For High School Students

Discover opportunities for high school students to take courses at UVA during the summer.

Summer Programs

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UVA Advance

A four-week summer residential program for highly motivated rising high school juniors and seniors.

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SLI: French at UVA Northern Virginia

A four‑week French immersion for rising high school juniors and seniors, hosted at UVA’s Northern Virginia campus.

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Summer Language Institute

The Summer Language Institute offers accelerated four- and eight-week courses in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Latin, Russian, and Spanish.


Summer Courses

Rising high school juniors and seniors with strong academic records may enroll in Summer Session as visiting undergraduates and take classes alongside UVA students.

Students not in the Summer Language Institute or UVA Advance may take one course per session, limited to 1000‑ or 2000‑level College of Arts & Sciences classes without prerequisites or restrictions. Courses in other UVA schools require instructor or school registrar permission.

Housing is not provided. Families must arrange accommodations before arrival. High school students are not eligible for University housing unless enrolled in UVA Advance, and UVA Advance activities are limited to admitted participants.

High School Student Forms for Summer Session

To be considered for UVA Summer Session registration, high school students must submit all of the following required materials.

  1. Submit the Online Non-Degree Student form, selecting the School/Institute "Summer Session."
  2. Submit the Supplementary Materials for High School Students, consisting of the following items:
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Medical Consent Form for Minors and Terms of Understanding

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Secondary School Report

Contact Summer Session with additional questions: summer@virginia.edu