Grant for units enrolled during the Summer Session. Please keep in mind that you may exhaust your Lifetime Eligibility for the Pell Grant sooner by using it to pay for summer charges. More information on Pell Grant Lifetime Eligibility can be found on the Department of Education's website at Federal Student Aid.

State University Grant
If you received a State University Grant (SUG) in Fall 2024 and/or Spring 2025, you might qualify for additional SUG for units enrolled during the Summer term. We will notify you of your summer SUG award by email to your SSU email account. More information about SUG can be found on the Grants page of our website. For the summer term only, a student enrolled less than half-time could still be eligible for SUG as long as the other requirements are met. The amount of the SUG generally equals the tuition fee charged.

Notification of Eligibility For Summer Financial Aid
If you register for summer courses before May 9, we will contact you via your Seawolf email account to inform you of your financial aid award offer. If your financial aid does not fully cover your summer course fees, you will be responsible for paying the remaining balance by the published due dates.

For students enrolling after May 9, fees are due in full by May 16. For students enrolling after May 21, fees are due by the end of the add/drop date for your individual summer session, as your financial aid offer may not be determined before your payment is due.

If you become eligible for financial aid after you have already paid your summer fees, any remaining credit balance after all charges have been paid will be refunded to you. 

 

In order for students to receive a full refund of Tuition Fees and Campus-based Fees, including Non-Resident Tuition Fees and Graduate Business Professional Fees, a student must drop all courses prior to the first day of instruction. SSU students may drop online through MySSU.

If a student drops all classes and/or withdraws completely from the University on or after the first day of instruction, they are responsible for part, or all of the Tuition Fees and Campus-based Fees, including Non-Resident Tuition Fees and Graduate Business Professional Fees, if applicable, depending on the date of drop/withdrawal. 

Refunds are calculated based on the drop/withdrawal date and are pro-rated if all classes are dropped between the first day of instruction and the 60% point of the session. No refunds will be issued after the 60% point of the session.

Students are solely responsible for dropping their classes and should not rely on a professor, advisor, or the University in general to drop their classes on their behalf.

Non-SSU students must contact us via email at registrar@sonoma.edu by 4pm on the last business day before a class begins to receive a full refund. Non-SSU students should refer to the For Non-SSU Students page for full drop and refund information.
 

Dropping a Class

SSU Students: Classes may be dropped online until the third day of each 4-week session and until June 6th for a 12-week session class. After the add/drop period, a form is required to withdraw from a class. A drop will remove the class from your current schedule with no record of your enrollment in the class on your official transcript.

The last day to drop classes for a full refund of fees is the day prior to the start of session. Once the session begins, withdrawals are pro-rated until the 60% point of the session. After the 60% point of the session, no refunds will be issued.  

Non-SSU/Open University Students: Courses can only be dropped via email to registrar@sonoma.edu. Non-SSU students should refer to the For Non-SSU Students page for full drop and refund information.

Withdrawal from a Class

A drop/withdrawal request made after the end of add/drop will be considered a withdrawal. 

A withdrawal will remove the class from your current schedule and will result in a grade of ‘W’ on your official transcript. The grade of ‘W’ has no impact on your GPA.

Petitions to drop late must be for "serious and compelling" reasons with Faculty approval. Serious and compelling reasons include (but are not limited to):

  • An extended absence due to a verifiable accident, illness, or personal problem serious enough to cause withdrawal from the university;
  • An extended absence due to a death in the immediate family;
  • A necessary change in employment status which interferes with the student's ability to attend class. This change in employment status must be verified in writing by the students employer.

The following situations would not fall under the intent of "serious and compelling":

  • Failure to attend class, complete assignments, or take a test;
  • Dissatisfaction with course material, instructional method, or instructor;
  • Class is harder than expected;
  • Pressure of other classes, participation in social activities, or simple lack of motivation;
  • Change of major.

Summer Session courses offer SSU students “units in residence,” the same as courses taken during the academic terms. Students may enroll in a maximum of 8 units in any one session, with a maximum of 16 units during the Summer Session term.

For Summer Session, tuition and fees for current SSU students are based on the combined units for the term (across all sessions). 

Summer Session fees are a combination of Tuition Fees (per unit cost with caps), Mandatory Campus-based fees, and Course Fees. In addition, Non-Resident Tuition Fees and/or Graduate Business Professional Fees will be charged as applicable. The Summer 2025 Student Charges/Fees Schedule is published on the Seawolf Service Center website.

For information about class fees for non-current SSU students enrolling through Open University, see For Non-SSU Students.

 

 

Some courses fulfill General Education (“GE”) requirements. 

General Education requirements depend on catalog year. For information on GE requirements or courses, please visit your Academic Requirements Report (ARR) or the Summer Session schedule of courses in MySSU. We recommend consulting an academic advisor when choosing your Intersession courses. 

Former SSU students who are seeking reinstatement or to return after a lapse in enrollment should contact Anthony Korsund, the Student Success Coordinator in the Office of the Registrar, at anthony.korsund@sonoma.edu or at (707) 664-3367.

Academic advising is not available to non-SSU students. Please consult your advisor at your home institution.

For persons needing adaptive technology access, a larger AsTech Lab is located in IT, on the 1st floor, south. These workstations and training in their use are supported by Disability Services for Students (DSS). Contact DSS at 664-2677 to make an appointment.

Students may contact the Disability Services for Students (DSS) office at (707) 664-2677 (dial 711 for Relay), or disability.services@sonoma.edu. Live Chat is also available on the DSS website.

Before your date/time to register, check to see if you have any holds. Some holds must be cleared before you will be allowed to register. Holds can be viewed online once you login. Visit detailed instructions regarding viewing holds for more information.

Students are required to provide the University with proof of immunization from measles, mumps, rubella, (MMR) and from Hepatitis B. If you have not filed your proof of immunization, be sure to submit it to the Student Health Center before your scheduled registration appointment.

Please contact Housing Services for information regarding on-campus housing during Summer Session.