Academics
Washington is Waiting for You!
D.C. Summer Session allows students to earn three W&M credits through a five-week hybrid course of mostly online classwork with five consecutive evening sessions in D.C.
Begin Registering for D.C. Summer Session Courses on March 18 2024!
Hear from our awesome D.C. Summer Session Faculty!
All in person week classes run from 5:30 - 8:30pm each evening!
Session I Courses (May 28 - June 28)
- Religion & Politics in the U.S. - COLL 200 CSI and COLL 350
- Professor Patton Burchett
- RELG 346-01 and GOVT 391-02
- RELG CRN: 32625 and GOVT CRN: 33344
- In Person Week: June 24 - June 28
- D.C. History with a Twist - COLL 350
- Professor Adrienne Petty-Roberts
- HIST 312
- CRN: 33573
- In Person Week: June 24 - June 28
Session II Courses (July 1 - August 2)
- Understanding Ideological Differences: Insights from Political Psychology - COLL 300
- Professor Xiaowen Xu
- PSYC 470
- CRN: 33400
- In Person Week: July 22 - July 26
- Ethics in Epidemiology - COLL 300
- Professor Andrew Wargo
- MSCI 498 and 548 and KINE 460
- MSCI 496 CRN: 33405, MSCI 548 CRN: 33413, and KINE 460 CRN: 33415
- In Person Week: July 29 - August 2
- Competition of the Century: China’s Belt and Road Initiative vs. the G-7’s Global Partnership for Infrastructure and Investment - COLL 300
- Professor Ammar Malik
- PUBP 390
- CRN: 33402
- In Person Week: July 22 - July 26
Credits
Classes offered in the D.C. Summer Session are three credits.
Registration
Students may register on PATH through my.wm.edu. The 2023 D.C. Summer Session registration period begins March 18 2024.
Class Details
D.C. Summer Session allows students to earn three W&M credits through a five-week hybrid course of mostly online classwork with five consecutive evening sessions in D.C.
Grading & Honor Code
Grades are awarded in the DC Summer Session like any course on campus. As on campus, students may NOT take Summer courses pass/fail. In addition, all policies and regulations contained in the Rights and Responsibilities, the Student Code of Conduct, and the Administration of Student Life Policies sections of the William & Mary Student Handbook apply to all W&M summer courses.
ADA Accommodations
William & Mary accommodates students with disabilities in accordance with federal laws and university policy. Any student who feels they may need an accommodation based on the impact of a learning, psychiatric, physical, or chronic health diagnosis should contact Student Accessibility Services staff at 757-221-2512 or at sas@wm.edu to determine if accommodations are warranted and to obtain an official letter of accommodation. For more information, please visit www.wm.edu/sas.
Academic Guides
Nervous for your first lecture in D.C.? Not sure how to approach your professor at office hours? We're here for you! Here are some great guides to assist you in D.C.'s tight-knit classroom environment.
