2008 Woodie Awards
Summer classes give students chance to catch up in major
By Katie Kurylo
Rocket Contributor
Issue date: 5/4/07 Section: Focus
When people think of summer, thoughts of beaches, road trips, sunglasses and pools normally come to mind. The one thing that is normally furthest from students' minds is classes. But this is exactly what some students have to think about as the current school year winds to a close.
Though it may seem burdensome for some, a number of students have had plans to take part in SRU's four summer sessions, Pre-session, Session 1, Session 2 and Post Session, for months.
Brian Turner, 20, a sophomore computer science and information technology major, said SRU was always in his summer plans.
"I'm taking my one art class that I need here," Turner said. "I was originally going to take it in the fall but then I saw that it was offered in the summer and decided to take it then."
Another student, Linda Cavaliere, 21, a junior art major, said that taking summer classes at SRU was just easier for her than trying to take them elsewhere.
"By the time I had made up my mind to take a summer course, dealing with the paperwork to transfer credits would have been a hassle," Cavaliere said. "It was much easier to just take them here at SRU."
But even though summer courses are offered at SRU, sometimes, especially for out-of-state students, it's easier to take summer classes at a college or university closer to home.
Colleen Juhasz, 19, a freshman exercise and rehabilitation science 3+3 major, is taking summer courses in her home state of Ohio this summer at a branch of Kent State University.
"It was just easier to take classes close to home this summer," Juhasz said. "Cost also factored into my decision to take classes at Kent instead of SRU."
Being close to family members and the cost seemed to be the biggest factors for students deciding on where to take summer courses.
But for some students, like Jen Busser, 19, though they wanted to take classes closer to home, it just wasn't an option.
Busser, a freshman elementary education and early childhood major, said she was unable to take the summer classes she needed elsewhere.
Though it may seem burdensome for some, a number of students have had plans to take part in SRU's four summer sessions, Pre-session, Session 1, Session 2 and Post Session, for months.
Brian Turner, 20, a sophomore computer science and information technology major, said SRU was always in his summer plans.
"I'm taking my one art class that I need here," Turner said. "I was originally going to take it in the fall but then I saw that it was offered in the summer and decided to take it then."
Another student, Linda Cavaliere, 21, a junior art major, said that taking summer classes at SRU was just easier for her than trying to take them elsewhere.
"By the time I had made up my mind to take a summer course, dealing with the paperwork to transfer credits would have been a hassle," Cavaliere said. "It was much easier to just take them here at SRU."
But even though summer courses are offered at SRU, sometimes, especially for out-of-state students, it's easier to take summer classes at a college or university closer to home.
Colleen Juhasz, 19, a freshman exercise and rehabilitation science 3+3 major, is taking summer courses in her home state of Ohio this summer at a branch of Kent State University.
"It was just easier to take classes close to home this summer," Juhasz said. "Cost also factored into my decision to take classes at Kent instead of SRU."
Being close to family members and the cost seemed to be the biggest factors for students deciding on where to take summer courses.
But for some students, like Jen Busser, 19, though they wanted to take classes closer to home, it just wasn't an option.
Busser, a freshman elementary education and early childhood major, said she was unable to take the summer classes she needed elsewhere.
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