Penn State Altoona offers courses across the four summer sessions: Maymester, Regular Session, First Six-week Session, and Second Six-week Session.

Summer sessions offer an excellent opportunity to catch up or get ahead in small and engaging classes. You can take courses that will count toward completing a certificate, minor, or major. Summer course registration opens in early February and continues until the start of the summer session.

Summer 2025 Schedule

Maymester

  • General Registration begins February 4
  • Classes run from May 12–June 9
  • Memorial Day Holiday, no classes—May 26
  • Final Exams—June 11

Regular Session

  • General Registration begins February 4
  • Classes run from May 19–August 13
  • Memorial Day Holiday, no classes—May 26
  • Juneteenth Holiday, no classes—June 19
  • Independence Day, no classes—July 4
  • Final Exams—August 15

First Six-week Session

  • General Registration begins February 4
  • Classes run from May 19–June 27
  • Memorial Day Holiday, no classes—May 26
  • Juneteenth Holiday, no classes—June 19
  • Final Exams—June 30

Second Six-week Session

  • General Registration begins February 4
  • Classes run from July 2–August 13
  • Independence Day, no classes—July 4
  • Final Exams—August 15

Additional summer 2025 Information is available on the Penn State Academic Calendar.