Summer Launch Program
The Summer Launch Program allows both first-year and transfer students to take classes and live on campus prior to fall enrollment.
Available Courses
Art 160: Drawing
- 3 Credits
- Tue, Thurs
- 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
An introduction to the fundamentals of line,shape, form, value and pictorial space and their use in aesthetic expression and the communication of ideas.
Michael Pearce, Ph.D.
Michael is the Chair of the Art Department and curator of the Kwan Fong Gallery of Art and Culture. The gallery's annual Halloween Festival is becoming a local tradition, featuring Sean Sobczak's light sculptures, fire dancing, an art exhibit and pumpkin pie. Read more...
Biology 111: Principles of Biology
- 4 Credits
- Mon, Wed, Fri
- 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
For non-majors or students not pursuing a preprofessional program related to biology. Includes general biological principles and a survey of the plant and animal organisms.
Andrea Huvard, Ph.D.
Dr. Huvard's interests are in Marine Biology, invertebrate zoology and underwater videography. She has focused her recent career on the conservation and preservation of marine ecosystems through education. Read more...
English 111: The Harlem Renaissance
- 4 Credits
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thurs
- 9:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
This course studies various economic, social, and artistic forces that gave rise to the unique flowering of African-American literature and culture that occurred in New York City in the 1920s. Students will read and analyze poems, essays, and a novel; listen to examples of jazz and blues music; research historical and economic data on migration patterns and urban growth; and receive instruction in writing and revising several types of academic papers, including textual analysis and historical research.
Allison Wee, Ph.D.
Allison Wee received her Ph.D. in English from the University of Minnesota in 2004, specializing in British literature from the Victorian and Modernist periods. A literary historian at heart, her research focuses on government censorship, specifically the uneven application of Britain's 19th-century obscenity law. Read more...
Religion 100: Intro to Christianity
- 4 Credits
- Tue, Wed, Thurs
- 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
This study of Christianity explores the formation and structure of the Hebrew Bible/ Old Testament and New Testament and the development of Christianity from the first century to the present, including its theological and ethical traditions.
Julia Fogg, Ph.D.
Dr. Julia Lambert Fogg is Associate Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity. Last April, 2008 she was voted Professor of the Year by CLU graduating class. In her teaching and research, Dr. Fogg explores the ways in which culture and social practices shape community expressions of the gospel. Read more...
Sociology 101: Intro to Sociology
- 4 Credits
- Mon, Wed, Fri
- 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Provides the foundational concepts and theories used by sociologists to understand social life. The student will be introduced to the power of social forces to affect human behavior - culture, socialization, social structure, inequality, social institutions such as family, religion, education and the effects of social change.
Jonathan Cordero, Ph.D.
Jonathan Cordero is a culture sociologist whose primary areas of research explore the intersection between culture and religion. Read more...
Afton Hall
Incoming students living on campus during the summer session will be housed in Afton Hall, which is part of the Old West Complex.
The Old West Complex was the first major expansion of residential living for CLU students on the west side of campus. Although the names for each hall were meant to be temporary, they have remained. The Old West Complex also served as the summer home to the Dallas Cowboys Football team from the 1970s to the 1990s.
Afton Hall was named in honor of Frank and Elna Afton, supporters of Cal Lutheran through their estate giving. Opened in 1976, Afton Hall has 10 suites and was renovated in the summer of 2003. It is a co-ed hall and home to upperclassmen students.
Floor Plan
For more information, please contact the Residence Life Office (805) 493-3220.
Grants and Scholarships are available for the Summer term.
If you would like to apply for Financial Aid, fill out the Summer Launch application.
Awards are based on the student's academic profile at the time of admission.
The deadline for applying for aid is June 1, 2009
