summer courses

Warm-weather academic sessions

Summer courses are classes offered during the break between academic years, typically condensed into shorter, more intensive sessions than regular semester courses.

Students take them to get ahead, catch up, or explore subjects outside their major: I'm taking summer courses to graduate early.

Also called summer school, though that term often implies remedial work.

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Academic term in autumn

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educational engagement during summer

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Warm-season break from school

summer break · summer holiday · time off · summer job

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