UC San Diego Academic Connections
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Academic Connections Student

Academic Connections is a selective pre-college summer academic and residential experience targeted to college-bound high school students, grades 9-12. We offer three program options to choose from:

Research Scholars

Exciting and innovative research labs, one-on-one interactions with world-renown UCSD faculty researchers.
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Research Studies

Approximately 25 intensive three-week courses across a wide array of academic disciplines, taught in classes of up to 22 per class by a UCSD grad student or faculty member.
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New! Global Environmental Leadership and Sustainability Courses

Intensive one-week, hands-on research and field work courses on the Big Island of Hawaii; Biosphere 2 in Arizona; and Los Alamos National Laboratories, New Mexico.

Courses and Research Scholars
San Diego, California

July 8-28, 2012
Residential and Commuter Students


Global Environmental Leadership and Sustainability Programs
Big Island, Hawaii

July 10-17 or August 6-13, 2012
Residential Students

Biosphere 2: Tucson, Arizona

June 17-24, 2012
Residential Students

Los Alamos National Laboratories,
New Mexico

July 29-August 5, 2012
Residential Students