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Macaulay Honors College Summer Scholars Academy
in Mathematics and Science @ CCNY
The Macaulay Honors College Summer Scholars Program for Mathematics and Science is a six-week summer program that provides highly motivated high school students an opportunity to enroll in challenging college credit mathematics or science courses through two distinct academies, one for mathematics and the other for science.
The program will take place from June 30 through August 7, 2008, Mondays through Thursdays from 9AM to 4PM at the City College of New York on 138th Street and Convent Avenue.
This is a College Now sponsored summer program and only open to students registered in New York City Public High Schools.
- Students must attend all days to successfully complete the program.
- Application to this program requires you to register online in addition to submitting additional documents such as your transcript, teacher recommendation, and immunization record.
All application materials must be received by 5PM on FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2008.
Register for this summer's program https://summerscholarsacademy.theschoolsystem.net/apply.rb
The Academy in Mathematics is structured to take advantage of the abilities of students who have progressed rapidly through the high school mathematics curricula. Three "Olympian" cohorts (60 students) will be engaged on the same level as that of the American Math Competition and will be expected to have the skills required for local Math Team participation. Students in these cohorts will need to have completed the Math B Regents with distinction. A "Junior Olympian" cohort (20 students) will participate in similar activities as the "Olympian" cohort and will also receive introductory training in Math Olympics. Students in this cohort will need to have completed the Math A Regents with distinction.
Math Academy students will enroll in two college credit math courses and attend a series of "Prime Time Lectures", a daily hour-long lecture by guest scientists and mathematicians. In addition to the lecture series, groups of students will be organized into teams to participate in weekly mock math team competitions. All students will enroll in Introduction to Problem Solving. The "Olympian" cohort will be given the option of selecting one of three special topics math courses. The "Junior Olympian" cohort will enroll in College Algebra and Trigonometry. The daily schedule will also include a supervised homework and lab period.
The Academy in Science is open to students who have successfully completed a rigorous sequence of high school math and science courses. Students can choose between two areas of study, Bioinformatics and the Art of Science (20 students) or Understanding the Universe (30 students). Students interested in the Bioinformatics track must be currently in Math B or higher and students in the Understanding the Universe track must have successfully passed either Regents Physics or Chemistry with distinction.
Science Academy students will enroll in two college credit science courses which were designed to engage students in the practical applications of mathematics and art in the field of science. Students enrolled in these courses will also attend the daily "Prime Time Lecture" series and participate in the weekly mock math team competitions.
Eligibility
This program will be open to NYC public high school students who will be entering either the 11th or 12th grades in fall 2008. Special exceptions may be made for rising 10th grade students who meet the academic eligibility criteria of the different program components. Admission criteria will include a review of each applicant's grade point average, courses completed, and strength of their teacher recommendation. In addition to maintaining an overall GPA of 85 or above, applicants must also meet the following criteria:
- students interested in the Mathematics Academy "Junior Olympian" cohort must have successfully passed the Regents Math A course and exam with distinction;
- students interested in the "Olympian" cohort must have successfully passed the Regents Math B course and exam with distinction
- students interested in the Bioinformatics program must have successfully passed one Regents science AND the Regents Math A course and exam with distinction
- students interested in the Understanding the Universe program must have successfully passed either the Regents Physics or Chemistry course and exam with distinction.
Register for this summer's program https://summerscholarsacademy.theschoolsystem.net/apply.rb