About a dozen students complete a yoga pose inside the Group Exercise Room. About a dozen students complete a yoga pose inside the Group Exercise Room.

Campus Recreation

Empowering Great Danes to Lead Healthy Lifestyles 

Campus Recreation offers an array of engaging recreational opportunities that enrich the UAlbany experience for students, faculty and staff. We encourage you to explore our facilities and programs today — for the health of it!

Our general rules and and protocols include:

  • Only current UAlbany students, faculty and staff members may access our indoor facilities at this time. All patrons must show a valid UAlbany ID.

  • Closures — and any exceptions — are communicated on this website, as well as on our Facebook and Instagram pages. 

  • Capital Region community members may use our outdoor courts, fields, trails and paths.

 

Partner with Campus Recreation (Programming & Events)

Campus Recreation is available to partner with student organizations, classes, departments, units and other campus groups to provide wellness programming and events. 

Participants learn valuable skills for maintaining their physical, mental, social and spiritual well-being from group discussions, speakers and hands-on activities. For example, we’ve recently offered the following programs: 

  • Mindful Eating Workshop 

  • Epilepsy First Aid Training 

  • Weight-lifting Clinic 

  • Foam Rolling & Stretching Workshop 

  • Everything You Need to Know About Birth Control 

  • Sleep 101 Workshop 

  • What is macro, anyway? 

To request a workshop or to partner with us, please email [email protected] and include the program you’re interested in, the ideal date and time, and a brief description of your audience in your email.

Note: We need at least one week’s notice to implement most of the programs we co-host. 

 

Earn up to 19 Credits this Summer

Take classes online or in person. Our eight sessions — spanning four, six or twelve weeks — provide the flexibility you need to study, work and relax this summer. 

Summer Sessions 2024 is scheduled for May 20 to August 9, 2024 Visit the Academic Calendar for exact dates and deadlines.  

Explore our wide range of class offerings on the Schedule of Classes

Summer financial aid is available for current UAlbany students, and summer housing is available to both UAlbany students and visiting students.

UAlbany Undergraduate Students

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If you’re enrolled in a UAlbany undergraduate degree program, you’ll register through Academic Advising.

Register as an Undergraduate

UAlbany Graduate Students

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Degree seeking or non-degree graduate students, register through their academic department.


Register as a Graduate Student

Visiting Students

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All other students, including college and high school students from other institutions, apply and register through the Office of General Studies.

Register as a Visiting Student

Additional Information
Cost & Billing

Review per-credit tuition and fees. You will be financially liable for any courses for which you register.  

Note: Visiting students are not eligible for online tuition rates and will be charged at the standard rate based on residency status, regardless of course modality.  For current information on billing and payments, please visit E-Pay.

Financial aid is not available for non-degree students. If you are a visiting student from another college or university, please contact your home institution regarding financial aid.

Financial aid is available for degree-seeking UAlbany students.

Learn more about billing at UAlbany.

Academic Expectations & Rules

For academic regulations and course prerequisites, please refer to the Undergraduate Bulletin and/or Graduate Bulletin.  

Visit the Registrar's Office for Grading Information and Transcripts.

Note: Once admitted, non-degree undergraduate students must maintain a 2.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA). If you don’t maintain a 2.0 GPA and/or fail to complete your courses, you may be subject to dismissal. 

Auditing Classes 

Visit the Course Auditing page for detailed information on formal and informal auditing at UAlbany.

Note: Non-degree undergraduate students should email [email protected] to start the process for auditing.

Contact Us
Office of General Studies
Social Science Building, Room 110

1400 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12222
United States

Phone
Fax
518-442-5149
Office Hours

8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday

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