SUMMER Courses AT EMERSON COLLEGE
NONCREDIT COURSES AND WORKSHOPS
The Department of Professional Studies and Special Programs offers non-credit courses and workshops to individuals who hold a minimum of a high school diploma or GED. You may enroll in most non-credit courses or workshops simply by completing our registration form and paying the required tuition in full. No application or interview is required to register or take a course.
SUMMER COURSES FOR CREDIT
During the summer, Emerson College offers additional learning opportunities to visiting students who would like to take courses and earn college credit. Enrollment in undergraduate-level courses (numbered 100-599) is open to individuals who have a high school diploma or GED. Individuals who provide evidence indicating they have earned their bachelor's degrees may enroll in graduate-level courses (numbered 500-699).
You may register on a first-come, first-served basis, beginning when the course schedule is published and continuing until the class fills or the semester starts. Please note, however, that enrollment in certain courses requires prior knowledge, skill, or the completion of prerequisites; and some certificate programs are available only by application and acceptance to the program. If you have questions about courses prerequisites, please call the Department of Professional Studies at 617.824.8280.
You may register in the following ways:
- In person: The Department of Professional Studies & Special Programs office is located on the street level of 148 Boylston St., near the corner of Boylston and Charles Streets. The office hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Friday.
- By phone: If you are paying with a credit card, you may call the main line at 617.824.8280 or any staff member directly to register.
- By fax: Registrations may be faxed to 617.824.8158 (credit card payments only; no payment plan participants). Please submit registration requests using our registration form.
- By U.S. mail: Mail registrations to Department of Professional Studies and Special Programs, Emerson College, 120 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116. Please submit registration requests using our registration form.
Registration for Fall 2008 has ended. Individuals who have not been accepted into a degree program at Emerson College may enroll only in non-credit courses during the Fall and Spring Semesters. Professional Studies Spring 2009 Registration Form (PDF)
To ensure the best academic experience, we strongly recommend that students contact us regarding prerequisites. For students who hope to apply credits (from credit-bearing courses) they earn during the summer terms through the Department of Professional Studies toward a degree, bear in mind the Registrar's Office reserves the right not to accept courses for which the student has not taken appropriate prerequisites. For help in identifying courses that make excellent open-enrollment selections, please call our office for more information.
Students who register for courses offered through the Department of Professional Studies should review the policies for dropping, adding and receiving refunds.
