WINTER AND SUMMER
at the University of Delaware
Summer's Unique Courses
Our Winter Session offers over 850 courses, many of which fulfill breadth requirements and minor requirements.
Listed below are the unique courses that are new to UD and those that are rarely offered outside of the traditional academic calendar. This is significant for majors with courses that are infrequently offered, and for students who are looking to get ahead, retake a course or explore new information.
Explore how individuals, communities, and cultures shape the world around us.
- - DIST 250: Disability Studies: A Multidisciplinary Introduction; online asynchronous; fulfills a history and cultural change breadth requirement
- - GAME260/HIST260: History of Gaming; online asynchronous; fulfills a history and cultural change breadth requirement
- - HDFS470: Families and Children at Risk; will fill quickly; opportunity to engage in community-based experiences
Understand the natural systems that impact our planet—from oceans to weather and ecosystems. Each of these courses are online asynchronous, and they fulfill a math, natural sciences, and technology breadth requirement.
- - ENWC 201: Wildlife Conservation and Ecology
- - MAST 200: The Oceans
- - GEOG 220: Meteorology (course and lab together could fulfill four credit lab science)
- - GEOG 221: Meteorology Lab
Examine the creative works and media that influence how we think, feel, and connect.
- MUSC 122: History of Film Music; online asynchronous; fulfills a creative arts and humanities breadth requirement
Discover how science informs health, nutrition, and cutting-edge biomedical innovation.
- - ANFS 267: Pollutants and Nutraceuticals seminar; four-week online course
- - ANFS 450: Applied Biomedical Communication; pre-req. ENG 110 required first; fulfills second writing requirement for students with more than 60 credits
- - MMSC 692: Application of Molecular Diagnostics Techniques; typically only open to MMSC grad students in the Spring, but an undergrad section may be opened if there is sufficient interest; offered in the second Summer Session in a hybrid format (online lectures and in-person labs); open to students in related disciplines.
Build practical skills in business, finance, and economics that prepare you for a range of careers. Four Business Essentials Certificate courses are being offered asynchronous online this summer:
- - ACCT 200: Survey of Accounting; only offered in the first summer session
- - BUAD 100: Introduction to Business; offered in both summer sessions
- - ECON 100: Economic Issues and Policies; only offered in the first summer session
- - FINC 200: Fundamentals of Finance; only offered in the first summer session
UD offers over 100 study abroad programs in over 40 countries. Visit the Center for Global Studies and Programs to learn more about study abroad opportunities.
If you have questions, contact us at 302-831-2852 or studyabroad@udel.edu.
Students: Does your graduation plan include
Winter and Summer Sessions?
Why invest in Winter and Summer sessions?
Want to get ahead or catch up with your coursework? The University of Delaware has a long tradition of offering high-quality courses rooted in research-based knowledge throughout the year — including winter and summer sessions between our traditional semesters.
Summer session includes two five-week terms or a 10-week term, and Winter Session is also an accelerated term that is shorter than the fall and spring terms. Both sessions also include UD’s popular study abroad programs, as well as many in-person, online and hybrid classes to help students meet their graduation goals.
Want to get ahead or caught up with your coursework? Here’s your chance.
Not a current UD student? No problem.
Take advantage of summer or winter break and learn from top faculty at an R1 research institution.
Whether you are a current UD student, a pre-baccalaureate certificate student or a student from another college or university who needs transfer credits, UD has a summer or winter session course for you!
Many courses can be taken online — whether it’s studying in a dorm room or living room back home.
Get ahead
Work toward a double major
Add a certificate or a minor
Knock out a general ed or breadth requirement
Prepare for advanced courses
Catch up
Retake a course
Concentrate on a specific subject in a shorter period
Network with faculty members
Enjoy smaller class sizes
Explore
Step outside your major
Build connections with faculty
Explore internships
Discover new interests and career paths
Summer Session
Registration for UD’s Summer Session opens March 30, 2026. Classes begin on June 8 and July 13, 2026.
Many courses are offered for five weeks, seven and a half weeks or ten weeks. Similar to Winter Session, Summer Session allows students the chance to get ahead or catch up. Similar to fall and spring, students learn the same information but at an accelerated pace to earn credits quickly.
BENEFITS OF SUMMER SESSION
- Access to high-quality in-person, online and hybrid modality courses are available for students to choose from.
- Students have the opportunity to gain real-world experience and career guidance through the UD Career Center.
- Courses aren’t the only thing offered during UD’s ten-week long session!
Summer Session also offers students the opportunity to participate in research through UD’s Undergraduate Research Program for current students, or the UD SOURCE (Summer Opportunities for Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors) program for college students who are not currently enrolled at the University of Delaware.
winter Session
Registration for UD’s Winter Session opens October 19, 2026, and classes begin on January 4, 2027. Winter Session offers students the chance to get ahead or catch up, with condensed classes allowing students to earn credit quickly.
CAMPUS LIFE DURING WINTER SESSION
- Network with faculty
- Network with fellow students
- Work with career consultants at the UD Career Center
- Go ice-skating or catch a club ice hockey game at UD’s ice arena
- Cheer on the men’s and women's basketball teams