WPI Pre-Collegiate Summer Virtual Programs

Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Pre-Collegiate Outreach program is offering these summer programs virtually:

Launch: For students entering Grades 9-10. June 27- July 2 and August 8-13. Monday-Friday, either 9AM-noon or 1PM-4PM, with time split evenly between instruction and self-guided project work. Register here. Courses include:

  • Architectural Design
  • Biology: Changing the Living World
  • Computational Biology: Simulating Virus Spread
  • Computer Science: Innovative Applications
  • Crime Scene Chemistry
  • Cybersecurity: World-Wide Phenomena
  • Data Science
  • Digital Imaging and Computer Arts
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Explore the World with MATLAB
  • Interactive Media & Game Development
  • Physics
  • Programming with Python: For Beginners
  • Robotics Engineering
  • Video Game Design

Frontiers: For students entering Grades 11-12.  July 11-23 and/or July 25-August 6. Register here. Courses include:

Session I:
Major Courses

  • Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering
  • Computer Modeling: Exploration of Engineering Software
  • Computer Science: Possibilities in Programming
  • Mathematics: Applications in the Real-World
  • Physics: Journey into Modern Physics

Minor Courses

  • Digital Imaging & Computer Arts

Session II:
Major Courses

  • Critical Insights from Learning Science
  • Cybersecurity:World-Wide Phenomena
  • Data Science: Extracting Knowledge & Insights
  • Electrical & Computer Engineering
  • Engineering Exploration
  • Materials Science & Engineering
  • Neuroscience: Unpacking the Mysteries of the Brain
  • Psychology: Villains, Heroes & COVID
  • Robotics Engineering

Minor Courses

  • Ethics of Robots and Artificial Intelligence
  • Financial Literacy
  • Hip-hop and You Don’t Stop
  • Introduction to Electronic Composition

Both Sessions I and II:
Major Courses

  • Biomedical Engineering: Impacts on Global Health
  • Interactive Media & Game Development

Minor Courses

  • Business: Dream of Being Your Own Boss?
  • Elements of Writing: The Application Essay
  • Legal Storytelling: Race, Gender, and the Law
  • Me, Myself and Music: Discovering the Connection
  • Psychology
  • Science of Art
  • STEM Teaching Workshop