Summer and Winter Sessions

Summer and Winter Sessions

Summer and winter courses can be a great way to stay on track, explore electives, or catch up on prerequisites. The key question is where you take the course.

Option 1: Take the course at Binghamton

If the course is offered at BU, you can enroll normally. If you’re not sure what fits your plan, start with advising.

Advising and planning: Current Students Hub

Option 2: Take the course elsewhere and transfer it back

If you want to take a math/stats course at another institution and use it toward the major/minor, you should check equivalencies and (when needed) get pre-approval before registering.

• Check equivalencies first: Pre-approved Transfer Table
• Exam credit (AP/IB/CLEP) policies: Harpur transfer credit policies
• Department instructions (what to send, when pre-approval is required): Transfer credit guidance

Study abroad and courses outside the U.S.

Some non-U.S. coursework can transfer, but short-term summer/winter courses abroad are often restricted unless taken through approved programs.

Department guidance and rationale: Courses outside the U.S.