Research the Feasibility of Summer Credits (2011 Strategic Plan)

We will research the feasibility of offering credits during the summer to non-Hampshire students as well as the market for such programs.

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 * I think this sounds like a wonderful idea--however, I would like to suggest that these enable Hampshire students to graduate early and to make up for failed classes during the school year to increase Hampshire's accessibility to those with academic or financial issues accessing a Hampshire education. Ellen Green
 * This would be particularly important if JanTerm gets shortened to the point it cannot help students who need or want to take classes to make up for fewer courses one term or to get ahead. Sue Darlington (CSI).
 * We must be distinctivly responsive to the new economic realities and job pressures our students face. One way would be to offer an option to earn their BA plus an MS or MA  in 5 years, which could include summer credits, perhaps in collaboration with UMass. For example, Div III work could partially satisfy the requirements of a graduate degree. This would be especially attractive in the science, medical, business and technology fields. Cheri Butler, Institutional Advancement
 * Alumni have suggested we have courses in the summer for which they would pay tuition.