Accelerate your education this summer at Touro College

For most students, summer means vacation, a respite from a year of hard work navigating through tough courses in pursuit of a degree. But summer can also offer great opportunities for students to accelerate their education by attending summer school.

Think about it: Taking 16-19 credits a semester could be daunting, to say the least — especially when you consider that many students have to balance the responsibilities of full-time work, family and being a full-time student. To cut that load down by even one course could make a significant difference in the results of a student’s efforts. Well, summer school is a chance to take up to eight credits, usually two courses. This means that a student might have to take only 12 credits during the regular fall and spring semesters and be able to devote sufficient time to those courses to excel.

Touro College’s New York School of Career and Applied Studies (NYSCAS) is pleased to offer a variety of courses for the 2015 summer session. Students can take classes in college writing, literature, the natural sciences, psychology, human services, computer science, math and many other areas. Courses are offered at our seven sites throughout New York City, and classes are given in the morning, afternoon and evening as well as on Sundays. Each site is conveniently located near mass transportation, and students can build their summer school schedules around their work and family commitments while still leaving time for vacation fun. Summer school can be intense: the normal 15-week semester is condensed into seven weeks (classes meet twice a week instead of once). But the atmosphere in summer school is usually somewhat more relaxed and may be especially conducive to studying. A lot happens in a relatively short time, and before you know it, you have up to another eight credits under your belt. Attend summer school and graduating earlier becomes a distinct possibility. And that introduces the possibility of joining the work force or starting graduate or professional study sooner.

Here’s another thing: NYSCAS welcomes students visiting from other colleges to take courses during the summer in the event that their home colleges are not offering what they need or those classes are closed. Also, students often need to take specific courses because they are requirements for professional schools. Summer school is an ideal way to earn those necessary credits.

Registration for the summer session at NYSCAS has begun. Stop into any site, talk to a counselor, see what courses are offered that you need for your core requirements or a major and register early. Once you see how those credits can add up, you’ll be glad that you took this step. For more information, check our website at www.touro.edu or give us a call at 1-888-334-7992. There’s always someone onsite who will be happy to answer your questions and get you started.

Summer can mean so much more than just time off — it can also mean time well spent. Register at NYSCAS and make it count!

Touro is an equal opportunity institution. For Touro’s complete Non-Discrimination Statement, please visit www.touro.edu.