Summer SessionUniversity of Cincinnati

Summer Session

Programs for High School Students

Athletic & Recreational Programs

UC Football Camp
Experience first-hand the football tradition established at Cincinnati, and benefit from getting to know our energetic and caring coaching staff on a personal level.

Men's Basketball Camp
Our summer camps will allow players to learn the technical skills needed to be a successful basketball player. Our goal is to teach young athletes the fundamentals of basketball and to give them the opportunity to improve the skills they already possess in a fun environment.

Cincinnati Soccer Academy (for Men)
Cincinnati Soccer Academy College Prep Camps are designed for the serious soccer player interested in playing at the college level. This one-day program will introduce you to the essential areas of the college game

Cincinnati Summer Track & Field Camp
The Cincinnati Track & Field Summer Track and Field Camp is sponsored and run by the Cincinnati Track Club, is held at the University of Cincinnati and uses some of the University's facilities.

Volleyball Camp
This camp is for junior school aged athletes, both beginner and intermediate. We will focus on skill and position training with a low coach to player ratio. The goal of our Junior Camp is to prepare young athletes for the high school level by teaching them the fundamentals and also the competitive aspects of the game of volleyball.

Arts and Humanities Programs

The Art of the Piano
Art of the Piano is the place to perfect your competition and recital repertoire. Perform in three 45-minute masterclasses with some of the world’s most sought-after teachers and artists, and enjoy our renowned faculty in recital. Twenty-five talented students will have the opportunity to participate in this unique experience.

Encore Chamber Orchestra
Encore Chamber Orchestra, a one-week program in which students rehearse and play great works for orchestra and soloists while participating in sectionals, orchestra, master classes and enrichment activities.

Opera Studio
A select group of talented young singers will be chosen to spend three weeks in residence at CCM, under the guidance of a renowned faculty, with an emphasis on Italian repertoire. Participants will receive daily Italian language classes, daily coaching and staging sessions, and two voice lessons each week. Students will perform in recital as well as in the culminating opera scenes concert. Participants will also attend Cincinnati Opera’s performance of Der Rosenkavalier and have the opportunity to observe the concurrent Rossini festival at CCM.

String Symposium
The String Symposium celebrates its inaugural year at CCM in 2013 under the direction of Catharine Carroll. Open to all students from around the world, this festival showcases all things strings and presents opportunities to talents ranging from high school to post graduate. Attend performances by world-class performers while immersing yourself in your craft through private lessons, master classes, lectures, seminars and chamber and orchestral activities. The festival will also host an exhibit hall of fine instruments and other string-related goods and services.

Wigs ant Theatre Hair
CCM STAGE HAIR provides instructors and professionals in the theatre industry the tools and concepts they need to effectively style, maintain, and build facial hair and wigs in the theatrical performing arts. Whether you are backstage running a touring musical, or educating students in the classroom, you will leave this one-week intensive feeling confident in the skills you learn. During the week-long stay, you will learn and practice ventilating and styling facial hair, maintaining wigs and facial hair during show runs, and styling synthetic and human hair wigs.

Classical Guitar Workshop
The workshop is a rich environment of players of all levels from all ages and geographical locations -- junior high school through college and graduate school, young professionals in music and other fields, and retirees. The common denominator is love for the classical guitar.

Great Wall International Music Academy
Held in Beijing, China during the summer holiday every year, The Great Wall International Music Academy (GWIMA) is a month-long classical music education summer institute for gifted string players at the age of 10 to 25 from China, the United States, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Europe and around the world.

Cincinnati Young Artists Chamber Music Workshop
Information about the Cincinnati Young Artists Chamber Music Workshop, featuring a one-week course of chamber-music teaching with coaching and Master Classes by CCM and CCM Preparatory faculty.

High School Music Theatre Workshop
High School Music Theatre Workshop, a two-week program of voice, dance and acting instruction for high school students with a passion for musical theatre with CCM and CCM Preparatory faculty and theater professionals.

Jump In! Programs
CCM Preparatory invites people of all ages and abilities to check out our roster of more than 20 Jump In! courses in music, theater arts and dance. We offer youth productions of musical theatre shows, orchestra and band, even guitar, ukelele and world music drumming, plus ballet for all skill levels and adult drop-in programs in music, dance and theatre. Individual lessons are available year round, and group programs of various lengths will take place between June 10 and Aug. 10.

Summer Immersion
One- and two-week summer courses in Music, Dance and Theatre Arts are now available through the CCM Preparatory Department's Summer Immersion programs. Students can choose from programs and workshops including Ballet Intensive, Chamber Music Workshop, Encore OrchestraActing WorkshopWind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, Musical Theatre Workshop, Saxophone Symposium and Voice Workshop. On-campus housing is available for out-of-towners.

DAAPcamps: Architecture & Interior Design
This weeklong residential camp for high school students is led by faculty from the College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning and introduces participants to a variety of contemporary representation techniques such as sketching, drafting, and building physical and computer models of their design ideas.

DAAPcamps: Horticulture
High school students who attend this weeklong residential camp will work with the city’s leading horticulturists, arborists, and landscape architects to discover the role of plants for recreation, for food, and for improving our climate.

DAAPcamps: Design
Weeklong, residential camps are offered to high school students interested in Fashion Design, Graphic Communication Design, and Industrial Design. Students will gain hands-on experience with studio projects led by design faculty from the College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning.

DAAPcamps: Pre-College Art Studio
This camp, led by Fine Arts faculty at the College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, is offered as a two-week residential camp or a 1-week daystudio for high school students.  Participants will hone life-long learning skills through a variety of creative disciplines that are integral to the Fine Arts curriculum, such as drawing, painting, photography, comics, sculpture, film, art writing, and performance art.

DAAPcamps: Urban Planning
Using visual art, photography, storytelling, and building arts activities, students will learn about the economic, social, and environmental forces that have shaped the physical character of Cincinnati and other cities. This is a weeklong residential camp offered to high school students and is led by Urban Planning faculty in the College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning.

Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and Medicine (STEMM) Programs

Men in Engineering and Applied Science Summer Camp
This one week day camp will allow you to develop your creativity as well as provide you with the opportunity to meet and speak with working engineers.

Women in Engineering and Applied Science Summer Camp
This one week day camp will allow you to develop your creativity as well as provide you with the opportunity to meet and speak with working engineers.

Summer Camp in Computer Science
School of Computing Sciences and Informatics will host a Summer Camp for High School students during the summer. Most of the activities will be in the setting of a computer laboratory.

Health Careers Exploration (HCARE)
The Health Careers Exploration Program (HCARE) is a five-week summer program for 20 high school juniors and seniors from the Cincinnati area who are interested in health-related careers.

Excellence in Science Education and Learning Program (ExSEL)
The Howard Hughes Excellence in Science Education and Learning Program (ExSEL) is a five-week summer, basic science enrichment program for 20 gifted and talented high school juniors and seniors from the Cincinnati area.

Social Sciences Programs

A&S Summer Archeological Field School, Department of Anthropology (PDF)
Open to anyone interested in learning about archaeological field methods.
No prerequisites required.

Today’s Learners, Tomorrow’s Leaders (TL2)
Currently accepting applications for this 3- week summer program beginning in June. Students will have the opportunity to tour businesses such as P&G, Citibank, and University Hospital and earn college credit from the University of Cincinnati for Economics 101 (microeconomics). This is a great opportunity to network with current UC students who can give you tips for a successful college experience and meet with college admission representatives to learn about scholarship opportunities available.

Upward Bound Pre-College Program
Upward Bound is a pre-college program administered by the U.S. Department of Education and the University of Cincinnati. It is designed to motivate and provide academic skills for eligible students interested in education beyond high school.

Law and Leadership Institute (LLI) Program)
Today's Learners, Tomorrow's Leaders (TL2) is a highly selective, three week summer program. TL2 participants will learn to better understand Cincinnati neighborhoods and economy, why jobs are scarce in some communities and abundant in others, why some jobs pay more than others, and how individuals from all backgrounds can become entrepreneurs and successful business owners.

Lindner Summer Institute for Emerging Women Leaders
During this week-long institute a select group of high school students (rising juniors and seniors) will live on UC's campus.  Students will network and learn from women leaders in our community as they discuss the following topics as they relate to business: finding and living your passion, work/life balance, physical and emotional wellness and being assertive.

Lindner Summer Institute for Emerging Leaders of Color
This institute is especially designed for emerging African American and Hispanic leaders (rising high school juniors and seniors).  With the help of business leaders and Lindner faculty, students will learn the importance of not only managing but leveraging diversity.  Students will live on UC campus for the week and address topics such as cultural understanding, emotional intelligence and empowerment.