Wintersession Courses 2007-2008 Information
Ohio University Office of Summer Sessions & Special Programs is accepting course proposals for the wintersession 2007-2008 at this time. Please consider this teaching opportunity during the winter break beginning on November 26. Please check our website www.ohiou.edu/summer/intersession.html for additional information and access to the required planning/approval documents.
Wintersession provides a number of options for students and faculty. Intersession 2006 provided 378 students with course questions. Departments that have classes with high demand can take advantage of the session to offer an additional section of that class. Wintersession also offers an additional opportunity for faculty to offer a popular elective that is normally difficult to fit in the academic year schedule.
Wintersession courses are offered in compressed duration and many are offered in a variety of formats including: traditional, online, and blended formats. Faculty members may choose to offer an inperson, traditional session course in a one, two or three week format. Contact hours per day depend on the length of time the faculty member chooses to teach the course. Library hours are extended during wintersession to insure that students have sufficient access while studying. Or faculty may offer an online class for five weeks duration. Courses may be scheduled from November 26-December 28.
Course grades for wintersession will appear on the winter 2008 grade report. Fees for wintersession classes are paid separately and are not part of either fall or winter comprehensive fees. Therefore, registration for a wintersession course will not prevent a student from registering for 20 credits during the regular winter quarter.
Faculty members will be paid on an overload contract using the university overload pay scale. Faculty will also receive a $500 course development stipend for each course revised as a wintersession offering. Deadline for submission of planning documents is July 20. A delay in placing a course in the schedule of classes has a negative effect on the course enrollments. Students begin checking for wintersession courses during the summer. All approved courses will be listed and regularly added to the registrar’s web page.
For additional information please contact Pam Brown at 593-2583 or brownp@ohio.edu.
