Other OSU Precollege Programs
The Ohio State University offers a wide variety of recreational and academic programs for elementary, middle, and high school students. Click on the name of the program to be taken to the program website, where you can find more information about the program, including schedules, learning outcomes, costs, how to apply or register, and more.
Please note the program information below is for Summer 2023 only. Information about 2024 programs will be available starting in early 2024.
OSU Columbus campus - Fall 2023
Florence Nightingale Day for Statistics and Data Science
- Eligibility: 8th - 12th graders
- Program type: Mix of in-person and virtual
- 2023 program date: November 4, 2023
- Registration is open now!
OSU Columbus campus - Summer 2023
ACAP-Ohio (Accounting Career Awareness Program)
- Eligibility: Rising 10th, 11th and 12th graders
- Program type: Residential
- Program dates: June 11 – 16, 2023
- Eligibility: Rising high school sophomores, juniors & seniors with a 3.2 cumulative high school GPA who reside in Ohio. Preference will be given to applications from first-generation college students and underrepresented students.
- Program type: Day (non-residential)
- 2023 program dates: July 15, 2023
- Application deadline: June 12, 2023
- Eligibility: Current 9th through 12th graders
- Program type: Day (non-residential)
- 2023 program dates: July 24 – 28, 2023
- Application deadline: April 3, 2023
- Eligibility: Rising 7th, 8th and 9th graders
- Program type: Day (non-residential)
- 2023 program dates: June 26 – 30, 2023
- Application deadline: April 9, 2023
Explorations in Neuroscience Summer Camp
- Eligibility: Rising 11th and 12th graders
- Program type: Day (non-residential)
- 2023 program dates: June 5-9, 2023
- Application opens: December 2022
- Application deadline: March 6, 2023
Explorations in Neuroscience Internship Program
- Eligibility: Low-income and/or underrepresented rising 11th and 12th graders
- Program type: Day (non-residential)
- 2023 program dates: June 19 – August 4, 2023
- Application opens: December 2022
- Application deadline: March 6, 2023
- Eligibility: Rising 9th – 12th graders
- Program type: Day (non-residential)
- 2023 program dates: June 26 – 30, 2023
- Application/registration opens: February/March 2023
HRS (Health and Rehabilitation Sciences) Camp
- Eligibility: Current 8th –12th graders
- Program type: Day (non-residential)
- 2023 program dates: June 5 – 7, 2023
- Application opens: November 2022
- Application deadline: April 23, 2023
Humanities and Cognitive Sciences High School Summer Institute
- Eligibility: Rising 10th – 12th graders
- Program type: Day (non-residential)
- 2023 program dates: July 17 – 21, 2023
- Applications accepted through May 10, 2023
LiFEsports at the Ohio State University
- Eligibility: Rising 3rd – 8th graders
- Program type: Day (non-residential)
- 2023 program dates: June 12 – July 6, 2023
- Application/registration opens: Late April 2023
My Brother's Keeper - Business Summer camp
- Eligibility: Rising 10th, 11th, or 12th grade
- Program type: Residential
- Program dates: June 25 – 30, 2023
- Application opens: February/March 2023
Ohio Supercomputer Center Summer Institute
- Eligibility: Ohio residents in 9th, 10th or 11th grade (in the 2022-2023 school year)
- Program type: Residential
- Program dates: June 11 – 23, 2023
- Application opens: Early January 2023
- Application deadline: April 16, 2023
Ohio Supercomputer Center Young Women's Summer Institute
- Eligibility: Ohio residents in 6th and 7th grade (in the 2022-2023 school year) and K-12 science and math teachers.
- Program type: Residential
- Program dates: July 9 – 15, 2023
- Application opens: Early January 2023
- Application deadline: April 16, 2023
The Ohio State University Young Writers Workshop
- Eligibility: Rising 11th and 12th graders from Ohio city schools
- Program type: Residential
- 2023 program dates: July 9 – 14, 2023
- Application opens: February/March 2023
- Application deadline: TBD
Philosophy and Critical Thinking Summer Camp
- Eligibility: Rising 9th – 12th graders
- Program type: Day (non-residential)
- 2023 program dates: June 5 – 9 and June 12 – 16, 2023
- Application now open - rolling admissions
The College of Pharmacy's Pills, Potions and Poisons Summer Program
- Eligibility: Rising 10th, 11th, and 12th graders
- Program type: Day (non-residential)
- 2023 program dates: July 17 – 21, 2023
- Application opens: Mid-January 2023
- Application deadline: April 14, 2023
- Eligibility: Rising 9th – 12th graders. 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)
- 2023 program dates: June 5 – 9, 2023
- Application opens: February 2023
- Application deadline: April 17, 2023
Summer Linguistic Institute for Young Scholars (SLIYS)
- Eligibility: Rising 9th – 12th graders
- Program type: Online
- 2023 program dates: June 5 – 9, June 12 – 16, July 10 – 14, and July 17 – 2, 2023
- Application now open, rolling admissions through May 9, 2023
- Eligibility: Rising 9th – 12th graders
- Program types: Day, residential, online
- 2023 program dates: June 12 – July 14, 2023; July 16 – 20, 2023 for Traveling Classroom
- Application opens: Continually open September through June of each year.
- Eligibility: Rising 11th – 12th graders
- Program types: Day (non-residential)
- 2023 program dates: Friday, June 17 or Friday, June 30 (select preferred date on application)
- Application open through May 15, 2023
Youth Summer Music Programs (multiple camps)
- Eligibility: Rising 6th – 12th graders
- Program types: Day, residential
- 2023 program dates: Multiple sessions from June 9 to July 9, 2023
- Registration now open through late May 2023
OSU Marion campus
Engineering Institute for High School Juniors and Seniors
- Eligibility: Rising 11th or 12th grader with a minimum B average in high school science and math courses
- Program type: Day (non-residential)
- 2023 program dates: June 5 – 8, 2023
- Registration now open through May 31, 2023
STEM Summer Camp for High School Students
- Eligibility: Rising 9th – 12th graders
- Program type: Day (non-residential)
- 2023 program dates: June 12 – 16, 2023
- Registration now open through May 31, 2023
Summer Engineering Camp for Middle School Students
- Eligibility: Rising 6th, 7th, and 8th graders
- Program type: Day (non-residential)
- 2023 program dates: June 12 – 16, 2023
- Registration now open through May 31, 2023
Community locations
LiFEsports at Beatty, Linden, and Adams Community Centers
- Eligibility: Rising 1st – 8th graders
- Program type: Day (non-residential)
- 2023 program dates: June 12 – July 28, 2023
- Application/registration opens: Late April 2023
- Eligibility: Rising 4-5th graders enrolled in Dublin City Schools at Hopewell, Chapman, Olde Sawmill, Riverside, or Wright Elementary schools.
- Program type: Day (non-residential)
- 2023 program dates: June 5 – 30, 2023
- Application/registration opens: Late April 2023