For Spelman students that want to take summer courses

Instruction for students to take summer courses, based on Dean Baxter's response. 

Students wanting to take summer school courses should check with their department chair if the course is required by the major and the chairperson of the department in which the course is offered.  If a student who is a biology major wants to take calculus, for example, she would need to talk to Chair of Biology Dept (Dr. Lee) and Chair of the math department (Dr. Ehme).   The student would need to identify the school (which has to be an accredited school) and provide a course description of the course to the chair-- Dr. Ehme in this case.   If it is a general education requirement, she will need to get the chair's approval (chair of the department in which the course is offered) and the approval of her advisor (you) and the academic dean.  Students can get the summer school application from the Registrar's Office (the academic calendar posted on the website typically lists the date forms are available) and a transient letter from the Dean's Office (It is a letter that is sent to the prospective school to verify the enrollment status of the Spelman student and to give the school permission to allow the Spelman student to register as a transient student.  Grades earned by transient students can be transferred to Spelman, thereby allowing the students to earn the credit (hours) and grade.  Simply put, here are the steps: 
1.  Student identifies accredited college ( 2 year, 4 year or community college) 
2.  Student gets a description of desired course from website or school's bulletin (catalog). 
3.  Student gets a summer school application from Registrar's Office once applications are available (see academic calendar for available date). 
4.  Student meets with chair of department in which course is offered and presents description of course. 
5.  If course is comparable, department chair will sign application to approve course. 
6.  Students then meets with her departmental chair or faculty advisor to secure permission to take course. 
7.  Students comes to Dean's Office (Rockefeller 103) to get final approval signature and transient letter. 
8.  Once student has completed the course, she must request an  official transcript of the grade (s) be sent to Spelman by deadline noted on academic calendar.