Precollegiate Programs is committed to enhancing the academic lives of individuals K-12 through offering programs on a collegiate campus. Each year, Precollegiate Programs offers academic programs that present unique learning experiences to help prepare students to become future college students.
Every student has the opportunity to see and experience what college life is like by attending programs on the University of Oklahoma campus.
Summer programs include day and residential options depending on the program.
K-5th grade:
OU Mini College Day Camp is an all-day program designed for students entering first through sixth grade, who are interested in building their knowledge of the world around them. Students attend three 1.5 hour classes each day and end their day at the OU swimming pool. Students are grouped by grade levels and attend three different classes daily. Each of the nine weeks of the program offers a different curriculum allowing students to learn more about the programs offered by the university.
Middle & High School:
Geology Summer Academy is for rising 8th, 9th, and 10th graders offering a rich experience in human’s interactions with geologic processes providing critical connections among the STEAM fields and societal issues that they will likely face either in their future careers, or as citizens. This is a residential experience, students will live in the university residence halls, eat on campus and learn in university classrooms - giving students a real “feel” for college life.
Architecture Summer Academy offers thirty rising 9th through 10th grade students a one-week opportunity to explore the disciplines in The University of Oklahoma’s College of Architecture. The academy will introduce students to an interdisciplinary study of the built environment by incorporating the disciplines of Architecture, Interior Design, and Construction Science. This is a residential experience, students will live in the university residence halls, eat on campus and learn in university classrooms - giving students a real “feel” for college life.
Meteorology Summer Academy offers rising 8th-10th graders the opportunity to learn about atmospheric interactions from fronts to thunderstorm development, how data are collected, and how to analyze weather maps. Students will live in residence halls, dine on campus and learn in university classrooms giving them a real feel for college life.
