University of Vermont Summer U

12/01/2025

The Summer U course preview is now live! Get a jump start on planning for a summer of learning and growth at the University of Vermont.

With hundreds of 4-week courses occurring in May, June, and July, you can earn credits toward your degree, prepare for an internship, or explore a new academic interest on a schedule that works for you.

Key benefits of Summer U:

- Sessions in May, June & July to fit your schedule

- Tuition is 30% less than the academic year

- Earn credits toward your undergraduate or graduate degree

- Flexible online courses that go where you go

Registration opens in early March, and popular courses fill up quickly.

Discover the right course for you and make this summer count. Visit the link below to browse the full course catalog and plan your schedule!

https://bit.ly/4obwmG3

07/20/2020

Did you know that 1/3 of all students now take at least one online course? Or that one in six students takes classes exclusively online?

If you’re considering joining the growing ranks of nontraditional students seeking to enhance their professional or academic credentials online, we’ve compiled a list of Top 10 answers to some of our most popular FAQ's: https://bit.ly/2mnQHyO

07/11/2020

For many people during the COVID-19 pandemic, preparing food has become therapeutic. Cooking together can connect us even when in isolation and cooking something, even when we’re not particularly good at it, relaxes our physiology. But in some cases, cooking is a new experience requiring additional skills and attention. Even without a bevy of culinary skills, people seem to be needing these connections for comfort as we face uncertainty.

In this pre-recorded webinar, Eric Nichols, PhD and Cynthia Belliveau, EdD explored why cooking can be comforting and offered a few basic cooking skills to help improve your kitchen experience...

If you missed UVM's free, informational webinar, Food as Therapy (or would like to view it again!), we invite you to watch it HERE: https://bit.ly/2ZLsXVm

07/07/2020

The last fully online session of Summer University starts on July 13th. Make sure to save your place!

You have ONE more opportunity to show the summer semester who's boss and start back at UVM this fall with a higher GPA, a lighter course load, and the knowledge that you actually managed to thrive and do some really awesome stuff for yourself and your future.

REGISTER NOW: https://bit.ly/31ChOJ5

07/05/2020

Are you interested in helping yourself and others to become healthier through better culinary practice?

Starting this Monday, Culinary Nutrition combines the wellness and technical sides of food – introducing students to the culinary concepts central to the disciplines of nutrition, food science, cooking skills, and sensory analysis...

WATCH our Introductory video to this exciting online course, to see if it would be a good fit for you: https://bit.ly/3ikURQu

07/03/2020

If the highlights of this (ahem) challenging summer have included things like: any kind of mail delivery, reorganizing your sock drawer, getting through a bout of poison ivy, and/or watching a whole movie without falling asleep—we have some REALLY good and exciting news!

There's one more session of Summer University left and courses aplenty for you to choose from to earn credits, boost your GPA, take advantage of 30% savings, virtually connect with other humans outside of your bubble, and start the fall semester with a lighter course load.

The last session starts on July 13th!

REGISTER now to reserve your spot: https://bit.ly/3eXeU5i

06/10/2020

UVM is a community dedicated to the transformational power of education, and connected by our collective responsibility to help make the world a better place.
Join us today for an online event where we will come together to reflect, remember, and call the names of those who have recently lost their lives to racial injustices.

Live at 2pm today: https://www.uvm.edu/diversity/amazing-grace

06/08/2020

How has UVM helped prepare its Post-Bacc Premed students for working on the frontlines of the Coronavirus epidemic?

Caroline Shrewsbury, a graduate of the UVM Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Program working bravely as an LNA in the unit accepting COVID-19 patients of the University of Vermont's Medical Center shares her experience on the ground floor: "Now it almost feels normal..."

FULL INTERVIEW: https://wi.st/2ZMkd34

05/26/2020

What do Severus Snape, Bucky "The Winter Soldier" Barnes and Quasimodo have in common with online learning?

They ALL remain tragically misunderstood...

Not only are 98% of public universities and colleges now offering some form of online program, a 2018 report by Learning House Inc. showed that 85% of students who had previously been enrolled in both on-campus and online courses felt their online course was the same or better than their classroom course.

So, come on, let's allow this story to evolve and check out what's being offered at UVM this summer. We've been doing this for a long time and—we promise—we're really good at what we do.

See courses still available in June and July: https://bit.ly/3aGegat

02/14/2020

On this Valentine's Day we are thinking of all the amazing students who we have the incredible fortune to work with. We ♥️ your perseverance, determination and passion to continue learning.

06/17/2019

Learn new technologies that are shaping the future of mapping with UVM's 3-day Drone Workshop. You'll get an immersive introduction to the field, with both classroom and field site components designed to teach students both how to operate drones to collect data and how to turn drone photos into information that can be used for a variety of applications. Ready to sign up for the best 3-days of learning this summer?
https://hubs.ly/H0hQP4g0

06/01/2019

Online education offers many benefits, including the flexibility to complete projects on your own time, while maintaining academic rigor and high expectations of students. However, it’s a myth that online classes are easier than traditional classroom-based classes. We've rounded up 10 tips for a successful online learning experience.

Online education offers many benefits, including the flexibility to complete projects on your own time, while maintaining academic rigor and high expectations of students. However, it’s a myth that online classes are easier than traditional classroom-based classes. Students need to prioritize and ...