Summer Courses

The CES program will assist with summer studies, on a funds available basis, under the following conditions:

• You must be making successful academic progress (minimum 2.00 GPA and annual credits passed towards graduation requirement) — see below for details;
• You must submit an OFFICIAL academic transcript detailing all recent grades;
• You must apply for summer financial aid through your school;
• You must submit a Summer Release Form;

The summer term is the only term of study where students do NOT have to be full-time in order to potentially qualify for CES funds. However, students wishing to have CES funds help pay for room and board MUST BE enrolled full-time - Milton Hershey School considers 9 credits to be full-time enrollment for the summer term.

Important Notes:

• Students may not use CES funds to "catch up" on credits lost during the standard academic year due to failing grades, withdrawing, or course incompletions. The only way for students on Academic Probation or Suspension to "catch up" during the summer is to pay for courses on their own (or with the help of standard financial aid assistance);
• The CES program will support room and board costs only for the weeks of the summer that the student is actually enrolled for 9 credits or more. For example, if a student is enrolled for 9 credits over an 8 week span in the summer, room and board support will only be provided for those 8 weeks of actual enrollment!;
• Students receiving CES disbursements for room and board (or living allowance) based on their enrollment in 9 credits or more, must pass at least 9 credits in the summer or their entire summer room and board (or living allowance) payment will be deducted from their next semester of CES eligibility;
• Poor performance during the summer term could very well affect a student's eligibility for CES funds for the upcoming academic year (i.e., academic probation or suspension);
• Before summer courses taken at another "host" school will be approved, a Transfer Credit Evaluation from the "home" school MUST BE SUBMITTED indicating that the school will accept towards graduation ALL credits taken at the "host" school;
• There is no meal plan allowance for commuters over the summer;
• Students are responsible for book, supply, transportation, and other costs during summer, just like they are during any other term of study.