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Summer Term

Our team of administrators, program managers and event coordinators is responsible for the planning, coordination and delivery of undergraduate courses offered by UW–Madison from May to August. Today, there are more than 1,000 courses — both on campus and online — offered during Summer Term.

Who we serve

  • UW–Madison students
  • Visiting, transfer, international and high school students
  • Schools, colleges and partner programs across campus
  • UW–Madison administrators, faculty and staff

What we do

  • Partner with university schools and colleges to build summer offerings
  • Create new programs and communicate relevant Summer Term information to students, faculty and staff
  • Help students access the classes they want and need in summer to meet degree requirements
  • Manage multiple early-start programs for incoming students

Our team

Mee Her

Assistant Director International Student Programs

Keri Johnson

Assistant Dean and Director

Aphra Mednick

Associate Dean

Tracy Spraetz

Summer Academic Program Manager

Payton Welling

Summer Special Project Coordinator


Read Summer Term stories

Blue graphic with yellow lettering for the top 10 summer courses Top 10 courses of Summer Term 2025

Badgers, you’ve been busy this summer digging into challenging courses, collecting credits to get ahead and balancing school with work, travel, family and friends.  You took courses online, in person…

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Tour leaders Kane Funmaker, undergraduate student and Ho-Chunk Nation tribal member, and Abbey Woldt, undergraduate student and Ho-Chunk Nation tribal member, speak to participants during a First Nations Cultural Landscape Tour Student-led landscape tours bring awareness to First Nations’ history and culture on campus

Photo credit: Althea Dotzour, University of Wisconsin–MadisonFrom left to right, tour leaders Kane Funmaker, undergraduate student and Ho-Chunk Nation tribal member, and Abbey Woldt, undergraduate student and Ho-Chunk Nation tribal…

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Maureen Kamal stands next to a wall-mounted sign that reads Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, and Mariam Siddiqui presented her poster during the Alzheimer's Disease & Related Dementias Research Day. Summer research offers insights into brain health and medical careers

Summer offers a powerful opportunity for discovery. Whether you’re exploring countries far from home, taking a course in an unfamiliar subject, or completing an internship, the summer months offer a…

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