It’s time to up your education with holiday classes. So you’ve been working or studying all year and that bug to learn more is still biting away at your grey matter? It’s time to take a look at the option of university summer schools.
By Craig Falck for Africa Report
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Most universities around the world offer summer schools for a number of reasons, such as for students who have failed their subjects but managed to be granted a supplementary examination and need revision during these periods and supplementary courses that do not fall into the calendar studying year. What you need to do is contact the university that you’d like to study at and find out how their summer schools work. If you’re lucky, you’ll find yourself able to complete your course during the normal close periods, such as between semesters and the end of year break and the reopening of the institution in the new year.
You’ll also need to chat to your boss (if you’re working) about getting time off to study. If you have a great boss who’s understanding and will let you study and work, you’re in luck. If not, you might find yourself having to go without the summer school. As long as it wont interfere with your regular work, there shouldn’t be any reason for your boss to say no. After all, you’re gaining more knowledge and understanding through the studying, it can only benefit your performance as an employee, right?
You also can’t just walk onto any campus and just expect to be allowed to study. As with normal studying, there are various requirements that you need to meet in order to study. There’s minimum entrance requirement such as subjects passed in high school as well as university entrance from your matric or Grade 12 final examinations, you’ll also need to provide proof of identification and residence and then apply for the courses on offer in the summer school, not to mention pay for them at the finance department.
Summer schools are a great way of adding to your education. The courses on offer are normally a lot more compact than regular courses because of the shorter duration, and the classes are a lot smaller due to regular students being on holiday and the university being closed so you end up getting more one-on-one attention than usual students. If you have the chance, visit your nearest university and find out what summer school courses they have and how to enrol. It’s the smart thing to do.
