Summer Opportunities for High School Students

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Summer Sessions student

Summer Sessions at UH Mānoa are less hectic, with smaller class sizes and more opportunities for interaction with instructors and fellow classmates.

Medical Diagnosis & Treatment
July 7 – 11, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

If you are currently in grades 10-12…

This week-long summer program provides an engaging learning opportunity for students interested in health professions. Through gross anatomy laboratory demonstrations, clinical skills laboratories, computerized manikin simulations and standardized patient interactions, students will learn how to:

• describe the epidemiology signs and symptoms, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of illnesses common in Hawai‘i;
• perform basic clinical skills such as measuring vital signs and listening to the heart and lungs with a stethoscopes; and
• interview and counsel patients.

Cost: $525 (Scholarship application deadline was March 31, 4:30 p.m.)

Number of students: 84 (max.)

This course is not graded and not for college credit.

Due to the demand for this class, we are no longer accepting applications. To be notified next spring when the Summer 2026 application becomes available, email us and request to be added to the contact list (summer.programs@hawaii.edu).

Marine Science Investigations at the Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology
June 2 – 6, 2025
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

If you are currently in grades 9 – 12…

The program will take place at the Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology at Moku o Lo‘e (Coconut Island) in Kāne‘ohe Bay, part of the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology at UH Mānoa. Students will embark on our learning vessel, Ka Noelo Kai, from He‘eia Kea Boat Harbor to Moku o Loʻe (approximately 15 minutes each way, daily).  

This week-long summer program provides an engaging, hands-on learning opportunity for students interested in marine science research. Weather permitting activities include a science walking tour of the island, in-water coral reef transects and data analyses, and lab experiments highlighting marine bioacoustics, neuroethology, and coral reef biodiversity. 

Cost: $750 for residents; $1,250 for non-residents

Number of students: 24 (max.)

This course is not graded and not for college credit. Students must be dropped off and picked up each day. Food and beverages are not available for purchase so students must bring their own lunch and refreshments daily. For more details, please see our Marine Science Investigations FAQ sheet.

The application deadline has passed. If you would like to be emailed in the spring when the Summer 2026 application becomes available, email us and request to be added to the contact list (summer.programs@hawaii.edu).

Summer Scholar Program
Application deadline: April 15, 2025
Session 1: May 27 – July 3, 2025
Session 2: July 7 – August 14, 2025
Midsummer Session: June 16 – July 25, 2025

If you are currently in grades 10 or 11…

Join the Summer Scholar Program and earn college credits during six weeks in the summer. Upon acceptance to the program, qualified high school sophomores and juniors can register for University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Summer 2024 courses and experience the college environment while still in high school.

Application deadline was April 15, 2025.

To contact us, call (808)956-9246 or email sscholar@hawaii.edu.

Early Start Program
July 7 – August 14, 2025

If you are currently in grade 12 and you were accepted to attend UH Mānoa in Fall 2025…

Get an early start on your college experience with the Early Start Program. Ease in to college with one or two classes in the summer and take advantage of additional resources and activities designed specifically to make your transition from high school to college a smooth one.

The application will be available in February. To be notified as soon as the application is available, please email summer.programs@hawaii.edu to be added to our notification list for this program.

To contact us, call (808)956-9246 or email summer.programs@hawaii.edu.