Summer Programs for High School Students
Program Overview
For the past decade, students across the country and around the world have had their first taste of college life through a summer high school program at the University of Pennsylvania. The tree-lined walkways and historic buildings of Penn’s campus are the perfect setting for your summer experience.
The Penn Summer High School Programs, open to both residential and commuting students, offer an outstanding academic challenge in an Ivy League environment. Our programs are built around courses taught by Penn faculty, scholars, and distinguished outside experts. With small class sizes—usually between 15 and 20 students—you can be sure to get the individualized attention you deserve.
As a student in our programs you can spend your free time participating in special activities. There are also academically based extracurricular activities such as SAT preparation workshops, a college writing series, and presentations about college admissions procedures.
The Penn campus itself offers an enormous array of lectures, panels, and musical and dramatic performances. It has the country’s largest open-stack library, state-of-the-art research labs, and world-class museums.
No matter what your interests are, there is always something to do at Penn. We love it here and we know you will too. Just take a look at all we have to offer!
Programs
- Penn Summer Biomedical Research Academy
The four-week, non-credit Biomedical Research Program immerses you in some of the most cutting-edge areas of biomedical research, including cardiovascular disease, oncology, immunology, and neuroscience. More> - Penn Summer Forensic Science Academy
Forensic science is one of the fastest growing careers in science today. Covering everything from fingerprints and DNA matching to ballistics and blood-spatter analysis, recent advances in forensic science have transformed basic police investigative work as well as the conduct of the judicial system. More> - Penn Summer Physics Academy
Have you ever taken a ride on a rollercoaster and wondered how many Gs your body experienced at the bottom of the big drop? If so, the four-week, non-credit Physics Academy is for you. More> - Penn Summer Theatre Workshop
Led by the Director of Penn’s undergraduate Theatre Arts Program, this four week, non-credit program offers intensive study of theatre performance. The curriculum is taught by Penn faculty, alumni holding advanced degrees or certificates, and theatre professionals. More> - Pre-College Program
The six-week Penn Pre-College Program is the perfect opportunity to prove that you have what it takes to succeed in the Ivy League. More>
For information on Summer High School Programs in Art and Architecture at Penn, please follow this link to the School of Design: http://www.aasapenn.org/.