Winter Session Faculty FAQ
This FAQ includes important information for Stockton faculty, including dates, eligibility, enrollment limits, and financial aid details, to assist in advising students.
Winter Session dates and modalities:
- Winter 1: December 18 – January 16
(5 weeks, online only) - Winter 2: January 2 – January 16
(2 weeks, hybrid, face-to-face, online)
Faculty will propose Winter session courses for Chairs and Assistant Deans to review before finalizing the schedule.
Winter session courses are not for everyone. Students should refrain from re-attempting in 4/5 weeks, for example, any 15-week course during which they struggled with deadlines and workload.
Faculty Senate members supported Winter sessions to enhance experiences like faculty-led tours and lab research projects.
Academic engagement is a vital component of this very compressed time period. Winter
session attendance will impact financial aid eligibility,
so faculty members must be attentive to verifying engagement as soon
as the requests arrive.
Mid-semester progress will not be part of the first Winter session pilot.
Yes. Financial aid may not be disbursed in time for Winter sessions, and students may face challenges paying for textbooks.
Visit Stockton University's extensive OER resources for more information.
Winter 1 (5 weeks) is better for a full 4-credit course, while Winter 2 (2 weeks) suits shorter, experiential activities like a lab experiment or 1-credit research project or faculty-led study excursion.
