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Summer School Courses

It is acceptable to take required courses in summer school. Although summer school course grades are not factored into your Colby GPA, they do count toward your overall GPA for the purposes of application to professional school.

You should seek advice on the merit of a specific summer course from the appropriate Colby department. If you want the credits earned to count toward graduation, you will need to obtain formal pre-approval from that Colby department. (See the Registrar for transfer of credit information.) However, you can take pre-professional courses without having them approved by the College if you do not need, or want, the credit to count toward graduation. Colby will not grant retroactive credit for courses taken during the summer -- you must make all arrangements ahead of time.

It is important that summer school courses be taken at 4-year institutions so that you will learn as much as possible. You should consult with a member of the Committee, and/or with the Colby department(s) most directly related to the intended course(s), regarding your choice of an institution. Most health professions schools will not accept pre-health pre-requisite credits from community colleges or on-line courses.