UC San Diego Youth Camps and Enrichment Programs

Last Updated: December 16, 2019 8:40:52 AM PST

Find out about summer and year-round UC San Diego camps and enrichment programs for children and teens.

These camps and programs held at UC San Diego are open to children of staff, faculty, students, returning families, and the community.

Also see Summer Camp Programs located at UCSD, which are not necessarily sponsored by the university.

Summer Session

Grades 9-12

Students may choose from lower division courses (1-99) offered during two 5-week sessions to:

Get an early start on a college career
Fulfill 1 year of language in only 9 weeks
Take courses to prepare for Fall Quarter
Accelerate time to graduate

Academic Connections

Grades 9–12

Residential program
Pre-college summer program
Hands-on college subject matter courses
Low student-to-teacher ratio

Big Data Summer Camp "Data Science Academy"

Grades 10-12

The UCSD's Qualcomm Institute's Big Data Summer Camp provides aspiring young data scientists an immersive educational experience using cutting-edge approaches to Big Data.

Open to high school students preparing to enter their sophomore, junior or senior year of high school
No programming experience or knowledge is required
Presentations from invited guest from academia and industry in order to expose the students to various data science application domains

COSMOS

Grades 8–12

Residential academic experience for top high school students in mathematics and science

Future Leaders Summer Program

Grades 10-12

Based at UC San Diego's School of Global Policy and Strategy, this unique summer program challenges high school students to think globally.

Open to domestic and international students entering 10th -12th grade by Fall 2020
Cross-cultural teams of students living in campus dormitories
Game-based approach to tackling global issues
Simulation of negotiation on key global policies, with a focus on Pacific and Indo-Pacific region countries
Taught by award-winning teachers with lectures by global experts from UC San Diego
Visits to world-class labs and research institutions
Excursions to San Diego beaches, cultural and historical sites
Official transcript from UC San Diego with 1 unit of pre-collegiate credit after program completion
A session with UC San Diego admissions officers
Needs-based scholarships available