Pitzer Summers
Our community is bustling with activity during the summer months. Learn about what's scheduled for the summer season and get involved.
Summer Session
Pitzer's six-week summer session is the perfect opportunity to get ahead of credits, explore a new subject, or take a class that doesn't fit into your regular academic schedule.
Open to all students enrolled in any accredited institution and Pitzer College alumni, all summer session courses are taught by Pitzer College & Claremont Colleges faculty. Flexible online and in-person course options in the following subjects and more:
- Environmental Analysis
- Media Studies
- Economics
- Art
- Spanish
- and more...
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Summer Research & Internships
Research Opportunities
At Pitzer, summer research opportunities abound. From NSF-funded Department of Natural Science lab research to faculty-student research mentorships, start building your career skills while still an undergraduate.
Explore Summer Research Opportunities
Alice Ochi '27, organizational studies major, completed a summer internship in the fashion industry, developing real-world networking, PR and marketing skills.
Summer Internships & Work Experience
Pitzer's Career Services Office offers help in finding and securing summer internship experiences. It also provides funding streams to students engaging in unpaid internships, research, and project-based opportunities over the summer.
Find a Summer InternshipFunding your Future
“Pitzer's internship funding gave me the opportunity to explore the non-profit/social impact field. Through this internship, I did data scrubbing on mapping software and research about formerly incarcerated owned businesses and organizations.”
Anya Sharma '26
Economics major
Summer Funding Opportunities
Our Career Services Office offers a variety of summer funding opportunities to support internship, research and entrepreneurial experiences.
International Summer Programs
Pitzer in Brazil Summer Program
The Pitzer in Brazil Summer Program provides students an opportunity to engage with a city and region that has retained and celebrated its African roots. Typical application deadline is February 15 and the program is open to all college students.
Pitzer in Vietnam Summer Program
Study Vietnamese language, history, culture, political structures, and environmental issues at Hue University on the Pitzer in Vietnam Summer Program. Typical deadline is February 15.
Exchange: Summer Study in Japan with Kwansei Gakuin University
In this exchange program, you will enroll directly at Kwansei Gakuin University (KGU) and take classes with local and international students. Typical deadline is February 15 and is open only to current Pitzer students.
Costa Rica Summer Health Program
Through intensive Spanish language courses, a seminar on health and health care in Costa Rica, internships, and family stays, explore health care in Central America while furthering your Spanish language skills Typical application deadline: November 15. Open to 5C students only.
Global Gateways via Pomona College
Pomona College offers faculty-led summer study abroad courses on a variety of topics. Open to Pitzer students.
