Fast-track your studies with Rider's JTerm winter session
Make the most of your winter break and make progress toward completing your degree by studying in Rider’s JTerm winter session. JTerm offers courses that can help keep your studies on track or discover new interests with special topics outside of your major.
Benefits of JTerm:
- Accelerate your learning! Earn three credits in just three weeks.
- Choose from courses in business, communication, history, psychology, the arts and more.
- Most courses are offered online to give you the flexibility to study from anywhere.
If you have any questions, please contact the Registrar’s Office, your faculty advisor, or the Dean’s Office of your college.
Financial assistance may be available. Contact the Office of Financial Aid at onestop@rider.edu or 609-896-5360 prior to JTerm registration to discuss financial aid options and available resources.
Schedule
All JTerm courses meet:
Week 1: Monday, January 4, 2027 - Friday, January 8, 2027
Week 2: Monday, January 11, 2027 - Friday, January 15, 2027
Week 3: Tuesday, January 19, 2027 - Wednesday, January 20, 2027
Final Exams: Thursday, January 21, 2027
The University will close in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, January 18, 2027. No classes will be held on that day.