Advising Resources

Winter Session 2025 Dates

Winter Session I: December 17, 2024 - January 21, 2025

Winter Session II: January 7 - 21, 2025

No class requirements or assignments should be due on Tuesday, December 24, Wednesday, December 25, Tuesday, December 31, Wednesday, January 1 or Monday, January 20 in observance of the Christmas, New Year and Martin Luther King, Jr. holidays respectively. Administrative offices are closed on these dates. Winter Session 2025 Holiday Office Availability provides specific hours during the holiday break and will be available in December 2024.

Frequently Asked Questions

The same time tickets and pins used for Spring 2025 apply to Winter Session. Students will register for Winter Session via MyRedDragon through the first day of each term. The Registration FAQ page provides the specific registration dates and methods for current students. Please encourage students to register for Winter Session when they register for their Spring 2025 courses.

How many credits can a student take during Winter Session?

Students can register for a maximum of 5 credit hours during Winter Session. Associate Deans may approve a student for a credit overload of 6. Students will be directed to take at least one course in the 4-week term, but cannot take both courses in the 2-week term.

Students seeking to take coursework elsewhere via the permission to transfer process will still be subject to associate dean approval if credits exceed 5. When the student completes the permission to transfer process, Advisement and Transition will review their local schedule. However, given that students can register through the first day of the term, it is difficult to monitor if they were approved for permission to transfer, but had not yet enrolled in local coursework. 

Regardless of credit hours, students should be advised of the condensed terms and the time commitment required to meet the course obligations.

Financial aid is not offered specifically for Winter Session.  However, Winter Session charges can be included in a SUNY Cortland student’s cost of attendance to allow for additional loan eligibility for the academic year.  Please contact the Financial Aid Office for more information.

Questions regarding billing, payments and refunds should be directed to Student Accounts at bursar@cortland.edu. Bills are issued begining November 12. Payment for Winter Session 2025 is due on Friday, December 6.  Tuition and fee charts will be available for Winter Session in Fall 2024. Students who do not confirm their attendance will be deregistered. Students who no longer intend to take the course must drop the course by the drop deadline to avoid liability.