Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Registration for summer courses is underway at Prairie State College (PSC). Course offerings include credit and non-credit courses, courses for students from other colleges or universities that are home for the summer, and free courses for high school seniors.
Credit courses include two eight-week summer sessions. The first session begins May 28 and ends July 19. The second session begins June 10 and ends Aug. 2. Classes are offered days, evenings, and online.
To register for credit courses, new students must complete an enrollment application in person at the college, located at 202 S. Halsted St., in Chicago Heights, or online at admissions/newStudents. Current students can register for credit courses in person or online on WebAdvisor.
Credit courses also provide students who are home from college for the summer with the opportunity to fulfill general education requirements at a fraction of the cost, and transfer the credits back to their home college. Classes available include English, speech, biology, chemistry, history, and math. For more information, visit prairiestate.edu/summeronly.
High school students who plan to graduate in 2014 can take advantage of the college’s tuition-free offer. To be eligible, students must attend a high school in the PSC district, have a GPA of at least 2.5 on a 4-point scale, and have permission from their high school. For more information, contact Beth Wyack, enrollment advisor, at (708) 709-7776.
From bike repair to certificate programs, PSC also has a number of non-credit courses that begin throughout the summer. Students can register for non-credit courses online or in person. To register online via Instant Enrollment, go to prairiestate.edu and follow the directions to choose How To Enroll under continuing education courses. Another option is to complete the registration form available online at schedules/registration.pdf or in the back of the printed course schedule. Students also can register for non-credit courses in person at the Matteson Area Center, located at 4821 Southwick Drive in Matteson, or in the Enrollment Services Office on the PSC main campus. Hours of operation for the Matteson Area Center are Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., and Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The summer course schedule is available online at prairiestate.edu and on PSC’s main campus. Schedules are mailed to district households and are available at the public libraries. For more information, call the college at (708) 709-3500 or visit prairiestate.edu.
