Summer Programs                                                                                                                                               

 

 

Academy of Art Summer Art Experience

            Location: San Francisco

            Offers: Credits for College/Art Classes

            Date: 6 week program, visit website for details

            Available to all High School students

            Website: www.academyart.edu

            Telephone Number: 1.800.544.2787

 

Action Quest

            Offers: Sailing and diving adventures for Teens

            Location: Caribbean, Mediterranean, Australia, Galapagos, Tahiti

            Website: www.actionquest.com

            Age: 14& Under: 17-21 days

            Age: 15 and 16: 17-21 Days   

           

Barnard College

            Session 1: Liberal Arts Program- 1 week

            Dates: June 28 –July 3, 2009

            Session 2: Liberal Arts Intensive – 4 week

            Dates: June 28- July 25, 2009

            Session 3: Young WomenÕs Leadership Institute

            Dates: July 12- July 18, 2009

            Website: www.barnard.edu/pcp

            Phone Number: 1.212.854.8866

 

Boston College

            Dates: June 29- August 7, 2009

            Offerings: various college courses

                  For more information e-mail: bce@bc.edu

                  Phone Number: 1.617.552.3800

 

Boston University Summer Term

            Offers: High school Honors Program

            Six week residential and commuting program; earn college credit or conduct scientific research

            Dates: June 28-August 7, 2009

            Offers: Summer Challenge Program

            Session 1: June17– July 1 Two week residential program; preview college life and coursework

            Session 2: July 5– 17

            Session 3: July 26– August 7

            Age: Honors Program Seniors

            Age: Challenge Program: Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors

            Website: www.bu.edu/summer/highschool

 

Catholic University of America

            Session 1: June 29 – August 1, 2009

            Session 2: June 29 – August 8, 2009

            E-mail: cua-summer@cua.edu

            Website: summer.cua.edu

            Phone Number: 1.202.319.5257

           

Carnegie Mellon: A Summer of Exploration

            Location: Carnegie Mellon University

            Offers: Early Action/ AP Courses for full college credit; National High School

            game academy to learn interactive, digital game development; Pre-college Fine

            Arts Program in Architecture, Music, Art, Design, and Drama

            Age: Students must be 16 and have completed 10th grade

            Date: June 27-August 7, 2009

            Website: www.cmu.edu/enrollment/pre-college

            E-mail: precollege@andrew.cmu.edu

            Phone Number: 1.412.268.2082

 

Columbia University Summer High School Program

            Dates: New York Session #1: June 30-July 18

                                         Session #2: June 22- August 8

                                         Barcelona: June 30 – July 27

            Offers: Arts, Biology, Business, Chemistry, and more

            Age: New York: Grades 9-12

                    Barcelona: Grades 11-12

            Website: www.ce.columbia.edu/nsp2009

 

Cornell University: Summer College

            Dates: please check the website

            Offers: Architecture, art, business, college success, computing, and more

            Website: www.summercollege.cornell.edu

            Age: Completed Sophomore, Junior in high school by June 2008

 

Cushing Academy

            Studio Art and Portfolio: 13-18

            Prep 4 Success: 12-13

            College Prep: 14-18

            Contact: 1.978.827.7700

            Location: Cushing Academy

            Website: www.cushing.org

            E-mail: summersession@cushing.org

           

Georgetown University for High School Students

            Prepares students for college and beyond

            Offers: Business, journalism, international relations, and American politics

            Summer College: 1st session: May 31- July 3, 2009

            Check website for start dates of other sessions

            Tuition: depends on the session  

            Website: www12.georgetown.edu/scs/sphs/

 

Harvard Summer School

            Short Session 1: June 23 – July 18

            Short Session 2: July 20– August 15

            Offers: College Prep Courses

            Age: Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors

            Website: www.ssp.harvard.edu

           

The Junior Statesmen Foundation Summer Programs

            Georgetown University

            Session 1: June 14-July 5, 2009

            Session 2: July 12- August 2, 2009

            Age: Freshmen, sophomores, and juniors

            Cost: $4,450

Offering: AP U.S. Government and Politics, U.S. Foreign Policy, Constitutional Law, U. S. Presidency

           

Princeton

            Date: June 21- July 16, 2009

            Age: Freshmen, sophomores, and juniors

            Cost: $4, 450

           

            Offering: AP U.S. Government and Politics and honors Speech Communication.

            AP Comparative Government, U.S. Foreign Policy, Political Philosophy, 

            Campaigns and Elections, AP U. S. History

            Freshmen Scholars: AP U. S. Government and Speech Communication

 

            Stanford

            Date: June 28- July 19, 2009

            Age: Freshmen, sophomores and juniors

            Cost: $ 4, 450

            Offerings: AP U.S. Government and Politics, Speech Communication,

            AP Comparative Government, Congressional Workshop, Constitutional Law

            AP Macroeconomics, Political Communication, Legal Advocacy /Moot Court

           

Yale

            Dates: June 28- July 19

            Age: Freshmen, sophomores and juniors

            Offerings: AP U.S. Government and Politics, Speech Communication,

            Congressional Workshop, Constitutional Law, Political Communication,

Legal Advocacy/Moot Court

           

Life Works: Global Service Learning Programs

            Age: Teens

            Locations: British Virgin Islands, Costa Rica, Galapagos, China, Thailand,   Australia

            Study Abroad

            E-mail: info@lifeworks-international.com

            Call Toll Free: 1.800.808.2115

 

OTIS College of Art and Design: Summer of Art

            Offers: 4 week college prep program for artistic courses

            Date: July 6- July 31, 2009

            Website: www.otis.edu/ce

            Contact: 1.310.665.6864

 

Stanford University High School Summer College

            Date: June 20– August 16, 2009

            Website: www.stanford.edu

            Must be at least 16 years old

            Offers: Science arts and language for Stanford credit

           

UC Berkeley Summer Sessions

            Available to high school students

            Website: www.summer.berkeley.edu

 

University of Dallas

Arete: A summer program for high school students

Cost: $1,200

Age: Sophomores and juniors

Location: Irving, Texas

Offering: Introduction to Western Civilization

Website: www.udallas.edu/summer/arete.cfm

Phone Number: 1.972.721.5181

 

Shakespeare in Italy: A study abroad program for high school students

For more information about costs, dates, travel arrangements, and application requirements visit: www.udallas.edu/travel/italy.cfm

 

University at the Pacific Summer ScholarÕs

            Description: Get a jump start on college and earn up to 8 units of college credit in:

-       Public Speaking

-       Intro to Philosophy

-       Drawing

-       Heart, Exercise, and Nutrition

-       Intro to Psychology

-       Intro to Mass Communication

-       Intro to Religion

            Website: www.pacific.edu/cpce

                        Age: Juniors or Seniors

                        Cost: Refer to website

 

University of Southern California Summer Seminars for High School Students

            Offers: Intellectual and artistic courses; 4 weeks long, earn 3 units of elective           credits for college

            Age: Juniors and Seniors

            Website: www.usc,edu/summer

            Contact: 213.740.5679

            Email: summer@usc.edu                                     

 

 

Washington University in St. Louis

High School Summer Scholars Program

Age: students entering their senior year

Eligibility: B+ average of better, combined SAT score of at least 1800, combined PSAT score of 180, or a composite ACT or Plan of at least 5

Session A: June 7-July 11, 2009

Session B: July 12-August 14, 2009

Courses: You may choose your classes from the following areas: foreign languages, the sciences, the humanities, the arts and the social sciences

Cost: check the website: www.summerscholars.wustl.edu

E-mail: mhussung@wustl.edu

Phone Number: 1.866.209.0691 (toll free)

 

Pre-College California College of the Arts Program

Location: Oakland

Available to all High School Students

Cost check the website

Website: www.cca.edu/precollege

Telephone Number: 1.800.447.1ART

Offers: Credits for College

Dates: June 29 – July 24, 2009

 

Pre-College Program School of VISUAL ARTS

Location: New York, New York

Available to all High School Students

Cost check the website

Website: www.sva.edu

E-mail: admissions@sva.edu

Telephone Number: 212.592.2100

Fax Number: 212.592.2242

Dates: July 6-July 24, 2009

 

 

Tish School of the Arts- NYU

Summer High School Programs

New York/ Dublin/ Paris

July 13 – Aug 7, 2009

Website: www.nyu.edu/tish/specialprograms

 

UC Davis Young Scholars Program

Do research this summer on a University Campus

Research Opportunities for High Achieving Sophomores and Juniors

Dates: June 21 – August 1, 2009

Check website for more information

Website: http://ysp.ucdavis.edu