Summer Springboard
Academic Tracks & Courses
Full Program List
Medicine & Healthcare
Academic Track
Considering a career in medicine or healthcare? It’s a major decision that can influence the next four to twelve years of your life. These courses give you a 360 degree view of the medical and healthcare field, as well as immersive learning through hands-on projects and simulations.
Explore these courses by campus in the Medicine & Healthcare track:
Cardiology
Emergency Medicine
Immunology
Kinesiology and Physical Therapy
Middle School Medicine
Oncology
Pediatrics
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Psychology & Neuroscience
- Psychology & Neuroscience at Duke University
- Psychology & Neuroscience at Berkeley
- Psychology & Neuroscience at UC San Diego
- Psychology & Neuroscience at UCLA
- Psychology & Neuroscience at Yale
- Psychology & Neuroscience at Oxford
- Psychology & Neuroscience at Barnard College, Columbia University
- Psychology & Neuroscience at the University of Washington
Middle School Psychology & Neuroscience
Engineering & Science
Academic Track
Behind the structures and products we use in our everyday life, engineers must consider many details before building can commence. Considerations such as weather, budget, materials, and regulations all inform the process. These courses allow you to think like an engineer and create solutions to real world design challenges.
Explore these courses by campus in the Engineering & Science track:
Aerospace Engineering
Applied Bioinformatics
Automotive Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Design Thinking & Rapid Prototyping at Berkeley
Ecology & Environmental Science
Environmental Engineering
Forensic Science
Foundations of Human Genetics
Fundamentals of Engineering
Marine Biology
Marine Science
Mechanical Engineering
Middle School Aerospace Engineering
Middle School Fundamentals of Engineering
Middle School Marine Biology
Middle School STEM: Exploring Engineering & Clean Energy
Physics & Quantum Computing
Pharmaceutical Sciences
STEM: Exploring Engineering & Clean Energy
Computer Science
Academic Track
Curious about how the apps, games, and tools you use every day are built? In the Computer Science track, you will step into the role of a creator, not just a user. From coding interactive projects to exploring the foundations of emerging technologies, you will learn to solve problems, think logically, and bring digital ideas to life.
Explore these courses by campus in the Computer Science track:
AI Prompt Engineering
Data Science & Machine Learning
Game Development
Generative AI & Machine Learning
Middle School Game Design
Middle School Software Engineering
Spatial Computing
Web Development
Business & Law
Academic Track
Whatever you do in life, foundational business skills such as sales, marketing, and financial management, will serve you well. In addition, trial law techniques such as crafting an argument and effective communication can help you in most situations. Whichever course you choose will prepare you for college and beyond.
Explore these courses by campus in the Business & Law track:
Business & Entrepreneurship
- Business & Entrepreneurship at Barnard College, Columbia University
- Business & Entrepreneurship at Duke
- Business & Entrepreneurship at Georgetown
- Business & Entrepreneurship at Berkeley
- Business & Entrepreneurship at UCLA
- Business & Entrepreneurship at UCSD
- Business & Entrepreneurship at Yale
- Business & Entrepreneurship at the University of Michigan
Business & Leadership
Business Management
Business Startup Bootcamp
Business Strategy & Decision Making
Digital Marketing & Social Media
Finance & Investing
Fintech
Foreign Affairs
International Relations
International Law
Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Marketing Bootcamp
Middle School Business & Entrepreneurship
Middle School Junior Diplomat
Middle School Trial Law
Neuroeconomics
Political Science
Pre MBA
Public Policy
Sports Management
Strategy & Decision Making
Media & Design
Academic Track
Media and design are crucial elements everywhere we look – the ad copy we read in a magazine, the visual effects in the top box office movie, and more. In these courses, an emphasis is placed on craft, imagination, invention and the use of techniques and devices.
Explore these courses by campus in the Media & Design track:
AI Design & Media
Animation
Art and Design Portfolio Workshop
Audio Production
Branding & Design
Experience Design
Fashion Merchandising
Filmmaking
Industrial Design
Interior Design I
Interior Design II
Middle School Junior Architecture
Music Production and Management
Photography in the City
Sports Broadcasting
Humanities & Liberal Arts
Academic Track
Whatever you do in life, humanities and liberal arts are the foundation towards a successful career path. Integral to being a well rounded person include an appreciation for history and language/writing skills.
Explore these courses by campus in the Humanities & Liberal Arts track:
Communication & Society
Foundations in Literature & Writing
Future Educator
Sport & Communication
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*Summer Springboard programs are not run by our campus partners (with the exception of Cal Poly and NYSID which are run in partnership with SSB). Universities and their affiliated departments and partners do not control and are not responsible or liable in any manner for any part of the Summer Springboard program.