Southern Methodist University

Summer Programs:

School Notes Overview:

This summer, get the credit you deserve for your exceptional academic efforts through SMU's College Experience, a unique five-week summer program that provides an opportunity for a small and carefully chosen group of highly motivated and academically able high school students to get a head start on college and a taste of campus life......

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School Overview:

County Dallas County, TX
Program Name Southern Methodist University-College Experience
Program Type Academic enrichment and acceleration
Number of Students 60 students
Student Body Type Coeducational
Grades 11 - 12
First Session Start Date June 27
First Session End Date July 28
First Program Weeks 5 weeks
Program Director Dr. Kathy Hargrove
Campus Area 164 acres
Founding Year 1978

Southern Methodist University TAG (Talented and Gifted):

Program Type Academic enrichment and acceleration
Number of Students 150 students
Student Body Type Coeducational
Grades 8 -
First Session Start Date July
First Session End Date July
First Program Weeks 4 weeks

School Notes:

  • This summer, get the credit you deserve for your exceptional academic efforts through SMU's College Experience, a unique five-week summer program that provides an opportunity for a small and carefully chosen group of highly motivated and academically able high school students to get a head start on college and a taste of campus life.
  • Students live together in a campus residence facility, and cultural and recreational activities are arranged by resident advisors.
  • During the morning hours, each student participates in a three-credit-hour course chosen from SMU's regular summer offerings in the fields of mathematics, philosophy, languages, literature, political science, history, psychology, arts and humanities, the sciences, and rhetoric. Students are guided into courses for which they have appropriate prerequisite skills. In the afternoon, the College Experience students study together in a unique learning community, the College Experience Seminar.

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Note: Data has been gathered from several government and commercial data sources. School data reflects years 2002-04 statistics (most recent years available). Area and demographic data reflects year 2000 statistics. Public School Review does not ensure the timeliness or accuracy of the information on this site.

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