Courses at Beloit
Explore your options for courses over the summer.
Summer Blocks
Block courses vary in length (typically 3 to 7 weeks) and carry between 0.5 and 1.0 unit of Beloit College credit. Courses may meet exclusively online, in person or in a hybrid format.
Students should expect to be available for class for the majority of each weekday during a summer block session, and may only enroll in one course at a time. The cost per course in 2024 was $1,800.
Once registered, students must pay a $300 deposit for the course.
Non-Beloit College students can register for summer courses. Beloit College students should contact their advisor for clearance before registering.
Questions about Summer Blocks can be directed to the Associate Provost, and/or course instructors.
Courses for Summer 2025
1.0 unit
M-F May 12th - June 12th Hours: TBD
This course focuses on developing an understanding of the tools used in quantitative and statistical analysis and learning how to apply them to a wide variety of situations. This course will present you with data encountered in the areas of business, statistics, and economics. Topics covered include descriptive statistics, probability and probability distributions, sampling, estimation, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and regression analysis.
Skills: W, Q
1.0 unit
M-F May 12th - June 5th Hours: TBD
This course is a continuation of Math 110. Topics covered will include applications of integration, techniques of integration, introduction to differential equations, infinite sequences, series and applications, and parametric equations and polar coordinates.
Domain: 1S
1.0 unit
M-F May 12th - June 5th Hours: 9AM-2PM
This course provides in-depth knowledge of the Python programming language. It covers data structures such as variables, tuples, lists, and dictionaries, as well as control sequences in Python. Additionally, the course introduces functions and key concepts of object-oriented programming, including classes, inheritance, polymorphism, and interfaces. Topics related to files, exceptions, plotting and visualization, and the basics of NumPy and SciPy packages are also covered. By completing this course, students will gain the skills necessary to learn any programming language on their own.
Domain: 1S
1.0 unit
M-F May 12th - June 5th Hours: TBD
Open to all students, this introductory course comprises two integrated components: the development of music theory skills alongside the conceptual investigation of sound and music. Developed through lectures and lab sections, skills include basic experience with notation, rhythm, chords, keys, transposition, and tonal function. Readings and class discussions take us beyond either the notes on the page or tracks from a playlist as we study how musical experiences are shaped by intersecting social, political, economic, and historical influences. Topics might include the exploration of listening, performance, improvisation, notation, psychoacoustics, temporality, and music’s intersection with the body, race, gender, and class.
Domain: 1S Skill: C
1.0 unit
M-F May 12th - June 5th Hours: TBD
This three-week summer course
Internship Options
Internship (PRAX 200), scheduled individually
Students engage in an internship or similar special project experience, under the supervision of a faculty sponsor. The faculty sponsor will oversee the development of the content and form of the academic reflection and assess your academic work. Students may earn between 0.25 and 1.0 unit of credit, depending on the number of hours at the internship or field site. More information available on the Career Works website.
Internship Workshop (PRAX 201), scheduled individually
The Internship Workshop course is designed to accompany a summer internship opportunity and give 0.5 units of credit. Students register for the course and participate asynchronously, based on the schedule of the internship. More information available on the Career Works website.
Tuition
Please see the Summer Special Projects/Field Tuition section of the Bursar & Tuition page for tuition information.
Financial Aid is available for students who enroll in 1.5 units or more of summer coursework.
*IMPORTANT NOTE: Any summer internships registered for credit beyond 2 units of credit or beyond two for-credit experiences will be charged tuition at the regular per unit tuition rate for the academic year.
Additional Options
Center for Language Studies
CLS courses are 7 weeks long, broken up into two 1.0 unit sessions for a total of 2.0 units of credit. These courses in Chinese, Japanese, and Russian are intensive and students should plan on focusing exclusively on them.
Learn more about Center for Language Studies courses.
International Summer Seminars
Students can participate in a 3-week course that includes traveling to another country. Don’t just learn about the cultures and lives of others: experience it for yourself first-hand.
Learn more about International Summer Seminars
Acadeum College Consortium Courses
Beloit students have the option to take pre-approved Acadeum courses during Winter and Summer breaks and receive Beloit College credit.
On-Campus Housing and Meals
Students enrolled in a Beloit Block are not required to live on campus.
To request to live on campus please complete this form by April 29, 2022. That form should have all the information you need to make an informed decision. However, please feel free to reach out to reslife@garfie1d.com with any questions. Room assignments are pending, and space may be limited. The cost for housing for the duration of the course will be $655.62, which includes Room and Board (required) for the duration of the Block course.