The Summer 2024 Catalog Is Now Available to View Online!
Click here to view the Summer 2024 catalog [pdf]
We are excited to announce that we will be offering classes in-person and online through Zoom for the Spring 2024 term! Registration is NOT OPEN for the Summer 2024 term!
Please note: The Spring 2024 Course Catalog will only be published on-line.
Important information:
How can I prepare for registration?
There are two steps to prepare for registration:
- Make sure you have your username/password. If you do not have those, email osher@cmu.edu and we can reply with your username and steps to create a new password.
- Write down a list of courses you'd like to take. Keep track of the ID's and Titles of courses you'd like to take. This will allow you to quickly search for courses.
I am not a member. Can I take Osher at CMU courses in the Summer term?
Yes! Please click on the link below and submit an application for membership! 2024 Membership dues are $100, and Summer registration fees are $60. This membership will be good through December 31, 2024.
Note: If you are a current member who has a friend who would be interested in taking courses at Osher at CMU, now is the time for them to sign up!
Registration Information
How will registration work?
When registration opens, an email notice will go to Osher at CMU members announcing that they can register for courses! If you have not paid your 2024 membership, you will not be able to register right away; the courses are set to unlock for those who have a 2024 membership.
Please note: If you do not receive/have unsubscribed from our Weekly Essentials Emails, you will not get this email. The notice goes out through the same system. Please contact the Osher staff for help.
Is Registration Open Now?
No, registration is NOT open for Summer 2024! We expect it to open late March or early April.
Registration Fees
The registration fee for members is $60.00. This fee allows you to take an unlimited number of courses. Some courses have an additional fee.
If I signed up for Zoom courses, when will I recieve the meeting ID and password for each course?
Zoom codes will be sent with your 7-day reminders! Please make sure you hold onto those emails. If your register within 7 days of your course beginning, you'll receive the codes in your confirmation emails.
Summer 2024 Catalog
Click on the catalog to open the PDF:
Added Summer 2024 Courses
The following course was obmitted from the Summer catalog, but will be available for registration:
4872: What Happens In Hamlet (Rebecca Carpenter)
Tue 9:15 AM - 10:45 AM; 5 sessions; starting 7/2/2024, ending 7/30/2024
The class will delve into this mysterious, delicate, and powerful conundrum of a play. What actually happens? Who is ultimately responsible for the chaos and tragedy? And what about the women? So few lines, but what is truly behind them? And then there is the “problem” of Hamlet himself: prince or weakling, opportunist or victim, player or played? We will spend most of the time immersed in the text of this marvelous play, and then watch a film version. When the class concludes, the hope is that we can all say, “Alas, Hamlet, we know it well!”
Rebecca Carpenter has been an educator for almost 40 years. She taught English literature and writing in both public and private high schools, college, and graduate school. In addition, she taught English in Duquesne University’s School of Leadership and Professional Advancement’s Saturday program for 25 years. After 19 years, she recently retired from Literacy Pittsburgh where she taught adult literacy classes, trained volunteers, and developed and managed special projects, including Health Literacy.
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Materials Fee
Materials fees are due at the time of registration unless otherwise stated. Where indicated, materials fees are non-refundable. Should you not be admitted to a course, your prepaid fee will be made into an electronic voucher (credit).
Confirmation Emails
As you are registered, a "confirmation of class registration" will be automatically emailed to you for each course you are enrolled in. Should a course not be listed, it means that you are on the waiting list for which you will receive a waitlist email. You will be notified via email if and when you are enrolled in a waitlisted class. Please do not attend any classes for which you do not have a confirmation.
Adding and Dropping Courses
To add a course(s) after registering, please either go online to do so, or email the office at osher@cmu.edu. If you want to drop a course, complete the form at cmu.edu/osher, Quick Links, click on "Drop my Course" button. This is especially important to do early for courses with a waiting list so another member can attend.
IMPORTANT: You must receive a course confirmation in order to attend a course. A course confirmation is not the same as a waiting list notice.
Waiting Lists
If you encounter a course that has a limited number of participants, we encourage you to add you name to the waiting list. There are a few courses that will have a limited number of participants to ensure the highest quality for the course. If you become unavailable, please remove your name from the waiting list by signing into you account, click "Go to Dashboard", click on "My Waiting List" tab, and remove the course.
P.S.: Don't forget to drop courses you can no longer attend!
As you look through the catalog and pick out your courses, you may overschedule yourself with too many obligations. Be sure you drop a course if you find cannot attend 75% of the classes. This will allow the office to alleviate course waiting lists by filling seats.