Immediately following Spring Semester and before Summer School is a two week period known as Intersession, where students can take courses for credit that may not be available any other time of year.

Not all colleges offer Intersession classes so we are fortunate at MSSU.  My undergraduate school (USC) did not have them.  My graduate school did, and fellow students recommended Intersession classes for their reputation as easy credit hours and GPA boosters.

Intersession at MSSU consists of one and two credit classes taken Monday through Friday the last two weeks of May.  Students may register for multiple Intersession courses.  Credit hours earned during Intersession apply to the total number of hours needed to graduate.

Registration for Intersession is now in progress.  Intersession courses are listed on pages 18-19 of the Summer/Fall Schedule.

Students may use summer financial aid to pay for Intersession classes, as long as students visit the Student Accounts Manager (the very nice Nancy Rainey) in the Business Office (Hearnes Hall 210) and let her know.

This Intersession I am again teaching ENG 298 Movie Narrative (CRN 502).  MSSU graduate and my former student Darci Price said of Intersession and the class, “I was shown movies I had never heard of and grew to love some of them.  Intersession was a great way to get easy credit in a short few weeks.”  Her classmate Jason Bogue said of Intersession, “Just two weeks and you hammer out the class, and you still have a summer free for yourself plus additional hours under your belt.”

It cannot be stressed enough that students should add to their university experience by taking Intersession classes.  If a MSSU student is going to be in town the end of May, especially if one has a scholarship or financial aid, there is little reason not to take an Intersession course.