Gifted Students Academies offer gifted middle and high school students an opportunity to experience a taste of University life early on either as a resident or a commuter student. Middle school students presently in grades 6 through 9 self-select courses of their special interest from some 24 offerings. Offerings are in each of the major disciplines of mathematics, science, language arts, social studies and the arts. Many of the courses are multi-disciplinary, covering more than one area of study. The writing course combines thinking, debating and writing skills, adapting a teaching model used in UCI undergraduate courses.
All courses help students to develop better test taking skills.
Most science courses enable students to work in laboratories of a premiere research institution. Courses are offered in one-week modules. Students may attend one or more weeks of their choosing. Dates of summer 2001 are June 25th through August 3rd. High school students presently in grades 10 and 11 may attend a special six-week offering.