Summer Quarter Courses 2026

MA in Sanskrit Studies

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Price
SAN5101	Vedic Science Foundation	3	Dr. Dhananjaya Dharur	$1,250
SAN5103	Sahitya I – Landscape	3	Dr. Soorya Hebbar	$1,250
SAN7101	Nyaya Vaisesika Advanced	3	Dr. Suryanarayana Jammalamadaka	$1,250
SAN7102	Vyakarana III	3	Dr. Tilaka Rao Dr. R. Guruprasath	$1,250
SAN7104	Veda III – Yajurveda and Samaveda	3	Dr. Dhananjaya Dharur	$1,250

Certificate Program in Hindu Studies (CPHS)

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Price	Day and Date	Time
HAM4203	History and Methods of Indian Astronomy	1.5	Dr. Raj Vedam	$300.00	Sunday, July 12, 2026	9:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
HSF1403	Vedic Chanting – Rudram	1	Shri. Sree Aswath	$200.00	Tuesday, July 14, 2026	9:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
TAT3214	Upadeshasara of Ramana Maharshi – Part 1	1.5	Dr. Kuldip Dhiman	$300.00 – $550.00	Wednesday, July 15, 2026	9:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
TAT1305	Glory of Manas Sundarkand -1	1	Acharya Mrityunjay Trivedi	$200.00 – $350.00	Thursday, July 16, 2026	8:00 PM EST – 9:30 PM EST
HSF4000	Distinguishing Varna and Jati from Caste	1.5	Shri. Kalyan Viswanathan	$300.00	Friday, July 17, 2026	9:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST (India – Saturday– 6:30 am IST)
YOG2003	Hatha Yoga Pradipika	1.5	Dr. Shriram Sarvotham	$300.00	Saturday, July 11, 2026	11:00 am EST – 12:30 pm EST
HSF2202	Karma: Principles, Misconceptions and Practical Implications	1	Shri. Philip Goldberg	$200.00	Monday, July 20, 2026	8:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST
YOG3302	Yoga of Relationship	1.5	Ms. Shilpa Agarwal Mr. Ajay Viswanath	$300.00	Tuesday, July 28, 2026	8:30 pm EST – 10:00 pm EST
HSF2005	Darshana 2: Introduction to Hindu Philosophy	1	Dr. Kalika Uttarkar	$200.00	Thursday, July 23, 2026	9:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST

Certificate in Hindu Civilizational Studies (CHCS)

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Price	Day and Date	Time
HSF1001	Exploring Hinduism – Geography and History	1.5	Dr. D.K. Hari Dr. D.K. Hema Hari	$300.00	Sunday, July 12, 2026	11:00 am EST – 12:30 pm EST (India time – 8:30 pm IST – 10:00 pm IST)

Community Education Program (CEP)

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Price	Day and Date	Time
LAN0102	Introducing the Sounds and Script of Sanskrit – II	1	Smt. Parvathi Sriram	$200.00	Thursday, July 16, 2026	9:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
HSF3203	Integral Yoga: Developing the Higher Ranges of the Mind	1.5	Dr. Vladimir Yatsenko Smt. Radhe Pfau	$300.00	Saturday, July 18, 2026	11:00 am EST – 12:30 pm EST (India time – 8:30 pm IST – 10:00 pm IST)

Advanced Certificate in Sanskrit Grammar for Hindu Studies (ACSG)

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Price	Day and Date	Time
SAN3013	Laghu Siddhanta Kaumudi – Beginner 3	2	Shri. Haridas Radhakrishnan Smt. Parvathi Sriram	$400.00	Sunday, July 12, 2026	4:00 pm EST – 6:00 pm EST

Certificate Program in Ayurveda for Self-Healing (CPAS)

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Price	Day and Date	Time
AIH2002	Ayurveda: Therapeutic Cooking for Healthy Living	1.5	Dr. Rupali Panse	$300.00	Thursday, July 16, 2026	8:30 pm EST – 10:00 pm EST
AIH1102	Nutrition 360	1.5	Dr. Mahadevan Seetharaman Dr. Yelloji Mirajkar	$300.00	Saturday, July 18, 2026	9:30 am EST – 11:00 am EST

Certificate in Sanskrit Proficiency for Vedic Studies (SPVS)

Beginner Phase

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Price	Day and Date	Time
SAN0103	Beginning Sanskrit – III	1.5	Smt. Parvathi Sriram	$350.00 – $415.00	Sunday, July 12, 2026	6:30 pm EST – 8:00 pm EST

Intermediate Phase

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Price	Day and Date	Time
SAN0201	Intermediate Sanskrit – I	1.5	Smt. Parvathi Sriram	$350.00 – $427.00	Monday, July 13, 2026	9:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
SAN0204	Intermediate Sanskrit – IV	1.5	Smt. Parvathi Sriram	$350.00 – $427.00	Wednesday, July 15, 2026	9:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST

Advanced Phase

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Price	Day and Date	Time
SAN0304	Advanced Sanskrit – IV	1.5	Smt. Parvathi Sriram	$350.00 – $415.00	Sunday, July 12, 2026	8.30 pm EST – 10.00 pm EST

Certificate Program in Samskritam through Bhagavad Gita (CSBG)

Beginner Phase

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Price	Day and Date	Time
SAN1014	Samskritam Through Bhagavad Gita – Beginner IV	1.5	Shri. Haridas Radhakrishnan	$350.00 – $385.00	Friday, July 17, 2026	9:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST

Advanced Phase

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Price	Day and Date	Time
SAN1031	Samskritam Through Bhagavad Gita – Advanced I	1.5	Shri. Haridas Radhakrishnan	$350.00 – $373.00	Saturday, July 11, 2026	8:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST

Proficient Phase

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Price	Day and Date	Time
SAN1044	Samskritam Through Bhagavad Gita – Proficiency IV	1.5	Shri. Satish Srinivasan	$350.00	Sunday, July 12, 2026	8:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST

Micro-Certificate in Conversational Sanskrit for Hindu Studies (MCCS)

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Price	Day and Date	Time
SAN0001	Conversational Sanskrit I	1.5	Shri. Srinivas Bangarbale	$350.00	Saturday, July 18, 2026	10:30 am EST- 12:00 pm EST
SAN0004	Conversational Sanskrit IV	1.5	Dr. Suryanarayana Nanda	$350.00	Wednesday, July 22, 2026	7:30 pm EST – 9:00 pm EST

Bhagavad Gita Certificate Program (BGCP)

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Price	Day and Date	Time
HSF2302	The Bhagavad Gita: Emotional Mastery and Purposeful Action	1.5	Dr. Kalika Uttarkar	$350.00	Tuesday, July 21, 2026	9:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST

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