Yes, we are offering an exciting set of on-campus MayX courses.

MayX courses will be held from Wednesday, May 12, through Wednesday, June 2.

MayX courses will be offered in a variety of modalities including all in-person, FurmanFlex, and online. Please contact individual instructors with questions about expectations for a specific class.

The course listings are available at MyFurman and include all key information.

Students can currently register for MayX courses through the MyFurman portal. The deadline for registration is May 11, the day before MayX courses begin.

Students are permitted to take one MayX course.

One MayX course is included at no additional cost, as this is covered by the comprehensive Fall-Spring tuition.

Yes, students enrolled in a MayX course will be allowed to stay in on-campus housing. Students wishing to remain in on-campus housing for MayX must submit this request by April 15 at 12 p.m. through the Housing Self-Service Portal.

The cost of housing and the associated meal plan may be found here.

Financial aid will be offering scholarships to students to cover housing costs. Theapplication [PDF] should be submitted directly to financial.aid@furman.edu by Thursday April 1, at 12 p.m.

Please email furman.focused@furman.edu with any questions.

Faculty who wish to have field trips or other off-campus engagement in their MayX courses should communicate with Associate Academic Dean Kyle Longest well in advance of the proposed experience. These experiences must follow the established off-campus protocol [PDF] and should meet these off-campus criteria [PDF].

Faculty instructing these courses should serve as the Furman Contact described in the protocol.  Faculty must have all students submit two forms to the Associate Dean, and in some cases, the off-campus site must also submit a form.

Faculty should also be aware of the off-campus travel guidelines.  If students (and faculty) travel off campus to participate in a MayX course:

• Masking should be maintained at all times during travel.
• Following current CDC guidance, if several students and faculty are traveling to the same location, travel should take place in a van or vehicle sufficiently large such that physical distancing (6’) between participants can be maintained.  See exception in the next bullet.
• Students who are roommates, or who are in a pod, are able to travel together while masked without maintaining physical distancing of 6 feet.  However, pods cannot exceed 4 individuals and must remain consistent throughout the course, unless CDC guidance changes. In other words, the same group of four students or fewer must travel together for the duration of the summer project, and pods should not be mixed.  Direct faculty oversight of this is required.  Note that if one person in a pod tests positive and other members of the pod are not vaccinated, then all such members are required to quarantine.
• If students are driving other Furman students for Furman sponsored events/experiences or events for which Furman arranges the travel, Furman must verify that they have car insurance and have FUPD complete a driver background check at no cost to the student).  (Note: FUPD does not share specifics about driving records, responding only with a “yes” or “no” answer if students are permitted to drive other students for Furman-affiliated activities). In the case of an accident, students who drive to off-campus events should be aware that their insurance is primary (Furman’s is secondary) if they are traveling for an approved Furman sponsored activity.

Yes, we are offering a robust set of summer courses.

There are two summer sessions:
Summer I courses will begin on Monday, June 7 and end on Friday, July 9.
Summer II courses will begin on Monday, July 12 and end on Thursday, August 12.

All Summer courses will be offered online.

The online course listings are available at MyFurman and include all of the currently confirmed courses that will be offered. We expect that more classes will be added in the coming weeks. We encourage students to continue to monitor the online course listings throughout the Spring term.

Students can currently register for Summer courses through the MyFurman portal. The deadline for registration for Summer I courses is June 7. The deadline for registration for Summer II courses is July 12.

The tuition cost for summer courses is $750 per credit or $3,000 for a 4-credit course.

No. Given the need to maintain a low campus density, students who are only taking summer classes will not be allowed to stay in on-campus housing.

On-campus housing will be available for students who are Furman Summer Research and/or Internship Fellows, officially approved through the Center for Engaged Learning, at a discounted rate. Fellows will need to apply for housing through Housing and Residential Life.

Please email furman.focused@furman.edu with any questions.