Academics:  Your experiential odyssey.
Maymester 2010 (May 17-June 4)

One Course • Three Weeks • A mini semester packed with learning and fun!

A few facts:

  • Maymester is May 17-June 4, including Memorial Day.
  • Classes will meet two-and-a-half hours per day, five days a week for three weeks.
  • Classes will be scheduled between 9 a.m. and noon, but afternoon or evening sessions may be scheduled to accommodate films, class trips, etc.
  • Current Hendrix students are given priority in registration and courses will count toward graduation requirements.
  • Select from many classes taught by full-time Hendrix faculty.

Registration:

  • Pre-registration opens 8 a.m. Monday, February 22, and closes at 5 p.m. on Friday, March 5.  Proposed courses with low pre-registered enrollment may be removed from the schedule.
  • Registration will continue through the Spring Semester, depending on availability.  Final add/drop date is 5:00 p.m. on Monday, May 17, the first day of Maymester classes.
  • Enrollment is 3-15 students per class.
  • The regular registration process will be followed:
        · Make course selection through Web account from the offerings in Term 3S
        · Select one course and one optional alternate
        · Advisor must confirm
        · Bid points will not be accepted

Benefits:

  • Earn a class credit in three intense weeks.
  • Catch up and graduate on time, if you’re a class short.
  • Explore topics that might not be offered during regular semesters.
  • Focus on one class with fewer distractions.
  • Enjoy a full range of student activities planned just for you.
  • Have a chance to earn Odyssey credit.
  • Classes are taught by full-time professors.

 

Timeline of Events: 

  • December 8, 2009 – Schedule of proposed courses available.
  • February 22, 2010 through March 5, 2010 – Pre-registration period open.
  • March 8, 2010 – Final schedule of courses determined based on pre-registration results.
  • March 8, 2010 through May 17, 2010 – Registration period open.
  • May 17, 2010 through June 4, 2010 – Maymester classes.
  • May 17, 2010 (5:00 p.m.) – Deadline to add course.
  • May 21, 2010 (5:00 p.m.) – Deadline to drop course with no grade.
  • May 28, 2010 (5:00 p.m.) – Deadline to drop course with “W”.
  • June 4, 2010 – Final exam.
  • June 9, 2010 – Grades posted.

 

For more details:

Contact Dr. Robert Entzminger, provost, Entzminger@hendrix.edu.

Courses:

(to be added in December 2009)

 

Did You Know?

  • “Universally, students are delighted with the quality of Hendrix academics, the hallmark of which is the faculty-student interaction.” –The Insider’s Guide to the Colleges, 2009 Edition
  • Our graduates include
    6 Rhodes Scholars,
    14 Fulbright Scholars,
    26 Watson Fellows,
    21 Goldwater Scholars,
    2 Truman Scholars,
    2 Jack Kent Cooke Scholars
    and a Marshall Scholar.
  • Our graduates’ acceptance rate at law schools stands at over 90% and the acceptance rate at medical schools is 85% (that’s nearly twice the national average).
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