Sample College Programs by Interest Area

Sample Programs by Interest Area:

Art

·        University of the Arts:  Summer Institute for High School Students

http://www.uarts.edu/k-12/precolsi.html

The 400 high school students who attend the Pre-College Summer Institute travel to Philadelphia from over 30 states and numerous nations. They are creative, curious, talented, energetic and excited about the arts. Our programs foster investigation and exploration of the principles of creativity and focus on the development of each individual student. The Pre-College Summer Institute will challenge the imagination and expose participants to dynamic and interesting people, including their peers and teachers.

• NYU – TISCH Summer Programs 

http://specialprograms.tisch.nyu.edu/page/hsstudents.html

During the summer the Tisch School of the Arts offers high school students the chance to participate in intensive training either in New York City, Dublin or Paris. Through these programs students gain an enriching and enlightening experience, and a better understanding of the nature of a professional training program.  In each of our four-week programs, students are enrolled in rigorous and highly structured college-level courses taught by our full-time faculty. Upon successful completion of the summer program, students earn six college credits, all fully accredited New York University courses.  

Architecture

• The American Institute of Architects
  http://www.aia.org/ed_k12programs

·         Drexel University - http://www.drexel.edu/westphal/academics/undergraduate/architecture/summer_programs.asp

Business

• University of Pennsylvania – Wharton School of Business http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/academics/summer/

Sample:  Management and Technology Summer Program

The Management & Technology Summer Institute (M&TSI) is a for-credit summer program for rising high school seniors who want to learn about the integration of technological concepts and management principles. Sponsored by The Jerome Fisher Program in Management and Technology, the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, M&TSI features classes taught by leading faculty and successful entrepreneurs, field trips to companies and R&D facilities, intensive team projects, as well as other activities designed to give students the opportunity to learn about the principles and practice of technological innovation. This three-week for-credit program will take place from July 13 through August 2, 2008.

Science

• Computer Science – MIT http://wtp.mit.edu/

The MIT Women's Technology Program (WTP) is a four-week summer academic and residential experience where female high school students explore engineering through hands-on classes, labs, and team-based projects in the summer after 11th grade .

Students attend WTP in either:  Electrical Engineering and Computer Science or Mechanical Engineering

• Computer Science/Video Game Design –

Carnegie Mellon National High School Game Academy

http://www.cmu.edu/enrollment/pre-college/game.html

The National High School Game Academy (NHSGA) is an intensive six weeks exploring the video game industry and the skills needed to be successful in it. The program includes an exciting blend of hands-on exercises combined with traditional lecture and discussion. Students are encouraged to expand their own creative possibilities in a unique blend of left- and right-brain college-level work.

• Engineering - Penn State University – WISE Institute

http://www.equity.psu.edu/wise/wisecamps.asp

The Women in the Sciences and Engineering (WISE) Camp is a one-week residential science and engineering career exploration program for young women entering 11th or 12th grade.  This unique program is specifically designed for young women with an aptitude in science and math who would like to learn about careers in science, engineering, and technology.

• NASA PREP Pre-College Summer Program for Minority Students

http://www.capitol-college.edu/academicprograms/nasaprep/index.shtml

• Medicine

Drexel University – Mini Medicine Camp at Hahnemann University Hospital

http://www.drexel.edu/summer/medschool.aspx

The Mini-Med Summer Camp™ is a five-week program that gives you the opportunity to experience what it's like to be in medical school and beyond. You'll attend lectures by Drexel University College of Medicine faculty and participate in hospital rounds with attending physicians, residents, and medical students. You'll leave with a sense of the daily life of specialists in surgery, emergency medicine, neurology, and pulmonary critical care, and a stronger understanding of what it will take to achieve your goals.

Political Science/Law

·        Georgetown University  http://scs.georgetown.edu/sphs/

In American Politics & Public Affairs, you’ll learn firsthand from Washington experts about the presidency, Congress, the judiciary, political parties, women and politics, public opinion, and political behavior. In the classroom and on field trips, you’ll meet with key elected officials, Capitol Hill staff, lobbyists, and policy makers to discuss campaigns, legislative priorities, and emerging national issues. Then put what you learn into practice and gain hands-on politics and policy experience as you work on a realistic campaign simulation.

Georgetown was founded in the same year the Constitution took effect, in the city that is the center of power and politics. It is rumored that the original Declaration of Independence was hidden on campus when the British invaded Washington in the 1800s. Nowhere else will you get such a uniquely intimate view of the people, institutions, and processes that shape American policy.

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