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2009 Program

Information about the 2009 Summer Program is now available! Use the links on this page to see the class lists for the four-week sessions, the three- to five-day statistical workshops, and the three- to five-day substantive workshops. Please note that these are preliminary lists and there may be a few changes in the coming weeks (especially in the substantive workshops). New information will be added as soon as it is available. Be sure to check back often!

  • The first four-week session will run from June 22, 2009 through July 17, 2009.

  • The second four-week session will run from July 20, 2009 through August 14, 2009.

  • Three- to five-day statistical workshops will be offered from the beginning of June through the end of August, in a variety of locations across the country, as well as in Ann Arbor.

  • The ICPSR Summer Program offers a number of workshops on substantive topics. These courses focus on applying quantitative analytic methods to particular subject areas, rather than leaning new mathematical and statistical techniques. Several of the substantive workshops occur during the four-week sessions, but most of them are offered in the shorter, three- to five-day format.

Fee Structure

The fee structure for the 2009 ICPSR Summer Program is now available. Fees differ for participants from ICPSR member institutions and for participants who are not from ICPSR member institutions. If you are not sure whether your college, university, or other institution is a member of ICPSR, then check the complete list of ICPSR member institutions. Note that there is a discount for early enrollments to the four-week sessions that are paid in full before May 1, 2009. There is an additional discount for participants who register for both four-week sessions.

Registration

Registration for the 2009 ICPSR Summer Program will begin on February 9, 2008. At that time, instructions for the application process will be provided on this Web page. Applications will be taken online, using the Summer Program's Web portal. Payments also can be made online through PayPal.

Please note that three- to five-day statistical and substantive workshops have limited class sizes (due to classroom sizes and instructor preferences). Applications will be accepted in the order they arrive (with payment). Waiting lists of applicants will be established for workshops that fill to their capacity. There are no size limits to four-week statistical workshops and lectures.

Enrollments in some of the substantive workshops are granted on a competitive basis. Course descriptions for the competitive workshops will indicate as much and applicants may be required to submit supporting materials with their applications. Summer Program staff will inform applicants whether they are admitted to competitive workshops.

Registration Status and Academic Credit

All ICPSR Summer Program participants will receive a certificate of attendance at the completion of the appropriate four-week session or workshop in which they are enrolled. The vast majority of ICPSR Summer Program participants do not take courses for formal academic credit.

  • Academic credit is not available for any of the three- to five-day statistical and substantive workshops.

  • University of Michigan students can enroll in four-week workshops for academic credit at the University of Michigan.

  • Summer Program participants who are not University of Michigan students can receive University of Michigan academic credit for four-week workshops by enrolling as a "Summer Guest." Note, however, that this requires admission to the University of Michigan's Rackham Graduate School for the summer and the tuition for Summer Guest enrollment is very high (about $6,000 to $9,000).

  • Most Summer Program participants in the four-week sessions enroll as "Program Scholars." This is an auditor status, which does not include a formal grade. Program Scholars can attend as many workshops and lectures as they like during the four-week session in which they are enrolled.

  • For Program Scholars who participate fully in a four-week workshop (i.e., they attend all classes and complete all written course requirements), we can provide a formal grade memorandum. This is a document that states the letter grade that the person would have received if the course had been taken for official credit.

  • Many Program Scholars use the grade memorandum to obtain academic credit for ICPSR Summer Program courses at their home institutions. Typically, a Summer Program participant makes prior arrangements with his or her academic advisor or home institution faculty to register for a readings course or independent study at their home institution. Following the participant's successful completion of the Summer Program four-week workshop in Ann Arbor, the academic advisor or sponsoring faculty member at the home institution uses the ICPSR-issued grade memorandum to assign appropriate credit in the readings or independent study course. Please note that ICPSR only provides the information about the appropriate letter grade; the academic credit, itself, must be assigned by the home institution. Therefore, interested participants should definitely check in advance with their own academic advisor to make sure that this option can be used at their home institution.

Please do not hesitate to email us if you have any questions or need further information: sumprog@icpsr.umich.edu.

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