Make BU Your Destination This Summer


BU's long-running Summer Term pre-college offerings include a choice of one-, two-, three-, and six-week programs that prepare you for success in higher. With v exciting and challenging pre-college summer programs to choose from, you tin can earn college credit, discover a new subject field, perform cutting-edge research in Academy labs, or immerse yourself in hands-on learning. Summer is a groovy fourth dimension to push yourself academically while experiencing higher life, making new friends, and engaging in fun social activities around Boston and on campus. We invite you lot to bring together other motivated teens from 50 states and 87 countries in our summer programs for high schoolhouse students—a great introduction to college life and academics.  

Get a Head Beginning on Higher with Our Summer High School Programs

Experience pre-college summer study at ane of the globe's peak teaching and research universities. Immerse yourself in college academics, open up your heed to new subjects, and bond with loftier schoolhouse students from around the state and world—right in the heart of beautiful Boston, ranked #1 in the The states past QS All-time Student Cities 2021. You lot can have college courses aslope BU undergraduates and earn up to viii college credits (either on campus or online). You lot tin pursue in-depth Stalk enquiry with individual faculty mentors or as part of a group project. Or, yous can immerse yourself in a diversity of stimulating noncredit seminars that blend lectures with experiential learning, discussions, and projects. Your hard work volition be counterbalanced with social events and fun activities effectually campus and throughout Boston, the ultimate "higher town." All reasons to make BU your choice destination this summer.

Boston University's Summer Pre-College Programs Enable You to:

  • Take on new bookish challenges, explore a diversity of interests, and consider possible majors
  • Preview college and larn how to balance your schoolwork and social life
  • Meet highly motivated high school students from all fifty states and 87 countries on vi continents
  • Experience living in a college dorm
  • Become part of a dynamic social community and engage in fun activities on campus and throughout Boston

Residence life

If you live on campus, you volition stay in BU'southward Warren Towers, sharing a room, exploring culinary options around campus, and participating in dorm activities. There are typically two students per room. Resident programme assistants provide guidance, coordinate and lead social activities, and enforce programme policies. Safe is our highest priority: Warren Towers has alive-in Academy staff and 24-hour security.

Campus life

Embracing college life is an exhilarating experience. Whether you live on campus or commute, you'll go to know the ins-and-outs of college and city life. Nosotros lead a total range of group activities that include improv comedy shows and sunset cruises in Boston Harbor, as well every bit trips to Faneuil Hall, Fenway Park, and more—and y'all'll still have time for your own impromptu adventures around Boston!

Earn College Credit

Motivated rising 11th and 12th graders enroll in BU undergraduate courses

Conduct STEM Inquiry

Academically accomplished rising twelfth graders carry university-level scientific research in state-of-the-art laboratories

Immerse Yourself in Hands-On Learning

Rise 11th and 12th graders focus intensively on medicine, psychology, or creative writing, through easily-on learning activities

Explore New Subjects

Rising 10th, 11th, and 12th graders expand academic horizons with 2 noncredit project-based seminars

Preview College Life

Rise 8th, ninth, and 10th graders spend a week studying biology, concern, or creative writing

Start Your Summer

Application data for all v summer programs for high school students

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An amazing summertime is ahead! Find out what pre-higher life at BU will be like for your pupil.

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