Qualified students attending grades 8th – 11th in Spring 2020 in California are eligible for Summer Scholars Support, a need and merit based scholarship offered by the UCLA Summer Sessions Office. A limited number of full and partial scholarships are available.
Earn college credit while advancing your skills in an area of study

Where classroom knowledge meets real-world experience
As the only official academic precollege programs offered by UCLA, Precollege Summer Institutes provide motivated and driven high school students the opportunity to earn college credit in one to three weeks while advancing their academic career and abilities in an area of study of their interest.
Through co-curricular components including hands-on projects and performances, field visits, and guest lectures, students receive a comprehensive and immersive study of their chosen subject that goes beyond classroom instruction. Our Precollege Summer Institutes are open to high school students from around the world. We invite you to join our diverse and inclusive UCLA community full of respect, ideas, and optimism.
Registration opens on February 15. Please visit the Precollege Summer Institute Bruin Guide for more information. If you would like to stay informed about Summer 2025 programming, you may sign up for updates.
All participants in Precollege Summer Institutes must be at least 15 years of age (or 17 for residential sessions) by the first day of Summer Sessions 2025 on June 23rd, no exceptions allowed.
For information regarding the UCLA Emerging Filmmakers programs for high school students offered through the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television, please visit their program website. Please note that these programs are neither affiliated with nor operated by UCLA Summer Sessions.
2025 Precollege Summer Institutes

Acting and Performance Summer Institute
June 22, 2025 – July 12, 2025
Commuter
June 22, 2025 – July 11, 2025

AI, Code, & Art Summer Institute
July 7, 2025 – July 18, 2025
July 21, 2025 – August 1, 2025

Applications of Nanoscience Summer Institute
July 6, 2025 – July 19, 2025
July 27 – August 9, 2025
Commuter
July 7, 2025 – July 18, 2025
July 28, 2025 – August 8, 2025

Art Summer Institute
June 23, 2025 – July 5, 2025
Residential
July 6, 2025 – July 19, 2025
Commuter
July 7, 2025 – July 18, 2025

Camera Acting Summer Institute
June 22, 2025 – July 3, 2025
July 6, 2025 – July 19, 2025
Residential
July 20, 2025 – August 2, 2025

Computer Science Summer Institute – Intermediate Track
June 23, 2025 – July 11, 2025

Computer Science Summer Institute – Introductory Track
June 23, 2025 – July 11, 2025

Content Creation & Scriptwriting Summer Institute
July 13, 2025 – July 25, 2025

Critical Thinking Summer Institute
July 7, 2025 – July 25, 2025

Design Innovation Summer Institute – Costume Design
June 23, 2025 – July 11, 2025
July 14, 2025 – July 25, 2025

Design Innovation Summer Institute – Lighting and Sound
June 22, 2025 – July 3, 2025

Design Innovation Summer Institute – Scenic
June 30, 2025 – July 11, 2025

Design Media Arts Summer Institute
July 6, 2025 – July 19, 2025
Commuter
July 7, 2025 – July 18, 2025
Virtual
July 21, 2025 – August 1, 2025

Discovering College Math Summer Institute
July 14, 2025 – August 1, 2025

Economics Summer Institute
July 14, 2025 – August 1, 2025

Engineering Design Summer Institute
June 23, 2025 – July 11, 2025
July 14, 2025 – August 1, 2025

Engineering Design Summer Institute: Internet of Things
June 23, 2025 – July 11, 2025
July 14, 2025 – August 1, 2025

Film and Television Summer Institute – Traditional Animation
June 23, 2025 – August 1, 2025

Game Lab Summer Institute
July 7, 2025 – July 18, 2025
Residential
July 20, 2025 – August 2, 2025
Commuter
July 21, 2025 – August 1, 2025

Hip Hop / Street Dance Summer Institute
June 22, 2025 – June 28, 2025

International Development Summer Institute
June 23, 2025 – July 12, 2025

Introduction to Investments Summer Institute
June 23, 2025 – July 11, 2025
Virtual
June 23, 2025 – July 11, 2025

Mock Trial Summer Institute
July 6, 2025 – July 12, 2025
July 13, 2025 – July 19, 2025
Virtual
August 3, 2025 – August 9, 2025

Musical Theater Summer Institute
July 13, 2025 – August 2, 2025
Commuter
July 13, 2025 – August 2, 2025

Nanoscale Microscopy Lab Summer Institute
June 22, 2025 – June 28, 2025
Commuter
June 23, 2025 – June 27, 2025

Nanoscience Lab Summer Institute
July 20, 2025 – July 26, 2025
Commuter
July 21, 2025 – July 25, 2025

Pit Orchestra Summer Institute
July 20, 2025 – August 2, 2025
Commuter
July 20, 2025 – August 2, 2025

Political Science Summer Institute
June 23, 2025 – July 11, 2025

Python for Economics and Finance Summer Institute
July 14, 2025 – August 1, 2025

Sci | Art Lab + Studio Summer Institute
June 22, 2025 – July 5, 2025
Commuter
July 7, 2025 – July 18, 2025
July 21, 2025 – August 1, 2025

Stage Management Summer Institute
July 13, 2025 – August 2, 2025
Commuter
June 22, 2025 – July 11, 2025
July 13, 2025 – August 1, 2025

Startup UCLA: Social Entrepreneurship Summer Institute
June 23, 2025 – July 4, 2025
August 4, 2025 – August 15, 2025
Residential
July 6, 2025 – July 19, 2025
July 20, 2025 – August 2, 2025

TeenArch Studio Summer Institute
June 29, 2025 – July 19, 2025
Commuter
June 30, 2025 – July 18, 2025
Virtual
June 30, 2025 – July 18, 2025

Voiceover Camera Acting Summer Institute
June 29, 2025 – July 11, 2025

World Politics Summer Institute
July 14, 2025 – August 1, 2025
