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    Thank you to all the students who have enrolled in the Summer 2025 Pre-College Programs at Tufts University. Applications for this cycle are now closed. Stay tuned for updates on our Spring and Summer 2026 programs, coming soon!
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    Choose from a range of educational programs designed to prepare high school students for success in higher education.
    Thank you to all the students who have enrolled in the Summer 2025 Pre-College Programs at Tufts University. Applications for this cycle are now closed. Stay tuned for updates on our Spring and Summer 2026 programs, coming soon!
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    Dive into Tufts Pre-College Programs

    #1

    Academic Preparation

    Experience the academic rigor of challenging topics with college-level coursework and better understand your strengths and areas for improvement.
    #2

    Career Exploration

    Gain insight into your future academic and career goals with opportunities to explore various fields of study and industries through hands-on experience.
    #3

    College Readiness

    Develop essential skills for success in college, including time management, critical thinking, and independent learning to prepare you for campus life.

    Browse Pre-College 2025 Offerings

    Spend a summer immersed in the college experience

    Summer Intensives

    Choose from a variety of 1-3 week offerings across multiple fields of study

    Gain unique experience in work on research projects with Tufts faculty

    NEW Spring Intensives

    For the first time, this Spring, Tufts Pre-College Programs will offer 1-week intensives during Massachusetts February and April vacation weeks.

    Tufts College Experience

    This is a 6-week residential offering in which high schoolers embark on a preview of college life for an entire semester. They enroll and earn college credits in traditional Tufts courses and gain valuable life experience.

    Tufts College Accelerator

    This is a 2-week intensive, available as either a residential or commuter offering, for highly motivated students looking to immerse themselves in a preview of college life and engage in their own academic experience.

     

    Hallmark Courses: Designed for High School Students

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    Writing Persuasive Prose: Style, Rhetoric, Clarity - B

    UCPC 0094 - B
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    College Prep 101 - BA

    UCPC 0002 - BA
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    Health Science Honors - B

    UCPC 0090 - B
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    Tufts University
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    Law and Ethics - B

    UCPC 0091 - B
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    for-credit Tufts Credit Available

    College Courses Open to High School Students

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    Mathematical Modeling - B

    MATH 0087 - B
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    Introductory Physics I (with Lab & Recitation) - B

    PHY 0001 - B
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    for-credit Tufts Credit Available
    Tufts University
    CCourse
    Available

    Human Nutrition - B

    NU 0101 - B
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    for-credit Tufts Credit Available
    Tufts University
    CCourse
    Available

    Plants & Humanity - BA

    BIO 0010 - BA
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    for-credit Tufts Credit Available
    Tufts University
    CCourse
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    Intro To Architecture - B

    HAA 0008 - B
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    True Believer: The Creation of Mass Movements - 01

    UCPC 0003 - 01
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    Cognition and Perception of Digital Media - 02

    UCPC 0003 - 02
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    Alien Worlds - 03

    UCPC 0003 - 03
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    for-credit Not for Credit
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    Creative Writing Workshop - 04

    UCPC 0003 - 04
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    Responsible AI - 05

    UCPC 0003 - 05
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    HHallmark Course
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    Public Speaking: Speech, Rhetoric & Persuasion - 06

    UCPC 0003 - 06
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    Critical Animal Studies - 10

    UCPC 0003 - 10
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    Exploring Computer Science - 11

    UCPC 0003 - 11
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    for-credit Not for Credit
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    Forecasting in International Relations - 14

    UCPC 0003 - 14
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    Social Identity, Belonging, and Healing - 08

    UCPC 0003 - 08
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    Available

    Health Science Honors - B

    UCPC 0090 - B
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    campus Medford/Somerville Campus
    for-credit Tufts Credit Available
    Tufts University
    CCourse
    Available

    Creative Writing: Poetry - B

    ENG 0006 - B
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    campus Medford/Somerville Campus
    for-credit Tufts Credit Available
    Tufts University
    CCourse
    Available

    Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner - B

    ENG 0042 - B
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    Tufts University
    CCourse
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    Expository Writing - B

    ENG 0001 - B
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    for-credit Tufts Credit Available
    Tufts University
    CCourse
    Available

    International Economics - B

    EC 0060 - B
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    campus Medford/Somerville Campus
    for-credit Tufts Credit Available
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