The January Term
As part of the 2024–2025 academic year, the 2025 J-Term allows Trinity students to enroll in courses totaling a maximum of one credit, during a three-week term from January 2–17, 2025.
During the J-Term, both in-person and remote courses are offered. Please refer to the J-Term course schedule for a complete listing of courses. Registration opens on October 28, 2024 and Trinity students can enroll in courses via TCOnline.
Please note: 2025 J-Term Session course tuition is separate from the academic year tuition for Trinity students. Please see detailed information below regarding tuition rates and financial aid.
For more information about 2025 J-Term Study Away programs, visit the Office of Study Away website.
Please refer to the links below for more detailed information and direct any questions about the J-Term to your academic adviser, course instructors, or the Registrar’s Office.
J-Term Session tuition is $1,732.50 for 0.5 credit courses and $3,465 for 1 credit courses.
Limited funding is available for Trinity College students who receive financial aid during the academic year (fall and/or spring). Please complete the J-Term Aid Eligibility Application and submit to the Office of Financial Aid by December 16.
For further information, please contact the Office of Financial Aid via email or via phone at 860-297-2046.
There will be no refunds after the first class meeting.
The Student Accounts office will bill Trinity students for tuition charges. Trinity students can access and pay their tuition on Nelnet Campus Commerce.
Visiting students will need to arrange payment when registering online for a course or institute via PayPal/credit card.
Please direct any questions about billing to the Student Accounts Department by emailing [email protected] or by phone at 860-297-2028.
Trinity students can register and manage enrollments for J-Term session courses, beginning on October 28, 2024 via TCOnline. (See Tuition & Fees above.)
Students can register for J-Term until the final day of the add/drop period, on Friday, January 3, 2025.
Students may enroll in courses totaling a maximum of one credit.
Visiting students to Trinity should first read through Information for Visiting Students and submit a visiting student application. Visiting Student registration is on a space available basis in remote courses only and you will be contacted with registration information once your visiting student application has been reviewed.
On-campus housing will be provided for Trinity students, and housing fees will be waived for the January Term. Students will be emailed shortly with details about Winter Break housing. Please refer to that email for details about the winter break housing application, deadlines, and other winter housing information.
For questions regarding winter housing students should email [email protected] or call 860-297-2305.
Lizzie Nelson ’26 was one of the 37 students enrolled in Trinity's new January Term program, Tuck Business Bridge, offered through a partnership with the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. Read about her experience in the intensive program that builds essential business skills.
The intensive classroom experience with Tuck’s MBA faculty includes a capstone team project, recruiting services, and one-on-one career guidance.
To explore just how intelligent the latest “artificial intelligence” chatbots really are, a Trinity faculty member challenged students in a new January Term course to craft essays using only synthetically generated text.
