Ohio State Summer Program
Arts and Sciences Summer Exploration program
The College of Arts and Sciences is launching a precollege program for middle and high school students this summer.
The Arts and Sciences Summer Exploration Program is a one-week non-residential academic enrichment program for middle (current 7-8 graders) and high school (current 9-11) students. Summer Exploration is offered in three, one-week sessions in June 2024. Applications are now open and will be reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please visit the program webpage for more information.
Other Ohio State Programs
The Ohio State University offers a wide variety of recreational and academic programs for elementary, middle, and high school students.
Select a link below to find more information about other summer programs, including schedules, learning outcomes, costs, how to apply or register, and more.
Please note information for 2024 programs will continue to be updated throughout the year. To submit or update program information, contact us.
Ohio State Columbus campus - Summer 2024
ACAP-Ohio (Accounting Career Awareness Program)
- Applications are closed for 2024.
- Eligibility: Rising 10th-12th graders
- Required 3.2 cumulative high school GPA who reside in Ohio.
- Program type: Day (non-residential)
- Applications are closed.
- Eligibility: Rising 9th-12th graders and rising college freshman/gap year
- Program type: Day (non-residential)
- 2024 program dates: July 15-19
- Application deadline: late March
College of Arts and Sciences
- High school camp about philosophy and artificial intelligence
The first session of the Philosophy and Critical Thinking (PACT) Summer Camp for high school students will focus on Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence in summer 2024. We explore questions like: Can computer systems be intelligent or conscious? How can AI perpetuate bias and other forms of injustice? Does the potential for super-intelligent AI systems pose an existential threat to humanity? First session runs June 10-14. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. - Immersive experience in art education
This program offers high school students in grades 9-11 who are starting to think of where they'd like to go to college an opportunity to have a first glance at what it means to be in art education at Ohio State. This day-long program on June 10 offers opportunities for meaningful and insightful engagement with art education faculty, students and curriculum. The high school juniors who attend will also have a chance to learn about admissions, financial aid, scholarships, study abroad opportunities and other resources that are available at the university. Applications are due on May 10. - Arts and Sciences Summer Exploration Program
This program offers middle and high school students one-week intensive enrichment courses intended to introduce them to new areas of study or allow them to engage in content they may already have an interest in. Teaching is active, hands-on and encourages participants to engage with the instructional team and their fellow participants. These courses are not for grade or credit and are designed for self-motivated learners. Applications are due on May 1. - Summer Linguistic Institute for Youth Scholars (SLIYS)
The Summer Linguistic Institute for Youth Scholars (SLIYS) is a one- or two-week online summer program for high school students organized by the Department of Linguistics. SLIYS introduces students with an interest in foreign languages to the scientific study of language. Participants will explore how language works on many levels, as well as gain insight into the ways in which individual languages are similar to and different from each other. Applications are due on May 8. - Humanities & Cognitive Sciences Summer Institute
The annual Humanities and Cognitive Sciences High School Summer Institute is a week-long summer camp from July 22-26 that provides a critical thinking forum for high school students to explore the big questions at the intersection of the humanities and cognitive sciences. High school scholars will spend the mornings with world-renowned professors in lectures and afternoons in group discussions and hands-on activities. They'll get a glimpse of what it's like to be a university student while cultivating their passions and building a community of like-minded peers. Applications are due on May 31. - Young Writers Workshop
This is a week-long summer program from July 14-19 for high school students in Columbus City Schools, charter schools in the city of Columbus, and (this year, and possibly beyond) students in public schools across Ohio. Students live on campus and attend daily workshops and courses taught by Ohio State Department of English creative writing faculty, alumni of our graduate MFA program, and current MFA students. There are also readings, sessions with visiting writers in various fields, and other events, including an open mic reading of the participants’ own work, and (of course!) time for their own writing every day. Applications are due on May 1.
- Eligibility: Rising 7th-9th graders
- Program type: Day (non-residential)
- 2024 program dates: July 8-12
- Application deadline: Sunday, April 7
Explorations in Neuroscience Summer Camp
- Eligibility: Rising 11th and 12th graders
- Program type: Day (non-residential)
- 2024 program dates: June 3-7
- Application deadline: Friday, March 8
Explorations in Neuroscience Internship Program
- Eligibility: Low-income and/or underrepresented rising 11th and 12th graders
- Program type: Day (non-residential)
- 2024 program dates: June 17-August 2
- Application opens: Friday, Feb. 2
- Application deadline: Friday, March 8
HRS (Health and Rehabilitation Sciences) Camp
- Eligibility: Current 9th–12th graders
- Program type: Day (non-residential)
- 2024 program dates: June 3-5
- Application deadline: Friday, April 26
Humanities and Cognitive Sciences High School Summer Institute
- Eligibility: Rising 10th-12th graders
- Program type: Day (non-residential)
- 2024 program dates: July 22-26
- Applications deadline: Friday, May 31
LiFEsports at the Ohio State University
- 2024 programs to be determined.
My Brother's Keeper - Business Summer camp
- Applications for 2024 are now closed.
Ohio Supercomputer Center Summer Institute
- Eligibility: Ohio residents currently in 9th, 10th, or 11th grade
- Program type: Residential
- 2024 program dates: June 2-14
- Application deadline: Monday, April 1
Ohio Supercomputer Center Youth Watershed Institute
- Eligibility: Ohio residents currently in 6th and 7th grade and K-12 science and math teachers.
- Program type: Residential
- 2024 program dates: July 7-13
- Application deadline: Monday, April 1
The Ohio State University Young Writers Workshop
- Eligibility: Ohio public school rising 11th and 12th graders
- Program type: Residential
- 2024 program dates: July 14-19
- Application deadline: May 1
Philosophy and Critical Thinking Summer Camp
Session 1: Philosopy and Artificial Intelligence
- Eligibility: Rising 9th-12th graders
- Program type: Day (non-residential)
- 2024 program dates: June 10-14
- Applications now available
Session 2: Science, Faith and Reality
- Eligibility: Rising 9th-12th graders
- Program type: Day (non-residential)
- 2024 program dates: June 24-28
- Applications now available
- Eligibility: Rising 9th-12th graders.
- Note: All applicants will be considered, but priority will be given to intermediate and advanced dancers aspiring to study dance in college.
- Program type: Day (non-residential)
- More information for 2024 coming soon.
Summer Linguistic Institute for Young Scholars (SLIYS)
- More information for 2024 coming soon. Visit their website to sign up for notifications when applications are available.
- Eligibility: Rising 9th-12th graders
- Program types: Day, residential, online
- Application open continually begining September through June of each year.
- Eligibility: Rising high school seniors with 3.0 GPA or above.
- Program types: Day, in-person
- Application: Closed for 2024
Youth Summer Music Programs (multiple programs)
- Eligibility: Rising 6th-12th graders
- Program types: Day, residential
- 2024 program dates: Multiple sessions available. Visit their website for more information.
- Registration now open through late May 2024
Ohio State Marion campus
Engineering Institute for High School Juniors and Seniors
- Eligibility: Rising 11th or 12th graders
- Required minimum B average in high school science and math courses.
- Program type: Day (non-residential)
- 2024 program dates: June 10-14
- Application deadline: Friday, May 31
STEM Summer Camp for High School Students
- Eligibility: Rising 9th-12th graders
- Program type: Day (non-residential)
- 2024 program dates: June 10-14
- Application deadline: Friday, May 31
Summer Engineering Camp for Middle School Students
- Eligibility: Rising 6th, 7th and 8th graders
- Program type: Day (non-residential)
- 2024 program dates: June 10-14
- Application deadline: Friday, May 31
Community locations
LiFEsports at Beatty, Linden, and Adams Community Centers
- More information for 2024 coming soon.
- More information for 2024 coming soon.