| Application deadline | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Cost | Last year's cycle (2026): $1,270; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: Free attendance; check separate expenses; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Financial aid | Last year's cycle (2026): Berkeley Summer Sessions financial aid for non-matriculated students: $0. Summer Sessions states that financial aid is not available to non-matriculated students. External funding is not addressed.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Expenses and aid conditions | Last year's cycle (2026): Summer 2026 high-school registration fee: $585. Applied to high-school Summer Sessions students, including online enrollment. Historical completed-cycle amount.; First-time document-management fee: $73. One-time by student status and degree level; may not apply if previously paid in the same applicable status.; Summer 2026 application fee: $25. Nonrefundable historical completed-cycle fee.; Berkeley Summer Sessions financial aid for non-matriculated students: $0. Summer Sessions states that financial aid is not available to non-matriculated students. External funding is not addressed.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Stipend or pay | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Eligibility | Up to grade 12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site | Grade 9 when applying; summer rising grade is one higher |
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| Additional eligibility | Minimum age 16; Residency: Summer public/pre-college access can include domestic and international students who meet UC Berkeley Summer Sessions rules; Requirement: Be a high-school student age 16 or older by the applicable Summer Sessions date, or qualify through another visiting/non-matriculated student category; Requirement: Students ages 16-17 must use the Pre-College Scholars application; high-school students age 18+ use the Visiting Student process; Requirement: Meet any English-language, identity-verification, technology, payment, privacy, and international-student requirements; Requirement: Select the correct lower-division section and complete enrollment before capacity and add deadlines; Requirement: Be prepared for a two-unit UC Berkeley academic workload, asynchronous online study, readings, video lectures, peer engagement, assignments, and optional live events; Exclusion: This is not a grades 10-11-only Jacobs Institute Design Lab; Exclusion: The summer public-access rule does not make Fall or Spring Berkeley courses open to high-school students; Exclusion: Students younger than 16 did not qualify for the 2026 Pre-College Scholars pathway; Exclusion: Enrollment does not guarantee the separate Berkeley Changemaker certificate, a portfolio, prototyping, mentorship, recommendation, internship, admission, or transfer-credit acceptance | Residency: Reside in Alamance County or attend a school in the Alamance-Burlington School System; Requirement: Be a current ninth grader when applying; later entry as a sophomore is not offered; Requirement: Reside in Alamance County or attend school in the Alamance-Burlington School System; Requirement: Be first-generation under Elon's definition and/or demonstrate financial need; Requirement: Show academic promise, character, hard work, growth, and a desire to pursue higher education; Requirement: Student and parent/guardian complete their own application sections; Requirement: If advanced, complete the essay, in-person group interview, and individual interview; Requirement: Commit to the complete residential summer sessions, monthly Saturday programming, and ongoing communication; Exclusion: Open-enrollment applicants outside the Alamance/ABSS service area; Exclusion: Students seeking to join after ninth grade; Exclusion: Partial summer attendance without program approval; Exclusion: Assuming participation guarantees Elon admission, another college admission, college funding, or a scholarship |
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| Session dates or duration | Catalog terms: 6 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Format | Online | In person |
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| Housing and supervision | Non-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site | Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Location | Fully online and asynchronous summer course, with optional live sessions scheduled at varied times | Elon, Alamance County and Alamance-Burlington School System, North Carolina |
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| Selection and application | Selection: Course enrollment depends on Summer Sessions eligibility, application completion, section availability, and enrollment capacity. The official pages do not publish an admissions rubric, applicant count, acceptance rate, cohort size, GPA threshold, recommendation, or interview. | Selection: Competitive local cohort of fewer than 30 ninth graders per year; Elon does not publish applicant totals, acceptance rate, score weights, or a guaranteed academic threshold. Application materials: Essay for selected applicants; In-person group interview and individual interview for finalists |
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