Summer Session

Summer Session 2026 Dates

To accommodate busy student schedules, Summer Session includes multiple terms and most courses are 5 weeks long. 

Full Summer Session (10-week)
May 20 - August 3

Summer Session I
May 20 - June 24

Term A
May 20 - June 8

Term B
June 9 - June 24

Summer Session II
June 29 - August 3

Term C
June 29 - July 14

Term D
July 15 - August 3

*No classes or assignments shall be due in observance of Memorial Day on Monday, May 25, Juneteenth on Friday, June 19 and Independence Day on Friday, July 3. 

Tuition and Billing

Summer Session 2026 tuition and fee rates are available through Student Accounts.

Bills for Summer Session 2026 are due on Friday, May 8. All students are billed electronically beginning in mid-April. You can view and pay your tuition and fees online through myRedDragon. It is important to check your email and account regularly for changes in charges, financial aid or other billed items. For directions on how to view/print your bill, please see View Your Bill. The Student Accounts Office provides general billing and payment information. Students who do not provide payment by the due date will be deregistered. 

Courses Offered 

Summer Session traditionally features a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses, with several options for General Education, Foreign Language and Writing Intensive at the undergraduate level.

View the course schedule 

The preliminary course listing remains available and displays courses by level. Undergraduate courses are listed by term and graduate courses are listed by department. The public course schedule provides complete course details.

General Education and Writing Intensive Course Listing

Special Topics Course Descriptions

Please visit the Registration page for more information on credit limits in Summer Session.

Registration 

Registration opens for in April for Summer Session. 

Please view the Registration page for more detailed information regarding registration, including deadlines for each specific term.  

SUNY Cortland Students

Visiting Students

Registration for visiting students will open at 8 a.m. on Monday, April 13. Please view the Registration page for more information on non-SUNY Cortland student registration.