Winter Session - Courses & Programs

Cornell students: Enroll by January 4

Winter Session enrollment is open until January 4, 2021, for students currently enrolled in a Cornell degree program. Unfortunately, enrollment is now closed for visiting students.

Earn up to 4 credits in just a few weeks through online classes

Cornell's Winter Session offers online courses with outstanding Cornell University faculty members. Enrollment is open to all—from undergrads and high school students to alumni and any interested adult.

Taking a winter course is an excellent opportunity to delve into a topic in depth, explore a potential major, or earn credits before the spring semester.

Areas of study range from the arts and business to the sciences.

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Top 5 reasons to take a Winter Session course

Fulfill requirements and lighten your course load
Possibly accelerate your degree
Study with Cornell faculty
Grow personally and professionally
Immerse yourself in a subject

Faculty

During Cornell’s Winter Session, you’ll enjoy the same great education that’s offered during our fall and spring semesters. Our Winter Session, unlike those at many other universities, features regular, full-time faculty members and provide an unparalleled opportunity to get to know these outstanding professors, many of whom are leaders in their fields.

Student experiences

"My Winter Session program, 'Women, War, and Peace in Europe,' was fantastic. I have never taken an online course before, so my expectations were low, but I was completely blown away. I took the course because I desperately needed four credits, and I was so lucky to take a Winter Session class that provided those credits in a way that was engaging, fun, and interesting. I really learned a lot."

"I loved my Winter Session course. It helped me decide that I want to pursue health economics as a profession in the future and that I want to go into health care consulting."