Spring Summer 2015 course offerings can now be reviewed online

Snowbanks are deep and winter term still has weeks to go, but registration will soon open for Brock’s expanded Spring Summer 2015 course offerings.

Two years of double-digit enrolment growth speak to the program’s booming popularity, and on March 9 registration will open for Spring Summer 2015.

The 2015 course lineup can be viewed now at http://brocku.ca/springsummer/

Given the high demand, Brock Vice-Provost Anna Lathrop said the early registration date will help students plan ahead on a work and study schedule.

Lathrop also said a survey last year of more than 1,900 Spring Summer students is helping officials make adjustments to the strategy for this year’s programs.

“We learned a lot about why students take courses in the Spring Summer term, and the kind of courses they are looking for,” said Lathrop. “This helped us plan for this year. For instance we now know that over 97 per cent of students who take Spring courses plan to study and work – and to do both, they need to plan early.”

The survey found 88 per cent of respondents were very satisfied with the courses they took last year, and indicated that “satisfying a program requirement” was one of the major reasons for course selection. More than 60 per cent of respondents said they plan to take more Spring Summer courses this year.

Besides the actual course offerings, respondents also liked the flexibility delivery, being able to choose from online and hybrid options as well as courses condensed into a shorter, accelerated time frame.

Lathrop said there has been a significant rise in non-Brock students who come here to take a Spring Summer course, then have the credit applied to their home university.

“We want to steadily build our capacity for offering courses in the Spring Summer,” said Lathrop, “for both our own students and those students who may move to Niagara during the spring and summer months for either family or work reasons.

“The take-away message for students is this: Review the courses that are proposed so you can consider your Spring and Summer plans. Plan ahead to stay ahead.”

Learn more at http://brocku.ca/springsummer/