Summer Pre-college Programs

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Choose from our 4-Week UPRISE or 6-Program Options

Rising high school juniors and seniors have various options to engage with UMass Lowell over the summer while also earning college credit.

UPRISE: Understanding Power, Resisting Injustice, Summer Experience

During this 4-week experience, you will learn how to become an effective agent of social change while also earning college credit. In this program you will spend your first two weeks living and learning on campus and will be led by faculty from our Department of Sociology and Labor Studies Program. While living with other emerging activists you will attend classes with experts in issues of social justice and will also connect with local and state community organizations and leaders. After two weeks on campus, you will have the analytical tools to understand social problems and the skills to resist injustice. In the final two weeks of this program, you will continue working with others on your group project while attending virtual, or in-person, meetings with UMass Lowell faculty members. UPRISE will hold a showcase experience where students will present their group work to UMass Lowell community members and their families and will be followed by the Successfully Launched BBQ

Benefits Include:

3 College Credits (SOCI.1150 Social Problems)
Classroom experiences with world-class faculty in Sociology and Labor Education
Engagement with community organizations
Problem-solving and skill development

Sample Topics:

Climate Crisis and Change
Online Harassment and Bullying
Reproductive Rights at the Border
Union Organizing

Program Dates:

On Campus: July 16-28, 2023. Students will move in on Sunday, July 16 to begin coursework on Monday, July 17, 2023.
Virtual/On-campus: July 31-August 11, 2023

Program Fee: $2,600

Program Fee Includes:

Housing
Meals
Transportation
Excursions
Course Credit for SOCI.1150
Successfully Launch BBQ

Scholarship opportunities may be available for those who qualify.

UPRISE Online Registration

6-Week Program

Rising high school juniors and seniors also have the option to participate in our signature 6-week program. Students can complete up to two courses during this program. In addition, students are supported with weekly faculty roundtable discussions, student success coaching, tutoring, and regular check-ins on course progress by first year professional advisors.

6-Week Pre-College Program Online Registration

Program Dates: July 5-August 14, 2023
Courses: choose one or two courses from:
- MATH.1115 Fundamentals of Algebra: 3 credits (placement test required)
- MATH.1200 Precalculus 1: 3 credits (placement test required)
- MATH.1230 Precalculus 2: 3 credits (placement test required)
- MATH.1310 Calculus 1: 4 credits (placement test required)
- CHEM.1020 Forensic Chemistry for Non-Scientist: 3 credits
- ACCT.2010 Fundamentals of Accounting: 3 credits
- LGST.2620 Business Law: 3 credits
- ECON.2010 Principles of Microeconomics: 3 credits
- HSCI.1011 Medical Terminology for Health Professionals: 1 credit
- PHIL.2030 Introduction to Ethics: 3 credits
- CHEM.1150 Principles of Chemistry: 3 credits
- ENGL.1010 College Writing 1: 3 credits

On Campus Schedule of Classes

Summer 2024 Schedule: July 8 - August 16, 2024

Course and Course Days and Times

Course Number and Link	Days and Time Offered
MATH.1115	Monday, Tuesday, Thursday (8-10:20 a.m.)
MATH.1225	Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday (8-10:20 a.m.)
MATH.1210	Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday (8-10:20 a.m.)
MATH.1310	Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday (8-10:20 a.m.)
ENGL.1010	Monday, Tuesday, Thursday (8-10:10 a.m.)
POLI.1750	Monday, Thursday (11 a.m. - 2:15 p.m.)
HSCI.1011	Tuesday (9-10:30 a.m.)
HONR.1200	Monday, Thursday (2-5:20 p.m.)

Summer Pre-college Programs