Messiah Online FAQs
Messiah University is offering over 50听courses for Summer听2025听in 6-week and 12-week听terms.听See听Messiah's Summer 2025听Online Course Offerings听for a full list of courses.
We have two, 6-week听terms and one 12-week term for you to select from, based on your summer calendar.听
听 听 听May 18听鈥� June 28: Early Summer (6-week)
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Messiah University is accredited and credits earned at Messiah, including summer courses, will transfer to most other colleges and universities. The decision about transfer credits and their application to specific degree requirements is the decision of the receiving institution. Therefore, confirm if your institution will accept the transfer credit before registering.
All of Messiah's online courses are developed and taught by current Messiah University faculty, who are dedicated, experienced educators known for integrating their Christian faith with their outstanding scholarship, teaching and expertise. Messiah's online course content is designed and delivered to meet the same high standards as courses offered in our traditional classroom-based format.
Yes, all of Messiah's summer online courses are credit-bearing.听Messiah University is an accredited academic institution; therefore, all of Messiah's courses (including summer online courses)听fall under that accreditation.
As a current student, Messiah's summer course credit is applicable toward your Messiah University degree. However, work with your academic advisor to ensure that the summer course(s) you wish to take will help you to meet your major's specific curriculum requirements.
Registration
In addition to our current students, Messiah University invites high school and homeschool juniors and seniors, Messiah employees, alumni, parents, and friends, or anyone who would like to further their post-secondary education at Messiah University听to apply for summer course study.听 Current Messiah students can register for summer courses through FalconLink听at the same time they register for fall courses.听 Current high school students must complete an application for dual enrollment.听听Students from other colleges and universities and all others should complete a听non-degree study听application.听 The last day to register for Summer 2025听depends upon the term for which you're registering.
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- Early Summer and Full Summer: registration closes for special, non-degree seeking students (including dual enrolled students) by May 14, 2025. For current Messiah students, registration closes for Full Summer and Early 6-week session听on May 18, 2025.
- Late Summer: registration closes for special, non-degree seeking students (including dual enrolled students) by July 1, 2025. For current Messiah students, registration for the Late 6-week session closes on July 6, 2025.
Because the average person should expect to invest a minimum of 15 hours per week per 6听week course, taking two online courses is the rough equivalent of a full-time job.听Therefore, it is the University's policy to limit听registration to six credits per term听during the summer semester.
Students may take up to six credits in each 6-week term, for a total of 12 credits for the summer semester. Academic Standing rules will apply to Messiah students who register for six (6) or more credits during Summer 2025.
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After courses have started, students will need to complete a Registration Change Form to a make changes to their registration.听 Please refer to the dates below:
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| Full Semester:听 听 听 听 听 听 听 | May 22, 2025 | June 4, 2025 | June 22, 2025 | |
| Early 6-week:听 听 | May 18, 2025 | May 20, 2025 | June 9, 2025 | |
| Late 6-week:听 听 听 听 听 听听 | July 6, 2025 | July 8, 2025 | July 28, 2025 | |
Finances
Messiah summer online courses are an affordable option, discounted by nearly 60 percent as the same courses offered during the academic year. The cost for Summer 2025听is $650/credit*. There is no technology fee for summer online courses. The cost of textbooks and other course materials is incurred separately.
Students taking BIOL 117 and听CHEM 106 may choose to stay on campus the week of August 11-15, 2025. Additional fees for housing听will apply. Meals are not included;听students may purchase meals on campus.
*For costs and fees associated with Dual Enrollment, visit the Dual Enrollment page.
Payment for Summer Session听is due prior to the beginning of the class start date (May 18, 2025听or June 28, 2025). You will be billed through the Messiah University Student Financial Services.
| Summer Session Refund Policy: Refunds for students who withdraw voluntarily or involuntarily are determined according to the following policy: | |
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1) The portion of tuition to be refunded to students who withdraw prior to the end of the work day (5:00 pm EST) listed will be as follows. The dates and amounts depend upon which part-of-term the student is registered. |
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2) All requests for drops or withdrawals must be in writing and processed through听Registrar's Office by听completing a Registration Change Form.听The date of the email determines the refund date used in 1) above. It is important to note that notifying an instructor does not constitute an official request to drop or withdraw from a course. For more financial information, please visit Student Financial Services. 3) To drop the last course on your registration, email registrar@messiah.edu |
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| Please be aware of the following in regard to the Pennsylvania State Grant: The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency does offer grants during the summer and they do have a part-time (down to half-time) grant program. There is an eight (8) semester limit on all Pennsylvania State Grants, and the summer grant amounts are typically somewhat less than the amounts for the regular academic year. So, using the Pennsylvania State Grant during the summer means that you will use up some of your eligibility for future semesters, and you might receive an overall lower amount over your college career. So, the only situation in which it would make sense to use some of your Pennsylvania State Grant during the summer is if this summer term will replace all or part of a future semester. | ||
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| If you decide that you would like to apply for financial aid for the summer term, please contact the Financial Aid Office and we will review your eligibility. | ||
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Textbooks
The easiest way is to use Slingshot Choice, the Messiah Campus Store's subscription-based, auto-fulfillment program.听Slingshot Choice knows your enrollment and what course materials are required. When opted in, your order is automatically created once enrollment is finalized. Your summer course materials will be available for pickup at the Campus Store or shipped to a preferred address before classes start. The charges are billed automatically to your student account so you can conveniently apply financial aid.听
New students are automatically included in this program with a Rent preference and existing students have the choice to participate at any time.听
If you鈥檙e currently enrolled at Messiah, you already have an account.
- Go to听your听. Use your Messiah University student credentials to sign on.
- Go to the 鈥淢y Account鈥� page to set a textbook fulfillment preference (New Purchase, Used Purchase, Rental or Digital). Once you do this, you鈥檙e opted into Slingshot Choice!听听 听
If you would like to order your books on your own, log into your听and click on the Buy Books tab. A list of books for your courses will populate. The catalog can also be searched by course or ISBN.听
Questions? Check out our听听or email us at听campusstore@messiah.edu.
The Online Format
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Messiah's online courses are conducted as a personal, interactive learning community. Interaction among students and faculty is foundational to all courses taken at Messiah--and communication and facilitation of class assignments between you, the professor, and other students will take place through an online learning management system called CANVAS.听Specific procedures will vary depending on the individual course, and will be communicated to you and your classmates by the faculty member facilitating the online course. For example, some classes may require you to engage in synchronous (live) online communication for the course, but this would be outlined in advance in the course syllabus. |
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| Most courses do not require a campus visit--but as an online student, you will have access to the extensive online resources of Messiah's Murray Library. The method of delivering tests and exams will vary from course to course, but many will be administered electronically through CANVAS. Online courses will have the same letter grading scale as traditional classroom courses; the specific grading criteria for each course will be outlined in the course syllabus. | |
Generally, you should expect to invest a minimum of 15 hours per week per course--however, this will vary from course to course and is based on your pace as an individual learner.
The resource 鈥�鈥� provides some practical tips and ideas for taking online courses. (Note:听link requires .)
Please visit our Information Technology Services Department for technology requirements.
Messiah will provide you with "real person" technical support as an online student through a variety of ways including phone and e-mail through Student Computer Services. (Note:听link requires .)
Audits
You may choose to audit an online course and not receive academic credit, however, payment remains the same for this option, and the same procedures apply to auditing a traditional classroom-based course (which may be read in section 8听in the online ).
Contact
For additional questions or information about Messiah University's summer online courses, please contact the Registrar's Office at (717) 691-6074 or via e-mail at