Summer Early College Preparatory Programs
The Center for Pre-College Programs offers a series of summer programs for high-achieving students from post-4th to post-10th grades.
If you have questions regarding our Summer Early College Preparatory Programs please email cpcp@njit.edu or call 973-596-3550
The programs are designed to encourage and prepare students to succeed in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). All programs include language arts, mathematics, computer science, two field trips, recreation periods, and lunch. View an example program schedule here!
Program Dates
Monday, July 8th, 2024 - Thursday, August 8th, 2024, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Monday – Thursday)
Application Deadline: May 3rd, 2024*
Program Costs:
- Application Fee: $60 (nonrefundable)
- Tuition: $1,490 (includes academic materials and Lunch)
Requirements:
- Maintain a B or better grade average.
- If your child's grade average is below a B, a teacher recommendation letter will be required.
- Provide a personal statement.
- Why do I want to be in this program? (Up to 500 words)
2024 Early College Preparatory Programs
Female Cohort (FEMME)- The program’s goal is to encourage girls to choose careers in scientific and technological fields in which women are traditionally underrepresented. FEMME programs include the same curriculum, trips, speakers, etc. as our co-educational cohorts, but include a sense of unity between young girls in STEM.
- Environmental Science & Engineering (FEMME4) – Completing 4th Grade
- Aeronautical Engineering (FEMME5) – Completing 5th Grade
- Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (FEMME6) – Completing 6th Grade (only waitlist spots available)
- Electrical and Computer Engineering (FEMME7) - Completing 7th Grade (only waitlist spots available)
- Biomedical Engineering (FEMME8) – Completing 8th Grade
- Chemical and Materials Engineering (FEMME9) – Completing 9th Grade
Co-educational Cohorts
- Environmental Science & Engineering – Completing 4th Grade
- Aeronautical Engineering – Completing 5th Grade (only waitlist spots available)
- Mechanical and Industrial Engineering – Completing 6th Grade (only waitlist spots available)
- ExCITE - Energy & Sustainability – Completing 6th & 7th Grade
- Electrical and Computer Engineering - Completing 7th Grade (only waitlist spots available)
- Biomedical Engineering – Completing 8th Grade
- Robotics – Completing 8th & 9th Grade (only waitlist spots available)
- Chemical and Materials Engineering – Completing 9th Grade
Click here to see all program descriptions!
Refund Policy:
Application fees are nonrefundable.
Tuition is refundable up until 1 month prior to the start of the program. After this date, tuition is nonrefundable. A written request for the refund must be received by 11:59pm on Friday, June 7th
2024 STEMx High School Program
The STEMx High School Program is designed to provide current 10th and 11th-grade students with opportunities to immerse themselves in a targeted STEM discipline for one week at a time. Each session will be taught in partnership with, if not exclusively by, NJIT faculty who are subject matter experts in their respective fields. Students can participate in one or more weeks and can choose one of two topics each week. The programs will have mathematics, language arts, data literacy, and computer science infused into the curriculum. View the full program descriptions for each week here!
Program Dates
- Week 1: Monday, July 8th, 2024 - Friday, July 12th, 2024, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Choose Materials Engineering (only waitlist spots available) OR STEM Entrepreneurship (only waitlist spots available)
- Week 2: Monday, July 15th, 2024 - Friday, July 19th, 2024, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m (Choose Cybersecurity OR Sustainable Engineering and the Environment)
- Week 3: Monday, July 22nd, 2024 - Friday, July 26th, 2024, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m (Choose Assistive Robotics and Neuroscience (only waitlist spots available) OR Applied Engineering Technology (only waitlist spots available)
- Week 4: Monday, July 29th, 2024 - Thursday, August 1st, 2024, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m (Preparing for College and Career Pathways in STEM - optional for all students who participate in at least one of the programs in weeks 1, 2 and/or 3)
Program Cost:
- $60 non-refundable application fee
- $699 per week (includes lunch and academic materials)
Admission Requirements:
- Maintain a B or better grade average
- Provide a personal statement of interest for selected program(s)
Refund Policy:
Application fees are nonrefundable.
Tuition is refundable up until 1 month prior to the start of the program. After this date, tuition is nonrefundable. A written request for the refund must be received by 11:59pm on Friday, June 7th