Registration

Duke Students. Returning Duke students register using ACES, the Automated Computer Enrollment System. ACES provides on-line web registration capability. Graduating seniors, however, should register using the Summer Session registration form available on the web. Students desiring to study abroad register through the Office of Study Abroad (919/684-2174). Students desiring Marine Lab courses (see http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/marinelab) register through the Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Marine Lab, tel. 252/504-7502.

Undergraduate students who plan to enroll for courses, and graduate students who plan to enroll for research (graded or ungraded) or continuation in one or more terms of the 2009 Summer Session, are urged to have their course programs approved by their respective schools or colleges. Typically, but with the exception of the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies and the Master of Arts in Teaching programs, if a graduate student continuing in a degree program registers in the summer session, it is for continuation only.

ACES (Duke students only). Duke students will be able to bookbag courses for summer 2009 beginning on February 16. To be able to register for summer, students will need to navigate to the summer enrollment tab, select the term or terms they want to take courses in, then click ‘submit’ on that term or terms. This action will term activate them and make them eligible to enroll. Additional information about this procedure can be found on ACES as of February 16. Registration for all summer terms opens on February 23 at 7:30 a.m. and continues without interruption of access through the third class day of each summer term.

Incoming Duke Transfer and First-Year Students. Incoming Duke students are permitted to attend Summer Session. Incoming students register using the registration form available on the web. The form should be mailed or faxed to the Summer Session Office. Registration changes are processed through the Summer Session Office. Incoming transfer students are required to submit a final college transcript to and be approved by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions before registration will be permitted.

Duke Alumni. Any Duke graduate is eligible to register for Arts and Sciences summer courses. Alumni register using the registration form available on the web. The form should be mailed or faxed to the Summer Session Office. Registration changes must be processed through the Summer Session Office.

Visiting Students. Visiting students may be admitted as nondegree (unclassified) students by the director of the Summer Session for summer study if they meet one of the following conditions: (1) hold a degree from a college or university, (2) are presently in good standing at a college or university, (3) have left a college or university in good standing in the past or (4) have been accepted for the fall at a college or university. No admissions testing is required nor is there an application fee. The completed registration form should be mailed or faxed to the Office of the Summer Session, Box 90059, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708-0059; FAX: 919/681-8235. Upon receipt of the registration form we will mail you a confirmation letter and fee statement or an explanation of rejection. When registering late or close to payment deadlines, it is advisable to send tuition and fees to the Office of the Bursar immediately (Duke University, Box 90035, Durham, NC 27708-0035). Registration forms received early will not be processed until summer registration begins on February 23.

Interinstitutional Agreement. One course per summer may be taken at a neighboring institution participating in this agreement (UNC-CH, NC State, and NCCU) provided that the student is concurrently enrolled at Duke for one full course credit. Credit so earned is not defined as transfer credit since grades in courses taken under this agreement are entered on the official record and used in determining the quality point ratio. The Duke student participating in this program pays the Duke tuition rate for the away course. This agreement does not apply to contract programs such as the American Dance Festival. For more information, contact the Office of the University Registrar, Smith Warehouse, 114 S. Buchanan St., 919/684-2813, email: registrar@duke.edu.

International Students. Persons wishing to take Duke credit classes must have a TOEFL score of 550 or above (213 or above on the CBT form). In addition, if they are not currently a university student in good standing, they must meet one of the following conditions: (1) have passed a university entrance exam (Baccalaurat, Abitur, etc.), (2) have completed an undergraduate university degree, (3) have left a university in good standing or (4) have been accepted to a college or university for the fall. Once a completed registration/application form is received from an international student, an informational letter, a fee statement and visa request forms are sent to the student. The forms, which include a request for a financial statement from a bank certifying that sufficient financial support is available for study at Duke, will be used to complete an I-20 visa form that will then be sent to the student. The student should take this I-20 visa form to the nearest U.S. consulate in order to apply for a F-1 student visa for the U.S. The I-20 is only available to students who will be enrolled full-time during each summer term. If Duke will be issuing the I-20, it will be necessary to express mail the visa document to students in order to insure timely arrival. Students must provide a major credit card number and the card's expiration date in order to cover the mailing costs. It may be possible to use a tourist visa if only one course will be taken per summer term at Duke. Please refer to the following Web site for additional information on tourist visas: http://www.visaservices.duke.edu/BVisitorRules.html.

International students may also be required to complete an immunization form. Inquiries should be received no later than mid-March for Term I and the beginning of May for Term II in order to complete the registration process in a timely manner.

Independent Studies. An independent study enables a student to pursue individual research and reading in a field of special interest under the supervision of a faculty member. Independent studies, although not usually listed in the Schedule of Courses, are offered by most departments. Students may enroll in an independent study course through the Summer Session either on campus or at a distance (yet in the U.S.) by completing an independent study form, available from the academic department or from the Summer Session office. The completed independent study form, including the signature of the supervising faculty member, must be submitted to the office of the director of undergraduate studies (or, the director of graduate studies for graduate students) in the department of research interest.

For independent study at a distance, there are additional requirements: the student must work with a colleague of a Duke faculty member at that distant site, or if the necessary facilities and/or data for the research are available only at that distant site; no compensation (stipend or salary) may be received by the student for the research; the Duke student must be in weekly contact with either the Duke faculty member listed as course instructor or with the faculty supervisor at the site who is in turn in weekly contact with the Duke instructor; and a substantive paper containing significant analysis and interpretation is required to result from the experience. Tuition is the same as regular Summer Session tuition. Independent Study courses do not carry an Area of Knowledge designation, but they may count toward the Trinity College requirement for the Research designation.

One Research Independent Study (coded R) may be submitted for approval for the Writing in the disciplines (W) designation.

Students should contact the Office of Study Abroad, 919/684-2174, for information about arranging an independent study while participating in an international program.

*All references to “university” or “college” denote regionally accredited institutions.