What’s On Your Summer Playlist?

Think sunscreen, screen time … and getting ahead.

Take advantage of the relaxed campus experience in sun-soaked L.A. — or take an online class from anywhere. Whether you’re looking to graduate sooner, get back on track, or lighten your fall semester, you’ll make summer work for you … without making it all about work.

 

There’s still time to register for Summer 2025!

 

 

Explore Summer GE Courses
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Here’s the Pitch

Want more time to take on challenging classes? Or spend the summer discussing films, music and novels? Professors make the case for why you should take their summer GE class.

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ENGL 176g: Los Angeles: the City, the Novel, the Movie Thomas Gustafson, Associate Professor of English
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BISC 220Lg: Cell Biology and Physiology Rita Barakat, Lecturer

ENGL 176g: Los Angeles: the City, the Novel, the Movie

Thomas Gustafson, Associate Professor of English

BISC 220Lg: Cell Biology and Physiology

Rita Barakat, Lecturer

Get Ahead, Stay Ahead

You’re not just earning credits. You’re creating options.

 

Student Athlete?
Train harder this fall with a lighter course load.

International Student?
Make progress while making the most of L.A.

Proactive Planner?
Locking in this summer means breathing room in the future.

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GE Anywhere

This summer, it’s your campus. Fewer distractions, more attention from professors, and you probably won’t get run over by a bike! Or take a convenient online GE course that travels with you. With flexible options, it’s easy to fit a class into your plans.

Find Your Summer GE
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Summer Standouts

Need a foundational course toward your major?  Want to explore something new and different?  There are dozens of courses available this summer.  Check out a few of our favorites.

General Chemistry

Fundamental principles and laws of chemistry; laboratory work emphasizes quantitative procedures. Prerequisite to all more advanced courses in chemistry. Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory and discussion, 4 hours. Quiz, 1 hour.

May 19 – June 20, 2025

MTuWTh, 9-11:30 a.m., 4 units, GE-E

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LAid-back Learning

Class in the morning, beach in the afternoon? Iconic.

From the Venice Boardwalk to the Hollywood Bowl, you can’t beat summer vibes in L.A. When you take a summer GE class on campus, you can enjoy everything the city has to offer while knocking out a requirement.

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