Summer Online Courses FAQ

Courses can be dropped prior to the first day of class for a full refund. On the first day of class and after, the only option is to withdraw from a course with no refund.

All students are restricted to 8 credit hours during the summer program.

Waitlist questions can be directed to the instructor of the course.

Courses can be dropped prior to the first day of class for a full refund. On the first day of class and after, the only option is to withdraw from a course with no refund.

Final payment needs to be made by the registration deadline. Registrations not paid by the deadline will be canceled. Early payment is strongly recommended, as course seats can fill up quickly.

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Refunds will not be offered once the official class start date has occurred.

If the course is cancelled by the College and you have paid the tuition for the course, you will be refunded.

If you drop the class before the class start date, you can get a full refund.

It is the student's responsibility to determine whether or not they are qualified to successfully complete summer online courses.

For courses without prerequisites, once you are admitted by the Registrar's Office, you can register via Banner.

For courses with prerequisites, after you are admitted, you will contact the course instructor to request permission to enroll. The instructor may require additional documentation (e.g., an official transcript). With the instructor's permission via the override process, you can register via Banner.

In most cases, the course number indicates levels of the course, with 100- and 200-levels as the introductory level and 300- and 400-levels as upper-level.

Final grades will be available for viewing in Banner Self-Service on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, at 4 p.m. EDT.

Please refer to the Grade Grievance Policy on page 17 in the College Bulletin (PDF) regarding grade dispute issues.

You may confer with the instructor regarding an incomplete.

Please see the transcript requests webpage. For assistance with additional transcript inquiries, please email transcripts@spelman.edu.

If you are taking Spelman summer online courses to transfer to your home institution, be sure to check with your home institution before registering to confirm the applicability of specific Spelman summer courses to your academic program. You should also arrange to have a transcript of your Spelman summer course work sent to your home institution upon completion of your course.

You can get textbooks from the Spelman Bookstore.

Please contact the Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library at onlinelearning@auctr.edu.

The Federal Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) protects students’ privacy, including academic and financial accounts. You may refer to page 25 of the College Bulletin (PDF) regarding access to student educational records.

Feel free to contact us with your questions at scoup@spelman.edu or our registrar, John A. Brown at jbrow109@spelman.edu.