
The University of Mississippi’s Summer Academy gives students entering the eighth, ninth, and tenth grades a taste of college life. Through the Summer Academy students make new friends and contacts, learn time management, improve study habits, and earn high school credit which can count toward high school graduation requirements*. Depending on the grade level, students will explore the world, cultures, flex imaginations, learn about human behavior, investigate Earth’s delicate balances, conduct science experiments, or publish a literary magazine.
Students selected to attend the program can earn as much as a full Carnegie unit that may be counted in their high schools toward elective graduation requirements*. Each course offered by the Summer Academy is a half-unit course listed in the Mississippi curriculum framework but not generally offered in high school curricula across the state.
*Whether or not credit is given is determined by the student’s high school.
Because the curricula of these courses are advanced, students accepted to the program must meet the following criteria:
Students can choose to be either resident students or commuters. Residents are housed on campus in a residence hall specifically set aside for them. Commuters must arrive on campus each week day by 7:30 am and must be picked up by 5:30 pm each evening.
Click here to download an PDF version of the application.
Students will attend a morning class from 8–11:35 am, followed by a break for lunch. Students will attend a second class from 12:35–4:10 pm. At the conclusion of the second class, students will have group recreation time in which they bond with each other, learn about campus, meet with current students to discuss current events, and generally decompress from the day. Following dinner, there is supervised study time, computer lab time, and study groups. Because the days are long and full, we do have a curfew that is strictly imposed.
For those who choose to stay over the weekend, we have activities planned that are covered in a weekend activity fee. Students are taken off campus in university vans for movies, swimming, outdoor recreational activities, as well as on campus events like the Shakespeare Festival, Summer Concert Series, and any regional baseball action.
The following are the courses we plan on offering for the 2008 Summer Academy session (course offerings can change based on the number of students applying for the program):
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8th Grade |
9th Grade |
10th Grade |
Morning Class |
Environmental Science |
Creative Writing |
Psychology |
Afternoon Class |
Geography |
Botany |
Mississippi Writers |
Summer Academy will be from July 6 – August 2, 2008. Students who attend must complete the full four weeks, including the final exam, in order to successfully complete the program and receive credit for the courses taken. Students may not miss class for any reason unless approved by the director. There is a limit on the number of students we can enroll so be sure to apply early!
All students who apply must send a nonrefundable deposit of $50 to apply and hold a seat in the program. The students who plan to stay for weekend activities will send an additional $75 weekend activity fee which will include at least one meal per weekend. Costs will be accrued for tuition, housing, and a required meal plan. The costs are as follows:
| Cost | Resident | Commuter |
| Nonrefundable Deposit | $ 50 | $50 |
| Tuition for two courses | $ 410 | $410 |
| Room for one four-week session | $ 350 | N/A |
| Meal plan (estimated) Resident: 14 meals per week Commuter: 5 meals per week |
$ 386 | $155 |
| Weekend Deposit (optional) | $ 75 | $ 75 |
| Total Cost (not counting weekends) | $1196 | $615 |
Download an application here.
Once you print the application (or receive it in the mail), you will need to complete it and attach the requested documents. In order to speed the process along, here are the documents you will be attaching (go ahead and begin gathering them):
Please remember:
If you have any questions, email Jason Wilkins at jewilkin@olemiss.edu or call us at 662-915-7621
Click here to download a printable Information Request form. (PDF)