Register in Summer Courses

Important Summer 2024 Dates

February 1, 2024: The Summer 2024 Academic Timetable and Draft My Schedule will be available.

February 20, 2024: 
Summer Term Activation and access to course registration will be available through Student Center.

April 9, 2024: Access to course registration will be temporarily suspended (as of midnight 12:00 a.m. EST) to allow for course wait list processes to run.

April 10, 2024: Access to course registration will resume.


Summer Course Registration Dates

Summer Course Registration Dates 2024 [pdf version]

Distance Studies 2024

Session
Duration Last Day to Add
Last Day to Drop 
(without academic
penalty)
Exams
1.0 or 0.5 course
(12 weeks)
May 6 - July 26 May 10 June 10 July 29 - August 1
First-Term 0.5 course (6 weeks) May 6 - June 14 May 10 June 3 See Instructor
Second-Term 0.5 course (6 weeks) June 17 - July 26 June 21 July 15 July 29 - August 1

 

Summer Evening 2024

Session
Duration Last Day to Add
Last Day to Drop 
(without academic
penalty)
Exams
1.0 or 0.5 course
(12 weeks)
May 6 - July 26 May 10 June 10 July 29 - July 30
First-Term 0.5 course (6 weeks) May 6 - June 14 May 10 June 3 See Instructor
Second-Term 0.5 course (6 weeks) June 17 - July 26 June 21 July 15 July 29 - July 30

Intersession 2024

Session
Duration Last Day to Add
Last Day to Drop 
(without academic
penalty)
Exams
1.0 or 0.5 course
(6 weeks)
May 13 - June 21 May 14 June 3 June 24 - June 25
First-Term 0.5 course (3 weeks) May 13 - May 31 May 14 May 27 See Instructor
Second-Term 0.5 course (3 weeks) June 3 - June 21 June 4 June 14 June 24 - June 25

Summer Day 2024

Session
Duration Last Day to Add
Last Day to Drop 
(without academic
penalty)
Exams
1.0 or 0.5 course
(6 weeks)
July 8 - August 16 July 9 July 26 August 19 - August 20
First-Term 0.5 course (3 weeks) July 8 - July 26 July 9 July 19 See Instructor
Second-Term 0.5 course (3 weeks) July 29 - August 16 July 30 August 12 August 19 - August 20

 

Submit a Summer Term Activation Request to Register in Courses

Continuing/Current Undergraduate Students
To register in Summer courses, you must complete a Summer term activation request so that you can access course registration through Student Center. Summer Term Activation will be available starting February 20, 2024 and will remain available until the last day to add a Summer course.

To submit a term activation request, log in to Student Center. Go to Academics > Course Registration > Summer Term Activation. 

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After your term activation request is processed, you will be issued an enrollment appointment to begin registering in courses online through your Student Center.

 Summer Term Activation requests are not processed immediately.

  • Requests are processed frequently from Monday to Friday.
  • Requests submitted from Monday to Friday (before 2pm) are usually processed within 24 hrs.
  • Requests submitted on a Friday (after 2pm), Saturday or Sunday will be processed on the next business day.

New Undergraduate Students
Students newly admitted to Western University do not need to submit a Summer term activation request. New students will be automatically term activated and issued an enrollment appointment upon admission.

Visiting Undergraduate Students
Visting Undergraduate students do not need to submit a Summer term activation request. Visiting students will be automatically term activated and issued an enrollment appointment upon completion of processing their Visiting Undergraduate Student Application. See Visiting Undergraduate Students for more information.

Frequently Asked Questions

I submitted my Summer term activation request. When can I start registering for courses?

After your term activation request is processed, you will be issued an enrollment appointment to begin registering in courses. Enrollment appointments are issued frequently during business hours so there may be a delay between when you become ‘term active’ from your request and when you receive your enrollment appointment.

Will I be notified when my Summer term activation request is processed?

No. Check your Student Center regularly after submitting your request. Requests submitted from Monday to Friday (before 2pm) are usually processed within 24 hrs.

I think my Summer term activation request has been processed. Why can I not register for courses yet?

Enrollment appointments are issued frequently during business hours so there may be a delay between when you become 'term active' from your request and when you receive your enrollment appointment.

How many Summer courses can I take?

Students may take up to 2.5 courses in the Summer. In the Summer, students are normally considered to be in a part-time course load. Pay attention to the date overlap of your course selections to ensure that you can manage the demands of the competing course work and expectations.

 

Summer Session

The Summer session usually runs from May to August, however, courses are scheduled into periods that have different week intervals over the Summer months. There are 4 different periods that can be identified by a session code when searching for courses in Student Center.

Summer Distance Studies

Session Type
Course Weight Duration Time Period
Distance 0.5 First 6-Wk 0.5 6 weeks May - June
Distance 0.5 Second 6-Wk 0.5 6 weeks Late June - August
Distance 0.5 12-Wk 0.5 12 weeks May - August
Distance 1.0 12-Wk 1.0 12 weeks May - August

Summer Evening

Session Type
Course Weight Duration Time Period
Summer Evening 0.5 First 6-Wk 0.5 6 weeks May - June
Summer Evening 0.5 Second 6Wk 0.5 6 weeks Late June - August
Summer Evening 0.5 12-Wk 0.5 12 weeks May - August
Summer Evening 1.0 12-Wk 1.0 12 weeks May - August

Intersession

Session Type
Course Weight Duration Time Period
Intersession 0.5 First 3-Wk 0.5 3 weeks May
Intersession 0.5 Second 3-Wk 0.5 3 weeks Late May - June
Intersession 0.5 6-Wk 0.5 6 weeks May - June
Intersession 1.0 6-Wk 1.0 6 weeks May - June

Summer Day

Session Type
Course Weight Duration Time Period
Summer Day 0.5 First 3-Wk 0.5 3 weeks July
Summer Day 0.5 Second 3-Wk 0.5 3 weeks Mid-July - August
Summer Day 0.5 6-Wk 0.5 6 weeks July - August
Summer Day 1.0 6-Wk 1.0 6 weeks July - August

Search for Summer Courses

Use one of these options to search for Summer courses:

Draft My Schedule

Accessible to current/continuing and new students.
Visiting Students can access once they have a Western student number.

Use Draft My Schedule to help you build an individual conflict-free class schedule.

Log into Student Center or Draft My Schedule.

Note: This tool does not import your course selections into your Student Center.  It allows you to create and play with your preferred timetable in order to prepare for course registration in Student Center.

 

Undergraduate Summer Academic Timetable

 Accessible to all students, including Visiting students, staff and public.

 

Your Student Center

To search for Summer courses in Student Center, navigate to Academics > Course Registration > Search and Add. 

Plan Your Schedule

Use Draft My Schedule to help you build an individual conflict-free class schedule.

Log into Student Center or Draft My Schedule.

Note: This tool does not import your course selections into your Student Center.  It allows you to create and play with your preferred timetable in order to prepare for course registration in Student Center.

Refer to the Western Academic Calendar for academic information, such as module/program requirements and course descriptions.

Course Load Overlap

Pay attention to the date overlap of your course selections to ensure that you can manage the demands of the competing course work and expectations. Use this chart to help determine if your course selections will overlap:

Summer session overlap chart