Enhance your future college applications and your professional portfolio with these non-credit weeklong summer intensives.

Non-credit

Residential

Commuter

Online

Accepts International Students

Program Overview:
While there are many summer programs for high school students in NYC, the Career Edge NYU Summer High School Program affords students an exceptional college and career readiness experience. Career Edge is the premier summer college program, and has served thousands of high school students from around the world in exploring career paths and experiencing what it is like to live on the NYU campus and learn at a renowned US university. Unlike pre college programs, these courses do not offer college credit, but instead immerse you in a professional field while answering questions such as: What is college like? How can I prepare for college? What is a good career for me?

Courses deliver rich content and hands-on experience that totally immerses you in the professional environment. Classroom learning is enhanced through guest lectures and field trips. Six summer sessions are available from which to choose. Take one course or attend multiple session to maximize your experience.
23 Courses included are:
- Exploring Visual and Graphic Design
- Criminal Justice: From the Crime Scene to the Courtroom... and Beyond
- Entrepreneurship and Business Startups
- Finance NYC: An Insider's View
- Fundamentals of Social Entrepreneurship
- Integrated Marketing: innovation and Strategy
- Introduction to Financial Technology
- Investing like a Wall Street Pro
- Pre-Law Bootcamp
- Psychology and the Workplace: Social Functions of Emotions
- Discovering New York City Architecture: A Foundation in Design, Theory, and Practice
- Climate Change, Sustainable Development, and Universal Rights
- Real Estate NYC: From Design to Development
- Book Publishing: From Editor to Reader
- Creative Writing
- Exploring Careers in Medicine
- Fashion Design in New York City
- Fundamentals of Leadership: Understanding Yourself and Empowering Others
- Journalism: The Who, What, Where, Why, and How of Writing Feature Stories
- Topics in Business: Project Management
- Screenwriting - Visual Storytelling: From Short to Feature-Length Films
- Creative and Writing a Television Series
- Photography: Through the Mind's Eye and the Camera Lens

Session 1

Jul 10 - Jul 14

1 week

Commuter

2495 USD

Session 2

Jul 17 - Jul 21

1 week

Commuter

2495 USD

Session 3

Jul 24 - Jul 28

1 week

Commuter

2495 USD

Session 4

Jul 31 - Aug 04

1 week

Commuter

2495 USD

Session 5

Aug 07 - Aug 11

1 week

Commuter

2495 USD

Session 6

Aug 14 - Aug 18

1 week

Commuter

2495 USD

Session 6

Aug 14 - Aug 18

1 week

Online

2495 USD

Fees for Summer 2023
Application Fee: $25 (non-refundable)
Tuition & Program Fees: $2,495 per course
Housing & Dining Fees: $607 per week*
* Housing & Dining Fees still being finalized

Financial Aid

No financial aid, scholarships, or discounts are available for Career Edge.