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Summer Online Course Forms

Opportunities at Gettysburg College

Take a Gettysburg College course online this summer from anywhere to accelerate your graduation, expand your breadth and depth of knowledge, build enduring skills, elevate your GPA, and explore your academic interests. Visit the Online Summer Courses webpage for more information.

Additional Opportunities

Transfer of Credit Petition Form (PDF)

Transfer of Credit Petition Form for Consortium Schools (PDF)

SOME INFORMATION ABOUT SUMMER SCHOOL

Some of you may be thinking about continuing your academic work during the summer months. We would urge you to consider the summer sessions at Dickinson College or Franklin and Marshall College since transfer of credit is assured at these institutions because of our association with the Central Pennsylvania Consortium (CPC). Courses taken at other accredited colleges or universities may also transfer under certain circumstances. Here is some information that may help you to consider these academic options.

  1. Students should obtain permission in advance and credit is limited to a maximum of three course units. This option is not available to those who have received three or more course units of transfer credit at the time of admission or readmission to the College. This course credit limitation does not apply to courses taken at a CPC school or through other affiliated programs.
  2. Students must earn a grade of "C-" or better for the credit to qualify for transfer from a non-affiliated institution. If you would like to participate in an affiliated program, please use the appropriate form.
  3. Procedures:
    1. Obtain course description or syllabus from the schools you are considering.
    2. Discuss your plans with your advisor.
    3. Complete a Transfer of Credit Petition Form available at the Office of the Registrar.
    4. Be sure to designate if a course is to fulfill a Gettysburg Curriculum goal.
    5. Obtain a signature from the appropriate chairperson if the course is to count toward a major, minor, or toward the completion of the foreign language requirement.
    6. Submit the Transfer of Credit Petition & course descriptions with dates & times of attendance to the Office of the Registrar.
    7. If approved, the Registrar will provide you with a statement of approval which you may need at the school when you register for class.
    8. Be sure to arrange for a transcript of the work to be mailed directly to the Office of the Registrar at Gettysburg College (Box 419) upon completion of the course.

  4. Intensive Courses: It is generally assumed that courses will meet over a period of 4-6 weeks. Any student wishing to transfer credit for an intensive course which meets for less than 4 weeks must submit a course syllabus or expanded description showing the following:

    1. Start and end date
    2. Meeting schedule of at least 40 contact or lecture hours over a period of at least 3 weeks (12-15 days)
    3. Title of textbooks and expected chapters to be covered.
    4. Detailed course readings and/or assignments approximating at least 80 preparation hours.

    The College will not grant credit for a course that meets for less than two weeks.

  5. Online, hybrid, distance learning courses: Normally credit is not accepted for courses without regular meeting times, or contact time with the course instructor. Transfer credit for this type of course can be considered on an individual basis only with the support of the appropriate department chair.
  6. Non Affiliated Abroad Courses: If you are approved to take courses for transfer credit outside of the United States and the official transcript is not from a US institution, you are responsible to have the transcript translated by a third party. Please see the Registrar or Assistant Registrar for specific details.

Ask at the Office of the Registrar for help if you have any questions about this procedure. You may schedule an appointment with the Registrar or Assistant Registrar to discuss transfer options.

Gettysburg College offers a limited opportunity for students to register for and complete a course of study (primarily an Individualized Study or Internship) at the College during the summer. Inquire at the Office of the Registrar for more details.

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Revised 2/7/2017