Summer Session

Summer Chair Information

Thank you for your many contributions to Summer Session!

Summer Chair Responsibilities

Summer Chairs are appointed by their departments to collaborate with the Office of Summer & Special Academic Programs (SSAP) about summer course offerings. They must be in residence during their contract period and are responsible for:

  • Communicating regularly with the SSAP Team
  • Coordinating the summer course schedule
  • Advising students
  • Informing instructors about policies and procedures
  • Answering questions from faculty
  • Assisting with academic issue resolution

Stipends are available for chairs not on 12-month contracts. In the Schools of Architecture and Engineering, an academic dean assumes chair duties.

Summer Session Program Proposals

Complete the spreadsheet below with the information for your department, school, or area. Proposals are due to summer@virginia.edu by November 14, 2025. Include your department name in the subject line of the email.

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Summer 2026 Program Proposal Form

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Wages and Pay Dates

Summer Session Wage Scale

View summer session wages for UVA faculty.

Student Employee Descriptions and Wages

Note: Enrollment of 20 students or more is required to hire an assistant or a grader.

UG Assistant: $18.00/hour, up to 60 hours/session

An Undergraduate Teaching Assistant is an academically qualified and registered student who assists the supervising faculty member with course delivery. Responsibilities may include assisting the supervising faculty member with the delivery discussion, or laboratory that supplements faculty lectures and by grading assignments or examinations at the direction of the supervising faculty member.

Graduate Grader: $975/session

A Graduate Grader is an academically qualified graduate student who provides administrative support to the supervising faculty member. Responsibilities generally include the grading of homework, papers, laboratory reports, or examinations at the direction of the supervising faculty member.

Graduate Teaching Assistant: $1540/session

A Graduate Teaching Assistant is an academically qualified graduate student who assists the supervising faculty member with course delivery. Responsibilities include assisting the supervising faculty member by delivering discussion, laboratory, or quiz sections that supplement faculty lectures and by grading assignments or examinations at the direction of the supervising faculty member.

Summer 2025 Pay Dates

Main Summer 2025 pay dates

  • Session I - June 6th & June 20th
  • Session II - July 3rd & July 18th
  • Session III - August 1st & August 15th
  • Combined session II & III - July 3rd, July 18th, August 1st, August 15th

School of Education

  • Session I – June 6th & June 20th
  • Session II – June 20th & July 3rd
  • Session III – July 18th & August 1st
  • Session IV – August 1st & August 15th

Nursing

June 6th, June 20th, July 3rd, July 18 th, August 1st, August 15th

Summer Chair

June 6th, June 20th, July 3rd, July 20th, August 1st, August 15th