Take Home the Dome for the Summer

Summer Online courses bring Notre Dame to you across the country and around the world.

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Are you a Notre Dame student looking to get ahead or fulfill a requirement? A college student somewhere else interested in picking up some credits? A Notre Dame employee or other working professional looking to acquire new skills? Summer Online is for you.

Open to anyone with a high school degree, Summer Online offers fully online, credit-bearing Notre Dame courses that feature small class sizes with convenient meeting times. This means you can study from anywhere in the world and enjoy the unmatched commitment to effective learning for which Notre Dame is renowned in fields such as data science, computing, mathematics, and the humanities.

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Eligibility

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Current ND Students

Get ahead, get back on track, or fulfill a requirement while working, interning, pursuing your sport, or traveling this summer. If you have questions about satisfying requirements through Summer Online courses, check with your DUS or DGS.

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Students at Other Schools

Want the Notre Dame experience, wherever you live? With our Summer Online courses, you can join a Notre Dame classroom and earn credit as a non-degree student. If you have questions about applying these credits to your degree program, please consult with your home institution.

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ND Faculty and Staff

Notre Dame faculty and staff may use their educational benefits towards Summer Online courses for themselves, their spouses, and their dependents. Note that certain uses of these benefits can be considered taxable income.

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ND Alumni and Other Professionals

Summer Online courses are open to anyone with a high school degree, making them a perfect professional development opportunity regardless of whether you are a Notre Dame alum or looking to engage with the University for the first time.

Please Note: Students can take a maximum of two online courses during the same session. Summer Online courses may carry prerequisites or location restrictions. You should review any such requirements carefully before applying to ensure your eligibility. You can also contact us with any questions.

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Tuition and Financial Aid

  • Summer 2026 undergraduate and graduate tuition rates are $1,485 per credit hour.
  • For information about financial aid, please consult the Tuition & Financial Aid page on the Summer Session website or email finaid@nd.edu. Non-degree students are not eligible for financial aid.
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Technical Requirements

  • Course materials are delivered via the Canvas learning management system.
  • All courses include online discussion sections over the Zoom video conferencing system. Check here for system requirements.
  • You need to have a way to transmit video. Cameras built into computer monitors are sufficient. For students who do not have a built-in camera on their computer, one can be purchased inexpensively.
  • We strongly urge you to have a stable internet connection for the live discussion sections.
  • Because your video and audio will be shared, you will need a dedicated, quiet space from which to join class.
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Application Process

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Registration for summer 2026 classes begins at 6:00 a.m. Eastern on March 18, 2026. If you have any questions regarding our summer offerings, please email the Summer Online program.

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The Notre Dame Summer Online Experience

I decided to enroll in the God and the Good Life Summer Online class since I wanted to fulfill a University Requirement over the summer (each semester, scheduling is very tight due to the chemical engineering curriculum), but wanted a class that was not a burden in terms of time commitment. It was a wonderful decision, since the online class platform—video-based—makes learning easy in the comfort of any location, and the assignments are just as interactive as if all the students were in one setting.

Danielle Koterbay

Chemical Engineering Student
University of Notre Dame
Class of 2020

I very much enjoyed the R for Data Science course. I found the work engaging, and it challenged me to improve every week. The instructor did a great job making himself available for help both during our weekly sessions and outside of class. For those looking to pick up some additional skills in data science, I highly recommend it.

Patrick Graff

Department of Sociology Center for Research on Educational Opportunity
Burns Fellow, Program for Interdisciplinary Education Research

Summer was the perfect time to take my time with the material and thoroughly learn the information inside and out. Calculus III is a big part of engineering, and having nothing else to do but Calculus III made it very nice to be able to learn the material without any other distractions.

William Tjaden

Civil Engineering Student
University of Notre Dame
Class of 2021