Discover Pre-College Programs
Summer Pre-College
Creative Coding and Data Visualization (FULL)
This three-week course for high school students helps you build the fundamentals of coding and create interactive data visualizations.
July 12 - 30, 2021
Digital Drawing & Watercolor in Architecture & Landscape Architecture
This two-week course for high school students lets you explore digital drawing and digital watercolors through Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Sketch.
July 12 - 23, 2021
Entrepreneurship: Becoming a Game-Changer
This two-week course for high school students will guide you to see that entrepreneurship is everywhere and for everyone.
July 26 - August 6, 2021
Equine Science Intensive: Horse Pregnancy & Foaling
This one-week program for high school students lets you learn in depth about the field of equine science, with a focus on horse pregnancy and foaling.
July 12 - 16, 2021
Foundations of Data Science (FULL)
This 2-week course for high school students lets you work with real-world data sets as you build core skills in data science such as statistical methods and computer programming.
July 26 - August 6, 2021
How Business Works
This two-week course for high school students helps you learn about the dynamic business world of the 21st century, from globalization to start-ups.
July 12 - 23, 2021
Isenberg Business Ethics Academy
In this two-week program for high school students, you will study the fundamentals of law and ethics in business decision-making, and gain hands-on case competition practice.
July 12 - 23, 2021
Kinesiology: Pathway to the Medical Professions
This 2-week course for high school students introduces you to the key areas of kinesiology, including physiology, biomechanics, and neuroscience.
July 12 - 23, 2021
Modern Astronomy
This three-week program for high school students allows you to learn the fundamentals of observational astronomy and astrophysics through real-world data.
July 12 - July 30, 2021
Pre-Veterinary Medicine (FULL)
The one-week Pre-Veterinary Medicine program introduces students to the field of veterinary medicine.
June 28 - July 2, 2021 (FULL) or
July 12 - 16, 2021 (FULL)
Programming for Aspiring Scientists: Python with Applications to Physics (FULL)
This 2-week course for high school students lets you become proficient in the programming language Python while solving a variety of problems in physics.
June 28 - July 9, 2021
Research Intensive in Psychology (Deater-Deckard Lab) (FULL)
Our competitive Research Intensives program places high-achieving high school students in professional working labs alongside distinguished faculty, graduate and undergraduate students. This program lets you gain experience with university-level research, and culminates with a virtual poster presentation.
June 28 - July 30, 2021
Research Intensive in Psychology (Galano Lab) (FULL)
Our competitive Research Intensives program places high-achieving high school students in professional working labs alongside distinguished faculty, graduate and undergraduate students. This program lets you gain experience with university-level research, and culminates with a virtual poster presentation.
June 28 - July 30, 2021
Research Intensive in Psychology (Kwak Lab) (FULL)
Our competitive Research Intensives program places high-achieving high school students in professional working labs alongside distinguished faculty, graduate and undergraduate students. This program lets you gain experience with university-level research, and culminates with a virtual poster presentation.
June 28 – July 30, 2021
Research Intensive in Psychology (Mandalaywala Lab) - FULL
Our competitive Research Intensives program places high-achieving high school students in professional working labs alongside distinguished faculty, graduate and undergraduate students. This program lets you gain experience with university-level research, and culminates with a virtual poster presentation.
June 28 - August 6, 2021
Research Intensive in Psychology (Park Lab) (FULL)
Our competitive Research Intensives program places high-achieving high school students in professional working labs alongside distinguished faculty, graduate and undergraduate students. This program lets you gain experience with university-level research, and culminates with a virtual poster presentation.
June 28 – July 30, 2021
Sport Management & Leadership Academy
This 2-week program for high school students helps you learn practical sport management applications and industry insights to build your career.
June 28 - July 9, 2021 (FULL)
July 26 - August 6, 2021
Advanced Sports Marketing, Sales & Media
This 1-week program for high school students builds on lessons learned in the Sport Management & Leadership Academy, letting you take a deeper dive into the world of sports marketing to build your skills for college.
July 12 - 16, 2021
Summer Design Academy (FULL)
In this three-week program, high school students will enroll in a regular UMass introductory architecture studio course offered online.
June 28 - July 15, 2021
Summer Design Academy II
This 2-week program for high school students is a continuation of the Summer Design Academy, letting you further develop your design skills and portfolio for college.
July 26 – August 5, 2021
Veterinary Technology
This two-week program for high school students allows you to work with UMass faculty and learn about the profession of veterinary technician.
Week 1: July 12 - July 16, 2021
Week 2: July 19 - 23, 2021
