Summer Scholars Institute

This summer, explore a future career while making incredible memories with new friends.

Dates: June 16-21, 2025

Get real-life experience and have fun in a college-prep summer course that’s unlike any other!

Explore a summer of learning at the University of Lynchburg’s Summer Scholars Institute. This diverse range of summer camps caters to rising ninth to 12th graders and is tailored to offer you both a deep dive into fascinating subjects and a taste of campus life.

Our dedicated faculty and well-equipped campus ensure a supportive and educational environment for every student. Come join us for a summer that promises new knowledge, skills, and the chance to explore your potential at the University of Lynchburg.

Cost

Day camp: $499

(includes a T-shirt and daily lunch)

Residential camp: $975

(includes T-shirt, overnight accommodations, all meals, and closing banquet)

Ages

Rising ninth-12th graders

Space is limited!

Health and Medicine

Health Sciences

Track Cap: 50 students (Two sections of 25 students)

Get the pulse on health science professions this summer!

If you’re a rising high school student and have considered studying health sciences, then you should come to the University of Lynchburg’s summer college prep program! This weeklong camp will allow you a chance to explore a variety of health-related careers, like being a physician assistant (PA), working in public health, or becoming an athletic trainer or physical therapist.

You’ll learn about what goes into nursing, exercise physiology, sport management, and biomedical sciences. Plus, you’ll make friends and get a feel for campus life at Lynchburg through exciting student activities!

Register now

A PA student demonstrating how to take blood pressure.

You'll try out:

Providing care to a trauma patient
Performing functional movement analyses
Advocating for healthy nutrition for all ages and making healthy snacks
Exploring anatomy and physiology through dissection, cadavers, and technology
Practicing first aid, CPR, and athletic training skills
Assessing vital signs and providing clinical care in the patient simulation lab
Analyzing how the brain and behavior interact through neuroanatomy
Ensuring health settings and practices are safe and legally compliant

Get hands-on experience
in these program areas:

Athletic training
Biology
Exercise physiology
Health and recreation law
Neuroscience
PA medicine
Physical therapy
Public health/health promotion
Sport management

Housing: Westover Hall

Westover balcony with student sitting in a red chair.

Westover Hall is a four-story residence with suite-style doubles, shared bathrooms, and a few medical singles. It has two wings (North and South), two elevators, and amenities like study nooks, a large community kitchen, lounges with balconies, and an outdoor rooftop terrace.
Each suite has two double rooms connected by a shared restroom, and students must provide their own bathroom essentials.
Each room includes a bed, wardrobe, dresser with a floating top, chair, ethernet port, and seven electrical outlets.
Room dimensions are 15’2" x 18'6", with varying window sizes and XL twin mattresses. The building also offers kitchenette areas on each floor and an outdoor terrace with a fire pit and grills.

Contact us

Stefanie B. Copp, EdD
Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction
Director of the Master of Education in Reading Program

434.544.8508
[email protected]

University of Lynchburg | 1501 Lakeside Drive | Lynchburg, VA 24501-3113| 434.544.8100