Summer Session is Stanford University's fourth academic quarter.
Summer Session is Stanford University's fourth academic quarter, where a limited number of advanced high school, gap year, undergraduate, and graduate students are able to experience a term at one of the world’s leading universities, taking Stanford courses for academic credit and earning an official Stanford transcript. As a full academic quarter, Summer Session serves current Stanford students as well as visiting students from more than 50 countries. In addition to coursework, Summer Session offers visiting students extracurricular opportunities to explore the resources, campus spaces, and community that make Stanford one of the leading universities in the world.