{"id":228102,"date":"2026-06-05T08:52:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T12:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/?p=228102"},"modified":"2026-06-05T09:07:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T13:07:30","slug":"our-flexible-summer-sessions-can-help-you-catch-up-get-ahead-and-graduate-sooner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/2026\/06\/05\/our-flexible-summer-sessions-can-help-you-catch-up-get-ahead-and-graduate-sooner\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Flexible Summer Sessions Can Help You Catch Up, Get Ahead and Graduate Sooner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Perhaps you want to lighten your course load for senior year or complete your degree ahead of schedule. Whatever your reason, a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/summer\/\"> Summer Sessions<\/a> course at Montclair State University may be a good choice for you. With so many class options and plenty of flexibility, choosing a course has never been easier \u2013 and it\u2019s not too late to register. Registration is available up until the first day of class.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a robust offering compared to most of our competitors, and we offer lots of different times, days and modalities,\u201d says Summer, Winter and Early College Programs Director Kirsten Tripodi.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>There\u2019s Still Time to Register<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>You decide how much of your summer you want to spend studying. These Summer Sessions are still available but don\u2019t delay as the classes start soon:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>June 15 &#8211; July 14 <\/strong>(4-week session)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>July 1 &#8211; August 19 <\/strong>(7-week session)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>July 20 &#8211; August 4 <\/strong>(4-week session)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Whether you want to brush up on<a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.montclair.edu\/coursesaz\/acct\/\"> Accounting<\/a> or<a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.montclair.edu\/coursesaz\/arht\/\"> Art History<\/a>, as our course catalog shows, we have you covered<a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.montclair.edu\/coursesaz\/\"> from A to Z<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re not sure what to take, Tripodi advises: \u201cCheck with your advisor to make sure it&#8217;s the right class to take.\u201d She also suggests that students check with<a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/red-hawk-central\/\"> Red Hawk Central<\/a> to see if financial aid is available.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>5 Strategic Benefits for Currently Enrolled Students<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If you need more good reasons to take a Summer Sessions course, here are five:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Core Courses<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Check that prerequisite off your list so you can take that class you\u2019re excited about next semester.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0<strong>Boost Your Resume<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Expanding your skills in a particular area or learning new ones can help with your career goals.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Learn a New Language<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Speaking more than one language is always a plus, especially if you want to travel or work in other countries.<\/li>\n<li><strong>More Attention<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Smaller class sizes during summer means you can get more individualized attention and get to better know your classmates and professors.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Love of Learning<\/strong> \u2013 If you consider yourself a lifelong learner, there\u2019s no time like the present to learn something new.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><strong>Ready to plan your summer? <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Log into<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nest.montclair.edu\/Montclair-State-University\/montclair-landing\"> <strong>NEST<\/strong><\/a><strong> and register today.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Still have questions about<a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/summer\/\"> Summer Sessions<\/a>?\u00a0We\u2019re here to help. Reach out to <a href=\"mailto:summer@montclair.edu\">summer@montclair.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/\/ Output tags as a list for Google Analytics custom dimension\nwindow.MSU_TagList = [\"Summer Sessions\"];\n<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How Montclair State University\u2019s flexible summer sessions can maximize your summer break<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":396,"featured_media":228101,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[122,2,3,492,560,4,5,377,109,9,502,8,10],"tags":[592],"class_list":["post-228102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-admissions","category-arts","category-business","category-college-for-community-health","category-college-for-education-and-engaged-learning","category-communication-and-media","category-education","category-education-and-human-services","category-health","category-social-sciences","category-nutrition-and-food-sciences","category-science-and-technology","category-university","tag-summer-sessions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/396"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228102"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":228107,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228102\/revisions\/228107"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/228101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}