Summer Academic Programs

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  Summer Writing Program

  The Summer Writing Program emphasizes a writing process approach, teaching you how to compose academic papers similar to those you will write in college. The program is designed for college-bound students with strong reading and writing abilities.
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  Summer Science Institute

  The Carleton Summer Science Institute will help students learn to think and write like a scientist by doing science. CSSI students, faculty, and Carleton undergraduate research assistants will engage in classroom and hands-on research related to faculty and student interests.
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  Summer Quantitative Reasoning Institute

  The Summer Quantitative Reasoning Institute is designed to give high school sophomores and juniors a substantial college-level experience in how social scientists think about the world, measure important variables of study, prepare research, and present their findings. Students will examine theories in three core disciplines - Economics, International Relations and Psychology.
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  Summer Computer Science Institute

  Students will learn how to systematically approach problems like a computer scientist as they engage in classroom learning, hands-on lab activities, and collaborative guided research directed by Carleton faculty and mentored by undergraduate research assistants. The program will culminate with a Research Symposium where students will demonstrate the results of their collaborative guided research project.
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  Carleton Liberal Arts Experience

  The CLAE program introduces the strengths of a liberal arts education through an array of courses in science, art, social sciences, and technology.
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  Summer Teaching Institute

  The Summer Teaching institute is a week-long workshop for teachers of existing or proposed Advanced Placement, enriched, or accelerated classes in grades 7-12. Since 1980, Carleton has hosted more than 4500 teaches from over 520 schools nationwide.