Summer Classes

Summer Classes – Make Your Summer Count

Florida Atlantic University is committed to helping students progress through their degree program and graduate on time. Whether you need to catch up, stay on track, get ahead or finish up—make your summer count. FAU’s summer schedule has a large selection of course options to help you earn credits this summer. 

Enrolling in summer classes can decrease your time to graduation!

Financial Aid is available in summer to eligible students. The Pell Grant program and Bright Future Scholarships can be used to pay for summer credits!

Summer Courses – more options than ever before

• IFP classes
• Online and video lecture capture classes
• Classes in Davie and Jupiter too!
• Internships for credit

Housing – Housing for Summer Terms One, Two and Three contracts are available for returning and transfer student.

Summer 2026 classes are offered in a variety of formats many with the option to attend class remotely. Students who choose to attend classes on campus will be able to do so in course designated as in-person, in-person with remote option or mixed online and classroom. Remote course delivery options include fully online, online with live lecture, video stream and in-person with remote option.

The Summer term offers courses to help you complete General Education requirements, the Foreign Language Exit requirement (if applicable), and pre-requisites for advanced courses in your major. Visit the FAU Course Schedule and select "Summer 2026" to search the entire listing of Summer courses.

Registration for Summer 2026 begins on March 30

See below for requested courses added to the summer semester. For a full listing please visit the full summer course schedule.

Find out when you can register.

Financial Aid & Scholarships

Bright Futures scholarships cover summer courses for Florida Academic Scholars and Florida Medallion Scholars*

SUMMER 2025 Financial Aid processing will begin in April for students who meet the following criteria:

• If previously enrolled at FAU, the student must be registered for Summer 2025 courses at FAU.
• The student must have a completed 2024-2025 FAFSA on file with FAU.
• The student must have no unsatisfied financial aid requirements for the 2024-2025 year. Unsatisfied requirements will be displayed when viewing the Financial Aid Status (click here for instructions on how to view financial aid status).
• The applicant MUST satisfy all general aid eligibility requirements as listed under the Financial Aid Policies.

YOU WILL NOT BE PROCESSED FOR SUMMER 2024 FEDERAL FINANCIAL AID UNLESS THE CRITERIA ABOVE IS MET.
Florida Bright Futures Academic Scholars and Bright Futures Medallion Scholars (and other scholarships) will receive aid even if the above is not met.

* Bright Future Scholarships require a 6 credit hour minimum enrollment in summer.

SUMMER PROCESSING POLICIES

See below for requested courses added to the summer semester. For a full listing please visit the full summer course schedule.

Find out when you can register.

Housing, Dining and Activities