<p>Can someone please explain FSU summer school requirement. I have never heard of such a thing. I was told that you have to take 9 credits in summer school. Is this correct? Does this mean you have to take 3 classes in a summer school session? If you are OOS this really is an added expense because OOS dont cover summer school tuition. Plus having to pay for housing over the summer. Is there any way to get out of this?</p>
<p>Any information would be helpful...kind of stressed over this</p>
<p>Probably not what you want to hear as an OOS.</p>
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<p>What is the Summer Residency Requirement?</p>
<p>All students entering a university in the State University System with fewer than 60 semester hours of credit shall be required to earn at least nine (9) semester hours prior to graduation by attendance at one or more summer sessions at a State University System institution. Speak with your academic adviser should you have questions or concerns about this requirement.</p>
<p>Can I take courses at another institution?</p>
<p>Yes! FSU students can take courses at community colleges or other universities. Students are considered a transient student, which means they intend to take courses at another institution for a semester and return to FSU the follow semester. Information on becoming a transient student can be found at [The</a> Florida State University](<a href=“http://www.fsu.edu/undergrad/instruct.html]The”>http://www.fsu.edu/undergrad/instruct.html) . Courses taken at other schools must be evaluated by Florida State to determine their equivalency to FSU courses. Students can contact their academic advisor or the Office of Undergraduate Studies regarding this protocol. Please note that students who do NOT take courses at Florida State for TWO CONSECUTIVE SEMESTERS must reapply to FSU.</p>
<p>This is the strangest thing I have ever heard. I have 3 siblings at 3 different major universities and they have never heard of this. All of them have taken summer classes at community colleges in California and the credits (not grades) have transferred. This could actually be a deal breaker for me. I have a great summer job already lined up in California and I really cant afford to live in Florida over the summer or pay OOS tuition for summer school.</p>
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<p>Just got email saying Students who are admitted with at least 9 hours of accelerated credit ( AP, IB, dual enrollment) are exempt from the summer residency requirement</p>
<p>I thought this was no longer true???</p>
<p>This would save my butt</p>
<p>At least try this first-</p>
<p>“Speak with your academic adviser should you have questions or concerns about this requirement.”</p>
<p>Perhaps you can satisfy the requirement through the California system.</p>
<p>Email from whom? </p>
<p>My son entered FSU last year with 30+ AP credit hours. Attending during summer is inconvenient and expensive, even for us in-state residents. This would be welcomed news.</p>
<p>My oldest son is completing the summer requirement this summer. It cost me an additional $6K since no fin aid available. </p>
<p>But I do have to question that you can take classes at a community college. Everything I have read says no. I thought that you can only take classes at other state universities. No state colleges or community colleges. If I am wrong - I would be very happy.</p>
<p>My daughter took a course at our local community college this summer. Prior to enrolling, she had to be approved to take the course as a transient student by both FSU and the CC. To do this she filled out an application on facts.org, which then was approved by multiple departments at FSU. If the course did not count, it should not have been approved.</p>
<p>My daughter started at FSU last summer. At her orientation session, a question was asked about the 9 credit hours to be completed in summer. The advisors answer was “no one is going to tell you that you can’t graduate if you don’t meet that requirement.”</p>
<p>You technically have to be approved to take classes at any other school, actually. Now, whether that’s actually enforced or not is a bit iffy, but you are supposed to be approved as a transient student by both FSU and the school you want to attend. </p>
<p>You can take classes at a community college- I did it last summer. You just need to be approved through your department. </p>
<p>Keep in mind as well that online classes count towards this requirement. So you could in theory find three really easy online classes (Humanities I, II, and Multicultural Film, anyone? HUM2210, HUM2235, and HUM3321, I believe), and take them over the summer. Bam, 9 credits right there. And you could take those classes from the comfort of your couch (or bed, or heck, I suppose even from the bathroom) wherever you live. </p>
<p>To my knowledge- and this could very well have changed- the part about students with 9 hours of AP/IB/DE/AICE/etc credit are exempt from the summer residency requirement is still around. I would definitely contact everyone just to make sure, but I haven’t heard anything that says otherwise.</p>
<p>Found this at FSU website…is not what I had hoped for</p>
<p>What is the summer residency requirement?</p>
<p>Students are required to complete nine hours of courses during the summer semester. They do not have to be taken at the same time or at FSU; however, summer courses must be taken at a public university in Florida. Courses taken at a community college will NOT fulfill the summer residency requirement. If you enrolled in FSU or one of the other State Universities with fewer than 60 semester hours of transfer credit, you must earn at least nine (9) semester hours of coursework during one or more summer sessions at FSU or one of the State University System campuses. If you earned an A.A. degree from a Florida community college prior to enrolling in FSU or another State University, you are exempt from this requirement. If you earned college credits through dual enrollment, AP, or IB credit prior to fall 2011 you may also be exempt from this requirement. Students matriculating in college fall 2011 or later will be required to complete the summer residency requirement. If you have questions about this requirement, please discuss your situation with an advisor. If satisfying the Summer Hours Requirement would be a hardship, you may petition for a waiver of the Summer Hours Requirement once you have been formally admitted to the College of Business by submitting a request to the College of Business Undergraduate Programs & Advising Office.</p>
<p>I’m not sure why you’d get an email if you’re matriculating after Fall 2011 about using the AP credits to fulfill the requirement.</p>
<p>HOWEVER, taking online classes is a great alternative. Find out which classes are totally online and take those from California and keep your job. My daughter did this every summer.</p>
<p>tzais01…my concern is having to pay out of state tuition for summer school. Did your daughter pay out of state tuition for summer school? or did her scholarship cover it?</p>
<p>I cant find the cost of summer school for OOS…can anyone please help</p>
<p>The cost for summer classes is the same as Fall/Spring. </p>
<p>For OOS students, that’s $717.64 per credit hour for this current year, and will likely go up around 12-15% next year. There’s also a $20 per semester Facilities Use Fee.</p>
<p>For 9 credit hours, you’re looking at $6458.76 in tuition, for a total of $6478.76.</p>
<p>For online classes, many of them also include a $210 additional fee (why, I don’t know). So if you were unlucky enough to have 3 classes that were online, you’d shell out potentially an additional $630.</p>
<p>Just curious - what is the point of a summer requirement?? Just a blatant grab for more money, or is there actually a practical reason?</p>
<p>Thanks for the info…makes it really tough for OOS students. That is a huge added expense. I am surprised how many students that I have talked to did not even know summer school is required.</p>
<p>Does anyone know if the out-of-state tuition waiver and University scholarships cover summer school?</p>
<p>My sons met the 9 hour requirement by taking state college approved college courses during high school. All Florida state universities require this because they want to encourage full time summer students so to speak. As I was told by an advisor at FSU, they want to keep the campus fully operational year round, thus the requirement. Hope this helps</p>
<p>Makes sense for Florida residents but does anyone know if the out-of-state tuition waiver and University scholarships cover summer school?</p>
<p>You might also see if CLEP credit will be acceptable for summer classes. CLEP tests are around $70 per exam, plus a small proctor fee.</p>