At Villanova University
Villanova offers three summer sessions. Students may take no more than 4 courses during the summer with no more than the equivalent of 2.5 courses during Summer Session I or Summer Session II.
VSB students may register for summer courses through myNOVA. To avoid a late fee, registration must take place before the first day of the summer session. For the detailed information regarding the refunds, please refer to the Refund Schedule section.
At Another Institution
VSB students are permitted to take classes elsewhere (except business courses) over the summer. Permission from The Clay Center at VSB must be obtained before enrolling in the course. If the summer courses are to be taken abroad, permission is also required from the Office of Education Abroad. Credits only, not grades, are transferable for work completed at other institutions. Classes may not overlap with Villanova’s final exam schedule or the start or end of Villanova semester.
To enroll and receive credit in a course offered at another institution, a student must:
- Have at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA. If a student’s GPA falls below 2.0 after the spring grades are posted, the student may not take any courses at another institution.
- Provide The Clay Center at VSB with a completed Summer Courses at Another Institution Approval Form available on the VSB Undergraduate Forms page in myNOVA, and a syllabus from an accredited institution on a semester (not quarter) basis. The submission deadline is May 15 or ten days prior to the start of the course(s).
- Course must meet at least 15 different days and at least 37 hours of meeting time. Course may not overlap with Villanova’s final exam schedule or the start or end of the Villanova semester.
- If a Distance Learning course is offered at Villanova, students may not register for the same course at another institution, unless the course at Villanova is full.
- ENG 1050 (The Literary Experience), ETH 2050 (The Good Life: Ethics & Contemporary Problems), PHL 1000 (Knowledge, Reality, and Self), THL 1000 (Top: Catholic Studies OR Top: Faith, Reason, and Culture OR Top: Global Religious Experience) and all business courses - including ECO 1001 (Intro to Micro), ECO 1002 (Intro to Macro) and ECO 3108 (Global Political Econ) must be taken at Villanova.
- Students may take no more than 4 courses during the summer with no more than the equivalent of 2.5 courses in each summer session.
- All courses must be taken for a letter grade. A grade of “C” or better is required; “C-“will not transfer. Satisfactory/ Unsatisfactory grades will not transfer.
- Residency Requirement: The final 30 credits of a student’s academic program must be completed at Villanova.
- Request an official transcript to be sent upon completion of the course to:
Villanova University
Villanova School of Business, The Clay Center at VSB
800 Lancaster Avenue
Villanova, Pennsylvania 19085
Note: The maximum transfer credits allowed are 60 credits (or 20 courses) which include AP, Study Abroad, and credits taken at another institution.