500-level courses are intended for graduate students. Hours of class meetings are included in course descriptions, or will be arranged as the session begins. During the Summer Session, the times at which classes meet may be flexible. A student finding a conflict between times scheduled for two desired courses should consult the instructors concerned to see whether the schedules are subject to adjustment. The Summer Session consists of two five-week sessions.
Full courses given during the five-week sessions are intensive.
On occasion a course may be offered for ten weeks. An undergraduate student may take six units, at most, during a single five-week period. Any exception must be approved in advance by petition submitted to the Office of the Registrar by May 9. A program of Independent Study is provided by the College for its regularly enrolled students. This program is described in the Occidental College Catalog.