Summer 2025 registration begins Monday, April 21, 2025.
Occidental College offers a very limited number of courses during the summer as well as the opportunity to engage in independent studies and internships. Only current students are eligible to enroll in the summer session, with the exception of certain special programs where incoming first-year and transfer students may be invited to participate. Eligibility for individual courses may be further limited based on your enrollment status (admitted versus current student), timing of your admission, and verification of all matriculation requirements.
The summer provides an opportunity for Occidental students to make progress toward their degree and to satisfy Core requirements with a curated collection of selected courses. Final determination of course offerings will be available for review on Course Counts & Information . All courses, including examinations, will be offered remotely. The summer session will be from Tuesday, May 27th through Tuesday, August 5th. Please note that courses with fewer than four officially registered students by the first day of classes are subject to immediate cancelation.
Academic policies found in the college catalog remain in effect during the summer session unless otherwise noted.
Course Registration
To register for a summer course, complete the summer registration form. Registration begins on Monday, April 21, 2025, and continues until the add deadline on Friday, May 30, 2025. Approval by the instructor indicates the student has met any prerequisites and satisfied any restrictions. Approval of the Student Accounts Office must also be obtained prior to submission of the registration form to the Office of the Registrar as all tuition and fees are due and payable at the time of registration. See the Registrar's website for instructions on submitting forms electronically.
Summer session books and access codes may be available in-store or online www.oxybookstore.com.
Enrolled summer students may charge their books to their student account. Email bookstore@oxy.edu for details.
Multicultural Summer Institute (MSI)
The College offers its distinctive Multicultural Summer Institute for select first-year students. For more information please visit their page, here. Those students accepted to participate in this program must submit the form below.
Summer Research
For more information about CORE 200, please visit their page, here. This course begins Tuesday, May 27, 2025. Please note that there is different paperwork required according to your enrollment status at Occidental College. Complete and submit the appropriate paperwork to the Registrar's Office in order to register.
Recently Graduated Oxy Student
Non-Oxy Visiting Students (Undergraduate)
Independent Study
Students must meet the criteria listed in the College Catalog in order to register for an Independent Study. Those qualified students interested in developing an Independent Study project should be in contact with a faculty supervisor beginning in the spring semester while faculty are readily available to assist students in the process of developing an Independent Study course. Please consult the Independent Study section on the Student FAQs page for more information.
Independent Study Registration Forms
Internship
Students interested in completing an Internship this summer must meet the criteria in the College Catalog. The college offers both a 0-unit (INT 100) and 2-unit (INT 200) option. In both cases, the course will appear on the official college transcript. No retroactive credit will be issued for internships. All questions and inquiries should be sent to careers@oxy.edu.
All paperwork for internships must be submitted to Hameetman Career Center (HCC) by May 28, 2025.
Internship INT 100 Registration Form
Internship INT 200 Registration Forms